October School Highlights

Theater students bring back ‘Education Project’ on MCVTS East Brunswick Campus

An acclaimed look at the state of education through the eyes of students will be presented this month by the theater program of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

September School Highlights

MCVTS Perth Amboy Campus culinary teacher wins national Green Leader Award

Chef Stephen Moir, the instructor in the culinary program on the Perth Amboy Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools, has received the 2018 Green Leader Award of the Green Restaurant Association.

Grant awarded to MCVTS to improve student health

The Piscataway Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools has been awarded a state grant to host a three-year pilot program aimed at improving the health of students to bolster academic performance.

Students find new programs and facilities for 2018-2019 on 5 MCVTS campuses

More than 2,000 students have returned to classes on the five campuses of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools to find innovative new programs and facilities.

Adult cosmetology classes begin in September on 2 MCVTS campuses

Adults interested in careers in cosmetology still have time to register for the fall sessions on the East Brunswick and Piscataway campuses of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

June School Highlights

MCVTS graduates 469 students in ceremonies on five campuses

The Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools granted diplomas to 469 students in graduation ceremonies held simultaneously on all five campuses on June 27.

May School Highlights

More honors for MCVTS digital film students

Films by eight digital film students in the MCVTS School of the Arts have been chosen from 75 submissions in the high school category for the 44th New Jersey Young Filmmakers’ Festival.

49 electricians and plumbers graduate from MCVTS Apprentice Program

After years of classes and on-the-job training, 49 electricians and plumbers have graduated from the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools Apprentice Program.

Grant will fund summer gardening internships on MCVTS campuses

The Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools will use a $10,000 grant from Sustainable Jersey for Schools to fund a summer internship program in which students with disabilities will work on gardens on the East Brunswick and Piscataway campuses.

Edison Academy student elected regional governor of Junior State

It’s going to be a busy senior year for Dev Patel, a student at the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies in Edison.

Business leaders honored at MCVTS advisory committee dinner

More than 200 representatives of business, industry and academia mixed with staff and students of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools at the district’s annual Advisory Committee Appreciation Dinner.

April School Highlights

State grant enhances MCVTS internship program

The Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools have been was awarded a $200,000 grant from the state Division of Vocational and Rehabilitation Services to help students with disabilities prepare for careers.

Veterans linked with services in program on MCVTS Piscataway Campus

A program to showcase available services brought scores of veterans to the Piscataway Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

March School Highlights

Film festival to showcase works by MCVTS students

The fourth Reel Film Festival, showcasing short works by students in the School of the Arts of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools, will be held May 3 and 4 in the auditorium on the East Brunswick Campus.

Engineering mentorship program launched at Edison Academy

Kamakashi Sharma, a senior at the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies, got to see the practical applications of engineering during 10 days at Arm-R-Lite, an overhead door company in Piscataway.

Fantasy quest highlights play to be performed by MCVTS theater students

“She Kills Monsters,” an ode to outcasts and a peek inside the world of dungeons, dragons, wizards and monsters, will be presented in March by the theater program in the School of the Arts of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

More than 200 MCVTS students make Tech Expo presentations

The presentations ranged from a soothing spa experience to preventing head injuries in sports to advances in wound care as more than 200 students participated in the annual Tech Expo of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

23 adult students complete MCVTS nursing program

Twenty-three new nurses have graduated from the LPN adult education program of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

Yoga program promotes wellness on MCVTS Perth Amboy Campus

Yoga is coming to students and staff on the Perth Amboy Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

Middlesex County academies at top of state SAT rankings

The Middlesex County Academy for Science Mathematics and Engineering Technologies in Edison ranks first among New Jersey public schools in average SAT scores for the class of 2017.

Films by MCVTS students chosen for film festival

Films by four students on the MCVTS East Brunswick Campus have been accepted for the fourth Artists Alike Film Festival.

MCVTS senior chosen for all-star football game

Branden Barnes, a senior on the Piscataway Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools, was chosen to play in a prestigious bowl game – and his school doesn’t even have a football team.

December School Highlights

Eighth-graders in Career Choices program demonstrate their skills

Eighth-graders in the Career Choices program of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools showed off what they are learning as part of a Spirit Week program on the MCVTS Woodbridge Campus.

Piscataway Campus culinary program certified ‘green’

The culinary arts program on the Piscataway Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools has become the second public school kitchen in the nation to be certified “green” by the Green Restaurant Association in recognition of its sound environmental and sustainability practices.

Logistics students give presentations for educators

Students in the new global logistics and supply chain management program demonstrated what they have learned at a showcase for New Jersey school districts on the Piscataway Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

November School Highlights

MCVTS School of the Arts schedules dance performance and auditions

The School of the Arts on the East Brunswick Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools has scheduled two important events in December: the winter dance show and the first round of auditions for prospective freshman to enter the school in the fall of 2018.

Collaboration with medical center puts students to work

A partnership between the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools and Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy has resulted in culinary students working in the hospital kitchen and others volunteering at the hospital.

October School Highlights

Woodbridge senior gets highest possible ACT score

Woodbridge Academy senior Rohan Rugulapati of Monmouth Junction achieved the highest score possible on the ACT – 36 – something accomplished by only a tenth of one percent of the more than two million students who take the test each year.

Woodbridge Academy honored for excellence in STEM education

The Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge has been honored by the HealthCare Institute of New Jersey for meritorious service in science, technology, engineering and math education.

Coat drive to be aided by MCVTS dry-cleaning students

Students in the dry-cleaning program on the East Brunswick Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools once again will prepare donated coats for distribution to the needy during a community-wide drive.

September School Highlights

East Brunswick Campus spotlights Career and Technical Education in national photo and video project

The East Brunswick Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools is working with the U.S. Department of Education on a photo and video project to promote career and technical education. A film crew and still photographer toured the campus and set up in

New major added as classes begin for more than 2,000

More than 2,000 students returned to the five campuses of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools Sept. 7 to find a new superintendent and a new major in global logistics and supply chain management.

Dianne Veilleux takes reins as superintendent

Dianne D. Veilleux, who had been assistant superintendent for seven years, has taken charge as superintendent of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

Adult cosmetology classes begin in September

Adults interested in careers in cosmetology still have time to register for the fall sessions on the East Brunswick and Piscataway campuses of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

Academy students on winning team in global STEM challenge

Four Edison Academy students were part of a team that finished first in the Nokia Global STEM Innovation Challenge.

June School Highlights

446 graduate on five MCVTS campuses

Graduations for 446 students were held June 27 on the five campuses of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools

More honors for MCVTS School of the Arts students

School of the Arts students in the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools continue to receive recognition.

May School Highlights

Seniors show off innovative projects at Edison Academy

Solutions to real-world problems and potential consumer products were on display as seniors at the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies showcased the projects they worked on in their final year of high school.

Information sessions scheduled for adult cosmetology program

Two information sessions for prospective adult cosmetology students have been scheduled by the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

Loughlin receives award at apprentice graduation

Retiring Superintendent of Schools Brian J. Loughlin received an award for supporting career and technical education at the annual apprentice graduation of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

Dianne Veilleux named to succeed Brian Loughlin as superintendent of schools

Dianne D. Veilleux has been named to succeed Brian J. Loughlin as superintendent of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

April School Highlights

Young Playwrights Festival selects work by MCVTS student

Michael Villanueva of Woodbridge, a senior in the School of the Arts on the MCVTS East Brunswick Campus, was one of five winners in the high school category, chosen by a panel of professionals from more than 450 entries.

Logistics careers highlighted at Advisory Dinner

More than 200 people attending the annual Advisory Committee Appreciation Dinner of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools were given an introduction into the potential of the field of logistics to provide lucrative careers.

Student works on display at annual film festival May 4-5

The third annual Reel Film Festival, featuring student works, will take place Thursday and Friday, May 4 and 5, in the auditorium on the East Brunswick Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

Murder mystery dinner planned by students on Piscataway Campus

Diners can enjoy a gourmet meal and a professionally rendered thriller when the Piscataway Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools presents its first Murder Mystery Dinner.

State environmental commissioner visits Perth Amboy Campus

State Environmental Commission Bob Martin urged students to consider careers in environmental science during a visit to the Perth Amboy Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

Apprentice teacher named IBEW instructor of the year

Richard Shine, a veteran teacher in the electrical apprentice program of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools, has been named instructor of the year for the United States and Canada by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

Woodbridge Academy senior accepts athletic/academic scholarship

A senior at the Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences has signed a letter of intent to accept an athletic and academic scholarship to attend West Virginia Wesleyan College.

2 MCVTS schools in Top 5 in state in SAT scores

March School Highlights

Perth Amboy culinary program upgraded for sustainability

The culinary program on the MCVTS Perth Amboy Campus has been upgraded to a 3-Star Certified Green Restaurant by the Green Restaurant Association, a national nonprofit organization that helps restaurants to be more environmentally stable.

‘Twelfth Night’ to be presented on MCVTS East Brunswick Campus

Shakespeare’s classic comedy “Twelfth Night” – with a twist -- will be presented Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31 and April 1, at 7 p.m. on the East Brunswick Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools, 112 Rues Lane.

Internships at medical center provide job experience for students with disabilities

Fourteen students from the career development schools of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools are receiving a taste of the world of work through paid internships in partnership with the state Division of Vocational and Rehabilitation Services and Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy.

More than 200 students compete during Career and Tech Expos

Art made from trash, a safety sleeve for auto mechanics, a smartphone “ap” to aid musicians, emergency lighting for car breakdowns, and light therapy for Alzheimer’s patients were among the projects showcased during the annual Career and Tech Expos on the five campuses of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

2 films by students chosen for festival and competition

Two films by students of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools have been chosen for the second annual Project FX statewide student film festival and competition.

Health care major to be added on Piscataway Campus

Plans are being made to add a new health careers major on the Piscataway Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

February School Highlights

MCVTS expanding training with Carpenters Union

The Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District is expanding its partnership with the Carpenters Union to offer training to high school juniors and seniors and a path to entry into an apprenticeship program upon graduation.

January School Highlights

‘Laramie Project’ to be staged on East Brunswick Campus

The East Brunswick Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School will be one of 49 locations around the nation to host a staged reading of “The Laramie Project,” a play about the 1998 murder of gay student Matthew Shepard.

December School Highlights

East Brunswick baseball field wins statewide award

The baseball field on the East Brunswick Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools has been named Field of the Year in New Jersey by a field managers’ group.

Young Men’s Conference scheduled in New Brunswick

Young men in grades 9-12 in Middlesex County will have an opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and identify resources to share with their peers at the fifth annual Young Men’s Conference, Jan. 13 at the DCF Training Center, 30 Van Dyke Ave., New Brunswick.

Career major in global logistics planned for Piscataway Campus

A new career major in global logistics and supply chain management is being planned by the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

November School Highlights

Dancers offer their take on sustainability in ‘Trash’

“Trash” is the theme of the fall dance program of the School of the Arts on the East Brunswick Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

Students make device to help disabled man play fetch with service dog

Advanced manufacturing majors in the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools are taught to identify a problem and then seek a solution. A recent problem involved a disabled man who wasn’t able to exercise his service dog with a simple game of fetch.

Edison Academy student wins second place at MIT engineering conference

A student at the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies in Edison presented a paper at an engineering conference at MIT and came home with second prize.

October School Highlights

Plays by East Brunswick Campus theater students featured by Crossroads

MCVTS theater students Ashley Kiser of Perth Amboy and Michael Villanueva of Woodbridge are among the playwrights who will be featured Friday, Nov. 4, as the Crossroads Theatre Company presents an evening of short plays about issues surrounding social justice.

Edison Academy students reach semifinals of STEM competition

Two juniors at the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Technology in Edison have been named semifinalists in the Siemens Competition, the nation’s premier competition in math, science and technology for high school students.

September School Highlights

10 seniors National Merit semifinalists; 36 commended

Ten MCVTS seniors have been named semifinalists and the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. In addition, 36 others were recognized as commended students.

Students build doghouses to benefit Canine Companions

Students on the East Brunswick and Piscataway campuses of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools are building tiny houses – for dogs and charity.

School opens for more than 2,200 students

A new career major, renovated science labs and teachers armed with new online resources greeted 2,205 students as classes started on the five campuses of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

Summer internships provide learning experience for students with disabilities

Twenty-three students with disabilities from the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools have received a taste of the world of work this summer through paid internships in partnership with the state Division of Vocational and Rehabilitation Services.

June School Highlights

449 graduate from MCVTS

May School Highlights

Lunch celebrates ‘green’ restaurant in Perth Amboy

Edison Academy seniors showcase projects

Marines land on MCVTS East Brunswick Campus

The two giant Marine Corps helicopters swept in over the Brunswick Square Mall and circled to land on the soccer field on the East Brunswick Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

Richard Shine honored as 34 complete apprenticeship

The longest-serving apprentice instructor in the United States was honored as the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools awarded certificates of completion to 34 graduates of its apprenticeship program.

Science and the arts merge in student theater production

East Brunswick field dedicated to Ray Cipperly

“The field that Ray built” has been rededicated to honor the late athletic director of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

Perth Amboy culinary program certified ‘green’

The culinary arts program on the Perth Amboy Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools has become the first public school restaurant in the nation to be certified “green” by the Green Restaurant Association.

April School Highlights

Festival to feature works by School of the Arts students

The second annual Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools Reel Film Festival will take place Thursday and Friday, May 5 and 6.

Advisory committee members thanked at annual dinner

More than 200 guests were taken on a trip into the digital future as the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District held its annual Advisory Committee Dinner on the Piscataway Campus.

LPN students score 100% rate on licensing exam

Adult students in the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools practical nursing program achieved a 100 percent success rate on their state licensing examination in 2015.

3 MCVTS schools again ranked among top U.S. public high schools

Three of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools again have been recognized by U.S. News and World Report in its ranking of the best public high schools in the United States.

March School Highlights

MCVTS to host annual advisory committee dinner

The annual dinner and meeting of the program advisory committees of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools and Adult Technical Schools will be held April 20 at 6 p.m. on the Piscataway Campus.

MCVTS schools receive grants for sustainable agriculture projects

Students of the “farm-to-table” culinary movement will get a boost thanks to grants received by the Perth Amboy and Piscataway campuses of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

February School Highlights

Tech Expo caps off CTE Month at MCVTS

From digital film to food science, from dance to welding, from health technology to automotive collision repair and from supermarket careers to pre-engineering and manufacturing, the students of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools showed off their skills during the district’s annual Tech Expo.

Advanced manufacturing shop is highlight of tour

Government officials, representatives of potential employers and visiting educators were given a tour of the new pre-engineering and manufacturing technology shop during an open house on the East Brunswick Campus.

January School Highlights

School of the Arts senior wins prestigious scholarship

Kimani Issac, a senior in the School of the Arts on the East Brunswick Campus, was awarded a prestigious QuestBridge scholarship.

Students get lesson in government from Congressman Pallone

Forty Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School students received a briefing on activity in Congress, domestic and international politics and the life of a congressman when Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th Dist.) visited the East Brunswick campus.

December School Highlights

November School Highlights

Increased enrollment reflects high demand for career and technical education

Enrollment in the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools continues to increase as demand for career and technical education rises among students entering high school.

October School Highlights

Theater students seeking inspiration in science

It sometimes takes a leap of creativity to achieve an advance in science, but can scientific knowledge spark creativity in the arts? That’s the question being explored by a new program in the MCVTS School of the Arts.

September School Highlights

New major introduced as MCVTS begins school year

The Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools introduced a new career major in advanced manufacturing and expanded its graphic design shops to two additional schools as it began its second century and a new school year on Sept. 9.

2 MCVTS schools named among best in U.S. by Newsweek

3 MCVTS schools ranked among top U.S. public high schools

Three of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools have been recognized by U.S. News and World Report in its ranking of the best public high schools in the United States.

Michelle Obama praises career and technical education at White House event

399 graduate from the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools

School of the Arts students take their talents on the road

Theater, dance and digital film students in the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools’ School of the Arts have been receiving recognition beyond their East Brunswick campus.

East Brunswick students help State Police Bomb Squad

Two Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School sophomores have made a contribution to the New Jersey State Police that will assist them in disabling suspected bombs.

26 complete MCVTS apprenticeship training

Twenty-six electricians and plumbers received certificates of completion at the annual apprentice graduation of the Adult Evening School of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

Perth Amboy culinary team wins 2 gold medals

A team of culinary students from the Perth Amboy campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools won two gold medals at the annual County Vocational-Technical School Cook-Off Challenge.

Festival to showcase films by digital film students

More than two dozen short films will be on display at 7 p.m. May 21 and 22 as digital film students showcase their year’s work at the first Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools “Reel Film Festival.”

300 hear praise for vocational education at advisory committee dinner

A distinguished graduate and the CEO of a manufacturing company both praised vocational education at the annual Advisory Committee Appreciation Dinner of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

East Brunswick Campus named National Green Ribbon School

Earth Day brought the news that the East Brunswick Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools has been named a National Green Ribbon School.

MCVTS retirees to hold reunion luncheon to mark district’s centennial

The event will be held April 29 at 11:30 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza, 290 Forsgate Drive, Monroe.

School of the Arts to host Black Maria Film Festival

The School of the Arts on the East Brunswick campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools will host the Black Maria Film and Video Festival on April 16 at 7 p.m.

East Brunswick Tech named N.J. Green Ribbon School

East Brunswick Vo-Tech has been named a New Jersey Green Ribbon School in recognition of its commitment to reducing its environmental impact, improving the health and wellness of its students and staff and introducing sustainability into its curriculum.

MCVTS students win 15 individual awards and team award at horticulture expo

The Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools had 15 individual winners, and an East Brunswick Campus team won the floral design championship, at the New Jersey State FFA Horticultural Exposition.

Theater program gives Shakespeare a feminist twist

Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” with a feminist slant is the spring production of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools theater program, opening March 19 on the East Brunswick Campus.

Baking contest caps CTE Month in Piscataway

Baking students on the Piscataway Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools marked the end of Career and Technical Education Month in February with a “Last Cake Standing” competition that would have done the Cake Boss proud.

Students explain innovations during annual Tech Expo

The student presentations ranged from cooking the perfect poached egg to finding a new way to desalinate water as the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools held their annual Tech Expo.

Theater students offer views on education during staff-development program

Students turned the tables on their teachers during a very different Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools staff-development program.

Special education students learn to use public transportation

Making special education students comfortable with public transportation is the goal of a program being undertaken by the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools with the help of Rutgers University and the New Jersey Travel Independence Program, a travel-training course for students with disabilities.

Woodbridge Academy seniors seek answers to health questions

The effect of early technology use on social development and whether poor dental care contributes to the onset of diabetes are among the topics being explored by seniors at the Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge.

Graduate honored as Business Partner of the Year

Bill Leary’s career in the heating and air conditioning business began when he was a student on the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools campus in Piscataway. Now he helps current students along the same path.

December School Highlights

Dry-cleaning students to help with winter coat drive

Winter coats for the homeless will be collected Dec. 29 to Jan. 5 in East Brunswick and New Brunswick, and Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools students are ready to clean them for distribution.

Piscataway students deliver toys to children’s hospital

It was a labor of love for 21 Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools students who carefully loaded a school bus with toys and delivered them to Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital in New Brunswick.

November School Highlights

MCVTS plans for advanced manufacturing major

The Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School district has launched an initiative to create a career major in advanced manufacturing and is seeking business partners to help with the effort.

Superintendent helps history class with research

Perth Amboy Vo-Tech history students received some help from the superintendent of schools on a class project that requires them to learn about their school’s past.

MCVTS named to AP Honor Roll 3rd straight year

The Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District has been named to the AP District Honor Roll for the third consecutive year.

October School Highlights

MCVTS psychologist honored by professional organizations

Veteran school psychologist Thomas Massarelli of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools has been honored by two professional organizations for his work at East Brunswick Vo-Tech and at Seton Hall University.

Woodbridge Academy celebrates Blue Ribbon award

Students at the Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences were applauded for pursuing a professional path that will benefit the public health and for choosing a school with a very rigorous curriculum, as the school community celebrated the academy’s designation as a National Blue Ribbon School.

MCVTS Woodbridge Academy is named a National Blue Ribbon School

The Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge has been named a National Blue Ribbon school of Excellence, recognizing it as an “exemplary high-achieving school.”