6 students earn free tuition to public college or university in Massachusetts

UPTON – The John and Abigail Adams Scholarship is a merit-based program that provides tuition at a Massachusetts state college or university - 78 Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School seniors are the proud recipients of an Adams Scholarship. The award allows these students an option to further their vocational and career training with additional education, advanced training, and credentials.

The first-time score on a high school MCAS exam determines eligibility for an Adams Scholarship. Adams Scholars receive free tuition for up to eight semesters of undergraduate education at a Massachusetts public college or university, renewable for eight consecutive semesters or four years. Recipients must use the tuition credit in the first fall semester following their high school graduation and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better.

The following BVT Class of 2025 students from Upton are among 78 BVT students to earn a John and Abigail Adams Scholarship: 

- Samantha Carroll, Information Technology 

- Kylie French, Painting & Design 

- Cassidy Lyon, Health Services 

- Harmony Melendez-Torres, Biotechnology 

- Ryan Poirier, Advanced Manufacturing

- John Simas, Electronics