Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education,
We are most excited to share this outstanding piece highlighting Chapter 74 Vocational Technical Students who are the beneficiaries as Bosch Power Tools and the Boston Bruins are joining forces to help empower careers in the skilled trades.
Somerville High School which offers 14 High Quality Chapter 74 programs career pathways within a comprehensive high school setting for students enrolled in their Career and Technical Education (CTE) program. Representatives from Bosch Power Tools visited the Carpentry Program to formally launch the partnership at SHS.
Quoting Assistant Principal and Director of CTE James Hachey , “We are building the community’s future one student at a time.”
Boston Bruins, Bosch Power Tools to Celebrate New Partnership by Collaborating with Somerville High School’s Center for Career and Technical Education
Carpentry students will repurpose broken hockey sticks to be used in online auctions, with funds benefiting SHS and empowering careers in trades.
Somerville, MA – This week, Bosch Power Tools and the Boston Bruins formally announced a new partnership that will directly benefit students in Somerville High School’s Center for Career and Technical Education. Through the partnership, which solidifies Bosch’s position as the Official Power Tools, Power Tool Accessories and Measuring Tools Partner of the Boston Bruins, Bosch Power Tools will donate tools and directly enhance career readiness opportunities for student’s in the SHS Carpentry Program. On Wednesday, February 6th, representatives from Bosch Power Tools visited the Carpentry Program to formally launch the partnership at SHS.
Bosch Power Tools and the Bruins are joining forces to help empower careers in the skilled trades, and selected Somerville High School as a partner for the program. Through the partnership, Bosch Power Tools will donate tools for students in the school’s Carpentry Program. With support from Bosch Power Tools, students will repurpose broken hockey sticks from the Boston Bruins, developing original builds using creativity, know-how and the right tools for the job. Once reimagined, The Boston Bruins Foundation will auction the creations online, raising funds to benefit the school and empower careers in the trades.
David J. Ferreira
MAVA Communications Coordinator
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