Westfield Technical Academy
| Westfield Technical Academy | |
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| File:Westfield Technical Academy Logo.png | |
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33 Smith Ave , , 01085 | |
| Coordinates | 42°07′31″N 72°45′42″W / 42.12528°N 72.76167°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, Career Technical High School |
| Established | July 1911[1] October 1, 1911 (opened) |
| Principal | Joseph Langone |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 527[2] (2018-19) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9:1 |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Website | http://wta.schoolsofwestfield.org/ |
Westfield Technical Academy (formerly known as Westfield Vocational Technical High School), is a technical, coeducational, four-year public high school, part of the Westfield Public Schools district in Westfield, Massachusetts. The school opened on October 1, 1911 as the Westfield Independent Industrial School.
School Name History
- Westfield Independent Industrial School; Westfield Day Industrial School for Boys; Westfield Evening Trade/Industrial School (1911-1917)[3][4][5]
- Westfield Boys Trade School (1917-1950)
- Westfield Trade High School (1950-1969)
- Westfield Vocational High School (1969-1994)
- Westfield Vocational Technical High School (1994-2015)
- Westfield Technical Academy (2015-present)
List of principals
- 1911: William C. Shute[6]
- 1911-1919: Burton A. Prince
- 1919-1950: Chester C. Derby
- 1950-1952: Leonard H. Scott
- 1952-1957: Vincent P. Kramer
- 1957-1976: Michael Gonzalez
- 1976-1984: Arthur A. Peters
- 1984-1989: Alfred R. Rios
- 1989-2006: Steven E. Pippin
- 2006-2012: Hilary Weisgerber
- 2012-2016: Stefan Czaporowski
- 2016-Present: Joseph F. Langone
Past School Locations
- Broad Street, Westfield Massachusetts 01085 (1911-1917)[7]
- 25 Bartlett Street, Westfield, Massachusetts 01085 (1917-1962)
- 33 Smith Avenue, Westfield, Massachusetts, 01085 (1962-Present)
Technical Programs
Westfield Technical Academy currently offers career-technical training in twelve programs:
- Allied Health
- Automotive Technology
- Aviation Maintenance Technology (2015-Present)
- Business Technology (1994-Present)
- Collision Technology (1994-Present)
- Construction Technology
- Culinary Arts
- Electrical Wiring
- Graphic Arts (1994-Present)
- Horticulture Technology (1994-Present)
- Information Technology
- Manufacturing Technology (1911-Present)
Former technical programs
- HVAC/R Technology (1994-2008), discontinued due to low enrollment. The room which was for HVAC/R Technology (on the upper campus) is now part of Electrical Wiring.
Sports
- Soccer (Boys Varsity/Junior Varsity, Girls Varsity)
- Baseball (Boys Varsity/Junior Varsity)
- Basketball (Boys Varsity/Junior Varsity, Girls Varsity)
- Golf (Boys Varsity)
- Softball (Girls Varsity)
- Cross Country (Boys/Girls Varsity)
Notable co-operative sports
- Wrestling (Boys Varsity with Westfield High School)
- Lacrosse (Boys/Girls Varsity with St. Mary's Parish School)
Former sports
- Football (Boys Varsity) (Late 1990s-2006)
Notable events
- June 6, 2019: 98 students graduated from the Academy. 9 of these students were the first to graduate from the school's new Aviation program which was established in September 2015. The school held their graduation at Barnes Airport.[8][9][1]
References
- ^ "Bulletin of the Board of Education". 1914.
- ^ http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/student.aspx?orgcode=03250605
- ^ "Bulletin of the Board of Education". 1918.
- ^ "Annual Report of the Board of Education Together with the ... Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board". 1913.
- ^ "Journal of Education". 1911.
- ^ "Journal of Education". 1911.
- ^ "Bulletin". 1919.
- ^ https://thewestfieldnews.smugmug.com/WestfieldTechnicalAcademy/Graduation/First-Aviation-graduates-2019/
- ^ https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/06/westfield-technical-academy-graduates-first-aviation-class-photos.html
Notes
- 1.^ News and Media state that 105 graduated. In reality, 97 graduated at Barnes Airport on June 6 and 1 was handed his diploma in private because of disciplinary reasons weeks before graduation. The commencement program booklet which was given to people at the graduation lists 97 of the graduates.
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