Square One @ Putnam Vocational Technical Academy

Square One @ Putnam Vocational Technical Academy ) is an American vocational high school. It provides academic and vocational instruction to students in grades nine through twelve. It offers instruction in the following vocational shops: Auto Mechanics, Automotive Body, Graphic Art, Commercial Art, Business Information Management, Sheet Metal, Carpentry, Cosmetology, Culinary, Hospitality/Tourism, Horticulture, and Marketing and Retail. The students are placed in an exploratory program where they have the opportunity to experience many shops in a rotating schedule. At the end of the exploratory cycle, students are expected to select a shop in which they will further their vocational education. A combination of technical hands-on work coupled with a more academic theory 'related' portion assists the students in their learning. As juniors and seniors, students have the opportunity to apply for co-operative education programs and internships where students are essentially employees of the business and are able to earn money and academic credit while being exposed to the real-world demands of their vocation.