WCA News & Events
Westosha Central High Students Earn Sawblade Certificates
Among the woodworking students at Westosha Central High School of Salem, WI, who received their WCA Sawblade certificates were these five who showed up on the last day of the 2017-18 school year: Joseph La Jorge, left, Kyle Blume, Chris Sdralis, Jacob Hardesty and Lance Christopherson. The students earned their Sawblade certificates by mastering basic […]
Idaho Cabinetmaking Student Russia Bound for WorldSkills
Ethan Harrison, a 2018 graduate of Blackfoot High School of Blackfoot, ID, will represent the United States in the biennial WorldSkills cabinetmaking competition Aug. 22-27, 2019 in Kazan, Russia. Harrison earned the honor by winning a head-to-head competition at SkillsUSA last month in Louisville, KY. Runner-up, Hunter Thompson, a 2016 graduate of Cedar Ridge High […]
Joe Davis Named 2018 WMIA Educator of the Year
Joe Davis, woodworking instructor at the Dale Jackson Career Center, of Lewisville, TX, received the 2018 Educator of the Year Award from the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association. Davis is an accredited skills evaluator of the Woodwork Career Alliance of North America; his program is a founding WCA EDUcation member. High school students who take […]