Career Center Students Donate Time, Skills to Community Service Opportunities

This year, students from the Regional Career & Technical Center at Coventry High School have donated their time to various community outreach projects to benefit both local and national causes.

In October, Graphic Communication students designed and printed breast cancer awareness tee shirts which were sold during lunch periods. More than $1,000 was raised and donated to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer during the fundraiser, themed "Keep Calm, Stay Strong and Fight On". 

Culinary Arts students in November prepared, cooked and packaged more than 200 Thanksgiving turkey dinners which were delivered to homebound senior residents within the community.

This month, students from the Career Center participated in their annual Toy Drive. They collected, loaded and delivered an entire truck load of toys for Coventry children in need.

Throughout the school year, Career Center students often take part often in additional Community Service opportunities, like a Cosmetology fundraiser for the American Breast Cancer Association and a Carpentry project raffled off to benefit The Tomorrow Fund, among others.

The Regional Career & Technical Center at CHS will hold its annual Open House on Wednesday, Jan. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m., beginning with an informational session in the school library. Students and their parents from Coventry, East Greenwich, Exeter-West Greenwich, Foster-Glocester, Scituate, Warwick and West Warwick school districts are encouraged to attend to learn more about the various programs offered at the Center.

Anyone with questions about the Regional Career and Technical Center should contact Director Lori Ferguson at (401) 822-9499 ext. 283 or fergusonlori@coventryschools.net.