Principal Justin Kratz told the School Committee last Thursday that instead of inviting area eighth-graders to the school for the annual showcase and look at after-school programming, the school s recruitment efforts will be virtual. It is not our ideal situation. We would like to have students here, Kratz said. But I think this will be a good night and a good event. This decision to go virtual was made because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Normally, eighth-graders are invited to the annual open house to tour the building, see demonstrations in the various shops and labs, and speak with the high school s students and teachers about the programs in the regional vocational school district.