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, …
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 …
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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Nearly one dozen Capital Region BOCES students earned medals at the New York state SkillsUSA competition April 23-25, including several who won state championships. The students won the medals competing against more than 3,000 other students in numerous work-place skills competitions, ranging from welding and nursing to cooking and machining. The awards were announced Friday …
Approximately 100 students from across the Capital Region convened at Proctors Theatre in April for the third annual Elevating Student Voices (ESV) Youth Summit, which concludes a year-long program focused on student-led dialogue and action on important issues. The summit brought together young leaders from all of the BOCES component districts together to share their …
Component school district boards of education unanimously approved a $15,674,431 Capital Region BOCES administrative budget for the 2025-26 school year on Wednesday, April 23. Component school districts do not vote on the overall budget, only the administrative portion. Component school districts will “vote” on the rest of the total proposed $203,005,387 budget by deciding whether …
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Students at Airline Drive Academy are spreading good vibes and strengthening their communication and writing skills at the “Kindness Cart.” Created to make students’ habilitation therapies more engaging, the Kindness Cart is a student-led iced coffee station for staff that operates bi-weekly. The Kindness Cart was started by three Airline staff members, Speech Therapists Rebecca …
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Approximately 60 high school students from across the region will be wearing beautiful dresses to their proms this spring thanks to the efforts of Global Fashion students at Capital Region BOCES. During three separate Cinderella Prom Dress events at the Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus in early April, the teens chose from …
In less than a year, adults in the Capital Region could gain the training needed to enter a career with significant job growth projections. Registration is underway now for the Capital Region BOCES Adult Health Careers and Services full-time Practical Nursing program which starts in September. The deadline for application submission is August 19, 2025. …
Capital Region BOCES held its Annual Meeting and Dinner on Wednesday, April 9, at the Career and Technical Education Center, Albany Campus. Attended by the BOCES Board of Education and school board members and leaders of component districts, the purpose of the meeting was to present the tentative administrative, capital and program budgets for the …
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