Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School (AVRTHS) is a vocational school in the city of Marlborough, Massachusetts.
School district
There are 7 towns in the Assabet Valley Regional Technical School District: Marlborough, Hudson, Maynard, Berlin, Westborough, Northborough, and Southborough. Other towns sending students regularly as non-resident student attendees are Boylston, West Boylston, Clinton, and Shrewsbury, and Grafton although a recent ruling by the Massachusetts Department of Education] requires that all of the students from Marlborough, Hudson, Maynard, Berlin, Westborough, Northborough, and Southborough who want to attend Assabet must be admitted before any students from the other towns are allowed to attend. It is in an urban area with the largest city being Marlborough, with a population of over 37,000 people. Since the district operates only one school, all administrative offices are in the high school.
Academics
Assabet Valley provides a comprehensive set of courses along with electives in the areas of business, art, music, health, leadership, and languages.
Advanced Placement courses include:
- English Language & Composition
- English Literature & Composition
- U.S. Government and Politics
- U.S. History
- Physics C: Mechanics
- Calculus
- Several nationally recognized Pre-Engineering courses in conjunction with Project Lead the Way.
Assabet Valley is also part of the VHS Collaborative, which offers students the opportunity to take online courses in various areas.
Technical programs
- Auto Collision Technology (Spanish)
- Automotive Technology (Auto Tech)
- Biotechnology (Bio Tech)
- Business Technology (Business Tech)
- Computer Programming and Web Development (CPWD)
- Cosmetology (Cosmo)
- Culinary Arts
- Carpentry
- Design & Visual Communications (D & V)
- Drafting & Design
- Electrical Wiring (EW)
- HVAC
- Plumbing
- Painting & Design (P & D)
- Health Technology (Health Tech)
- Metal Fabrication (Metal Fab)
- Precision Machining
Activities
- FIRST Robotics
- SkillsUSA
- National Honor Society
- Business Professionals of America (BPA)
- Drama
- Student Council & Class Officers
- Game Club
- AV Sliders
- Art Club
- Dance Team
- Principle's Leadership Team
Athletics
- Fall teams: cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, boogie boarding, soccer (boys & girls), volleyball (girls)
- Winter teams: basketball (boys & girls), ice hockey, snow angel making, winter cheerleading, and wrestling
- Spring teams: baseball, lacrosse, competitive hop-scotch, softball, volleyball (boys), tennis, track and field (boys & girls)
Student body
The student body has 936 students.
- Grade 9: 276 students
- Grade 10: 242
- Grade 11: 252
- Grade 12: 218
References
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