More than 225 current eighth graders applied for admission to Holyoke High School’s Dean Tech campus next fall—and soon they will find out whether they have been selected by lottery to attend.
In all, 130 incoming freshmen will be accepted to attend the district’s career and technical education high school in the fall. Dean Tech offers nine Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways, including Advanced Manufacturing, Auto Collision, Carpentry, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Diesel Technology, Electrical, Health Assisting, and Programming and Web Development.
“The application window closed on February 28, as planned,” explained Director of Enrollment Services & Transportation Rebecca Lamb. “The next step is for our enrollment team to pull and verify attendance and discipline data for all applicants to determine how many entries in the lottery each individual will receive.”
As a reminder, each applicant receives one lottery ticket for applying, and can earn additional lottery chances for maintaining good attendance and for having no major disciplinary actions. Ms. Lamb anticipates being able to announce the results of the lottery on or about Wednesday, March 11.