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Seven Capital Region BOCES students fare well at national Skills competition

Seven recent graduates of Capital Region BOCES performed well during a recent national competition that tested their professional skills and abilities last month in Atlanta. Representing Capital Region BOCES at the national SkillsUSA competition were Class of 2023 Career & Technical Education graduates Olivia Harris, from Mohonasen, Rhiannon Islip from Sharon Springs, Jeffrey Caron from …

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Education to take flight at Capital Region BOCES – literally

The future of education at the Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education Center – Schoharie Campus is taking flight–literally! Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, students in the Schoharie campuses’ Building Trades, Heavy Equipment Operator and Criminal Justice programs will receive training on operating drones. “This training will help students build their resumes while …

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Adult from Ghana seeks to help others through the Adult Practical Nursing program

An adult immigrant from Africa is finding his future brighter thanks to Capital Region BOCES. Fred Gyamfi emigrated to the United States from Ghana in 2010 with a goal of becoming a physician. However, those plans got delayed and the Latham man is now pursuing a different path into health care through the Adult Practical …

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Bethlehem, Schoharie students at Capital Region BOCES win $5,000 scholarship from Casella Waste

A pair of recent Capital Region BOCES graduates have won $5,000 scholarships from Casella Waste Systems. Keegan Liddle, a Construction/Heavy Equipment program graduate from Schoharie High School, and Dylan Poirier, a Diesel Technology graduate from Bethlehem High School, were presented the scholarships during ceremonies earlier this month. Casella officials said the scholarships—presented to Capital Region …

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Birth of a child sparks Malta man’s pursuit of a nursing career at Capital Region BOCES

The birth of a son changed a Malta man’s life goals, and Capital Region BOCES has now prepared the 33-year-old for a career helping others. Dante Pierotti is one of more than 130 adults who will graduate on June 27 from the Capital Region BOCES Adult Practical Nursing program, which he enrolled in after deciding …

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