Well-Wishes & Waves

Summer Projects Have Begun 

The final morning of the school year brought sunshine and smiles. On June 17, our teachers, administrators, and support staff gathered outside to wish our students a happy summer. With cheerful waves, we watched the last school buses roll out. This fun moment signifies the start of summer projects at BVT.

The Last Day Wave is an annual tradition that marks the end of the school year as teachers and students embark on a well-deserved break. It signifies that another successful school year has come to a close, and a productive summer of addressing proposed projects has begun. While students and teachers enjoy a brief respite, administrators, support staff, and the facilities team tackle numerous tasks, projects, and routine maintenance during the seven-week summer break.

"Our task list by design is ambitious," said BVT’s Facilities Manager Robert Dolegiewicz. "We maximize every minute of our schedule to address our annual summer projects and routine preventive maintenance. Some of the projects include installing a foundation for a storage building, preparing the parking lot for paving, renovating classroom and office space, supplying HVAC connections and fire protection to the cafeteria freezer, installing exterior drainage and landscape around a new exterior cooler unit, finalize design plans and procure equipment for the Culinary Arts renovation, demolish the old discuss lunch pad and landscape, install additional lighting in the HVAC shop, update (remove and replace) lighting in the Advanced Manufacturing pod, add service cameras to the Automotive Collision shop, add power to the plumbing shop, assist Technology Department with ninety-two Wi-Fi router installations, and remove trees and organic waste behind the MRS building.

The summer projects are advanced with the assistance of in-house talent and grant funding, which helps reduce costs while protecting and maintaining the facility. Blackstone Valley Tech will welcome the Class of 2029 freshmen and parents at the Freshmen Cookout on Wednesday, August 13. Freshmen Orientation Days are August 14 and 15. The first day of school for all of BVT is August 18. Until then, have a fun summer!