Westfield Technical Academy (formerly known as Westfield Vocational Technical High School) is a technical, coeducational, four-year

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, part of the Westfield Public Schools district in

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, United States. The school opened as the Westfield Independent Industrial School on October 1, 1911.

School name history

*Westfield Independent Industrial School; Westfield Day Industrial School for Boys; Westfield Evening Trade/Industrial School (1911-1917) *Westfield Boys Trade School (1917-1950) *Westfield Trade High School (1950-1969) *Westfield Vocational High School (1969-1994) *Westfield Vocational Technical High School (1994-2015) *Westfield Technical Academy (2015–present)

List of principals

*1911: William C. Shute *1911-1919: Burton A. Prince *1919-1950: Chester C. Derby *1950-1952: Leonard H. Scott *1952-1957: Vincent P. Kramer *1957-1976: Michael Gonzalez *1976-1984: Arthur A. Peters *1984-1989: Alfred R. Rios *1989-2006: Steven E. Pippin *2006-2012: Hilary Weisgerber *2012-2016: Stefan Czaporowski *2016-2022: Joseph F. Langone *2022-2023 (acting); 2023-Present: Bruce Hastings

Past school locations

*Broad Street, Westfield, Massachusetts 01085 (1911-1917) *25 Bartlett Street, Westfield, Massachusetts 01085 (1917-1962) *33 Smith Avenue, Westfield, Massachusetts 01085 (1962–present)

Technical programs

Westfield Technical Academy currently offers career-technical training in twelve programs: *Allied Health *Arts and Communication (1994-Present) *Automotive Technology *Aviation Technology (2015–Present) *Business Technology (1994–Present) *Collision Technology (1994–Present) *Construction Technology *Culinary Arts *Electrical Wiring *Horticulture Technology (1994–Present) *Information Technology *Manufacturing Technology (1911–Present)

Former technical programs

*HVAC/R Technology (1994-2008), discontinued due to low enrollment. The room which was for HVAC/R Technology (on the upper campus) is now part of Electrical Wiring.

Sports

*Soccer (Boys Varsity/Junior Varsity, Girls Varsity) *Baseball (Boys Varsity/Junior Varsity) *Basketball (Boys Varsity/Junior Varsity, Girls Varsity) *Golf (Boys/Girls Varsity) *Softball (Girls Varsity) *Cross Country (Boys/Girls Varsity)

Notable co-operative sports

*Wrestling (Boys Varsity with

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) *Lacrosse (Boys/Girls Varsity with St. Mary's Parish School) *Skiing (Boys/Girls Varsity with Gateway Regional High School) *Swimming (Boys/Girls Varsity with Westfield High School)

Former sports

*Football (Boys Varsity) (Late 1990s-2006)

References

External links

Westfield Technical Academy Website

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