• Shawsheen Valley Technical High School

    Principal's Update

    Friday, February 14, 2025

     

    Dear Shawsheen Students, Families, and Colleagues: 

     

    Yesterday, I sent information to students and families regarding important updates on MCAS, competency determination, and graduation requirements. Please take the time to review that message by clicking on the following link: Principal's Office / Updates re: MCAS, Competency Determination, & Graduation Requirements.

     

    Sophia Gallant Wins Second Round of Competition in the annual Lions Club Youth Speech Contest

    Each year, all Shawsheen students are invited to compete in the annual Lions Club Youth Speech Contest. Sponsored by the Billerica Lions Club, the contest this year asked students to speak for 5-8 minutes on “The best advice I’ve ever received.” This past weekend, Cosmetology sophomore, Sophia Gallant, from Bedford, wrote, revised, memorized, and performed her speech, winning her second round of competition. She will be moving on to the state contest in early April. We wish her continued success! Any student interested in participating next year should contact Ms. Doucette at kdoucette@shawtech.org or stop by room 515. 

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    Shawsheen PAC Presents Music Bingo - Friday, April 4, 2025

    Grab your friends & enjoy a fun night out playing Music BINGO all while supporting the students & the Shawsheen Tech PAC! Please see the Music Bingo flyer and click on the following link for more information and to purchase tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shawsheen-tech-pac-presents-music-bingo-tickets-1223869018179?aff=oddtdtcreator  

     

    Traveling Rams - Costa Rica in 2026

    The following message is from the Traveling Rams Advisor, Mr. John Bagni:

    To receive more info about the Costa Rica trip, please see the Costa Rica 2026 Presentation. The end of the PowerPoint has a code you can can to sign up, or you can just go to the EF website at www.eftours.com and put in trip number 2826490KJ. You will see all the sign-up information on either the website or the PowerPoint. There is a $200 discount until the end of the month of March, which makes the trip $3749. Please feel free to email me at travelingrams@shawtech.org with any questions. I will also be having an informational meeting on Thursday, March 6th at 6:00 P.M in the auditorium. 

     

    Get Involved in SkillsUSA!

    SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled work force. They help every student excel by teaching leadership and employability skills as they learn their technical and academic skills in the classroom. If you want to find out how SkillsUSA can help you, talk to your shop’s SkillsUSA advisor. If you would like to be a member of Shawsheen’s chapter leadership team, meetings are held every Tuesday from 2:15-3:00 in room 347 in the Life Science Wing. Everyone is welcome.

     

    Registration for "Summer at Shawsheen" is OPEN!

    The “Summer at Shawsheen” Program is excited to announce that registration opened today, Friday, February 14, 2025. This year’s offerings feature 25 different offerings for students of all ages including Sports Clinics, STEM classes, Vocational-Technical programs, Academic classes, and Enrichment courses. Space is limited, and courses will sell out quickly. Please see the 2025 Summer at Shawsheen flyer for more information. To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-at-shawsheen-2025-tickets-1242269985969?aff=oddtdtcreator and click on the “Tickets” button. 

     

    Reminder: Seal of Biliteracy Registration Ends on Friday, February 28, 2025

    Click on the following link to view Seal of Biliteracy information shared in last week's update: Principal's Office / Seal of Biliteracy 2025.

     

    Reminder: 2025 Spring Sports Registration Ends on Friday, March 14, 2025

    Click on the following link to view 2025 Spring Sports Registration information shared in last week's update: Principal's Office / 2025 Spring Sports Registration. 

     

    No School Next Week - February Break

    There will be no school for students next week, which means that the majority of staff will be unavailable and out of the building next week. The entire building will be closed on Monday, February 17 for Presidents' Day. Although the building will be open next Tuesday-Thursday, most staff will not be working, and therefore if you reach out during that time, you most likely won't receive a response until everyone returns on Monday, February 24, 2025. We hope everyone has a safe, relaxing, and enjoyable February break! We will welcome students back to a week 2 schedule when we return from break.

     

    Sincerely,

    Jessica Cook

    (she/her)

    Principal

     

    Quick Links:

    Reminders:

    • Friday, February 14: Summer at Shawsheen Registration Opens for Summer 2025 - 2025 Summer at Shawsheen 
    • Monday, February 17: NO SCHOOL - Building Closed - Presidents' Day
    • Tuesday, February 18-Friday, February 21: NO SCHOOL - February Vacation
    • Friday, February 28: Q3 Mid-Term
    • Friday, February 28: Last day to register for Seal of Biliteracy - 2025 Seal of Biliteracy Registration
    • Thursday, March 6: Informational Meeting at 6pm for Costa Rica 2026 Trip - Costa Rica 2026 Presentation
    • Wednesday, March 12: Monthly staff meeting at 2:15pm
    • Thursday, March 13: Early Release - Student Dismissal at 10:43am 
    • Thursday, March 13: SkillsUSA District Competition
    • Thursday, March 13: School Council Meeting at 2:15pm
    • Tuesday, March 25 - Wednesday, March 26: ELA MCAS
    • Friday, April 4: End of Quarter 3
    • Friday, March 14: Last day to register for Spring Sports - Arbiter Registration