Thanks to the hard work of BOCES staff and students, Wilson Tech’s chapter of the Association of Long Island Vocational Educators recently awarded more than $20,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors. Each year the teachers, paraprofessionals and counselors come up with more avenues to raise this money and the students always pitch in to help […]
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Cosmetology students participated in Wilson Tech’s annual spring Fashion Show to raise money for scholarships for their classmates. In keeping with the theme “Circus of Style,” cosmetology students worked in teams to plan hair fashions and costumes and then both the creator and the model walked down the runway!Take a look at more photos of […]
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While anxious parents and friends waited, more than 100 cosmetology students brushed, curled, braided and sprayed their model’s hair into exotic styles. This annual hairstyling competition is sponsored by the Long Island Cosmetology Teachers’ Guild, a group of local teachers who meet monthly to share ideas, skills and educational materials related to the cosmetology field. […]
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Wilson Tech took top team and individual honors at the recent NYS Veterinary Science FFA competition, continuing the Veterinary Assisting program’s longstanding record of top performance at skills competitions. Of the 28 high school teams that competed this year, Tech won both first and second place. Of the 112 individual competitors, Tech students won five […]
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Brandon Boyle stands in front of the new entrance to the National Leadership and Skills Center in Leesburg, VA, with Audra Moore (l.), Wilson Tech’s SkillsUSA advisor, and Isabella Mancini (r.), his Architectural Design/CAD instructor at Tech. The plan for the walkway leading into the headquarters for SkillsUSA was inspired by a plan that Brandon […]
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Sean Russo, a graduating senior in Wilson Tech’s Architectural Design/CAD program just learned that he has won a $1,000 scholarship from the National Technical Honor Society. These national scholarships are awarded annually to NTHS members who consistently exemplify the seven character attributes of the NTHS – Skill, Honesty, Service, Responsibility, Scholarship, Citizenship, and Leadership. The […]
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Nearly 3 out of 4 of the graduates of Wilson Tech’s class of 2014 are continuing their education after high school while 24% are employed (includes 4.2% who entered a branch of the U.S. military). Just 1.8% were unable to work. These recent Tech graduates have a 2.9% unemployment rate, significantly lower than the 17.1% unemployment rate for […]
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Wilson Tech students competed at the NYS SkillsUSA contests in Syracuse. After winning regional competitions, Wilson Tech students competed at the NYS SkillsUSA contests in Syracuse where they won three first place awards, one second place award and three third place awards. Find out who the winners were! The first place winners will next […]
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A Lindenhurst senior in Tech’s Digital Film/Video Production class has a resume to impress already! Amanda Gordon won 1st place in the Music Video category for her “Story of My Life” at the 10th annual Locust Valley High School Film Festival. She also won Outstanding Film Award (Best in Show) from the Nassau County Film […]
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Joseph Pirretti of Northport and Michael Murphy of Kings Park, seniors in Wilson Tech’s automotive team from the Northport campus, took fourth place in the Ford AAA statewide competition in Morrisville where they had to diagnose, troubleshoot and repair a typical automotive problem.
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