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• At the SkillsUSA District level competitions Report of the one of our students received a bronze medal in Cape Cod Regional Technical Baking and Pastry and another student received High School District a gold medal in HVAC. • At the SkillsUSA State level competitions one To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the of our students received gold medal in Marine Service technology and will be competing at Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: national competitions and another student Cape Cod Regional Technical High School was received the Silver medal for Marine service established in 1973 as a public technical high school technology. and provides an opportunity to acquire high quality • Students have remodeled bathrooms to save technical, academic and social skills preparing stu- water and have been given recognition from dents for success in our changing world. For our the Harwich Water Company. school year 2011-2012, we had 668 students enrolled . Has successfully implemented and completed in 17 different technical programs from our sending the first year of the extended Cosmetology school district that comprises 12 towns from Mashpee Program. to Provincetown with an operating budget of $12,781,986. Improved awareness of Roots&Roses and the products it has to offer to the public. Cape Cod Tech: • Built up the professional skills of staff to • Is a Level 1 school meeting or exceeding all provide effective leadership, instruction,and targets set forth by the new accountability support services that foster student success by system of the Massachusetts Comprehensive participating in a variety training and classes. Assessment System(MCAS). • Improved public and community relations by • Is now offering an Engineering technical servicing community members in our shops at program building off of the success of its the school. academic engineering curriculum.The program provides students with an engaging and thought- Developed a strong participation in Community provoking project-based learning environment, Service learning: introduces them to cutting-edge engineering and ° Cosmetology students participated in the science technologies,and prepares them to take Mannys for Nannys Program. on real-world challenges by enabling them to Cosmetology students put together a Wig develop critical thinking. Bank for Cancer Patients. Horticulture students participated in 3 • Leased a Xerox Printing Press system for the controlled burns with the Cape Cod Graphic Arts Program,providing cutting-edge National Seashore to remove invasive training in the next step in the Graphic Arts plant species. industry.As the first high school in the country to have this system,Xerox will partner with the The Social Studies Department hosted the school with a prepared curriculum including Cape Verdean Historical Trusts' cultural presentation on January 30, 2012 with the running three-dimensional graphics. presentation's purpose to "educate,celebrate, • Graduated 147 seniors in June 2012. and display the diversity of the Cape Verdean • Prepared Students for success in college and Heritage" and for the third consecutive year careers by participating in school-wide literacy on the 12th of December 2011 the 22nd practices and choosing a trade related book for Massachusetts Infantry Regiment's"A Day In summer reading. The Life of a Union Soldier"presentation that helped commemorate the 150th anniversary of • Has prepared students for success in college and the beginning of the Civil War. careers by strengthening Technical Advisory Boards. 158