Westfield Technical Academy

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 on October 1, 1911 as the Westfield Independent Industrial School.

Westfield Technical Academy
Address
33 Smith Ave

Westfield
,
Hampden County
,
Massachusetts
01085

United States
Coordinates42°07′31″N 72°45′42″W
Information
School typePublic, Career Technical High School
EstablishedJuly 1911[1]
October 1, 1911 (opened)
PrincipalJoseph Langone
Grades9–12
Enrollment568[2] (2019-20)
Student to teacher ratio9:1
Color(s)Purple and Gold         
MascotTiger
Websitehttp://wta.schoolsofwestfield.org/

Technical Programs

Westfield Technical Academy currently offers career-technical training in twelve programs:

  • Allied Health
  • Automotive Technology
  • Aviation Maintenance Technology (2015-Present)
  • Business Technology (1994-Present)
  • Collision Technology (1994-Present)
  • Construction Technology
  • Culinary Arts
  • Electrical Wiring
  • Graphic Arts (1994-Present)
  • 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 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)

Former sports
  • Football (Boys Varsity) (Late 1990s-2006)

References
  1. "Bulletin of the Board of Education". 1914.
  2. http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/student.aspx?orgcode=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.
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