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with the eventual goal of having every shop and senior Report of the student participating as the Senior Project program Cape Cod Regional Technical will become a graduation requirement in 2006. We have also developed our Senior Project program to be High School District a national model for technical high schools. i To the Honorable Board of Selectmen This past year we have received numerous awards in many of our programs. The BIZWIZ logo and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: was designed by a Cape Cod Tech freshman in Graphic Arts. Our FFA (Future Farmers of America) �! In the fall of 2003 Cape Cod Regional Technical team of students went onto national competitions in High School had an enrollment of 695 students with a Louisville, Kentucky where they were awarded the freshman class of about 188 students with these stu- national silver emblem award for the second time. dents coming from the twelve sending towns that Cape Cod Tech had 3 first place, 4 second place, and make up our district. The freshman exploratory pro- 2 third place winners at the 2004 FFA State convention gram included a heavy emphasis on non-traditional and a Cape Cod Tech student was elected 2004-2005 participation to increase the enrollment of non-tradi- Massachusetts State FFA Secretary. The annual tional students in all of our programs. induction of new students took place into the National Vocational-Technical Honor Society with 45 students This year we prepared for the 2-year visitation of participating. Our annual craft fair was a success in the NEAS&C (New England Association of Schools raising monies to help defray the cost of students at and Colleges) review on school-wide activities and state, district, and national Skills USA competitions. completed the Massachusetts Department of Seventy-six students registered as Skills USA mem- Education Coordinated Program Review. We began bers for 2003-2004 and Cape Cod Tech received 9 the process of extending our approval through the medals —1 gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze in the Skills Massachusetts Department of Education in the USA-District competition with the gold medal winner Information Technology, Welding, and Hotel, going onto represent Cape Cod Tech in the national Restaurant/Business Technology programs and we competition. ik have received a grant to begin a Robotics program as part of our Information Technology Shop. Many of Our athletic teams produced a number of league our shops are working towards or have already championships with the Boys' Soccer team capturing received national certification in their trade. Both our the 2003 Mayflower League Championship and the Auto Collision and Auto Technology programs 2003 State Vocational Championship. Our Cape received NATEF (National Automotive Technician Tech/Chatham Unified Hockey team received recogni- Educational Foundation) certification. Our Auto tion from the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Collision shop met the strict industry standards Association for outstanding sportsmanship. With 14 required for ASE MASTER certification, the highest Cape Cod Tech athletes selected as Mayflower League level of achievement recognized by the National All Stars, it can be said that the football team had a Institute for Automotive Excellence (ASE), with only very successful year of rebuilding after being moved a small percentage of schools achieving this certifica- from the Mayflower Small League to the Mayflower ' tion. Auto Technology attained their NATEF certifi- Large League. We have increased promotion of girls' cation in October through the Automotive Youth sports and introduced agirls' volleyball program this Education Systems (AYES) program and we received year with 16 girls participating on the team. During J' 4 donated vehicles from AYES. Due to the severe the fall of this past year we formed a coeducational I' need for LPNs(Licensed Practical Nurses)in the Cape cooperative program in cross country with the Cod area,we have been investigating with Upper Cape Harwich School District. Cod Regional High School and Cape Cod Healthcare the benefits of an LPNprogram at our school. We are Due to our facility being 30 years old, we needed j pursuing grant funds to help defray the cost of the LPN program with the goal of initiating the program to replace the roof this summer with most of the costs in the fall of 2005. This past year we have been devel- being paid for by private donations. We received, oping our Senior Project program where our students through the Cape Light Compact, a grant to take care of our lighting and motor controls in the facility which will choose atechnical-related project,research it,giv- ing a final presentation/demonstration in their senior will hopefully provide us with energy cost savings. In year. Our Senior Project team continued their work addition, we received private donations in excess of j on integrating our academic and technical areas and $40,000 to build a Horticulture Retail Space com- pleted by Cape Cod Tech students from various tech- expanding this program to include more shop areas nical programs. Through a renewable energy grant 105