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Culinary Arts students compete at Massachusetts ProStart Invitational

group photo of students at the Massachusetts ProStart Invitational Event at Gillette Stadium
Left to right: Daniel Hawkes, Lydianna Ginarte, Melissa Alphonse, Elaina Hawkes, Natalie Minasi, Nyah Thomas, Antoine Pierre, Sarah Saddler, and Isabella Luongo. Photo courtesy Richard Spada
The Culinary Arts students at Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton - led by their dedicated, creative instructors - are always embarking on new ventures intended to broaden and perfect their skills, enhance their self-assurance, and put them the forefront of the next generation of food industry professionals. On February 12, 2019, some of these industrious young men and women added another milestone to their already impressive list of accomplishments when two teams of Blue Hills Culinary…

BHR Students earn 17 medals, 5 gold, at District I SkillsUSA

photo of students Christopher Alcimbert and Brianna Lynch
Christopher Alcimbert and Brianna Lynch
Students from Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton earned 17 medals – including five coveted gold ones - at the SkillsUSA District I Competition held at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School on March 1, 2019. A State Officer Candidate from the school was also chosen. Blue Hills’ State Officer Candidate is Christopher Alcimbert (Randolph), who is studying Cosmetology.  The advisors for the Blue Hills chapter of SkillsUSA are teachers Janice LaVoie and Stacy Hedges. SkillsUSA…

From the Gridiron to the Power Grid: BHR Graduate Jenna Cloutier '07

photo of Blue Hills graduate Jenna Cloutier
BHR Graduate Jenna Cloutier, Class of 2007
When Jenna Cloutier penned the caption of her photo for the Class of 2007 yearbook from Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton, she could not have realized how prophetic her words would be. Cloutier, of Randolph, wrote under future plans that she wanted to be a New England Patriots cheerleader. She certainly had the right background. Cloutier was a cheerleader at the Pop Warner level, and she did football and basketball cheerleading at Blue Hills. She was a cheerleader for four years in…

Computer Tech in Air Force Association's CyberPatriot competition

group photo of Computer Technology students who competed in the CyberPatriot competition
Computer Tech competing in the CyberPatriot competition
On Friday, January 11, 2019, Computer Information Systems (Computer Tech) had three teams of students compete in the State Round of the Air Force Association's CyberPatriot Competition (right here in our CIS classroom at BHR) alongside thousands of other high schoolers across the nation. This is CIS’ first time entering a competition of this magnitude. The students competed for a rigorous six hours. We are truly proud of them for taking on such a challenging competition and having fun stopping a…

Criminal Justice program goes climbing

photo of students participating in a high ropes course at Norfolk County Sherriff's Youth Leadership Academy
Criminal Justice visits the high ropes course at Norfolk County Sheriff's Youth Leadership Academy in Braintree.
The 12th grade Criminal Justice students recently visited the Norfolk County Sheriff's "Youth Leadership Academy" high ropes course in Braintree. Students participated in team building and problem-solving activities. The students really get a chance to step outside their comfort zone with support from their peers to solve problems. Special thanks to Norfolk Sheriff's Department Jim Ross (Community Outreach Officer) for setting this up each year, and Matt Lowe and Tony McGaughey for being great instructors…