Congressman presents $3M for Wayne Pike Career and Technical Center
Several Wallenpaupack Area High School career and technical students examined architectural plans for the upcoming joint career and technical center designed to benefit districts in the Wayne/Pike area as they waited on Feb. 26 for their congressman, who delivered a check for $3 million to help build the project.
Meeting in the high school library, Wallenpaupack Superintendent Keith Gunuskey thanked Congressman Rob Bresnahan Jr. (R-8th District) for coming to see the program and for his commitment to career and technical education (CTE).
Momentum is escalating for the Wayne Pike Career and Technical Center (CTC), estimated to cost over $50 million, promising tangible opportunities for high school students preparing to enter the workforce and meaningful careers, as well as adult learning.
Wallenpaupack has taken the lead for the CTC, which is to be built on district property next to the North Primary School. It fulfills a vision shared by local school districts and business and workforce development partners for decades, providing a shared CTC for the last two remaining counties in Pennsylvania without one.
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After the check presentation, Bresnahan, who is a licensed private helicopter pilot, took a tour of the aviation lab, sitting in the Boeing 737 cockpit simulator and taking a mock takeoff aboard the Cessna training simulator.
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The $3 million was awarded through federal appropriations supported by Rep. Bresnahan and Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick.
“What we're doing here today and what we're advocating for, and what this beautiful building will be, we’re planning for the future…” Bresnahan said. “These are careers and jobs that will never be replaced by artificial intelligence.”
The CTC will make a difference, he said, building a future workforce that is passionate about what they do. He said the district having a well-thought-out plan makes it a lot easier to advocate on the federal level for worthwhile programs like this.
“We are going to continue to have your backs. This is a program and a cause that we firmly believe in,” Bresnahan said, “These are careers, these are opportunities to learn, earn and stay in Northeastern Pennsylvania.”