Students in the building construction program at Foster Career and Technical Education Center in Farmington work Wednesday with instructor George Chimenti, top right, to build an office for a nonprofit housing complex at 82 High St., Farmington. The students are James Gerrish, bottom left, Johnny Burrows, bottom right, Johnny Edwards, top left, Trevor Haynes, top center, […]
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Williams named director of RSU 9’s Foster center in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted unanimously Tuesday night to appoint Melissa Williams as director of the Foster Career and Technical Education Center. Williams, of Industry, is interim director of the center at the Mt. Blue Campus. She has worked for the district for 10 years as the center’s student services coordinator and […]
Farmington dedicates town report to Richard Wilde
Richard Wilde, left, computer technology instructor at Foster Career and Technical Education Center at the Mt. Blue Campus in Farmington, was at a loss for words Tuesday when Farmington Town Manager Richard Davis, right, presented him with the first copy of the annual town report, which is dedicated to Wilde. The recognition is for Wilde’s […]
RSU 9 supports increasing composites program to full-time pending outside funding
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted unanimously Tuesday to increase the composites manufacturing program to full-time, pending outside funding. The program at Foster Career and Technical Education Center is half-time and is taught by Chris DeMarco, who is also a half-time science teacher at the Mt. Blue Campus, where the center is located. […]
RSU 9 composite manufacturing program producing skilled workers
FARMINGTON – Students in a composites manufacturing class worked closely together on a step-by-step process Thursday to create a mold for a long board at Foster Career and Technical Education Center. Among the steps were to make a resin jacket and a large vacuum bag to wrap around the whole project, which was then tightly […]