A Chronicle of Success
While researching solutions to the issue of girls outperforming boys in schools across the country, "Chronicle" producer Amy Masters learned that at Valley Tech, male and female students are excelling on equally high levels. According to the highly regarded producer, "Chronicle's" interest in Valley Tech was further fueled by the system's consistently high achievement, completion, and placement rates. Her advance research included review of an article in the September 2013 issue of "The Atlantic Journal" which claimed that BVT's "success with boys is astonishing."
During their visit, Masters and her production team toured Valley Tech's shops and classrooms, and interviewed several students about the connection between vocational technical and academic success. For Manufacturing & Engineering Technology junior Daniel Burdick of Milford, the integration of Valley Tech's vocational technical and academic curriculum keeps him engaged whether he is in his vocational shop or an academic classroom.
"The math I need to know in my manufacturing shop corresponds to what I'm learning in my actual math class," Burdick explained.
Sutton resident Adam Intinarelli told the "Chronicle" crew that Valley Tech's vocational technical programming helps students keep an eye on the future, while providing motivation to succeed in the present. As a senior in the Health Services program, Intinarelli views each day at Valley Tech as another step toward his goal of becoming an occupational therapist.
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