Collaboration between two area high schools is ensuring a local teenager can pursue her passion. Kateri Martin, a junior at Tech Valley High School (TVHS), is spending the week at Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School, Albany Campus, learning in the Auto Body Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology program. “I am doing my I-Term …
Thanks to the advice of his uncle and the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School, a Mohonasen High School senior is prepared for a career that is projected to grow 13 percent over the next decade. Even so, Tirajae Pierre plans to continue learning after he graduates from Mohonasen and the BOCES Career and …
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An area trade school is collaborating with Capital Region BOCES to bring a new skill set to area high school students this month. The Upstate Masonry Institute (UMI) taught a weeklong introduction to masonry course to students in the Construction/Heavy Equipment program earlier this month on the Career and Technical School, Schoharie Campus. The institute …
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Kishaun Sookdowar, a standout in our Automotive Youth Educational System (AYES) program, can diagnose a rattle in an engine or a shimmy in the drive shaft. But, the Schenectady High School senior hopes to be diagnosing and helping cure something a little more serious in the coming years—bone fractures, tumors and more. “Cars are something …
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STEM Kits To Promote Hands-on Learning and Family Engagement In addition to learning their traditional ABCs, kindergarten students from across the Capital Region will learn the ABCs of STEM® — a program that introduces science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts to young children. Capital Region BOCES is helping coordinate the local launch of this …
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On August 30, 2021, the following letter was sent by Jeff Palmer, director of Career & Technical Education, to families of students who will attend Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Schools beginning in September 2021. Dear Parent/Guardian: We hope everyone has had a chance to enjoy the summer and this communication finds you healthy …
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June 2021 Commitment Award For Value Congratulations to Mike Sylofski for winning the June 2021 Commitment Award for Value. Mike’s proactive leadership with the Webex Teams initiative has added value by fostering an increase in collaboration and cooperation among colleagues within and across our divisions. Mike was proactive with the Webex Teams initiative even prior …
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