From Harford County government:
(Bel Air, MD – March 15, 2010) – - The week of March 14th through the 20th is National Ag Week, and Harford County farmers are again marking the occasion by visiting classrooms to educate students about agriculture.
This year, members of Harford’s agricultural community will be visiting a total of 18 schools and speaking to over 3,300 students. The visits are coordinated by the Harford County Farm Bureau, in cooperation with the Harford County Division of Agriculture and the Board of Education.
“These classroom visits allow our children to connect with local farmers, and to learn first-hand what is involved in agriculture,” stated Jay Rickey, President of the Harford County Farm Bureau. “As both an educator and a farmer, I know that it’s something that both the farmers and the students look forward to.”
“Harford County is a leader in the state of Maryland when it comes to Ag ...Continue Reading
Tags: agriculture, FARM, Harford Tech
From Harford Habitat for Humanity:
The First LEED-certified Modular Home Ever Built by High School Students in the USA was the winner as one of the Green Projects of the Year for 2009
(Bel Air, MD) – The Maryland Chapter of the US Green Building Society, an organization committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings, recognized Harford Habitat for Humanity (HHH) and Harford Technical High-School recently for their partnership to create the “Habi-Tech Project,” a LEED certified modular home, by naming the project the winner of the 2009 Young Professionals Award. Dave Guttman, HHH Construction Manager, Mike Svezzese, Harford Tech Carpentry Teacher, and Principal Chas Hagan accepted the award recently on behalf of the partnership.
Bank of America, Harford Technical High School, Habitat for Humanity and other community businesses and organizations worked together to build the home in 2009. The house is ...Continue Reading
Tags: Bel Air, environmental, Habitat for Humanity, Harford Tech, housing
Harford County Public Schools has a little gem of a high school once known to locals as Votech, but now called Harford Technical High School. As it stands today, the school is both a credit and a reproach to the management of Harford County Public Schools.
Like every other public high school in Harford County, Harford Tech includes a college prep program. But the school is unique in providing its students with the opportunity to explore several technical/vocational fields before choosing one to study in depth. Examples of the nineteen programs offered at Harford Tech include plumbing, welding, cosmetology, floral design, food service, computer-aided design, health occupations and printing/graphic communications. Many lead to industry certification in their respective fields.
Harford Tech is also the only magnet school in Harford County. Instead of serving students who live within a set attendance area, kids from all over the county apply for ...Continue Reading
Tags: Bel Air, edgewood, Harford Tech, high school, magnet, students
