Westfield Technical Academy

Westfield Technical Academy
The upper campus of Westfield Technical Academy, where the cupola at the center of the school logo can be seen.
Location
33 Smith Ave Westfield , Massachusetts 01085 United States
Coordinates	42°07′31″N72°45′42″W / 42.12528°N 72.76167°W / 42.12528; -72.76167
Information
School type	Public, Career Technical Education High School
Motto	We Put Education To Work
Established	July 1911 [1] October 1, 1911 (opened)
Principal	Bruce Hastings
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	543 [2]  (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio	9:1
Color(s)	Purple and Gold
Mascot	Tiger
Website	https://www.schoolsofwestfield.org/o/westfield-tech

Westfield Technical Academy (formerly known as Westfield Vocational Technical High School) is a technical, coeducational, four-year public high school, part of the Westfield Public Schools district in Westfield, Massachusetts, 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) ^{[3] [4] [5]}
• 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 ^[6]
• 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) ^[7]
• 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 Westfield High School)
• 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

1. "Bulletin of the Board of Education". 1914.
2. "Enrollment Data (2022-23) - Westfield Technical Academy (03250605)".
3. "Bulletin of the Board of Education". 1918.
4. "Annual Report of the Board of Education Together with the ... Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board". 1913.
5. "Journal of Education". 1911.
6. "Journal of Education". 1911.
7. "Bulletin". 1919.

External links

• Westfield Technical Academy Website
• City of Westfield

Gallery

The school in 1973.

1972-1973 Baseball Team.