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• The Electrical Department did an extensive One hundred and seven (107) qualified students remodel of their workstation. At Skil1USA a participated in placements for Cooperative bronze medal was won. This shop completed a Education, Internships and Student Practicums major relighting project for the Charles Moore for real-life work experience. Students must Arena. maintain grades of C or better in academic classes • Graphic Arts made a solid connection to Cape and B or better in shop and theory classes to be Cod Community College by paving the way for eligible for placement. The Co-Op Office joined students to earn college credit through their high with the Business classes to provide the second school level work. annual Student Job Fair for the entire student body which was a great success. • The Engineering Technology Shop has completed three years of curriculum. A gold medal was won Please visit our website: www.capetech.us for at SkillsUSA and three students won a merit more information. award from the Society of Woman Engineers. Respectfully submitted, • Graphic Arts students were recognized for a David Bloomfield variety of design awards and SkillsUSA Scott P. McGee leadership achievements. This shop uses Work Mashpee Representatives to CCRTHS School Force Ready System to test for technical Committee competencies. • Health Tech introduced a Biomedical Program this year. Twelve students worked in internships or Co-Op placements including Cape Cod Report of the Hospital and Pavilion Nursing and Rehabilitation. Sewer Commission • Horticulture students help build a playground in Dennis and other off-campus projects. This shop To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the re-vamped and re-organized the scope and Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: sequence of its curriculum for shop and theory. For the second year, they taught a Cape Cod As reported in previous years,the Massachusetts Community College course to the junior class. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and • Roots and Roses floral shop continues to provide the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)have hands-on experiences for students. established nitrogen loading targets for both the Popponesset Bay (including Shoestring Bay,Mashpee • HVAC students participated in hands-on learning River,Ockway Bay,Popponesset Creek and Pinquikset opportunities within the school: installed AC Cove)and"East Waquoit"(including Sedge Lot Pond, units in classrooms, maintained refrigeration in Jehu Pond,Great and Little Rivers,Hamblin Pond and Culinary,and serviced ductless split coils. the QuashnedMoonakis River)estuaries. (Final targets • The Information Technology shop structured have not yet been established for the main body of lessons with new Cisco curriculum and utilized Waquoit Bay or the Childs River.) These formal hands-on opportunities within the school such as nitrogen targets, referred to as TMDLs (Total the Help Desk and infrastructure projects. Maximum allowed Daily Loads of nitrogen), are The Plumbing Department gained two female required by the federal Clean Water Act. The Town is students during the year and can boast 100% faced (along with the other towns which share the participation in SkillsUSA, bringing home two Bays'watersheds) with the need to determine how we 3rd place medals and one All Star student. will meet those targets. Mashpee's Watershed Nitrogen Management Plan (WNMP) project is intended to • Welding students work with instructors from identify the most cost-effective approach to reducing project design, through solutions, to outlining nitrogen in each of our coastal watersheds to levels that project steps,then writing an essay and reflection meet the targets, while also dealing with phosphorus paper on the project. They also brought home impacts to our ponds and protection of overall water two medals at SkillsUSA. quality. 152