Ella T. Grasso Technical High School Senior Ramon Morales told Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., during a roundtable on Tuesday that the school gave him the opportunity to further his career.

It was a program designed to convince more girls that math, science and making stuff might be for them. What better ambassadors could there be than high school juniors like Monet Francis of Trumbull or Hailee Harriman of Milford whose eyes light up talking about the tools they’ve created with their own hands?

Fox 61 News highlights a CTECS Alum and her rewarding career as an aerospace manufacturer at Sikorsky.

Does Lil Tecca have the best rap album of the year? That was the question on the board for the Prince Technical high school seniors who were engaging in a conversation about claims. Their teacher, Christopher Morgan, was getting them engaged in a topic that they are all very much aware of, whether Lil Tecca’s album should be consideredthe best rap album of the year.

Ella T. Grasso Technical High School, part of the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS), will open a Guest Services Management program this fall. Students in New London County, who are entering grade 11 in September, are eligible to apply for the two-year program. Grasso Tech is a grades 9-12, NEASC accredited, full-day high school program that focuses on rigorous core academics while preparing graduates for immediate employment, entry into apprenticeship programs or admission into a two-or four-year college.