Tag: Technical Education

Stafford Inducts 7 into National Technical Honor Society

Stafford Technical Center inducted seven students into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) on May 6, 2010 during a candlelight ceremony in the Dollhouse Restaurant.  The mission of NTHS is to honor outstanding student achievement in career and technical education, promote educational excellence, and help to create strong partnerships with business and industry.  These students exemplify the core values of NTHS which are leadership, citizenship, service, honesty, responsibility, skill, and scholarship.  Stafford is very proud of these outstanding individuals. 

Inductees L-R: Haley Cotrupi-Public Safety Services (Mill River Union High School), John DeMatties-Forestry & Natural Resources (Poultney High School), Arianna Lynn-Digital Arts (Rutland High School), Mercedes LaPlant-Human Services (Proctor High School), Molly Spaulding-Health Careers (Fair Haven Union High School), Cierra Phelps-Public Saftety Services (Mill River Union High School), and Emily Patch-Hospitality & Entrepreneurship (Mill River Union High School)

Truck School Quote

“As bad as the Vermont economy has been over the past few years overall employment opportunities for professional truck drivers is expected to increase by 8 percent over the next decade as experienced drivers leave the field to try their hand in other occupations, retire, or leave the labor force for other reasons. Even the reality of so many jobs leaving the United States for other countries can’t impact the security of having a great career as a commercial truck driver.”

William Lucci, Assistant Director
Stafford Technical Center
Adult Technical Education

CDL Driver Training Program Receives Partnership Award

casellaSenior management from Casella Waste Systems, Inc. met with administrators, students, and teaching staff from the Stafford Driver Training School and the Diesel Mechanic Apprenticeship program to hear the good news about both trucking programs. Six students successfully earned their Commercial Drivers Licenses earlier in the year, and eight students will be testing for their ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) Master Mechanics License later this fall. These achievements mark the third year that students have been given the opportunity to attend training programs that are completely underwritten by Casella Waste Systems through an agreement with Stafford Technical Center. To thank this generous business partner in a more formal way, William Lucci, Assistant Director of Adult Technical Education at Stafford Technical Center presented Gary Simmons, Vice President of Fleet Management for CWS with the Stafford School and Community Partnership Award “for its generous corporate, personal and financial support of career and technical education for students of the Rutland Region through Stafford Technical Center.”

For more information about employment opportunities at Casella Waste Systems visit their website at www.casella.com.

National Technical Honor Society Chapter inducts 7 Students

L-R: Matt Adamsen, Chelsea Tice, Patty Danahy, Becca Hall and Paige Mayer; Missing from photo were Melissa Rixon and Kayla Perry
L-R: Matt Adamsen, Chelsea Tice, Patty Danahy, Becca Hall and Paige Mayer; Missing from photo were Melissa Rixon and Kayla Perry

Stafford Technical Center inducted seven students into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) on May 7, 2009. The candlelight ceremony was held in Stafford’s Dollhouse Restaurant. The mission of NTHS is honor outstanding student achievement in career and technical education, promote educational excellence, and help to create strong partnerships with business and industry.  These students exemplify the core values of NTHS, which are leadership, service, honesty responsibility, skill, citizenship, and scholarship. Stafford is very proud of them and their accomplishments.

The following students inducted were: Matt Adamsen-Power Mechanics/Welding (Otter Valley Union High School), Chelsea Tice-Video Production (Fair Haven Union High School) Patty Danahy-Architecture Engineering Design (Fair Haven Union High School), Becca Hall-Health Careers Academy (Proctor High School), Paige Mayer-Digital Arts (Rutland High School), Melissa Rixon-Music Technology: Jazz and Contemporary (Rutland High School), and Kayla Perry-Music Technology: Jazz and Contemporary (Otter Valley Union High School)