January School Highlights

EB Tech senior takes first steps toward a career in fashion design

Expect to see Samantha Oliveira at New York Fashion Week in the near future. The East Brunswick Tech senior from Old Bridge has her sights set on a career in fashion design, and her ambition is longstanding.

Career education in Middlesex County outlined at MCVTS meeting

A panel of leaders of business, industry, labor and academia was convened Jan. 29 by the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools to assess the status of career and technical education in the county.

Woodbridge Academy senior earns two prestigious scholarships

Philip Krotenok, a senior at the Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge, has been getting a lot of good news lately.

A career in the theater awaits MCVTS senior

East Brunswick Tech senior Caden Green knows exactly what he wants to do when he finishes his schooling. “I want to do costume design as my career,” he said.

December School Highlights

MCVTS Edison Academy seniors win Congressional App Challenge

Seniors Serena Zeng of Piscataway and Adhya Khare of Monroe, who are in the electronic and computer engineering program at the academy, were honored Jan. 6 by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th District) at an assembly at the school. He gave the girls certificates naming them winners of the Congressional App Challenge for the district.

MCVTS named to AP national honor roll

The Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District has been named to the AP Honor Roll by the College Board in recognition of the increasing number of its students taking advanced-placement courses and the percentage of students passing AP exams.

November School Highlights

Edison Academy graduate Prathm Juneja named Rhodes Scholar

A 2015 graduate of the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies in Edison has been named one of 32 Rhodes Scholars for 2020.

Keith Jones II elected president of the MCVTS Board of Education

The new president of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools Board of Education thinks more people need to know about the opportunities being offered to its students.

WWII veterans among those honored on MCVTS East Brunswick Campus

Veterans of the armed forces were honored Nov. 19 at a luncheon on the East Brunswick Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

October School Highlights

Apprentice program for new-vehicle service technicians underway at MCVTS

An adult apprenticeship program with more than 40 students has been launched by the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools to train new-car technicians.

Global problem-solving challenges MCVTS students

Shaili Singh and Theresa Carlos are hoping to solve problems with the help of other students and scientists from around the world.

MCVTS dry-cleaning students will assist in annual winter coat drive

New or like-new winter coats -- excluding leather and suede -- will be collected from Nov. 8 through Nov. 15 at East Brunswick Township offices and other locations and then dry-cleaned by students in the School of Career Development on the East Brunswick Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

September School Highlights

Chinese delegation tours MCVTS East Brunswick Campus

A delegation of industry representatives from China toured the East Brunswick Campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools Oct. 17, visiting the classrooms of six career majors and hearing presentations by members of the school district’s administration.

MCVTS grad takes path from HVAC to higher education

When Matt Olmsted returns to his old shop on the MCVTS East Brunswick Campus, he has quite a story to tell.

10 MCVTS student films selected for All American High School Film Festival

Ten short films by students at the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools have been accepted at the 2019 All American High School Film Festival, having been selected from more than 2,000 submissions from all 50 states and more than 40 countries.