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• At the SkillsUSA District level competition of 59 Special Education introduced Mindfulness students who attended, 12 students medaled. through the Calmer Choice Program for 11th Medals won: Marine Service Technology,Dental graders to increase achievement through Assisting, Mechatronics, Photography, emotional awareness and will expand the Teamworks in Carpentry, Electrical, Plumbing, program next year. Welding Sculpture. Our School Counseling Department increased • At the Massachusetts 2015 FFA State completion rates of Career Plan Portfolios and Convention, five students won awards: scholarship/tool ship applications. Our Student Floriculture, Nursery Landscape, Quiz Bowl, Ambassadors are leaders for school functions. Reporter's Scrapbook and Secretary's Book. The Art Department had student exhibits all • In Computer/21st Century Learning all seniors through the Main Floor and The Cove Restaurant participated in Credit for Life Fair, a hands-on throughout the year. Fundraiser proceeds were personal finance simulation. All students used to buy frames for the displayed artwork. participated in the marketing efforts of the annual In Auto Collision all l lth graders earned OSHA CCT Job Fair. Junior students assisted with and CPR certifications. This shop also increased marketing our 40th Anniversary event. 12th grade CO-OP opportunities with local • The English Department aligned all English employers. classes to Common Core, piloted the PARCC Auto Technology continued a 1:1 laptop program exam for 9th grade, and offered Advanced with their students and improved web-based text . Placement(AP) Language and AP Literature. book curriculum.Two students won 2nd place at • The Health classes continued to offer literacy the Mass Auto Dealers competition. strategies in the health curriculum to support The Carpentry Department built a new snack Common Core and to align curriculum with shack at Skaket Beach in Orleans. All tenth, Massachusetts Framework in Health. eleventh, and twelfth grade students completed • The Library provides a website for teachers to the OSHA Training Program. align resources with their curriculums. There is a In Cosmetology, 8 seniors had Co-Op jobs and tremendous increase in student use and for were certified in CPR. All students who took the professional development by teachers. Cosmetology State Exam passed. Five juniors • The Math Department strengthened the CPI were certified in OSHA. They passed the Nail curriculum with focus on problem solving to Technician State Exam and have summer jobs in increase college readiness. their field. • Physical Education focused on maximizing Culinary Arts significantly increased their student student participation in personal skills enrollment. Students hosted and served at development. numerous events held by community groups in • In Science, 2014 MCAS results show 72% of our restaurant, The Cove, which is open to the students achieved proficient or higher. Two public. students received awards for making the cafeteria Dental Assisting seniors participated in five significantly more environmentally friendly. weeks of internship and worked alongside staff in • In Social Studies, 16 students completed the local dental offices. Three seniors achieved MA Advanced Placement in World History and the Certification in Radiology.All students achieved department is now offering Challenges in CPR, First Aid, OSHA training and assisted in Democracy as an honors level class. The Ellen Jones Dental Program. • The Spanish Department aligned the curriculum • Early Childhood Education 11th and 12th grade with Foreign Language Standards to increase students participated in teaching practicums. The accessibility to the program. CCT Preschool was awarded a Level 2 rating in a rigorous review by the state's QRIS program. 151