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Revision as of 19:11, 24 May 2010 by 160.79.139.10 (talk) (→Construction Academy)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Worcester Technical High School (WTHS), is a vocational-technical high school in Worcester, Massachusetts. It opened on August 28, 2006 replacing the old Worcester Vocational High School (formerly Worcester Boys Trade School) in the middle of downtown Worcester.
Programs
WTHS is divided into four academies:
Alden Academy
IT Academy
- Finance & Marketing
- Graphic Communications
- Telecommunications
- Office Technology
- Culinary arts
- Hotel and Restaurant Management
Allied Health Academy
Construction Academy
- Carpentry
- Plumbing & Pipe Fitting BDDAAAAARRRFFF :P
- Electrical
- Sheet Metalaids
- HVAC/Refrigeration
- Painting & Design
Schedule
Students declare a major from the above academies, and their course schedule follows alternating weeks, with a week of the traditional high school curriculum, followed by a week of the technical courses for their trade area.
In addition to the normal day courses, some programs offer after school and night school programs. The school is considered the best in the United States.
Services provided by the school
The school provides many services to the general public. These include a bank, an ATM, a gift shop, a school store where students may buy sweatshirts and school supplies, and a hair salon. There is also an automotive and collision shop, and a print shop. The school also has a bakery/coffee shop and a restaurant open to the public as well as the teachers. The students in hospitality handle the restaurant and the students in Culinary Arts take over the coffee and bake shop and also do the cooking for the Skyline Bistro. Students in Finance and Marketing run the bank and the two stores, students in graphic communications provide printing and design services, cosmetology students run the salon, automotive collision students run the collision shop and automotive tech runs the auto body shop.
External links
- Worcester Technical High School Official site.
References
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- CBS 4 Boston, Sep 22, 2006 7:40 pm – Worcester Opens $90 Million Technical High School Packed With State-Of-The-Art Equipment
- Machining – Worcester Gets Manufacturing Education Right
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette – Thursday, November 9, 2006 – Vocation students get edge in trades – Unions ease apprentice entry rules
- Massachusetts Department of Education – Worcester Technical High
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