❑ Vocational Program ❑ Certifications ❑ Schedule ❑ Connections/ Friendships ❑ Graduation About my High School ❑ Regional vocational, technical school ❑ Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School ❑ Located in Upton, MA ❑ About 300 students per grade ❑ 17 programs, plus more coming ❑ Several sports and clubs Blackstone Valley Tech Vocational Program ❑ Business Technology- a combination of business and technology skills ❑My passion- my instructor helped me discover it ❑Skills Learned- time management, Microsoft applications, communication, and career etc. ❑Beneficial- job positions, acceptance into Nichols, computer application certifications My Vocational Program Certifications ❑ I was fortunate enough to earn 4 certifications ❑ Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint ❑ Helped me in the future, will continue to do so ❑ Not many students have the certifications ❑ I excel in the applications because I was lucky enough to receive the certifications My MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications) Schedule ❑ “1 week on, 1 week off” ❑ Rotation of a week of academic classes and then the following week, a week of the students’ vocational program ❑ 40-minute class blocks, with exceptions of a double class block ❑ Lunch break, homeroom, and a 2:10 pm end of school day release High School Schedule Connections ❑ Regional school = connecting with others
❑ New friendships ❑ Students from several towns (13) attend the school
❑ Endless memories
❑ Met all kinds of people
Connections Graduation ❑ The 4 years of high school went by so quickly
❑ Rehearsing for graduation made it feel real
❑ Graduating was a sentimental time
❑ So many emotions, too many to say
❑ I would not trade my education for the world
❑ It was beneficial to attend Blackstone Valley Tech Graduation… A Night to Remember Summary I would not trade going to Blackstone Valley Tech. The 4 years of high school were unbelievable. I learned so many skills that I have brought with me to Nichols, as well as the ability to learn new skills. The skills I learned allowed me to interact with others on a daily basis- whether it was walking to class to following and asking for directions to follow my schedule. The high school chapter has closed but I am excited about the one I am in right now. The 4 years shaped me into the person I am today.