Groton's Alicia Gentile is Nashoba Tech’s Nominee For Top Vocational Student in Massachusetts

Alicia Gentile, a senior from Groton, is Nashoba Tech’s nominee for the Outstanding Vocational Technical Student Award, given by the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators.
     
One student is nominated from each technical high school who represents the opportunity provided by a vocational-technical education. All of the nominees are honored at a dinner in April at Mechanics Hall in Worcester.
     
Alicia, a Health Assisting student, is the daughter of John and Kristian Gentile. Not only is she the top-ranked student at Nashoba Tech, she is also a Dean’s List student at Middlesex Community College, which she attends through Dual Enrollment. Alicia will graduate from MCC this spring with her Associate Degree in Liberal Arts & Sciences, and then as valedictorian of Nashoba Tech’s Class of 2016.
     
At Nashoba Tech, Alicia is a member of the Tri-M Music Honor Society, plays flute for the band, and has served as captain of both the cheerleading and spring track teams. Last spring, she qualified for the State Tournament in three track-and-field events and was the team’s MVP.
   
She has been named both a Student of the Month and an Athlete of the Month, and is a Kick-Off Mentor, helping incoming freshmen acclimate themselves to Nashoba Tech. She chaired a Nashoba Cheers for Our Troops drive, and attended a trip to assist at a West Virginia hospital through the Health Assisting program.
   
At MCC, Alicia, at just 17, is a supplemental instructor, tutoring students who are up to 30 years her senior. After receiving her Associate Degree, she plans to attend either Vanderbilt University or Brown University to study Human Health Biology, with a goal of becoming a pediatric oncologist.