Field Day 2022
The Wilcox students had amazing weather for their first field day in three years. Students enjoyed popcorn cotton candy and ice cream sandwiches with lunch. Activities included tie dye, face painting and henna stations along with pick up basketball, volleyball and tennis games. The tug of war was a [...]
NHS Reads to Hanover Students
On March 31st, National Honor Society members from H.C. Wilcox Technical High School chapter engaged in a virtual book reading with kindergarten and second grade students from Hanover Elementary School in Meriden, CT. Chelsea Fitzgerald, Josue Mateo-Salcedo, and Abriana Sepulveda read Pete the Cat books to kindergarteners and even lead them [...]
Auto Collision Creates a Work of “Art”
Students from the Auto Collision technology trade and Career Academy fabricated a desk using parts from old cars, computers and scrap metals. All students had a part of the creation of the desk from the initial creative design and each piece aligned with what they were learning in the [...]
Students Design Self-Sustaining Biospheres
The sophomore biology students were given a project which they had to create a self-sustaining closed system called the Biosphere 3. Students had to research and explain how their environment would supply air, water, food, land, minerals, technology, shelter, plants, animals, microorganisms, and human comforts needed to survive inside. [...]
Wilcox Wildcats collect 164 toys for Toy for Tots
In this season of giving, the H.C. Wilcox Wildcats came together to collect 164 toys over a seven-day period to benefit the Toys for Tots organization. The H.C. Wilcox National Honor Society students organized a competition between the thirteen trades to make this drive successful. Each trade had seven [...]
What’s Right With Schools: Afterschool program provides students hands-on experience in various trades
“The Career Academy is a program that allows students from Meriden Public Schools to come to Wilcox Tech and take some classes after school,” Pat Ciarleglio, an education consultant for the Connecticut Technical Education Career System (CTECS) said.
