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• The Information Technology shop introduced on the ability to teach problem solving skills their students to a new online Robotics coding within their lesson plans. course and several educational gaming products. The Athletic Department offered a "no-cut, no- Sophomores and juniors worked in small groups; fee" program in which all students can partici- the curriculum for seniors was rigorous - ten pate without fees. The following sports are seniors earned a total of 26 certificates. offered: baseball, basketball, cheerleading, • The Plumbing Department had two new teachers cross-country, football, golf, hockey, lacrosse, this year and added members to their advisory soccer, softball,tennis and volleyball. board. Thirteen students participated in The Science Department increased the use of Cooperative Education placements in local busi- electronic formats, such as having students use nesses; ten seniors achieved Massachusetts Google sheets to record and analyze data; teach- Plumbing Board Tier 2 certification; and one ers used Google classroom to post and accept senior was selected as the school's Vocational assignments/assessments and communicate with Student of the Year. students; and prepared test strategies for the • The Welding Shop completed all work assign- MCAS Technology and Engineering, which 9th ments during the year in a digit form using graders completed in June. G-Suite. Efforts to improve attendance were The Social Studies Department completed its very successful, as was retaining students and a first year of an Advanced Placement (AP) positive shop environment during this final year Government course. Both this course and AP of the welding program. History have even larger classes pre-registered • The Cooperative Education program placed a for next year. Also the curriculum for total of 88 junior and senior students with local Contemporary World Cultures was expanded to businesses,enhancing their skills through Co-op meet the challenges of the 2018 world. The placements, internships or practicums. The pro- Criminal Justice course offered mock trials and gram also sponsored a Fifth Annual Student Job the department continued to focus special activi- Fair with the entire student body participating ties to honor US Veterans. and 51 employers seeking to hire skilled The Spanish Department hosted a highly suc- employees. cessful multicultural festival this year, which is • The Business Education/21st Century Learning anticipated to be an annual event. department as enhanced their skill-building cur- Special Education continued progress with using riculum with: customer service and active listen- data collection to improve student academic ing skills, ethical business practices, and a achievement. The department also worked col- framework to rate the academic portions of the laboratively to expand social emotional learning students'technical training.This department also curriculum and strategies for all students - not hosted the Sixth Annual Credit for Life event just special education. sponsored by Cape Cod 5 Bank. Please visit our website: www.capetech.us for • The English Department's Journalism class more information. delivered an award-winning year for the student newspaper, Tech Talk, including 1st Place Respectfully submitted, American Scholastic Press Association, Silver David Bloomfield Medal Columbia Scholastic Press and numerous Scott P.McGee other prestigious awards. Advanced Placement Mashpee Representatives to (AP) courses continued in high demand and all CCRTHS School Committee students passed MCAS ELA. • The Math Department successfully implemented an online Pre-Calculus course and an after school Math Lab during the year. Department members worked individually and collectively 104