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Dozens inducted into Capital Region BOCES National Technical Honor Society

Nearly 100 Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) on May 28, while an additional 28 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 …

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Watervliet senior wins welding scholarship at Capital Region BOCES

A Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education student who is already forging a career in welding is the recipient of the Evan M. Schwarz Helping Hand Memorial Scholarship. The $500 award was presented on May 28 to Watervliet Junior-Senior High School student LaJay York by the Schwarz family, teacher Don Mattoon and Career & …

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Students donate skills and knowledge to aid and honor Vietnam veterans

Students in three Capital Region BOCES programs are donating their skills and expertise in tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam Conflict. High school juniors and seniors in the Welding and Metal Fabrication, Automotive Collision Technology and Building Trades programs are fabricating three metal and wood benches for a local appearance …

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Adult BOCES program helps combat the healthcare worker shortage

Approximately 130 adults were matched with potential employers on Wednesday during the Capital Region BOCES Health Careers Jobs Fair for students in the Adult Health Careers program. Healthcare providers from across the spectrum of services recruited students as they sought to address the impacts of the national nursing shortage. Employers on hand ranged from Albany …

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Criminal Justice students get physical thanks to New York State Police

Criminal Justice students at the Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus received a quick introduction to boot camp on Thursday as members of the New York State Police visited the campus and spoke about careers in law enforcement. With the assistance of the troopers, students in Gerald Place’s Criminal Justice program performed a …

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Heavy Equipment student earns prestigious New York State Education Department scholarship

A Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center student from Duanesburg is the recipient of the 2025 Regent Eleanor Powell Bartlett Scholarship.  Heavy Equipment Repair and Operation (HERO) program senior Jeffrey Mulhern was presented the scholarship on May 6 at a New York State Board of Regents meeting in Albany. The scholarship recognizes the important …

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Collaboration between BOCES and Tech Valley High ignites a passion for science, criminal justice

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 …

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Area high school students prove their mettle, win state welding championship

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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Capital Region BOCES fields several state champs and medalists in SkillsUSA competition

 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 …

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Prom dresses galore provided to area high school students courtesy of Global Fashion students

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 …

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