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Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School

Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School
Location
Map
215 Fitchburg Street

Marlborough
,
Massachusetts
01752

United States
Coordinates42°22′5″N 71°33′56″W / 42.36806°N 71.56556°W / 42.36806; -71.56556
Information
TypePublic school (government funded),Vocational-technical school
Established1973
SuperintendentErnest F. Houle
PrincipalPatrick J. O'Rourke
Teaching staff111.14[1] (on an FTE basis)
Enrollment1,144 (2024-25)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.15[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Blue & gold[2]   
Athletics conferenceMassachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, Colonial Athletic League, Central Massachusetts Athletic Conference
MascotAztec
Websitewww.assabet.org

Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School (AVRVTHS) is a public Vocational-technical school in the city of Marlborough, Massachusetts, that serves grades 9-12 with Quinsigamond Community College NCLEX-PN on site. The school offers strong academic classes and 16 vocational programs make to it one of the best public vocational schools in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The '25-'26 student body is 1,144 according to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

History

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On April 15, 1966, Marlborough Mayor Frank D. Walker had appointed an eleven-member committee to investigate the need for a vocational school in the area surrounding Marlborough. The first-ever meeting of the Assabet Valley Regional Vocational District School Committee was on April 24, 1968, and the district was legally established under Massachusetts General Laws in 1969.[3] A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the then, future Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School on April 10, 1971, construction began shortly after. In late 1972, Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School was completed. Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School opened on September 5, 1973.[3] It is the single school administered by the Assabet Valley Regional Vocational School District, which comprises the towns of Berlin, Hudson, Maynard, Northborough, Southborough, and Westborough, and the city of Marlborough. Each municipality elects by popular vote one member to the district's school committee.[4]

Assabet Valley's educational mission focuses heavily on vocational instruction, although in recent years they have expanded their academic offerings as well.[5]

In 1986, the building went under a minor renovation, replacing its roof. This renovation has no other effect, leaving the building's quality to deteriorate over the years. [6]

From 2012 to 2015 the school undertook a $62.4-million renovation of its aging building. The Massachusetts School Building Authority provided just over fifty percent of the project cost, while the school district's municipalities covered the remainder. The building has had renovations, but never expanded out of its footprint. [7]

Cirriculum

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Assabet Valley offers 16 programs that ready students for vocational success in the state of Massachusetts and that are approved by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:

  1. Advanced Manufacturing
  2. Auto Collision: Repair Technology
  3. Automotive Technology "Auto Tech"
  4. Biotechnology
  5. Business Technologies
  6. Computer Programming and Web Development "CPWD"
  7. Cosmotology
  8. Culinary arts and Hospitality Management
  9. Design and Visual Communications
  10. Electrical Wiring
  11. Health Technologies
  12. Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration "HCAV/R"
  13. House Carpentry
  14. Metal Fabrication and Welding
  15. Painting and Design Technologies
  16. Plumbing

All programs listed above partake in SkillsUSA, as well. Although Assabet's academic scores are low, their vocational education is some of the best in the state.

Athletics

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The Assabet Valley Aztecs are part of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association and participate in the Colonial Athletic League in District 2. All sports are Division IIII and include a variety of free to enroll, no cut teams including:

  1. Cheerleading (V)
  2. Cross Country (V)
  3. Baseball (V, JV, JV2)
  4. Basketball (V, JV, JV2)
  5. Football (V, JV, JV2)
  6. Golf (V, JV)
  7. Ice Hockey (V, JV)
  8. Lacrosse (V, JV)
  9. Soccer (V, JV, JV2)
  10. Softball (V, JV)
  11. Track and Field (V)
  12. Volleyball (V, JV, JV2)
  13. Wrestling (V)

The most recent banner addition for the Aztecs was last years '24-'25 Colonial Athletic League varsity basketball championship where the team went 18-6 with an MIAA rank if 182, and had a league record 0f 7-2. They tied with Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School.

In the spring and summer of 2017 Assabet renovated its athletic facilities for the first time since their construction in 1973. The $2.4-million project included a new turf football field, new bleachers, a rubberized track, renovated baseball and softball fields, and renovated tennis and basketball courts. The school district did not assess its member municipalities for the project, instead using available funds and selling naming rights to the new athletic complex.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Assabet Valley Vocational High". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Athletics". assabet.org. Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Assabet Valley School Committee Policy Manual" (PDF). p. AA. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Assabet Valley School Committee Policy Manual" (PDF). p. BBB. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  5. ^ "About the District". assabet.org. Assabet. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  6. ^ https://www.telegram.com/story/news/state/2012/04/25/northboro-voters-ok-school-feasibility/49659579007/ [bare URL]
  7. ^ Karvoski, Ed Jr. (27 October 2015). "Assabet celebrates school's $62.4 million renovation". Community Advocate. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  8. ^ Malachowski, Jeff (18 May 2017). "Assabet field project underway". Marlborough Enterprise. Wicked Local. Retrieved 6 August 2025.