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A.I. Prince Technical High School 401 Flatbush Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
 
Telephone: (860) 951-7112, FAX: (860) 951-1529
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Connecticut State Department of Education

 

Skills USA

Advisors: Ms. Shaw, Mr. Epperson

Skills USA is a national organization with which the Connecticut Technical High School System is affiliated. Students develop trade and personal skills while interacting with students from other vocational programs statewide. The Skills Olympics held each spring is the statewide competition, which sends Connecticut representatives to the National Skills Olympics every summer.

NEWS

Prince Tech Does Well at State SkillsUSA Competition

The 31st Annual Skills USA Competition was held on Friday March 28, 2008 at Vinal Technical High School.   Hundreds of student from different schools gathered together to compete in various skill competitions. The Prince Tech teams consisted of 25 competitors and enter 9 competitions, winning trophies/medals in 6 events.

Destiany Hunter won first place in Job Interviewing.  Ramonita Garcia won first place in Job Demo.  Destiany and Ramonita will be competiting in the National Skill USA in Kansas this summer.

Placing first in the Freshmen Leadership Competition was Cynthia Recorder. Third place trophies went to Rebecca Van Guilder in Culinary and Gladys Suarez in Freshmen Leadership.  Quiz bowl Team 1 which consisted of  James Bonilla, Mayra Montanez, Taina Sanchez, Noemaris Martis and John Pendergast finished with a third place trophy.  Finishing in the top six were Medalists Carlos Rodriguez and  Jazmin Negron in Job Interview and Taina Sanchez in Spelling.  As always PRINCE TECH team was just that-A Team. SEE MORE PHOTOS.

Principal Chaffin and Advisor Ms. Shaw with Prince Tech Finalists     
Principal Chaffin and Advisor Ms. Shaw with Prince Tech Finalists

Prince Tech Students Participate in SkillsUSA Day of Service

Congratulations to all the students who participated in the Skills USA Day of Service on October 5, 2007. Student removed all trash from the Mary Hooker Nature Trail and from around the streets surrounding Prince Tech. Student also collected toiletries for the Battered Women’s Shelter in Hartford. In the afternoon the students attended a luncheon at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain.                                 

Community Service

Community Service

Link to the Connecticut Skills USA VICA Web site
Go to the National
Link to the National Skills USA VICA Web site
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