Outdoor Adventure
The Outdoor Adventure Club meets approximately once a month outside of school. The club offers a variety of outdoor events such as skiing, hiking and rock climbing.
SkillsUSA
SkillsUSA-a national organization serving high school and college students which prepares students for careers in technical, skilled and service occupations. SkillsUSA currently has 266,000 members in 54 states and territories.
SkillsUSA provides educational and leadership activities designed to build leadership, teamwork, citizenship, and character development. It builds and reinforces self-confidence, work attitudes and communication skills. It emphasizes total quality of work, high ethical standards, superior work skills, life long education and pride in the dignity of work.
SkillsUSA also promotes involvement in community service. More than 1,000 business, industry and labor sponsors support SkillsUSA through financial aid, contributions, and direct involvement of their people in the various activities and events.
To learn more about SkillsUSA check out the national web page here: www.skillsusa.org. Also check out the Massachusetts SkillsUSA State site here:http://www.maskillsusa.org/.
National Leadership Conference, Fall Leadership Conference, District Leadership and Skills Conference State Leadership and Skills Conference.
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Drama Club
Welcome to the South Shore Vocational Technical School Drama Club!
South Shore Vo-Tech Drama is in its 13th year. The founding "Mothers", Eileen Hayes and Sandy Smith, started in 1991 with The Devil and Daniel Webster which was performed in the school cafeteria. Culinary Arts students helped in making the first dinner show at South Shore and history was made!
Since the beginning of the construction of the new wing, all performances have been performed in the Lecture Hall and dinner is served in the new Brass Lantern restaurant. The Drama Club draws upon all the shops in the school to ensure a successful triumph in a true team effort.
Drafting students design our sets. Plans are then given to the Carpentry department for them to build the sets. Electrical students install all lighting and makes sure the dimmer board is up and running while Electronic students work on the sound system and special effects for the play. Precision Machining Technology and Metal Fabrication/Welding students make anchors and special projects for the sets such as swords created on a lathe machine for Taming of the Shrew. Graphic Communication students design and print programs, posters and tickets and Cosmetology students do hair and make-up for the actors.
Over the years teachers and guidance have helped make our annual Dinner Show one of the best highlights of the year!
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Student Government
The S.S.V.T. Student Council goals are:
- To promote communication between the administration and the student body
- To inform the administration and staff about the student body's activities, interests and concerns
- To advise the administration as part of its decision-making process
- To initiate and present proposals to the administration about issues important to the student body
- To teach the dynamics of a student run organization
- To promote the concepts of democratic decision making in the student body
- To prepare students for increasing leadership responsibilities
- To increase student body participation in school functions and community involvement
- To be truly representative of the entire student body
2011–2013 Student Council Members:
Class of 2013: Vice President - ; President - Jessica Gillen
Class of 2012: Vice President - ; President - Caleb Tabor
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National Honor Society
 
The National Honor Society at SSVT is reserved for those students who maintain a 3.5 GPA, and possess the values of good character, leadership and commitment to service. The students are eligible after the 2nd term of junior year. An induction ceremony is held each spring. Seniors and juniors are inducted at that time. A community service project is voted on each year, with individual "pet projects" considered. Membership must be maintained through the remainder of the student's program at SSVT. It is both an honor and a privilege to be part of the South Shore Vocational Technical High School National Honor Society.
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Peer Mediators
Peer mediation is an organization where students can seek assistance with conflict resolution through their fellow peers who have been trained in peer mediation. A mediator is a student who acts as a go between for students experiencing a conflict. It is the responsibility of the mediators to provide a neutral, safe environment for peers to air out their differences and try to come to a solution on which they can agree. Mediators do not tell the disputants what to do. They provide an environment where disputants can agree to resolve or not resolve their differences.
The peer mediation program has an adult advisor; however, the actual mediation process is solely the responsibility of the mediators and the disputants themselves. The advisor acts as an overseer. If the situation warrants, the advisor leaves while the mediation occurs.
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Creative Writing
The Creative Writing Club: Home of Real Good Stuff is SSVT’s bi-annual student publication. The publication includes all genres of writing and encourages artists to submit work too! We meet B-Cycle Monday’s in room 106. We also meet in cyberspace. Maybe we’ll see you there!
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Yearbook
Senior portrait requirements and deadlines: 300 dp (high resolution)i at 4X5" minimum - senior portraits must be submitted before the December vacation to guarantee placement.
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Pupil Services
Services are provided to assist our students to become successful citizens. Services include Guidance, Special Education, School Nurse, Title I assistance and 504 accommodations.
Guidance Department - The guidance department provides the following services:
- Recruitment, Admissions and Orientation for students interested in attending South Shore Vocational Technical High School
- Guidance curriculum for all students – career decision making, career planning, academic counseling, post-secondary school planning and application process, job seeking and keeping skills, etc.
- Student monitoring and counseling
- Student support activities and groups
- Scheduling and attendance monitoring
- Cooperative Education placement
Staff
- Pam Titus – Director of Pupil Services
- Todd Zahurak – counselor – all 9th grade students, exploratory program and the 10th, 11th and 12th grade students in PMT, Automotive and Carpentry (Towns of Whitman, Abington and Non-town schools). Mr. Zahurak also coordinates our students and the military recruiters.
- Amy Dow – counselor – grades 10, 11 and 12 in the following shops: Auto Body, Culinary Arts, Cosmetology, HVAC and Metal Fabrication (Towns of Hanson, Rockland and Scituate). Mrs. Dow is also in charge of our Career Plan activities and the Career Cruising program.
- Joe Madera – counselor - grades 10, 11 and 12 in the following shops: CIT, Electrical, Drafting, Electronics, Graphic Communications, and Allied Health (Towns of Cohasset, Norwell and Hanover). Mr. XXXXXXX also coordinates the college application process , and scholarships.
- Karen Siegel – Secretary
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Special Education - The purpose of the Special Education Department is to provide educational support to meet the student’s needs as identified on the IEP.
Services
- Monitoring of student progress
- Academic support through resource room classes in all academic areas and academic inclusion classes
- After school tutoring
- Support for regular education and vocational instructors
- Psychological and Educational evaluation and counseling
- Speech and Language evaluation and therapy
- Other specialties as needed
Staff
- Pam Titus – Director
- Maureen Francis – Special Education Coordinator
- Instructors – Jean Bumpus, Gerald Bova, Suzanne Matheson, Michael Mahoney and Kristen Stevens
- Instructional Aides – Penny Knudsen, Robert Francis, Matthew Silvia
- Tracy Perakslis – Secretary
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School Nurse – Suzanne Thompson – Coordinates the health and safety of our students
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TITLE I SERVICES - Title I programs provide support at all grade level to assist the students to meet the expectations and the learning standards of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. Students are identified as Title I eligible based on their standardized test results, their MCAS results and their academic achievement.
Section 504 - Pam Titus – Section 504 of the Americans with Disabilities Act is designed to insure access of disabled persons to education and other major life activities.
Staff
- Pam Titus – Director
- Instructional Aides - Nancy Angellis, Julie Venturelli
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Bus Routes
Routes are subject to change. Select a route to download details. For any questions on the organization of these late bus routes, please contact the Transportation Coordinator at 781-878-8822.
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