What I Experienced in High School

❑ About the School

❑ 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.