New career academy launches at Wilcox Tech in Meriden  New career academy launches at Wilcox Tech in Meriden  Teacher Zeke Lehrer instructs Maloney student Jeonardo Polanco, 16, second from left, and Platt student Darren Gibbons, 15, left, on the workings of a milling machine in a manufacturing class Tuesday at Wilcox Technical High School in Meriden. Meriden school officials have announced a partnership with Wilcox Tech Career Academy at Wilcox, an innovative new partnership that allows Meriden Public Schools students to receive specialized training in skilled trade areas. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement Connecticut Technical Education and Career System's Superintendent Jeffrey Wihbey speaks next to Meriden Schools Superintendent Mark Benigni during a ribbon cutting ceremony at Wilcox Technical High School in Meriden, Tues., Jan. 12, 2021. Meriden school officials have announced a partnership with Wilcox Tech Career Academy at Wilcox, an innovative new partnership that allows Meriden Public Schools students to receive specialized training in skilled trade areas. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal