MCVTS students learning despite COVID-19 hurdles

The 2,100 students of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools have successfully completed their first marking period with adjustments and innovations to accommodate COVID-19 precautions.

October School Highlights

School of the Arts Senior Showcase is a drive-in experience for 2020

The MCVTS School of the Arts 2020 Senior Showcase is scheduled for tonight (10/28) and tomorrow night (10/29) for the first time ever as a drive-in movie event!

MCVTS student films continue to earn recognition

Eight films by students in the digital film program on the MCVTS East Brunswick Campus were accepted as official selections at the 2020 All American High School Film Festival, which received more than 2,500 submissions from all 50 states and more than 40 countries. It was the third year in a row that MCVTS student films were selected

September School Highlights

Perth Amboy historical marker inspired by MCVTS student project

A student project has led to plans to install a marker commemorating the city’s terra cotta industry in a new waterfront park under construction across the street from the Perth Amboy Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

East Brunswick Campus honored for sustainability efforts

The East Brunswick Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools has been granted Bronze Certification by Sustainable Jersey for Schools.

COVID-19 lockdown inspires MCVTS student to create STEM tutoring program

A 16-year-old from Edison has used his energy, creativity and penchant for public service to develop a tutoring program that has now become an international phenomenon during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In-person career classes, remote academic classes on 3 MCVTS campuses

As more and more New Jersey public school districts opt to return to remote learning for the fall term, the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools have decided to institute a different kind of hybrid plan – remote learning for academic courses and in-person classes for career and technical education.

Practical nursing students complete MCVTS summer clinical program

The practical nursing program of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools was forced to improvise when students were locked out of their hands-on clinical instruction due to COVID-19

Recent MCVTS grad wins coveted Jefferson Scholarship

The pandemic has delayed some of the plans made by Avaneen Pinninti of Piscataway, a recent graduate of the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies in Edison.

Five graduations at three sites send off MCVTS seniors

The weather cooperated as the Class of 2020 of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools graduated over two days at three outdoor locations.

June School Highlights

Essay by MCVTS student chosen in New York Times contest

Sixteen-year-old Erin Tan of North Brunswick, who will be a senior at the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies in Edison in the fall, likes the changes in admission policies being made by colleges and universities because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

MCVTS schedules outdoor graduations at three sites

The five campuses of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools will hold outdoor graduations for the 474 members of the Class of 2020 at three locations on July 8 and 9.

LPN virtual graduation video

May School Highlights

MCVTS virtual meeting examines regional career education needs

More than 30 people attended a virtual meeting to assess whether regional needs for career and technical education are being met by the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools and other county public school districts.

Senior showcase goes virtual at MCVTS Edison Academy

A timing device to help people manage their medicine, an app to keep track of what groceries you have and what you need, a soccer-ball shooter to make team practices more efficient, and a bubble-tea dispenser were among the projects presented virtually by seniors at the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies.

MCVTS film students gather awards and celebrity shoutouts

Student filmmakers at East Brunswick Tech have been receiving a lot of recognition – including from movie celebrities.