Washington State Skill Center Association

Tri-Tech Skills Center With the help of Benton PUD’s Rebate program, the Tri-Tech Skills Center provided new welding equipment to eager students jumpstarting their careers. With over 1,100 students from 19 area high schools, the Tri-Tech Skills Center provides hands-on training in essential fields like welding, nursing, electrical engineering, and firefighting—skills that often lead directly to jobs! Here’s to building a brighter future for our local workforce! FB Post Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/kGb53Pw1dBFdxsJj/ #BentonPUD #Welding #supportingourstudents #STEM #CommunityPowered #YourTrustedEnergyPartner #STEMLeaders

Wenatchee Valley Tech Our Digital Media Arts students have recorded and edited every cast of every StagekidsWA production since the 2023 school year. What an amazing artistic collaboration! Learn More: https://www.wenatcheeschools.org/wvtsc/cinematography-production FB Post Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/4rA1qwHwwahynpd1/ #Collaboration #Handsontraining #DigitalMedia #StageKidsWA

Spokane Valley Tech Friendsgiving breakfast this morning in Mrs. Schultz Humanities class (juniors). The students wanted to plan a celebration for each other. Well deserved as they finished their Crucible final projects last week. Some groups made graphic novels, did drawings, or even made computer game concepts. We love seeing the ideas they come up with for final projects as it often involves what they are learning in their CTE classes, like computer science. Featured picture: Abigail and the yellow bird in a computer game. Wow, that's impressive! Last picture: The Gobble Games trophy...what class will take it home?!? FB Post Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/iX3SKVaDQWbBB9qg/ #svt #wearesvt #stemeducation #friendsgiving

Tri-Tech Skills Center Putting their newly acquired First Aid/BLS skills to use our Pre-Physical Therapy and Pre-Medical Assisting students created accident stories and the injuries to go with them. Caution-graphic images. Learn More: https://tritech.ksd.org/learn/pre-physical-therapy FB Post Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/Hy9WkUAgjXhbxW2Y/ #Firstaid #Physicaltherapy #Medicalassisting

Tri-Tech Skills Center Pizza pie and preschoolers! What could be better? Wonderful collaboration between our Early Childhood Education program and our Culinary Arts program. What a wonderful day of learning and laughing and seeing some little eyes with some big dreams when they toured our amazing kitchen. Learn More: https://tritech.ksd.org/learn/culinary-arts https://tritech.ksd.org/learn/early-childhood-education FB Post Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/a4xMyHKqWvWGD4Ch/ #Earlychildhoodeducation #CulinaryArts

Please join us in congratulating WANIC Skill Center Director, Kari Schuh who earned her Ed.D in Education Leadership this week from Washington State University! Dr. Schuh's dissertation titled, "THE ONLY ONE IN THE ROOM"—CAREER AND TECHNICAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH: NARRATIVES OF FEMALE STUDENTS OF COLOR, explores the transformative impact of supportive environments, early engagement, and the strategic use of community cultural wealth in shaping the STEM experiences of female students of color. Dr. Shuh's research not only advances knowledge in the field but also has the potential to create meaningful, positive change in the lives of students, particularly those from historically underrepresented groups in STEM. As a lifelong learner, Dr. Schuh is an asset to our Skill Center. FB Post Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Cv5dByy6vcQZMbV/ #STEM #lifelonglearner #Femalestudentsofcolor #creatingchange

At Wenatchee Valley Tech Check out for our Police Science program at WV Tech. Students can complete their Driver's Training for free as a part of this program. Learn More: https://www.wenatcheeschools.org/wvtsc/criminal-justicepolice-science FB Video Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/z7N516zset8JthTk/ #PoliceScience #driverstraining #Free #Learnmore

Tri-Tech follows the Kennewick School District weather policy. If there is a 2 hour delay, there is no AM Tri-Tech. If Kennewick cancels there is no Tri-Tech at all. If an outlying district calls a 2 hour delay, all of those students will be excused from AM Tri-Tech because if it is too bad for the buses, our students probably shouldn't be driving either. We encourage students to ride the buses in the winter and leave the driving to the professionals. If parents ever feel the conditions are too bad for their student to drive, please let our attendance office know. You can also sign up for Parent Square to be notified right away when there are weather delays.

Spokane Valley Tech Knowledge Bowl has a competition right now.! Let's go innovators! #svt #wearesvt #knowledgebowl FB Post Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/FwLENHYqTy9b9pUa/

Our Tri-Tech Skills Center Firefighting and EMS students were proud to participate in the West Richland Veteran's Day Parade on Saturday. Our students were with BCFD4 with two of our alumni who are now residents, Makenzie Sell and Russel Posgate. #firefighting #EMS #veteransdayparade FB Post Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/pZJhyAZ2ihnkv2g6/

West Sound Technical Skills Center Professional Medical Students learning to take care of patients by practicing on each other. They are learning how to brush another persons teeth, change their clothes and wash them down while in bed. #wstworks #medicalstudents #patientcare FB Post Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/gRAYaY285a2vh7SV/

West Sound Tech Professional Medical Careers students practicing changing the bed sheets with the patient in bed! #wstworks #medicalcareers FB Post Link https://www.facebook.com/WSTechnicalSkillsCenter/posts/pfbid032RuoNs7YQS6t2AHzyH489qZ1AJF4DNmw8Q7WS7CtxtvUruuEmSGmfjDkpH

Busy Friday for our NEWTech Vet Assisting students! They spent the day grooming pets, taking vitals, and performing blood work, all led by our awesome second-year team. So proud of their hard work and dedication! #connectwithnewtech #cte #skillcenter #spokane #spokanecounty #HandsOnLearning FB Post Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/55UPVR4rEzSjGSbE/

West Sound Tech Auto students finding the spot where the car is losing compression. #wstworks #automotive FB Post Link https://www.facebook.com/WSTechnicalSkillsCenter/posts/pfbid032RuoNs7YQS6t2AHzyH489qZ1AJF4DNmw8Q7WS7CtxtvUruuEmSGmfjDkpHWC1FnHl

Our NEWTech Prep culinary students are receiving a lesson from Angus Brands representatives on proper meat-cutting techniques. #connectwithnewtech #cte #skillcenter #culinary FB Post Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/uyS2hbLQ6WHfoRah/

Pierce County Skills Center held their annual Plan Your Future Day. Students attended two industry-related workshops spend time in the exhibition hall during this campus-wide event. Students got to meet prospective employers from healthcare, local businesses, and the trades, as well as, visit with representatives from post-secondary schools. This is a great day and just the beginning of how PCSC connects students to post-secondary opportunities to help them be prepared for life after high school. Thank you to all of our presenters and vendors for taking time out of your busy days to spend time with our amazing students! FB Post Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/A1vPidQenBpa2cka/

NCTA Meridian Fire Science recruits spent their morning at Whatcom County Fire District 7 Station 43, where they were welcomed with a practice session of the Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT)! Twenty-three recruits gave it everything they had, pushing through the challenges and finding that the CPAT was more demanding than they’d anticipated. 🥵👩‍🚒 Their hard work, determination, and positive attitudes were inspiring, and represented the NCTA Fire Science Meridian Campus well. 🔥💪 #NCTA #firescience #whatcomcountyfiredistric7 #CPAT #cpattraining #determination #representingourschool #representation FB Post Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/zUctKVJVZXQMoLr1/

Work Out. Give Back. Join us! For our second annual give-back workout(s). The holiday season is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than to give back to a local organization supporting students with the knowledge and skills to lead a successful life, and career. Join us at Live Fit Studios for a workout benefiting Cascadia Tech Academy, who are serving students right here in SW Washington. You’ll have two classes to choose from: 9:00 am - Full Body Strength 10:00 am - Core and Conditioning In lieu of a class registration fee, we ask all participants to bring a minimum donation of $25 (cash or check made out to Cascadia Tech Academy Foundation). Live Fit Studios will be matching all donations up to $500. Our team will hand deliver donations to the Cascadia staff. Space is limited, so register ASAP! https://livefitstudiospnw.com/contact/ FB Post Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/nW2P1yKiJ5ZJ5dgW/

Big Congratulations to NEWTech Prep! We are pleased to announce NEWTech Prep is one of the newest AED Recognized High Schools! The AED Foundation Facbook Post Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/m7ee1yLw9vJgrZtY/

We are thrilled to announce that the Aerospace Manufacturing students of Northwest Career & Technical Academy (NCTA) had an incredible opportunity to visit our esteemed 2024 Foundations Award Partner, Hexcel Corporation, in Burlington, Washington. Hexcel is a world leader in carbon fiber and honeycomb manufacturing for the commercial aerospace community, industrial composite technologies, and composites for over 100 space and defense programs. This visit provided our students with invaluable insights into cutting-edge technologies and innovative manufacturing processes, significantly enhancing their educational journey and career prospects. Annually Hexcel generously hosts our students for internships, routine visits to our classrooms, and participates in mock interviews, as well as offering valuable contributions to our curriculum. 💙NCTA and its students are deeply grateful for their continuous support and dedication to nurturing future talent in aerospace manufacturing in the Whatcom, Skagit, and North Snohomish Counties. #Hexcel #CareerOpportunities #CorePlusAerospace #PartnershipSuccess