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Cape Cod Tech for the next school year. The clinic Report of the will serve the Lower Cape,Mass.Health and the lower Cape Cod Regional Technical income population High School District This is the second year in which our students were administered the MCAS test (Massachusetts Comprehensive Academic Assessment System). We Once again,we would like to thank the members of are very proud to announce that the results from last the communities in our district who have given us the year's MCAS testing were such that Cape Cod Tech opportunity to be of service to them. Cape Cod Tech was ranked third compared with all the other voca- students and staff members completed many major tional-technical schools in Massachusetts. We spon- projects for a number of our district towns, which cre- sored a symposium for parents on the MCAS tests and ated a considerable savings for the taxpayers.We were additionally offered a MAP School (MCAS Academy privileged to serve a multitude of district residents by Preparation School) for 9th and 10th graders to give providing services in the various vocations taught at extra assistance to those who might need or want it. Cape Cod, enabling our students to refine their skills while instilling pride in their accomplishments, which Several of our clubs had a very exciting year com- is the ultimate goal of vocational technical education. peting in various different competitions in their respective fields.Fifty-six students attended the VICA In addition to vocational projects being completed District Competition(the Vocational Industrial Club of by Cape Cod Tech for various towns, we also served America), returning with five gold medals, five silver the communities in other ways such as offering adult medals and five bronze medals. All of the medallists education and training programs in which over two went on to the state competition where the contestants hundred students participated in more than twenty-five won six gold medals, one silver, and one bronze. Four different occupational related course offerings. We of the gold medal winners and their instructors went to provided a program which taught Customer Kansas City,Missouri to compete in the national com- Service/Computer Skills to adult JTEC (Job Training petition, the Skills USA Championship, in which they &Employment Corporation) clients who were JTEC earned a gold medal for Dental Assisting and a gold eligible and over 55 years of age. Through a JTEC medal for Automotive Service Technology.The Future Summer Youth Employment and Training Grant, Farmers of America (FFA) students placed second in eighty-four students participated in this program in the Massachusetts Safe Tractor Contest, third in the which vocational, academic and life skills were taught Massachusetts Floriculture contest and second in the to all participants. Cape Cod Tech also offers a sum- Massachusetts Reporters contest. The Distributive mer career exploratory experience in both traditional Education Clubs of America (DECA) students com- and non-traditional occupations. This is a six-week peted in the South Region competition in Falmouth program,which is open to Cape Cod Tech District stu- Where one of the students earned a gold medal. dents in grades 5 through 8. Students are given the chance for"hands-on"experience in a variety of shops The District has continued its practice of upgrading taught by vocational technical instructors. the facility particularly in the area of replacing heating and air conditioning ducts and ceilings, blacktop re- The trend of increased enrollment is continuing. It paving and window replacement. Technology has has increased by 5% this year. We are very pleased to received major emphasis this year as to computers and have added a full time Technology Coordinator to our networking the schools. staff who supervises all of the technology needs of the school. He oversaw the creation of a building wide On behalf of the School Committee, our twenty- network. fourth graduating class and the students, faculty and staff of Cape Cod Tech, we thank you for your contin- ti A Hospitality program has been added to our voca- ued support of vocational technical education. tional-technical program list this year. The students were able to experience several different functions at Mary Beth O'Brien and David S. Terry restaurants and hotels throughout the cape community. Current School Committee Members The Cape Cod Five Cents Saving Bank in conjunction from the Town of Mashpee With the Business Technology program now operates the Crusaders Branch of Cape Cod Five in the school. We look forward to the Dental Assisting Program's i implementation of a Community Dental Clinic here at 133