From the Northumberland County Vocational-Technical School Dedication booklet in 1972:
Dedication
Although the concept of vocational education has been germinating in the minds of educators for years, it is only now that action is replacing words. Concepts are now becoming reality because educators are supporting every segment of the educational, industrial, business and labor communities. We must provide leadership and services in an organizational structure for the promotion and implementation of a comprehensive vocational educational program through which all individuals in all communities are brought to a level of performance in the world of work commensurate with their human potential and the needs of society. Many dedicated public servants are necessary to develop a program of vocational education. The development of this Vocational-Technical Education School for Northumberland County is made possible by the dedicated school directors, to help their fellow man...especially the youth.
Today we dedicate this facility, which, in the words of the board members of the Northumberland County Board of Education, best expresses the satisfaction shared by all dedicated public servants who have participated in the building of the Northumberland County Area Vocational-Technical School - business, industry, taxpayers, professions, students and citizens all "a giant step for courses by progress has been accomplished."
We ask you to accept the gratitude for your generous help in all phases of this project. It is the very sincere desire of all of us in the vocational-technical department to merit the complete support and confidence of every segment of our attendance area.
We wish to express appreciation to all school directors for wisdom and judgement expressed; the outstanding hours and unselfish cooperative effort expended for years in formulating and developing the framework for the Northumberland County Area Vocational-Technical School project that we dedicate to the school directors who have served the area school districts with the greatest distinction over many years.