FITCHBURG — Continue to “make your communities a better place” was one of the messages to the 327 graduating seniors at the school known to many as Monty Tech.
On May 30, Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School said “goodbye and good luck” to those seniors, 20 of whom live in Athol. All the graduating seniors were commended by school leaders for the outstanding example they have set for others to follow.
Fifty-seven percent of the graduates have been accepted into two- or four-year colleges, and almost 30 percent plan to join the workforce, with more than half of those graduates taking jobs in their field of study.
Class President Rachel Spivey said among the graduating seniors are tradesmen and tradeswomen, chefs, musicians, filmmakers, artists and SkillsUSA champions. She said many will become leaders as they venture on.
“This is largely because Monty Tech drives us toward success,” said Spivey. Then, she told fellow graduates, “An anonymous author once said, ‘May the dreams of your past be the reality of your future,’ so I say to you, Class of 2018, go take on the world, but don’t forget the memories and friends you have made here.”
Max Aker: plumbing
Abigail Clark: dental assisting
Connor Couture: information technology
Barbara Drowne: early childhood education
James Engberg II: graphic communications
Kayla Gerry: health occupations
Lyndsey Guilmette: dental assisting
Alan Keddy III: welding/metal fabrication
Jonathan Kistner: machine technology
Ruddy Landry-Paulino: welding/metal fabrication
Natalia Maltais: CAD/drafting and design
Abbigayle McIntosh: health occupations
Abigail Newcombe: culinary arts
Ashlyn Parzych: information technology
Austin Pelto: plumbing
Marizah Rios: culinary arts
Ruben Rodriguez Jr.: house carpentry
Hunter Sims: engineering technology
Alexis Wilbur: cabinetmaking
Ziola Wilder: dental assisting