“Eureka!” Earns Best Music Film

The Wilson Tech crew that earned Best Music in the national Ten Day Film Challenge for their film “Eureka” included (l. to r.) Rachel Antonison of Harborfields, director, writer, actor and editor; Umari Barnaman of Amityville, composer and actor; Justin Yankwitt of Commack, announcer and camera assist; and James Lewis of Copiague, actor and prop […]

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Long Island Educators Give Tech Scholarships

The Long Island Association of Career and Technical Educators Association selected two students from Wilson Tech for scholarships due to their excellent performance in their Tech programs. Awards went to Anthony Pumarejo of HHH East in Construction Electricity and Sherina Parra of South Huntington in Culinary Arts. Sherina is also shown at right with Nancy […]

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Aircraft Tech Students Win Scholarships

Volodymyr Dzhavala of Lindenhurst and Marlon Rivera of Wyandanch, both students in the Aircraft Maintenance Program, celebrate with their families and their instructor Diana Santiago, (center in photo with Volodymyr) after receiving the Gordon Smith Memorial Award with their $500 scholarships given by a BOCES staff member.

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ALIVE Scholarship Winners

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 Take Starring Roles in Fashion Show

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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Fanciful Hairstyles Display Tech Talent

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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Grads Continue to College; Just 2.9% Unemployed

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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NYS Winners Ready for National Contests!

  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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Telling Her Winning Story with Music

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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