Worcester Vocational High School - Worcester, Massachusetts/MA

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Worcester Vocational High School

2 Grove Street, Worcester, MA, 01608-2677 -

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Definition of Terms

Worcester Vocational High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Vocational school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Worcester County, MA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1063 students

% Male / % Female

55% / 45%

Total Classroom Teachers

118 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 334 students

Grade 10 - 275 students

Grade 11 - 250 students

Grade 12 - 204 students

This School

(MA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:9

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MA) School Average

% American Indian	1%	n/a
% Asian	1%	3%
% Hispanic	37%	11%
% Black	6%	11%
% White	55%	73%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

52%

20%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Worcester School District

This School's Agency

(MA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	47	5
Number of Students Managed	24,549 students	2,427 students
District Total Revenue	$341,402,000	$31,707,000
District Expenditure	$369,870,000	$31,191,000
District Revenue / Student	$13,907	$13,064
District Expenditure / Student	$15,067	$12,852
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Instructor: Can lapse be forgiven? (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
posted on August 21, 2009 at 09:05:22 am
Monday was not a good day for Colleen Cipro, an instructional assistant in the Worcester public schools.
$400K EPA grant will jump-start plan (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
posted on May 16, 2009 at 07:53:20 pm
WORCESTER - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $400,000 brownfields cleanup grant that will jump-start a plan to redevelop the former Worcester Vocational High School campus at Wheaton Square into a 75-unit housing complex.

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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
Drafting
Automotive Technology
Auto Collision
Machine Technology
Electro-Mechanical
Welding
IT Academy
Finance & Marketing
Graphic Communications
Telecommunications
Office Technology
Culinary arts
Hotel and Restaurant Management
The Health Academy
Allied Health
Early Childhood
Cosmetology
Environmental Technology
Horticulture
Underwater Basket Weaving
The Coghlin Construction Academy
Carpentry
Plumbing & Pipe Fitting
Electrical
Sheet Metal
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.
Student run facilities
The school features two stores,(The eagles nest and The skyline gift shop). The eagles nest sells WTHS sweat shirts,pants,and other apparel. The skyline gift shop sells gift items such as candles,stuffed animals,home decor,and other items. Both stores are run by the Finance and marketing shop. The students who take that shop run both stores. The stores are a way of teaching them about financial services. The school also has an ala Carte styled full service restaurant called the Skyline Bistro. The culinary students prepare the menu items and the hospitality students run the restaurant. There is also a heath clinic and a hair salon. Graphic Communications also known as graphics makes tshirts and do copies to the public to a cheaper price.
External links
Worcester Technical High School Official site.
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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