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Workforce Wednesday! Our senior health career students are mastering the essential skills needed to provide top-notch care! They're gaining hands-on experience that will make a real difference in the healthcare field.
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SAVE THE DATE!! Don't miss this chance to meet our Instructors, Students and Alumni while exploring our career programs! MORE DETAILS COMING SOON!
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During April vacation, 7 students - accompanied by Kristen Magas and Linda Thompson - went to Houston as finalists for NASA’s HUNCH competition. Ethan Mace, a TC Engineering Class of 2018 alum who is now an International Space Station Flight Controller at Johnson Space Center, gave them an in-depth behind-the-scenes tour of the Neutral Buoyancy Lab and Mission Control Centers
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Congratulations to Callie Schweitzer for being selected as a MAVA Outstanding Vocational Technical Student! Callie received the award at a banquet on April 11th at Mechanics Hall in Worcester.
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Congratulations to the Class of 2024 Valedictorian, Peyton Griffin and Salutatorian, Callie Schweitzer.
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Superintendent Dr. Karen M. Maguire, pictured with Congressman Jim McGovern (second from left) and other colleagues recently visited Washington, D.C. to advocate for CTE. The delegation met with a host of government officials, making the necessary case for Massachusetts Chapter 74 Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education
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Recently, our students in our Culinary Program took their best shot at making Girl Scout cookies, replicating many of the most iconic varieties including thin mints, caramel deelites and peanut butter patties.
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Our math department showing off shirts on March 14, also known as PI Day.
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Congratulations are in order for senior football student-athlete Dylan Sullivan who earned the Gold Athletics Scholarship. Dylan will continue his athletic endeavors at Wentworth where he will participate in their lacrosse program.
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TC was proud to partner with the SAFE Coalition to deliver a program on the perils and impact of substance abuse and high school students. The event featured a trio of speakers as well as a display on a bedroom, showing participants common spots where drugs are hidden. #TCPride
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Some 170 students in grades 10-12 took part in SkillsUSA District testing. Categories ran the gamut from cabinetmaking to graphic imaging sublimation to urban search and rescue and much more. TC is extremely proud of its longstanding association with SkillsUSA and its predecessor VICA.
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Students in our Culinary program delivered, adding the Mr. K chicken sandwich to the menu at Gerry's place, a creation named in honor of TC alum and Career Essentials Instructor Mr. Greg Kanelos.
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The first annual Job Fair may have been delayed due to weather but it was a smashing success as over 20 companies running the gamut of industries came to campus on Valentine's Day to meet with students in Grade 10-12. To access a full gallery of photos: https://www.tri-county.us/o/tri-county-vocational-tech/page/job-fair-2024-photos
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It was off to Milford recently for our Grade 10 and 12 Dental Assisting students as they discussed the importance of oral hygiene with over 170 preschool students in a program at Milford HS.
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Earlier this week Gunnery Sergeant Dennis Mueller came to campus in an effort to let TC students know about all the exciting opportunities with the Marines. This was one of many by all military branches and other organizations, providing our students with options.
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Stay tuned for Talkin' TC, the official podcast of TCRVTHS. Hosted and produced by TC students, the podcast will feature guests from both inside the Cougar family and beyond discussing a wide and varied array of topics. Look for Episode 1 to drop in mid-February.
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Earlier this week, TC hosted over 115 students and their families for Cougar Connections. In addition to interviews being held, there were a number of panels featuring industry professionals, alums, parents and current students.
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Our freshmen culinary students along with their Grade 11 counterparts took part in a competition resembling that of the hit television show "Chopped." With just four hours to prepare a meal, the students were given whole chicken, kimchi, vanilla wafers, pork rinds and a veggie burger and needed to plan and cook an appetizer, entree and dessert. Check out some photos!
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In mid-January, members of the Franklin Fire and Public Health Departments including TC alum Alisha Sullivan RN, BSN came to our Carpentry Program to deliver Stop the Bleed training.
The group spent time with Grade 10 and 12 students detailing how to limit excessive bleeding that results from workplace injuries. Demonstrations and reenactments took place as well.
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Tri-County wishes to salute sophomore Gideon St. Lawrence who became the first TC student to take part in the Central District Music Festival in Worcester. Gideon was one of 60 students to advance through auditions and onto the Mechanics Hall stage and perform five pieces along with choreography.
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