ANDOVER — Superintendent John Lavoie is pleased to share that Greater Lawrence Tech will host a virtual open house this weekend.
WHEN:
Sunday, Nov. 22 at 12 p.m.
WHERE:
A website sharing videos for the open house will be accessible through Greater Lawrence Tech’s website on the day of the event, linked here.
WHAT:
Greater Lawrence Tech will host a virtual open house this weekend for all prospective seventh and eighth grade students, as well as students interested in transferring to the school, from the district’s sending communities of Andover, Lawrence, Methuen and North Andover.
Prospective students and their families are encouraged to register for the event by filling out an online form linked here.
“The open house is a wonderful opportunity for students interested in career and technical education to see all that Greater Lawrence Tech has to offer. While we can’t have our traditional in-person event because of COVID-19 and the ongoing pandemic, we are thrilled to have been able to create a virtual event,” Superintendent Lavoie said. “It’s incredibly helpful for students to be able to see our facility and imagine themselves in our programs. We encourage any student interested in attending GLTS to take part this weekend.”
For this year’s virtual open house, the district has created videos to welcome prospective students and showcase the school’s facility as well as to provide information about the school’s various career and technical programs, academic departments and student life.
Career and technical programs at Greater Lawrence Tech include: Automotive Collision and Repair, Automotive Technology, Business Technology, Carpentry, Cosmetology/Barbering, Culinary Arts, Dental Assisting, Electrical, Graphic Communications, Health Careers, Landscape Construction & Horticulture, HVAC/R, Information Technology, Advanced Manufacturing (Machine Tool Tech), Medical Assisting, Metal Fabrication and Joining Technologies, Plumbing, Robotics and Automation and STEAM.
A live, virtual question and answer session for prospective students will also be held on Monday, Nov. 23, at 6 p.m. A registration form for the live session with further details will be made available on the district’s website during Sunday’s virtual open house.
Applying to GLTS:
Applications opened for fall 2021 admissions on Nov. 9 and the priority deadline for the Class of 2025 is Feb. 1, 2021. Transfer applications for grade 10 students are accepted through a rolling admissions process, but it is advised that students submit their applications before June 2021.
Students who would like to apply to Greater Lawrence Tech can do so online by filling out an application. To begin an application, click here.
For more information about the admissions process, click here. Prospective students and their families who have questions regarding the admissions process may also contact the admissions office at [email protected].
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