Freshmen in Sustainable Architecture Build City Model
Bullard-Haven Tech's Sustainable Architecture freshmen class of 2019 have been hard at work over the last several months designing and building a scale model city.
Grateful Platt students pay it forward at soup kitchen
A group of elite trade students at Platt Technical High School — who qualified to go to the SkillsUSA national competition in Kentucky but didn’t have the money until donations from the community poured in after a Register story — recently volunteered at Beth El Center’s soup kitchen as a way of paying it forward.
Education paying off in qualified manufacturing workforce
There’s no secret about the biggest obstacle to the regions attempt to grow an economy based on advanced manufacturing.
Connecticut Technical High School Students Earn High Honors in National Skills Competition
Students from the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTHSS) showcased their skills and earned high honors at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) held in Louisville, Ky., on June 20-24. The students entered 42 events with 16,000 total participants, earning two gold medals, one bronze medal and a total of 29 top-twenty placements.
Technical high school system grooms workforce pipeline
As the director of human resources for both Carey Manufacturing and Floyd Manufacturing, two Cromwell-based family businesses, Peter Egan sees the big challenge facing the state's manufacturing sector every day: The need for a pipeline of skilled young people to fill the shoes of an aging workforce.
Rotary Honors Top Bridgeport Students With College Scholarships
The Bridgeport Rotary Club made the future a little brighter for 10 deserving high school seniors Tuesday, awarding each a $2,500 college scholarship at its annual meeting at the downtown Holiday Inn.
