Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School seniors in the Design and Visual Communications program created posters profiling Black innovators. (Photo Courtesy Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School)
TAUNTON — Seniors in the Design and Visual Communications program at Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School recently created a series of posters that profile Black innovators whose work connects to career and technical fields taught at the school.
The class produced 18 posters, each featuring a Black historical figure whose contributions connect with one of the school’s vocational programs. The posters are now displayed throughout the Bristol-Plymouth building, primarily in and around the shop areas connected to each individual’s field.
Students researched and designed posters featuring prominent historical figures and others whose work helped advance industries, including science, engineering, technology, culinary arts and communications.
The project was developed earlier this year as a way to recognize both Black History Month and Career and Technical Education Month, while giving students the chance to see the relevance between historic contributions and careers in fields they may soon enter.
“Our students took great care in researching these leaders and designing posters that highlight their accomplishments,” said Brendan Flynn, a Design & Visual Communications teacher at Bristol-Plymouth who helped lead the initiative. “The project allowed students to explore how these innovators helped shape industries that continue to impact the work happening in our vocational programs today.”
Students selected individuals whose achievements aligned with specific shop areas, allowing the posters to be displayed in spaces at the school where students are learning similar skills on a daily basis.
Figures highlighted in the project include Lewis Latimer, James A. Parsons Jr., Katherine Johnson, Clarence Ellis, Henry Boyd, Charles Edwin Bentley, Ed Welburn, Rihanna, Rita Pierson, Jackie Ormes, Roy Eaton, Emmett Chappelle, James Hemings, Oprah Winfrey, Charles Drew, Wendell Scott, Walter Braithwaite and Alice H. Parker.
“This is just one example of a project that demonstrates the meaningful learning taking place at Bristol-Plymouth every day,” said Superintendent-Director Dr. Alexandre Magalhaes. “Our students produced impressive design work and researched innovators whose contributions continue to shape many of the industries represented in our vocational programs.”
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