ALBANY – Danielle Graham knew from a young age that she wanted to be in law enforcement, but it wasn’t until she enrolled in the Capital Region BOCES Criminal Justice Program that she knew she wanted to be a New York State Trooper. Graham, a 2018 graduate of BOCES and Cobleskill-Richmondville High School, graduated from …
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ALBANY – National Grid regional leadership reaffirmed their support of Capital Region BOCES during a tour Tuesday of the Career & Technical Education Center – Albany Campus. Brian Sano, Regional Director of National Grid, and Susanne Collins, Customer & Community Manager, toured the campus and met with Nancy Liddle, BOCES Managing Program Coordinator – Business …
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Just days after graduating from Guilderland High School and Capital Region BOCES, Pedro Mateo Sanchez became an entrepreneur, opening Café TEO in Albany. Though only 17, Sanchez combined the skills he learned in the BOCES Culinary Arts and Hospitality Technology program with his desire to be his own boss to open the establishment. “It’s pretty …
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The latest adult The Nurse Assistant/Personal Care Aide/Home Health Aide/Nurse Assistant (NA/PCA/HHA) class started this week at Capital Region BOCES with more than a dozen adults seeking brighter futures through the program. The 14 students began meeting July 24 in the Career & Technical Education Center – Albany Campus Health Careers labs and classrooms, where …
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A Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk teenager has earned six professional Adobe certifications at Capital Region BOCES – and he only recently completed his junior year of high school! “I am very interested in becoming as good of a graphic designer as I possibly can. I am very passionate about it,” Evan Agan said after recently earning his fifth …
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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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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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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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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 …
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 …
