E.C. Goodwin Tech Earns Computer Science Female Diversity Award
E.C. Goodwin Technical High School, part of the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System, has earned the first College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles. Schools honored with the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award have expanded girls’ access in AP Computer Science courses.
Platt Tech Student Invited to NASA to Present Software Design
Platt Technical High School junior Ethan Feldman, an Information Systems Technology student, has been invited as a finalist to present at the NASA HUNCH Final Design Review program in Houston, Texas on April 16, 2019.
Norwich Tech Media Specialist Wins Rheta Clark Award
Patricia Malchman, librarian at Norwich Technical High School and Otis Library, has been selected as the winner of the Connecticut Association of School Librarians (CASL) Rheta Clark Award!
Bristol Tech Education Center Teams with Yankee Harley-Davidson for World-wide Battle of the Kings Competition
Local trade school students from Bristol Technical Education Center partnered with Yankee Harley-Davidson of Bristol, CT, for a unique, real-world training opportunity: helping build the coolest custom motorcycle in the world as part of the 2019 “Battle of the Kings” competition, sponsored by Harley-Davidson.
CTECS to Host Job Fair for CT’s Skilled Tradespeople
The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) will hold a job fair for experienced tradespeople interested in pursuing a career in teaching at a Connecticut technical high school. The fair will take place on Wed., July 24, 2019, from 4 to 7 p.m. at H.C. Wilcox Technical High School, 298 Oregon Rd., Meriden, CT.
Cheney Tech Electrical & Thorogood Electric
We got an inside look, visiting Dane Thorogood, owner of Thorogood Electric in Enfield, CT, and his WBL student Devin Sanchez, a senior in the Electrical program at Howell Cheney Technical High School. Here’s what they had to say.
Hairdressing Students Provide Haircuts to 175 Veterans
Around 125 organizations and service providers were represented in over 30 tents across the campus of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs in Rocky Hill for the 27th annual Stand Down event on Friday.
Sikorsky’s Career Pathways Union Mentoring Program Positions Grads for Success; Supports Workforce Development
For 18 years, Stratford-based Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has partnered with the Teamsters Local 1150 in the Career Pathways Union Mentoring Program, exposing students to hands-on learning, manufacturing skills, and jobs.