Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School (AVRTHS) is a public vocational high school in the city of Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States. History and mission. Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School opened on September 5, 1973. It is the single school administered by the Assabet Valley Regional Vocational School District, which comprises the towns of Berlin, Hudson, Maynard, Northborough, Southborough, and Westborough, and the city of Marlborough. Each municipality elects by popular vote one member to the district's school committee. The first-ever meeting of the Assabet Valley Regional Vocational District School Committee was  on April 24, 1968, and the district was legally established under Massachusetts General Laws in 1969. Assabet Valley's educational mission focuses heavily on vocational instruction, although in recent years they have expanded their academic offerings as well. The school's goal is to be a "dynamic and supportive school system that prepares students to meet the challenges of the future by providing a rigorous and relevant education in a safe and secure environment resulting in academic, career and technical proficiency." From 2012 to 2015 the school undertook a $62.4-million renovation of its aging building. The Massachusetts School  Building Authority provided just over fifty percent of the project cost, while the school district's municipalities covered the remainder. Athletics. Assabet Valley's athletic teams are known as the "Aztecs". Their main rivals—especially in football—are neighboring public high schools Hudson and Marlborough. In the spring and summer of 2017 Assabet renovated its athletic facilities for the first time since their construction in 1973. The $2.4-million project included a new turf football field, new bleachers, a rubberized track, renovated baseball and softball fields, and renovated tennis and basketball courts. The school district did not assess its  member municipalities for the project, instead using available funds and selling naming rights to the new athletic complex.