Twenty-eight students from Capital Area Technical Center in Augusta competed March 18 in the State SkillsUSA competitions in Bangor. A virtual award ceremony was held March 30. Participating schools included Cony High, Gardiner Area High, Maranacook Community High, Monmouth Academy and Winthrop High, according to a news release from the center. The following medals were […]
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Augusta tech center names March students of month
AUGUSTA — Capital Area Technical Center has announced its March students of the month, according to a news release from the center. Hayley McGrath is a junior from Farmingdale. She attends Hall-Dale High School and is enrolled in the firefighting program at the enter. She has enjoyed the hands-on aspects of the class and working […]
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Augusta-based tech center names professionals of month
AUGUSTA — Capital Area Technical Center has announced its January professionals of the month. Maleah Manson of Gardiner, a junior at Gardiner Area High School, is enrolled in the center’s Certified Nursing Assistant program. She has enjoyed learning in the lab, and then applying those skills she learned in her clinical experiences, according to a […]
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Augusta-area technical center adds cost-sharing provision, if more funding is needed
Nick Gannon, director of the Capital Area Technical Center, says the likelihood of using the provision is slim and, if used, it would have to be justified by the tech center’s advisory committee.
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Local high schoolers receive national certifications for firefighting
Newly certified junior firefighters in Farmingdale and Monmouth, 16 and 17 years old, have already earned their place on those towns’ fire crews.
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Capital Area Technical Center reports positive COVID-19 case
The Augusta school will remain open, with only a few students who may have been exposed in quarantine.
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Augusta’s Capital Area Technical Center offering firefighter training for high schoolers
Students who complete the program will be able to volunteer with local departments, at a time when ranks are dwindling and the average age of firefighters is climbing.