EP Career & Technical Center Awards

The East Providence Career and Technical Center serves students from East Providence, Barrington, and Bristol/Warren. In addition, students from outside the region are eligible to apply to the EPCTC if their program of choice is not offered at their regional career and technical center. The East Providence Career & Technical Center at East Providence High School has recently received several accolades for student performance.

On April 6th, members of the NSMH (National Society of Minorities in Hospitality) organization from Johnson & Wales University met with a Cosmetology and Graphics juniors. The focus of the presentation was resume and interviewing skills. Students took part in mini-workshops where they practiced asking and answering common interview questions. The students were able to receive feedback regarding how they answered the interview questions and what they could say to better represent themselves in an interview.

On Wednesday, March 28th the 42nd Annual SkillsUSA Rhode Island Awards and Recognition Ceremony took place at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence. East Providence students that competed in various state competitions were present in large numbers. "East Providence had a wonderful turnout," said automotive instructor Joseph Barroso. "Kyle Andrade made East Providence proud as our 2017-2018 State Officer," added Barroso.

Among the school accomplishments were:

• Ethan Lopes, who was awarded the Gold Medal in Automotive Service Technology. Ethan Lopes will be representing Rhode Island in the Automotive Service Technology Competition at the SkillsUSA National Competition in Louisville, Kentucky in June. 
• Silver Medal in Job Interview went to Christopher Concepción and the Silver Medal in Customer Service was won by Justin Wood.
• The Bronze Medal in Architectural Drafting went to Shawn Couto, a Bronze Medal in Crime Scene Investigation went to the team of Kristy Sittinger, Kianna Hepburn & Thalia Pinto. Also winning a Bronze Medal in Photography was Lilliana Cornier.

"Earlier in the school year, for the first time ever, the East Providence Career and Technical Center brought competitors to the RI ProStart Invitational. Chef Bill Walker coached two teams from the EPCTC in the ProStart Management competition against 7 other teams from CTCs across the state," said school Director/Principal Karen Mellen.

The Krazy Kabob team planned, practiced and prepared for three and a half months for the competition. All of their hard work paid off, as they left the competition in the dust and brought home the Gold Medal and qualified to compete in the National Competition. The Krazy Kabob team Members are Sidney Robertson, Luana Rodrigues, Nayelle Viera & Shelby Wilkerson.

"The Global Grill team was short-handed due to illness and made our school proud by competing hard and showing great attitude and Townie Pride throughout. Ian Ferriera & Kyle Xavier fell just short of a victory but earned the respect and admiration of the judges as well as their peers."