and I couldn’t have done it without
them,” stated Bryan. “When I won my
competitions, I didn’t bring a win
home for me, I brought it home for
the school, for all of us.”
Bryan is a CWCTC-AYES (Automotive
Youth Educational Systems) intern at
Sendell Subaru, and is considering
attending CCAC in the Automotive
Technology program.
Bowen, D’Angelo, Chris and Bryan
have developed their trade skills
through the hands-on education they
are receiving at Central Westmoreland
Career and Technology Center.
CWCTC is part of the public school
system and is operated by nine
school districts in Westmoreland
County, including Greensburg Salem.
Focused on providing high quality
career and technical education to
high school students, CWCTC offers
23 programs of study, and challenges
students to “achieve the highest levels
of academic, technical, personal,
and workplace skills needed to be
successful in the world of work.”
Nearly 80 Greensburg Salem students
were enrolled in the school during the
2017-2018 school year.
Bowen attributes his interest in the
CWCTC to a tour he participated in to
learn more about the trades. Though
he originally considered studying the
automotive field, the tour exposed
him to masonry, and he knew that
would be the pathway for him. “It’s
school, but it’s different. It’s hands-
on, and that’s what I really like about
going to school here,” he stated.
Chris Condron agrees with Bowen.
“At the CTC, we are able to do what we
are interested in. It’s really hands-on,
so we are not sitting there listening
to our teacher lecture,” Chris said. “We
can actually DO what we are learning,
and I think that’s really important!”
To learn more about Central
Westmoreland Career and Technology
Center, please visit www.cwctc.org or
scan the QR code below.