Education
Whittier Tech Communities Celebrate Step Towards Shared Campus Plan
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Officials from the 11 communities that send students to Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School celebrated their joint agreement yesterday afternoon with a signing ceremony on the 50-yard line of the school’s football field. The concept of a shared campus at Northern Essex Community College’s Haverhill site surfaced a year ago after voters in 10 of the 11 sending school communities rejected a $445 million standalone replacement. Only Haverhill voted in favor of building a new school on the current campus at 115 Amesbury Line Road. In order to pursue state financial support for the combined campus plan, all 11 communities had to agree to bring an application before the Massachusetts School Building Authority. Up until a month ago, Rowley had been a hold out.