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Month: May 2025

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Students donate skills and knowledge to aid and honor Vietnam veterans

Students in three Capital Region BOCES programs are donating their skills and expertise in tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam Conflict. High school juniors and seniors in the Welding and Metal Fabrication, Automotive Collision Technology and Building Trades programs are fabricating three metal and wood benches for a local appearance …

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Adult BOCES program helps combat the healthcare worker shortage

Approximately 130 adults were matched with potential employers on Wednesday during the Capital Region BOCES Health Careers Jobs Fair for students in the Adult Health Careers program. Healthcare providers from across the spectrum of services recruited students as they sought to address the impacts of the national nursing shortage. Employers on hand ranged from Albany …

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Criminal Justice students get physical thanks to New York State Police

Criminal Justice students at the Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus received a quick introduction to boot camp on Thursday as members of the New York State Police visited the campus and spoke about careers in law enforcement. With the assistance of the troopers, students in Gerald Place’s Criminal Justice program performed a …

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Heavy Equipment student earns prestigious New York State Education Department scholarship

A Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center student from Duanesburg is the recipient of the 2025 Regent Eleanor Powell Bartlett Scholarship.  Heavy Equipment Repair and Operation (HERO) program senior Jeffrey Mulhern was presented the scholarship on May 6 at a New York State Board of Regents meeting in Albany. The scholarship recognizes the important …

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Maywood Academy’s Hangout Program gives students a strong start to their independence

A new program at Maywood Academy is helping students with complex needs get a strong start to their independence after high school. The Hangout Program happens once a week, providing “hangouts” where high school and some middle school students can partake in activities with less support from instructional staff.  With the help of their colleagues, …

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Collaboration between BOCES and Tech Valley High ignites a passion for science, criminal justice

Several small fires broke out on the Tech Valley High School (TVHS) campus on Tuesday, searing into the minds of young scholars’ lessons in arson, fire and combustibles. Students from a Forensic Sciences class at TVHS and Criminal Justice students from Capital Region BOCES joined forces on a project that saw the students construct from …

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Area high school students prove their mettle, win state welding championship

Three high school students from the Capital Region recently brought home gold from the New York State Thruway Cup welding competition.  Sponsored by the American Welding Society (AWS), the event was held May 3-4 at the Arc & Flame Welding Center in Rochester. Students from across the greater Capital Region first competed in a preliminary …

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