Environmental Technology Program
Minuteman was the first high school in Massachusetts to develop an approved Environment Technology Program, and is currently one of only two high schools in Massachusetts offering such a Program. Students have a unique opportunity to participate in extensive, concentrated environmental studies, and to conduct in-depth laboratory and field studies not available in traditional high school settings. The philosophy of the Environmental Technology Program is to bring together students interested the environmental field, research scientists, community and state officials, and other environmental organizations to investigate real-world environmental issues.

Graduates of the Environmental Program are certified in First Aid and CPR, and in OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations Training. Many students also complete internships with local environmental consulting companies, contractors, or laboratories, and are certified as Massachusetts Class II Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators. Most students graduating from this program are pursuing further education within the environmental filed at the college level. But based on their abilities and competencies when they graduate, they are also qualified to enter the work force directly.

ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERSHIPS/PROJECTS
  • Cambridge Water Department: Water-quality monitoring at the Cambridge Reservoir Watershed;
  • MWRA: Wastewater treatment and infrastructure projects.
  • United States Geological Survey (USGS): Water-quality monitoring;
  • Middle school students in Waltham, Concord, Arlington: Watershed management study and field analyses.
  • Parker River NWR: Beach Profiling and wildlife habitat studies;
  • Bolton, MA Conservation Commission: Vernal pool certification;
  • Devens Groundwater Remediation: monitoring and cleanup of TCE;
  • National Park Service, Minuteman National Park: Integrated pest management
  • Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife: Endangered Species headstart program for Plymouth Redbelly Turtles
  • Northeastern University, Marine Biology Research Center, Nahant, MA: various research projects and studies;
  • US Fish and Wildlife Service: reintroduction of salmon into the Souhegan River.
  • Mass Aquaculture: Using PAS systems for raising large-mouth bass in cranberry bogs.
  • Hanscom AFB: Groundwater gauging and monitoring
Course Outline
Grades 9 and 10
  • Limnology
  • Wildlife Biology
  • Geology
  • First Aid and CPR
  • Marine Sciences/ Aquaculture
  • Land-Use Planning/Watershed Management
  • Meteorology
  • Air Quality
  • Hydrogeology
  • 40-Hour OSHA Haz-Waste Operations Certification

Geographic Information Systems (GIS), CPR Recertification, Envirothon, Science Fair Project

 Grades 11 and 12
  • Applied Water Technology
  • Environmental Site Assessment
  • Senior Project
  • Hazardous-Waste Site Remediation
  • Surveying
  • Co-Op/Internship

OSHA HAZWOPER recertification, Science Fair Project, Envirothon, GIS, MA Municipal Wastewater Certification First Aid/CPR Recertification
Career Opportunities Upon Graduation from Mintueman
  • Environmental Technician
  • Laboratory Technician
  • Hazardous-Waste Site Worker
  • Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
Career Opportunities with
College Education
  • Environmental Engineer
  • Limnologist
  • Geologist/Hydrogeologist
  • Toxicologist
  • Marine Biologist
  • Environmental Chemist
  • Oceanographer
  • Meteorologist
  • Environmental Lawyer
Minuteman Regional High School
Environmental Technology Program
758 Marrett Road
Lexington, MA 02421-7313
Phone: (781) 861-6500 ext. 348
Fax: (781) 861-7762

Environmental Technology Staff:
Terry Regan: tregan@minuteman.org
Carol Zanin: czanin@minuteman.org
Chris Whitaker: cwhitaker@minuteman.org