Prospective students and their families gather in the school’s lobby before heading out to explore the opportunities and programs available at GLTHS. (Courtesy Greater Lowell Technical High School) 
A prospective student, who is wearing protective equipment, takes part in a welding demonstration provided by student Noah St. Onge in the Metal Fabrication and Joining Program. (Courtesy Greater Lowell Technical High School) 
SkillsUSA Advisor and Student Activities Coordinator Sharon Cornellier stands with SkillsUSA Officers (from left) Cameron Koza, Amanda Diogo, Thomas Marshall, Amalie Morgan-Tomly, Elizabeth Hughes, and Thavary Sam in the school’s lobby, where they greeted attendees and provided information on the SkillsUSA Community Outreach Challenge. (Courtesy Greater Lowell Technical High School) 
Cosmetology students lead a prospective student through a hand-waxing challenge outside of the Cosmetology program area. SkillsUSA participants setup similar challenges all around the building to expose prospective students to the kinds of activities they will engage in if they attend GLTHS. (Courtesy Greater Lowell Technical High School) 
Derek Zina, Jacob Wyman, Kingston Wyman, and Jen Wyman stand with the GLTHS Gryphon after touring the school. (Courtesy Greater Lowell Technical High School) 
Culinary Instructor Cole Gentry speaks to parents and prospective students about the Culinary program. (Courtesy Greater Lowell Technical High School) 
Student ambassadors Kayleigh Gagne and Aurora Meehan walked the halls with the GLTHS Gryphon during the open house. (Courtesy Greater Lowell Technical High School)
TYNGSBOROUGH — Superintendent Jill Davis is pleased to announce that Greater Lowell Technical High School (GLTHS) welcomed eighth-grade students and their families from the school’s four sending communities — Lowell, Dracut, Tyngsborough and Dunstable — to an annual Open House on Thursday, Jan. 5.
Students and staff highlighted the school’s 23 technical programs, as well as academic programming, athletics, and extracurricular activities and clubs. Admissions specialists were also on hand to assist with the application process to attend the school in the Fall.
Students who participate in SkillsUSA also hosted the SkillsUSA Community Outreach Challenge, setting up interactive stations around the school to highlight the personal, workplace, and technical skills that each of the 23 programs promote. Prospective students, staff and alumni were able to vote on which interactive challenges were the most engaging, and the winning groups of students received cash rewards to purchase prizes for their shops.
Winners of the SkillsUSA Community Outreach Challenge were:
- First Place — Carpentry
- Second Place — Electrical
- Third Place — Culinary
- People’s Choice — Tie between Cosmetology and Carpentry
Briannalee Arroyocruz, of Lowell, attended the open house with her mother, Yasmin Arroyocruz, because her dad and cousin both attended the school. She is interested in the wide variety of opportunities GLTHS provides for learning a trade and going on to college.
She enjoyed the demonstrations and SkillsUSA challenges, and particularly enjoyed being able to participate in painting a car hood in the auto body program.
Jack Caravoulias, of Dracut, attended with his mom, Roxanne, and his father, Keith, both GLTHS graduates. Jack said he was interested in the electrical program and in building electronics.
“The shops are way more advanced than when we went here,” said Keith Caravoulias.
Jacob Wyman, of Tyngsborough, attended with his family and was particularly interested in the Information Technology Services and Engineering (robotics) program, while his 5-year-old brother liked seeing the Automotive and Information Technology Services and Engineering (robotics) shops.
“You can get into whatever you want to here,” Wyman said of the school.
“It was a pleasure to walk around and see how we are always so proud to share the benefits and experiences of a vocational technical education, and the skills and expertise of our instructors and students,” said Superintendent Davis. “It was also exciting to see prospective students learn more about our school and discover a new interest or career path. We hope that many of them will apply to attend.”