Dozens of businesses participated in Wright Tech Career Fair
Wright Tech students connected with 35 local employers and explored post-secondary training in May. The Career Fair event will featured employers from a variety of trades and careers across Fairfield County. During scheduled times between 12-2pm, students from all grades went to interview, network, and connect. For the [...]
Car Show roared with hundreds in attendance
The 8th annual J.M. Wright Tech Car Show opened its doors on Sunday with lots of flash and fans. Hundreds attended the yearly fundraising event that featured all types of classic, custom, hot rod, and specialty cars and trucks and other types of vehicles. The car show, sponsored by [...]
Wright Tech has successes at SkillsUSA
Junior Michael Samela was smiling when he held his second place trophy at SkillsUSA, but was already thinking about next year. "I was smiling in that picture, but I was not happy," said Samela, an Auto student who completed a nearly 2-hour knowledge test. [...]
Local middle schoolers competed in Wright Tech hackathon
More than 40 students from five schools competed in a Hackathon organized by the IT trade. The middle-school-aged students had to navigate three puzzle mazes with their Sphero robot as part of a 4-person team. Wright Tech students served as tech support to the students who came from Scofield [...]
School calendar adjusted after closure
The Wright Tech calendar has been adjusted as of March 18, 2025 after the school closed on St. Patrick's Day due to a lack of power. Principal Jayme Beckham made the following adjustments to the cycle calendar. The last day of school is June 18, 2025. Cycle 19 [...]
New cell phone policy limits use to cafeteria and passing time
Under a newly developed policy designed to limit distractions during instruction in both trade and academic settings, Wright Tech is implementing a school-wide policy limiting use of cell phones, headphones, and ear buds. All three are no longer permitted in Wright Tech classrooms. Under the policy being instituted by [...]