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Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School

Graduating junior firefighters recognized by Colrain Firefighters’ Association with signs

Posted on Tuesday, May 26th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Mary Byrne, Greenfield Recorder
Date: 5/22/2020
Link: Complete Article

Graduating junior firefighters recognized by Colrain Firefighters’ Association with signs

COLRAIN — The Colrain Firefighters’ Association is recognizing four junior firefighters who are graduating from high school this year. Signs were posted on the Fire Station on Monday for KC Mattson of Frontier Regional School; Matt Colby of Franklin County Technical School; Megan Dyer of Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School; and Tyler Broughton of… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Franklin County Technical School, Frontier Regional School, Junior Firefighters, Mohawk Trail Regional School, Seniors 2020, Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School

Local technical schools lead donations to area hospitals

Posted on Tuesday, March 24th, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 3/24/2020

Local technical schools lead donations to area hospitals

Two local technical schools, Franklin County Technical School in Turners Falls, and Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton, have each made donations of supplies to their local hospitals – Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, and Cooley Dickinson Hospital and Northampton. Franklin Tech posted:  “Baystate Franklin Medical Center is accepting donations of medical PPE… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Community, donations, Franklin County Technical School, PPE, Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School

The vocational surge: Smith Voc, South Hadley schools experiencing increased demand

Posted on Wednesday, October 16th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Greta Jochem, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 10/15/2019
Link: Complete Article

The vocational surge: Smith Voc, South Hadley schools experiencing increased demand

Carlos Rivera knew several years ago as a middle school student that he wanted to attend Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School. At the time, Rivera said he didn’t like the school work while at JFK Middle School, and was looking for a hands-on education that he knew he could get at the vocational in… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Smith Voc, Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School, South Hadley, trades

‘You’re braver than you believe’ Smith Voc sends 122 grads out into world

Posted on Friday, May 31st, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Bera Dunau, Hampshire Daily Gazette
Date: 5/31/2019
Link: Complete Article

‘You’re braver than you believe’  Smith Voc sends 122 grads out into world

NORTHAMPTON — “How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” These words, originally spoken by the wise and fictional bear Winnie the Pooh, were quoted by Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School valedictorian Alexandra West in her speech to her fellow graduates. Hundreds of people packed into John M. Greene… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Graduation, seniors, Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School, Smoth Voc

Smith School names interim superintendent

Posted on Thursday, July 14th, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Stephanie Murray, The Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: July 13, 2016
Link: Complete Article

Smith School names interim superintendent

NORTHAMPTON, MA — The Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School board of trustees voted 3-1 Wednesday to offer Kevin C. Farr the job of interim superintendent for the coming school year. Farr, a longtime technical school educator, was one of two finalists interviewed by the trustees. Also a candidate was James M. Laverty, former superintendent… [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Kevin Farr, Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School, Smith Voke, Superintendent

HERD INSTINCT Smith Voke students find lesson in the barn

Posted on Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Stephanie McFeeters, The Gazette
Date: 1/20/16
Link: Complete Article

HERD INSTINCT  Smith Voke students find lesson in the barn

NORTHAMPTON, MA – Tucked away in a red barn at the back of the Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School campus, there’s a different kind of learning going on. Students study with sheep, llamas, cattle and other furry exemplars. In the classroom, students use Play-Doh and gummy bears to model skeletal systems and understand anatomy…. [Read More]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: animal science, Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School, Smith Voke, vocational programs

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