Washington State Skill Center Association

🎨✨ Student Spotlight – NCTA Animation & Graphic Design Program ✨🎨

Check out this striking digital painting, “Lumiére”, created by Animation student Neil Stuart. This personal project explores light, form, and emotion through a bold and rather unsettling composition. 🖌

👏 Great work, Neil, for pushing creative boundaries and showcasing the power of digital art!

#NCTAanimation #DigitalPainting #StudentSpotlight #CreativeExploration

Students in Mrs. Loncon´s Foundations of Education were tasked with building an ideal school out of Lego. Students had certain specifications to hit, which you can see in the photo. We are Innovators so of course we had to include building in this class. Great idea, Mrs. Loncon and well done students!
#svt #wearesvt #lego #stemschool #stemeducation #foundationsofeducation

WANIC is guided by two councils. The Executive Council is comprised of the CTE Directors from the seven consortium districts. The Administrative Council is comprised of the Superintendents from the seven consortium districts. Both councils meet regularly throughout the school year. The recent September business meetings were held at Newport High School where both councils had the opportunity to tour the newly remodeled spaces where skill center classes are held for Culinary Arts and Cisco Networking. Lake Washington School District Superintendent Dr. Jon Holmen highlighted how inspiring it was to see our WANIC satellite programs in action.

The PCSC Pre-PT & Sports Medicine program is sponsoring our Fall Blood Drive in conjunction with @bloodworksnw on Friday, October 3rd from 8am-2pm. Sign up using the QR code or the link in our bio.
@ehscruisers @ortinghighschool @bigsteilly @sumnerspartans @blhspanthers @bethelhsbison @graham_kapowsin_highschool @wrhshornets @curtishighschoolviks

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
FB Post Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17Xanot8uH/

Raise your hand if you have questions about how schools are funded in Washington state? ✋
OSPI's mission is to support public education, and that includes keeping students, families, educators, and communities informed! School funding is more than just dollar figures; it's resources and supports for students to help them succeed in the classroom.
School funding is essential, and it's also a huge topic, so we created a series of posts to help explain how it all works. The first post provides an overview of school funding in Washington, including how local, state, and federal funds support K–12 public education. The post covers everything from levies to funding generated by timber, cannabis, and lottery revenue.
#WAedu

OCTOBER MENUS: All Spokane Public Schools students can get no-cost breakfast and lunch every school day, served by our friendly Nutrition Services staff. Visit spokaneschools.org/menu to see what’s cooking in October.

Congratulations are in order for Aiden, a 2nd year student in Mr. Sponenburg's Pilot Ground School program. Aiden recently earned his Private Pilot License through @summit.aviation at Felts Field in Spokane. Aiden is 17 and the youngest person to earn his Private Pilot License through Summit Aviation. Aiden's flight license allows him to fly in command of a single engine land airplane - carrying passengers. Aiden shared that NEWTech's Pilot Ground School program provided him with a strong foundation of aviation knowledge/skills and helped him save money on his flight training. Aiden eventually wants to become a commercial airline pilot for a domestic carrier.
#ConnectWithNEWTech

📖✨ NCTA Teacher Academy students put their skills into action by practicing reading stories aloud to their classmates. Great job building confidence and preparing for future classrooms! 👏🍎
#NCTA #teacheracademy #storytime #skilldevelopment

We’re incredibly proud to celebrate Chef Cynthia Monroe and the dedicated students of the NEWTech Prep Culinary Arts and Hospitality program for preparing the first course at the Post Street Reserve Dinner!
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Chef Monroe, an advocate for local and sustainable food and a Certified Executive Chef, led her students to execute a dish for this event.
The students went beyond simple assembly, meticulously preparing and creating the elegant Smoked Salmon Crostini—including making the crispy brioche itself!
​From baking to precise plating, the NEWTech students handled every detail of the first course, featuring: honey-whipped goat cheese, cucumber, smoked salmon, caviar, micro lemon balm, and crumbled potato crisps. This dish wasn’t just delicious; it was a perfect showcase of the next generation of culinary talent in the Pacific Northwest!
#connectwithnewtech #PNWFoodandWine #DavenportHotels #PostStreetDinner #CulinaryArts #SpokaneFood #FutureChefs

At Cascadia Tech Academy, cosmetology students always put their heads together! #EPSInspires

🌽✨ Corn Fest at Bytes Deli! ✨🌽
Featuring fresh, local Skagit Valley corn donated by Schuh Farms!
📅 Join us Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
📍Located at the NCTA Mount Vernon Campus - 2205 W Campus Place
🍴 Enjoy a special menu featuring:
🌽Corn & Andouille Chowder
🌽Huevos Rancheros with Fresh Cornbread
🌽Corn & Italian Sausage Pasta
🌽Elote 🌽🔥
Come celebrate the flavors of the season with us at Bytes Deli! 🎉
#BytesDeli
#cornfest2025 #NCTA #culinaryarts #SchuhFarms #eatlocalsupportlocal #Joinus

Tomorrow is the first day of our fall menu!
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Sno-Isle TECH had the opportunity to participate in the Fiber Connect conference held at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane on September 15, 2025! Students demonstrated their fiber splicing skills before industry leaders and members of the Fiber Broadband Association.
Showcasing these technical abilities highlights the importance of preparing the next generation of highly skilled professionals who will support the expansion of broadband infrastructure.
Their participation not only underscored the value of application based training but also demonstrated how emerging talent is ready to meet the growing workforce needs of the fiber broadband industry.
Thank you to our industry partner, Whidbey Telecom for their continued support of our students!

Leland T, a 2015 graduate, stopped by to talk about his career as a wildland firefighter. We love when our alumni share their successes with our students. Thanks Leland and be safe out there.

Our Tradeshow of Innovation is underway! Students are beginning the design process to create solutions for community challenges, and we need your input. Parents, family, friends, and other adults in our students’ lives are invited to complete this short survey here: https://tinyurl.com/mu93jmwp. Copy & paste the link to a browser if it does not show the hyperlink.
It asks about your industry, a problem you face at work or in the community, and whether you’d like to be a thought partner with students via email. You can also indicate interest in upcoming events: Pitch Day (Nov. 20) and the Tradeshow of Innovation (May 28, 2026).
Thank you to our SVT community for your continued support!
#svt #wearesvt #tradeshow #tradeshowofinnovation

Special thanks to Seattle Yachts for allowing students to tour “Cheemaun” a Northern 75 that’s for sale here in Anacortes!
#NCTA #fieldtrip #SeattleYachts #CapSante #DockWalk

We had the Bremerton School District School Board tour the new building last week. We also received a donation from the Bremerton Sports Car Club for our Auto Tech Program and it's a Blue Friday with staff representing. Also, Go Mariners!

September is Attendance Awareness Month! We LEVELED UP putting additional resources and supports to improve our attendance this year. We have had a great month so far at WST!

This year we launched a second section of our Electrical Pre-Apprenticeship program, expanding access to this high-demand field. In this photo, our new instructor, Jeff, is teaching students how to safely perform a lockout—and giving each of them the chance to practice the process under his guidance. #connectwithnewtech #handsonlearning #CTE

Join us at the Semester (February 2nd) to become a Master Esthetician!