BVT holds its annual wave goodbye — virtually

At Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical School, seeing your teachers and the school staff waving goodbye on your last day of the school year is an annual tradition, marking the official start of summer vacation. This year the custom continued virtually, socially distanced, and with a much different look.

On Tuesday, June 16th, there were no school buses lined up in front of the school for the final bus ride of the 2019 – 2020 school year. With students learning from home, there were no in-person celebrations or honking horns. But there was excitement in the air as masked teachers and staff got ready to wave anyway, before sending virtual air hugs, smiling eyes, and well-wishes for a safe and happy summer and embarking on their sabbatical.

Students are encouraged to keep reading over their summer vacation. While it won’t look like other summers, especially when it comes to finding your next great book to read, consider supporting your local town library and independent bookstore with curbside pickup and online ordering. The required summer reading lists are on the school website at https://www.valleytech.k12.ma.us/summerreading. 

While students and teachers enjoy their well-deserved downtime with a good book, administrators, support staff, and facilities team remain busy — the final phase of construction is underway on the self-funded roof repair project. In addition to their annual top-to-bottom cleaning and routine maintenance of the entire facility and campus, summer projects include planning and preparing for reopening and returning to school based on forthcoming guidance.