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Minuteman Career and Technical High School

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Type
  
Public High School

Principal
  
Mr. Ernest F. Houle

Enrollment
  
649

Phone
  
+1 781-861-6500

Established
  
1971

Grades
  
9-12

Campus
  
Suburban

Mascot
  
Mustangs

Address
  
758 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA 02421, USA

District
  
Minuteman Vocational Tech School District

Communities served
  
Acton, Arlington, Belmont, Bolton

Similar
  
Lexington High School, Shawshe Valley Technical, Northeast Metro Tech, Concord High School, Arlington High School

Profiles

Minuteman Career and Technical High School is a Public Vocational High School (grades 9-12) located in Lexington, Massachusetts. The school serves the towns of Acton, Arlington, Belmont, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Dover, Lancaster, Lexington, Lincoln, Needham, Stow, Sudbury, Watertown, Wayland, and Weston. Minuteman is a member of the Commonwealth Athletic Conference for sports, which competes at the Division 5 level of athletics in Massachusetts. The school's mascot is the Mustangs, and the school's colors are navy blue, red, and white.

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Curriculum and programs offered

Minuteman combines academics and college preparation (the main purpose of traditional high schools) with carefully designed courses related to career exploration and learning (the main purpose of vocational-technical schools). The original school planners focused on needs of students living along Massachusetts' high-tech corridor. Other area schools, under state regulations, are not allowed to operate the Chapter 74 technical programs available at Minuteman.

Minuteman currently offers 20 different vocational & technical shop concentrations for the students. The programs Minuteman offers are listed below.

  • Bio-Technology
  • Horticulture & Landscaping
  • Environmental Technology
  • Health Occupations
  • Graphic Design
  • Computer Technology
  • Electromechanical Technology & Robotics
  • Engineering
  • Telecommunications
  • Cosmetology
  • Culinary Arts
  • Early Education
  • Automotive
  • Carpentry
  • Electrical
  • Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
  • Plumbing
  • Welding & Metal Fabrication
  • Campus

    Minuteman has a 65-acre campus that sits just west of Route 128 on Massachusetts Avenue and Marrett Road (Route 2A). Minuteman has gained national recognition for its college preparation and its career preparation programs.

    Athletics

    Minuteman currently offers 16 different sports that students can participate in at the school. Minuteman is a member of the Commonwealth Athletic Conference for sports, and the school mascot is the Mustangs, and the schools colors are Navy Blue, Gold, and White. Minuteman's athletic teams compete at the Division 4 & 5 level in Massachusetts. A list of the sports offered at Minuteman are listed below.

    Fall Sports

  • Football
  • Boys' Soccer
  • Girls' Soccer
  • Cross Country
  • Cheerleading
  • Golf
  • Winter Sports

  • Boys' Basketball
  • Girls' Basketball
  • Ice Hockey
  • Swimming
  • Wrestling
  • Spring Sports

  • Baseball
  • Softball
  • Lacrosse
  • Track
  • Tennis
  • References

    Minuteman Career and Technical High School Wikipedia