Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education,
We are pleased to share this terrific example of collaboration between a Chapter 74 regional vocational technical school and its member town. Here is a sample from Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical High School and the Melrose Fire Department.
David
Northeast Metro Tech Students to Help Renovate Melrose Fire Station
October 16, 2023 Robert Mills Client News, School News
Northeast Metro Tech students who are working to renovate part of the Melrose Fire Headquarters stand with Ward Hamilton, Melrose’s representative on the Northeast Metro Tech School Committee at the fire station.
WAKEFIELD — Superintendent David DiBarri is pleased to announce that Northeast Metro Tech students will be helping to renovate the Melrose Fire Department’s headquarters station over the next few weeks.
Students from the HVAC, Carpentry, Drafting, Plumbing and Electrical shops will all participate as students work to renovate the station’s kitchen area, hallways, fire alarm office, chief’s office, and doors.
Work performed by students will include renovating the station’s kitchen area, repairing holes in the subfloor, and replacing tiles, building new cabinets and counters, and hanging new ceiling tiles and lighting.
“This project will enable our students to use the skills they’ve learned in their shops to benefit the community and the Melrose Fire Department,” said Ward Hamilton, Melrose’s representative on the Northeast Metro Tech School Committee. “I’m pleased to see our students participating in hands-on learning that benefits our sending communities.”
Northeast Metro Tech students who are working to renovate part of the Melrose Fire Headquarters stand with Ward Hamilton, Melrose’s representative on the Northeast Metro Tech School Committee at the fire station.
- Northeast Metro Tech students work inside Melrose Fire Headquarters.
- Northeast Metro Tech students work inside Melrose Fire Headquarters.
- A rendering showing what the kitchen area of Melrose Fire Headquarters will look like once Northeast Metro Tech students rebuild the cabinets and renovate the kitchen.
David J. Ferreira
MAVA Communications Coordinator
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