Governor tours Wright Tech to highlight technical schools
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont visited Wright Tech to listen to students and highlight the program offerings in the technical high school system. Lamont was joined by a student press core from the Digital Media trade and dignitaries from Hartford, CT where CTECS is headquartered. They included Executive Director Alice [...]
CT’s Technical High Schools Host Substitute Hiring Events
The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) is hiring substitute teachers for Connecticut’s 17 technical high schools. Four (4) in-person hiring events will be held in September from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. September 17: W.F. Kaynor Technical High School, 43 Tompkins St., Waterbury September 18: Bullard-Havens [...]
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 [...]
