Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School

Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School
Address
251 Stonehaven Road
Fall River, Massachusetts, Bristol County,  United States
Coordinates 41°41′54″N 71°7′22″W / 41.69833°N 71.12278°W / 41.69833; -71.12278Coordinates: 41°41′54″N 71°7′22″W / 41.69833°N 71.12278°W / 41.69833; -71.12278
Information
Type Public High School
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,300  (2010)
Color(s) Orange      and Black     
Athletics conference MIAA Mayflower League
Mascot Bengals
Team name Diman Bengals
Website Diman Regional

Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School is a public vocational high school located in Fall River, Massachusetts. The high school serves a regional school district comprising the city of Fall River and nearby towns of Somerset, Swansea and Westport. The school has an enrollment of about 1,300 students and offers vocational technical programs in 16 different programs, including Auto Body, Auto Mechanics, carpentry, culinary arts, dental assisting, drafting, electricity, electronics, facilities management, general shop, graphic communications, health assisting, HVAC, machine tool technology, metal fabrication and joining, office technology, and plumbing.[1]

The school also includes the Diman Regional School of Practical Nursing, offering post-graduate education in the field of practical nursing.

History

The school was founded in Fall River as Diman Vocational School in 1912 by Reverend John Diman, an Episcopal minister who had previously started Diman School for Boys (later renamed St. George's School) in Newport, Rhode Island.[2]

The Diman Regional Charter was established in 1963 to expand the area of the school's enrollment to include the surrounding towns of Somerset, Swansea and Westport, Massachusetts. The current campus on Stonehaven Road in Fall River opened in 1968.

References

  1. ^ About Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School
  2. ^ Time Magazine, June 3, 1946
v · Fall River, Massachusetts
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