East Brunswick Vocational Technical High School (also known as MCVTS at East Brunswick, East Brunswick Tech, EB Tech, EBVT and East Brunswick Vo-Tech) is a four-year career academy and

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serving students in

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s located in

East Brunswick East Brunswick is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The suburban bedroom community is part of the New York City metropolitan area and is located on the southern shore of the Raritan River, directly adjacent to the city ...

in Middlesex County,

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, United States, operating as part of the

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. The school serves students of many diverse cultures from all over Middlesex County. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 465 students and 38.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 12.2:1. There were 109 students (23.4% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 28 (6.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Middlesex County Vocational School East Brunswick

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. Accessed December 1, 2022.

Athletics

The East Brunswick Tech TigersEast Brunswick Vo-Tech

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. Accessed October 20, 2020. compete in the

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, which is comprised of public and private high schools in the Middlesex County area, and operates under the supervision of the

(NJSIAA). With 555 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 486 to 758 students in that grade range. School colors are orange, black, and white. In the fall, the school offers soccer and cross country. In the winter, there is boys' basketball, girls' basketball, and cheerleading. In addition to offering their typical varsity and junior varsity teams for cheerleading, there is a separate team that does competition cheer around the state. In the spring, there is softball and baseball.

Clubs

In addition to sports, the school offers several clubs including: *

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*Class Committee * DECA *

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Club * FFA *

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* Gender and Sexual Minorities and Allies (GSMA) * Guitar Club * HOSA *

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* Stripes Literary Magazine *

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* TSA *

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Shops

East Brunswick Tech offers a variety of shops, but is most notable for their School of the Arts programs, which include: *Graphic Design/Commercial Art *Theatre *Digital Filmmaking *Multimedia Art *Dance *Arts Technology (non-audition) *Music Performance and Technology Other shops include: *Automotive Technology *Machine Tool Technology *Computer Architectural Design *Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technology *Agriscience Technology *Baking *Cosmetology and Hairstyling *Pre-Engineering In addition to the regular programs, there is a special-needs program, which has options in: *Automotive Services *Basic Business Technology *Building Services/Maintenance Mechanics *Building Trades/Carpentry *Culinary Arts *Dry Cleaning *Health Services *Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

School of the Arts

The School of the Arts puts on several productions throughout the year, specifically: *Senior Showcase, a collaboration between all seven arts shops (November) *Full-production winter Dance show, in collaboration with Arts Technology (December) *Choreography showcase, featuring a number of student-created short dance pieces (February) *Main stage theatre production, generally alternating between Shakespearean and contemporary plays, collaboration with Arts Technology (March/April) *Reel Film Festival (May) *Spring dance concert, a series of mid-length pieces (May) *Freshman Showcase, a series of short plays showcasing the freshmen from Theatre and Arts Technology (May) Other shows may be added throughout the year.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration include the principals and two vice principals: *Michael Cappiello, Principal *Robert Feldman, Principal School of Career Development

Notable alumni

* Brian D. Sicknick (1978–2021), officer of the

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.Brian David Sicknick
Demaine Funeral Home. Accessed January 31, 2021. "Brian David Sicknick was born on July 30, 1978, in New Brunswick, NJ, the youngest of three sons to Gladys and Charles Sicknick. He spent his formative years in South River, New Jersey and lived there until he became part of the Capitol Police family. He graduated from the East Brunswick New Jersey Campus of Middlesex County’s Vocational & Technical High School in 1996."

References

External links

School websiteMiddlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools
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National Center for Educational Statistics data for the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools
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