March is a busy month. We have many events and exciting news. Please keep updated with the information below.

• March 2: 12:35 Student Dismissal
• March 6: End of Tri 2 Gold Cycle (Note Gold ends before Maroon this trimester)
• March 11: Student Employment Fair
• March 13: End of Tri 2 Maroon Cycle
• March 16: Spring Sports Begin
• March 17: Parent Council
• March 18: 1:35 Student Dismissal
• March 19: College Information Night and SEPAC
• March 24-25: 10th Grade ELA MCAS
• March 24: Credit For Life Fair
• March 26: School Committee

Note: Trimester 2 Honors Breakfast date to be announced at a later date. Due to MCAS logistics, breakfast may be in the first week of April.

Date: Saturday, March 7, 2020

Time: 9:30 am

Place: Our Lady of the Highway

1044 MA-28, South Yarmouth, MA 02664

Parade Starts: 11:00 am

Parade Route: Starts at Bass River Sports World on Long Pond Drive west along Route 28, for about 2 miles, to the Town ‘n’ Country Motel

We need help decorating our float and we need the smiling CCT faces especially our students to either ride or walk the parade route to promote our new Cape Cod Tech School to these fine folks.

PLEASE WEAR YOUR MAROON AND GOLD

Any questions contact

Mrs. Dietterick – Room 3042

Student Employment Fair (This is a student only event.)

Wednesday, March 11th

12:30-2:00

The Cape Cod Tech community will offer your students the opportunity to meet with local employers on Wednesday, March 11th to secure summer or potential long term employment in their fields. If you have any questions please contact Paul Smith at (508) 432-4500 ext 312

In March we have secured some folks to give educational awareness talks/demonstrations to our students about the dangers of drugs. This has become a health crisis for our youth, and together we can help teenagers avoid this risky behavior.

On the following dates Kevin Rosario from Gosnold will come to present to students. These will occur during the morning.

Gosnold Presentations

March 13

• 8:15-9:25 12th grade
• 9:30-10:45 10th grade

March 19

• 8:15-9:25 9th grade
• 9:30-10:45 11th grade

We also are bringing in Mark Schieldrop from AAA to present to students about marijuana and driving. He will come in for PE classes. We have presentations scheduled for March 3, 4, 12, 17, 24 and 25.

That was our 1st trimester attendance rate! That is good, but it needs to be better. Last year our Trimester 1 Attendance Rate was 96.1%. Parents and students we need to work together to get this number up. Attendance matters.

The state expects a 95% rate for student attendance. We want to achieve a 95.9% rate for the year. We can do this, but students need to come to school everyday. No excuses. Remember, your boss will expect you at work everyday, and so will your co-workers. Build healthy habits now. Come to school because we want you here!

Attention students: As of January 1, 2020 the minimum wage will increase to $12.75 an hour. If you are working, please make sure that you are receiving you state mandated increase.

For more information click here: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-law-about-minimum-wage

Homework Zone

• Every Tuesday and Thursday until 4:30 in the Library

Writing Lab

• Tuesday from 2:45 to 3:45 in Room 304 Ms. Sarabia's room and Thursday in Room 308 Mr. Stockwell's room.

Math Support

• No matter which Math class you are in, we are here to help every from 2:45 to 3:45 Tuesday in Room 306- Mr. Van Saders' room and Thursday in Room 301- Mr. Wyeth's room.

Science Support

• Help for Tech and Engineering Lab Science 9 will be available from 2:45 to 3:45 on Tuesdays in Room 319-Ms. Gaffney's Room and Thursdays in Room 1055-Mr. Eaton’s Room.