three students give thumbs up in front of a BROC sign with Director Tom Donahue

Weekly Update Feb 28, 2025

Parent Teacher Conferences: We will be hosting Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday, March 13th from 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM and on Friday from 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM.  Program Instructors will be reaching out to you to schedule but you can always contact them as well.  Conferences may be conducted in person, over the phone,…

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NEW! Tech Exploratory for Rising Sophomores

The goal of this program is to expose 10th grade students to a wide variety of career paths in an in-depth way through project-based learning. The ideal student is someone who is unsure of their career path, but is curious and willing to step outside of their comfort zone. This student Is respectful, responsible, safe,…

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Weekly Update Feb 7, 2025

SNOW DAYS: I wanted to quickly provide a reminder about Snow Days.  If your partner high school is CLOSED due to weather you are NOT expected to attend Stafford that day if Rutland City Schools is OPEN.  Your absence will be waived and will not count against you. We love having students show up on days that…

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Red truck with fresh paint reflect the light from above.

Paint Project for Auto Body Repair

The Auto Body Repair students officially completed their first major project. This truck got full body and paint in its original color. Each student had their own panel, so everyone had a hand in this one, including paint. The customer was extremely pleased with the results and provided a special lunch to the program as…

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Color Theory and Color Practice

This month Cosmetology year one has been studying color theory. Students worked on a project creating a color wheel, complimentary, secondary, and tertiary colors, and how to neutralize them. In Cosmetology, every color should begin with a white base. Milk and food coloring was the perfect visual for them to create every color with only…

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Colorful Cosmetology

In our cosmetology class, students got creative with a color wheel project! Learning about primary, secondary, and tertiary colors (plus complementary shades!) is key to mastering hair color formulation.  Students started with milk and added food coloring to make primary colors. From there they were able to mix secondary colors.  Then using complementary colors they…

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Fancy Facelifts

The Digital Arts second years were recently approached by Cosmetology and Culinary Arts about redesigning some of their business branding. Under the supervision of David Townsend, the class was divided into two groups. The group consisting of Lucas Johnson, Charlie Souza, Alexis Howland, and Carmen Decato tackled making a new logo and rack card for…

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Students dressed in safety vests work on a downed tree in the snow

What is Femelschlag?

Natural Resources students have worked with Timothy Smith, Rutland City Forester and Arborist, and Joseph Epler, Assistant Forester and Arborist this semester. STC NRF and the foresters decided last spring to foster more wildlife, different age classes, and species of trees at the Norway Spruce plantation where we did our timber harvest last year. Like…

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