WCA News & Events
Zooming in on the Virtual 2021 SkillsUSA Cabinetmaking Championships
The technical chair of the AWI SkillsUSA Committee discusses the challenges and ultimate satisfaction of pulling off this year’s national competition remotely. The annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference is the most anticipated event for students of high school and postsecondary career and technical education programs across the nation. Loaded with pageantry and […]
President’s Message: Lots to Talk About and It’s All Good
2021 continues to be a record year for the WCA! Since our last Pathways newsletter, we have added 20 new EDUcation members, three new MANufacturing members, and two new INDustry Silver Sponsors. I want to thank The Sherwin-Williams Company for their very gracious cash donation of $5,000! WCA will use this money to help increase […]
Columbia High School Bucks the Trend
While high school woodshops are disappearing at an alarming rate nationally, this small school located in rural North Carolina is looking to expand its new woodworking program. It’s said that when the bandsaw leaves the building, it’s never coming back and neither is the woodshop program it was used in. Sadly, this adage has proven […]