Westfield Technical Academy

On Friday, June 12, the Westfield Technical Academy Manufacturing Technology 10th and 11th grade classes visited Mazak Corporation and Spectrum Machine & Design, LLC in Windsor Locks, CT.

At Mazak, students attended a presentation by Stan Demke, Regional General Manager of the Mazak Northeast Technical Center, who shared the company's history and his career journey from machinist to industry leader. Students then toured the sales floor, which was set up like a trade show, with machinists providing live demonstrations of advanced manufacturing equipment. The interactive format allowed students to observe cutting-edge technology in action and ask questions directly to industry professionals.

The group then visited Spectrum Machine & Design, where owners Gary and Connie Poesnecker, along with their team—including former and current WTA Manufacturing Technology students—welcomed us for a facility tour. Students learned about career opportunities in the machining industry and had the chance to engage with working professionals throughout the visit.

Following the tour, Gary and Connie generously treated the group to a pizza lunch. We thank Mazak and Spectrum Machine & Design for providing our students with an outstanding learning experience and valuable insight into careers in advanced manufacturing.

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Westfield Technical Academy conferred diplomas to 118 members of the class of 2026 at a commencement ceremony at Bullens field on June 4. The class was led by valedictorian Jeffrey Vella and the salutatorian Andrew Galczynski.

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Arts & Communications freshmen Alex and James were working alongside Westfield MA Community Programming in the media truck running cameras for last nights WTA Graduation! Tune in tonight for the Westfield, MA High School Graduation at 7 where our A&C students will be back at it!

The senior class started an awesome new tradition this year with a post-awards ceremony picnic!

The seniors pulled up to tables full of yearbooks, t-shirts, and a small gift from the class advisors, Mrs. Grimsley and Mr. Hepburn. The rest of the afternoon was filled with music, yearbook signings, graduation cap decorating, and a Photo Booth run by the Art and Communication Services students. Everyone had a blast creating their final memories on Jachym Field.

Moolicious and Kona Ice were on site to keep the kids cool on this beautiful day, while the Culinary Arts instructors and their hard-working freshmen (after their MCAS!) put on an amazing and fresh picnic assortment that all the seniors were excited to grab.

In between the activities and food, the seniors were invited to play some corn hole and volleyball, and their advisors raffled off a custom corn hole set crafted by our wonderful Construction Technology program.

This was an awesome new tradition for our school, and we can’t wait to do it again! We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone that helped make this event a roaring success:

Mrs. Grimsley
Mr. Hepburn
Mr. Pfau
Liz Cain
Eric Rogers
Nicolas Leslie
Stacy Boisseau
Gabriella Scottoni
Jenna Lakoma
Victoria Bochkar
Leshaya Jones
William Fortes
Art and Communication Services
Aviation Maintenance Technology
Culinary Arts
Construction Technology
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Arlo's Party Rentals LLC
Kona Ice Kona Ice of Manchester

The magic of these moments cannot be overstated, and the staff and volunteers that put their time and energy into these student events are what make our school the place to be.