Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School (AVRTHS) is a vocational school in the city of Marlborough, Massachusetts.
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School district
There are six towns and one city in the Assabet Valley Regional Technical School District: Marlborough (city), Hudson, Maynard, Berlin, Westborough, Northborough, and Southborough. Other towns sending students regularly as non-resident attendees are Boylston, West Boylston, Clinton, Shrewsbury, and Leicester. The Massachusetts Department of Education requires that all of the students from Marlborough, Hudson, Maynard, Berlin, Westborough, Northborough, and Southborough who want to attend Assabet must be admitted before any students from the other towns are allowed to attend. The school and its administrative offices are at one site, in Marlborough.
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Academics
Assabet Valley provides a comprehensive set of courses along with electives in the areas of business, art, music, health, leadership, and languages.
Advanced Placement courses include:
- English Language & Composition
- English Literature & Composition
- U.S. Government and Politics
- U.S. History
- Physics C: Mechanics
- Calculus
- Psychology
- Several nationally recognized Pre-Engineering courses in conjunction with Project Lead the Way.
Assabet Valley is also part of the VHS Collaborative, which offers students the opportunity to take online courses in various areas.
Technical programs
- Auto Collision Technology (Auto Body)
- Automotive Technology (Auto Tech)
- Biotechnology (Bio Tech)
- Business Technology (Business Tech)
- Computer Programming and Web Development (CPWD)
- Cosmetology (Cosmo)
- Culinary Arts
- Carpentry
- Design & Visual Communications (D & V)
- Drafting & Design
- Electrical Wiring (EW)
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC-R)
- Plumbing
- Painting & Design (P & D)
- Health Technology (Health Tech)
- Metal Fabrication (Metal Fab)
- Advanced Manufacturing
Activities
- FIRST Robotics
- SkillsUSA
- National Honor Society
- Business Professionals of America (BPA)
- Drama
- Student Council & Class Officers
- Game Club
- AV Sliders
- Art Club
- Dance Team
- Principal's Leadership Team
- Anime Club
Athletics
- Fall teams: cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, soccer (boys' & girls'), volleyball (girls')
- Winter teams: basketball (boys' & girls'), ice hockey, winter cheerleading, wrestling
- Spring teams: baseball, lacrosse, softball, volleyball (boys'), tennis, track and field (boys' & girls')
Student body
Enrollment for 2016-17 = 1058 students. The female to male ratio is 45:55. Minority enrollment is 17%.
- Grade 9: 280
- Grade 10: 278
- Grade 11: 259
- Grade 12: 241
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia