More than 40 Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) on May 28, while an additional 30 students were recognized for meeting eligibility requirements for the second year.
Those honored come from a cross section of Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, from Criminal Justice to Welding and Metal Fabrication and Culinary Arts & Hospitality Technology to Early Childhood Education.
To be honored, students had to meet several criteria, including earning grade-point averages (GPA) of 92 or greater at Career & Tech and an overall GPA of 85 or greater at their high schools, as well as having stellar attendance.
Joe Slichko, Principal of the Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus, praised the scholars during the induction ceremony.
“Not only have you embraced the challenge of a CTE education, but you’ve excelled doing so. You have shown an unwavering commitment to personal and professional growth,” he said.
The Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center National Technical Honor Society chapter membership now represents nearly two dozen school districts and almost two dozen CTE programs.
The full list of 2026 NTHS inductees broken down by Capital Region BOCES campus, their Capital Region BOCES program, home school district and grade are as follows. (** indicates a student is a second-year member).
Albany Campus
- Khryss Abella, Nurse Assistant, Niskayuna**
- Eva Adams, Nurse Assistant, Niskayuna**
- Taegan Asoera, Early Childhood Education, Scotia-Glenville**
- Theadora Avramidis, Criminal Justice, Cohoes**
- Gabrielle Aziz, Sterile Processing, Scotia-Glenville**
- Shayla Campbell, Global Fashion Studies, Scotia-Glenville**
- Brianna Capuano, Criminal Justice, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk**
- Jada Corker, Early Childhood Education, Scotia-Glenville**
- Aiden Dombrowski, Criminal Justice, Mohonasen
- Benjamin Downs, Criminal Justice, Scotia-Glenville
- Megan Emerich, Electrical Trades, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake**
- Cole Forman, Game Design & Implementation, Guilderland
- Aiden Freund, Game Design & Implementation, Schoharie
- Dylan Garrant, Electrical Trades, Shenendehowa**
- Hunter Goss, Manufacturing & Machine Tech, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk**
- Nathaniel Herrick, Network Technology, Shenendehowa
- Elena Hymes, Criminal Justice, North Colonie
- Hope Keller-Scholten, Early Childhood Education, Mohonasen
- Joshua Kenyon, Auto Trades, Scotia-Glenville**
- Rabia Khan, Criminal Justice, Watervliet
- Olivia Lanese, Nurse Assistant, Niskayuna
- William LaRose, Electrical Trades, Shenendehowa
- Dicey Lewis, Global Fashion Studies, Cohoes
- Alaa Mahmoud, Nurse Assistant, Cohoes**
- Athena Masse, Welding & Metal Fabrication, Niskayuna**
- Lauren McGeary, Digital Media Design, Middleburgh
- Madison Moran, Nurse Assistant, Schenectady**
- Reily Murphy, Nurse Assistant, Middleburgh**
- Sierra O’Malley, Culinary Arts, Scotia-Glenville**
- Asa Pagano, Entertainment Technology, Duanesburg
- Emma Pomainville, Cosmetology, Shenendehowa**
- Riley Rinella, Game Design & Implementation, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk
- Emily Robar, Nurse Assistant, Scotia-Glenville
- Zachary Salvio, Welding & Metal Fabrication, Mohonasen**
- Andrew Satterday, Auto Trades, North Colonie
- Smith Amelia, Nurse Assistant, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
- Hannah Staats, Criminal Justice, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk**
- Katharine Stapf, Criminal Justice, Voorheesville **
- Sage Steenburg, Auto Trades, Scotia-Glenville**
- Priscilla Tribunella, Building Trades, Scotia-Glenville
- Tyler VanDewerker, Game Design & Implementation, Cobleskill-Richmondville
- Maya Waldvogel, Early Childhood Education, Scotia-Glenville
Schoharie Campus
- Molly Coppolo, Criminal Justice, Cobleskill-Richmondville**
- Katelyn Delaney, Early Childhood Education, Schalmont
- Liliana Hughes, Culinary Arts, Berne-Knox-Westerlo**
- Rose Mercer, Culinary Arts, Middleburgh
- Aiden Moyle, Welding & Metal Fabrication, Middleburgh**
- Austin Myhre, Welding & Metal Fabrication, Middleburgh**
- Sean Rosenzweig, Welding & Metal Fabrication, Duanesburg**
- Trista Smi, Welding & Metal Fabrication, Berne-Knox-Westerlo**
- Wyatt Strobeck, Welding & Metal Fabrication, Middleburgh**
- McKenzie Tansey, Criminal Justice, Cobleskill-Richmondville **
- Riley VanDenburgh, Criminal Justice, Schalmont
- Ian Vilegi, Criminal Justice, Middleburgh
New Visions: Health Careers
- Siham AbuZahra, Scotia-Glenville
- Christina Anderson, Schenectady City SD
- Isabella Burgess, Mohonasen
- Addison Cyr, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
- Niara Fianchino, Cobleskill-Richmondville
- Miley Fredenburg, Mohonasen
- Aidan Glunk, Guilderland
- Mikayla Goddin, Scotia-Glenville
- Emily Green, Guilderland
- Stella Ioannou, Middleburgh
- Thant Kyaw, Niskayuna
- Anne Lendrum, Berne-Knox-Westerlo
- Lillian Liberatore, Scotia-Glenville
- Autumn Lischak, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk
- Brittain Lounsbury, Voorheesville
- Caleb Mickle, Middleburgh
- Kaydence Proulx, Scotia-Glenville
- Lillian Steward, Scotia-Glenville
- Sidney Young, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk