Whittier Regional Vocational Technical District

Whittier Tech Principal’s Update

📢 Check out the Principal’s Update for important dates, announcements, and school news. Stay up to date with everything happening at Whittier Tech!

👉 https://tinyurl.com/52snrd4w

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🌎 Whittier Tech is proud to support the Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy!

Are you fluent in another language? Juniors and Seniors who can speak, read, and write in English and another language may qualify for this prestigious recognition.

📖 Start preparing by reading, writing, and speaking in your language—and don’t forget to complete the application. For more details, visit Ms. DiMauro in Room 4019.

Celebrate your heritage, your skills, and your future.

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📚 Happy National Read a Book Day! With a little rain in this afternoon's forecast, it’s the perfect time to curl up with a good book. 🌧️☕ What are you reading right now? We’d love to hear your current reads—drop them in the comments below! #ChoiceReading #WhittierTechReads #WeAreWhittierTech

🍓 It’s the season for jam and jelly — and we’re excited to announce a brand-new course offering!

A few spaces remain: https://wtatnight.whittiertech.org/personal-enrichment-courses/jam-jelly

From Orchard to Jar: The Art of Jam & Jelly is a hands-on, beginner-friendly course that will walk you through the complete process of turning fresh, seasonal fruit into beautifully jarred jams and jellies.

Participants will learn:
✔️ Safe jar preparation and sterilization
✔️ Fruit selection and preparation techniques
✔️ The science of pectin, sugar, and acidity

By the end of the course, you’ll head home with your own homemade batch — perfect for stocking your pantry or sharing as a thoughtful gift!

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✨ A Sweet Start at Poets Inn Café! ✨

Whittier Tech staff enjoyed today’s soft opening of the Poets Inn Café — including Teri Bragg, pictured here with a sweet treat and refreshing drink!

We can’t wait to welcome our community back to the Poets Inn Restaurant for dine-in breakfast and lunch beginning Thursday, September 18. Reservations are strongly encouraged.

📅 Open daily (except Wednesdays, holidays, and school vacations).

We’ll see you soon!

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📚 Sophomores & Juniors: PSAT Registration is Open!
Registration is available online from September 5 – October 6, 2025 at 👉 www.TotalRegistration.net/PSAT/220998.

💵 Cost: $25
📝 Test Dates:
• Juniors – Tuesday, October 21
• Sophomores – Wednesday, October 22

The PSAT measures skills in Evidence-Based Reading & Writing (EBRW) and Math. Students who register will also gain access to a test prep program and receive full results later this fall.

Questions? Reach out to your school counselor for support.

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📣 Wildcats, your summer shop orders are in! The school store has everything ready and waiting for pick-up. Stop by and grab your gear—just in time for the new school year!

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📚 Evening Education Spotlight: Plumbing & Electrical

Whittier Tech is proud to offer all levels of Electrical and Plumbing theory courses required for licensure! Our instructors bring years of real-world experience and are dedicated to preparing the next generation of plumbers and electricians.

A few weeks ago, our Plumbing and Electrical Evening Education instructors met to gear up for another year of hands-on, impactful teaching.

⚡ Electrical courses begin: Monday, September 8
🔧 Plumbing courses begin: Monday, September 15

Questions? Connect with us at adulted@whittiertech.org.

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Whittier Tech is committed to the health, safety, and well-being of our students, staff, and families. We are proud to announce our partnership with @CareSolace to support our ongoing commitment. If you or a family member are looking for help with mental health or substance use, Care Solace will quickly connect you to community providers matched to your needs. Call 888-515-0595 at any time or search on your own at caresolace.com/whittier.

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✨ Freshmen Wildcat Speaker Series

For the 4th year in a row, Whittier Tech alumni are returning to share their stories with the Freshmen Class during two days of introduction and team-building.

This year’s featured speaker is Aurora Vellante, MS., a 2011 Health Occ student, former WT athlete, and now a Clinical Assistant Professor in Kinesiology and Director of Exercise Science. Aurora will share her journey from Whittier to her professional career, reflecting on work ethic, high school experiences, and making the most of every opportunity.

📅 Freshmen Class Only
Wednesday, August 27th
Whittier Tech Auditorium

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🚌 Bus Routes Now Available!

Bus routes for the 2025–2026 school year are now posted. Please review your student’s route details at the link below:
👉 View Bus Routes: https://www.whittiertech.org/o/wrvtd/page/student-transportation

We can’t wait to welcome everyone back soon!

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📣 Whittier Tech Alumni Council Meeting

The Alumni Council will be gathering on Monday, September 22 at 6:00 PM in the Poet’s Inn Restaurant.

All alumni, no matter the year, are invited to join us! Come reconnect, share ideas, and stay involved with the Wildcat community.

Questions? Contact Tia Gerber, Director of Community Partnerships at tgerber@whittiertech.org.

💛 Once a Wildcat, always a Wildcat!

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👏 This morning we carried on a Whittier tradition—the Clap-In! Our staff and Student Leaders lined up outside to welcome the Class of 2029 and all new Wildcats on their very first day.

This is the Whittier Way: students are clapped in as they begin their journey, and on Graduation Day they’ll be clapped out as they head into the future.❤️💛 🐾

A huge thank you to our Student Leaders for giving up the last day of summer vacation to make our newest Wildcats feel right at home in the Wildcat family!

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Today marks the start of an exciting new journey for our incoming freshmen and new students. We’re so glad you’re here!
August 26 is your first day on campus—an early release day at 12:00 PM—as you take your first steps into high school life at Whittier Tech. You’ve got this!
We can’t wait to see all the talent, energy, and curiosity you bring to our school community.
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This summer, Whittier Tech Health Assisting juniors Tyler Stone of Groveland, Ayesha Ehtesham, and Stacey Minaya, both of Haverhill, volunteered at Whittier Rehab Hospital in Haverhill.

Reflecting on the experience, Tyler shared, “I had an amazing opportunity to make sure patients had the respiratory equipment they needed to feel as comfortable as possible.”

Special thanks to Whittier Rehab Hospital for welcoming our students, and to Health Assisting instructor Kim Malynn for guiding them through this opportunity.

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🎒 Back-to-School Kindness Challenge The first day of school sets the tone for the rest of the school year — so let’s start the school year with kindness. 💛 Your Back to School challenge: 😊 Smile at someone new 🚪 Hold the door 💬 Give a genuine compliment Small actions. Big impact. Let’s show what #WildcatKindness looks like from the very first bell. #WeAreWhittierTech #BackToSchoolChallenge #FeelGoodFridayWT

✨ Welcome, Wildcats! Last night, Whittier Tech welcomed freshmen, new students, and their families for orientation. Students explored their programs, met staff, and began building connections that will guide them through their high school journey. We can’t wait to see all the amazing things they will accomplish! #WeAreWhittierTech #CareerAndTechnicalEducation #WorkforceOfTomorrow

Whittier Tech welcomed back the 2025–2026 Cluster Chairs today! Principal/Assistant Superintendent Chris Laganas and the Administrative Team joined them on campus for a full day of training and preparation as the school gears up for another year of excellence.

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🔗 Kindness Chain Challenge - One small act of kindness can spark a ripple effect. Here’s how to join the chain: 1️⃣ Do one kind thing today — big or small 2️⃣ Tag 2 friends and challenge them to do the same 3️⃣ Use #WildcatKindness so we can follow the chain! Together, we can create a wave of good that stretches beyond Whittier Tech. Let’s keep it going, kindness looks good on you. ✨ #FeelGoodFridayWT #KindnessChallenge #WeAreWhittierTech #KindnessChain

🛠️ Skill Swap Challenge For this week’s Kindness Challenge: Use one of your tech/shop skills to help someone else. Example: Fix a bike, tune up a lawnmower, trim a neighbor’s hair, install something, build something, teach someone. You’ve got real skills, and kindness is putting them to work for others. 🤝 Tag us, or share in the comments if you share your talent this week! Let’s see Wildcats using what they’ve learned to make a difference. #WildcatKindness #WeAreWhittierTech #FeelGoodFridayWT #KindnessInAction