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A Bethlehem teenager is looking for a career at the extremes of the earth—either undersea or in space—and has chosen Capital Region BOCES to propel her to professional success. Alexis Wright is a junior at Bethlehem Central High School and attends the Welding & Metal Fabrication program at the our Career & Technical Education Center …
On Feb. 16, students in Becky Breeyear’s class at Airline Drive Academy celebrated the 100th day of school with a fun math lesson involving 100 bright red cups. But this wasn’t an idea Breeyear cooked up, or one she even led. The activity was courtesy of Malachi Lee, one of Airline’s middle schoolers. Lee and …
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Twenty Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education students showed their in-depth knowledge of the skilled trades and earned medals at the regional SkillsUSA competition Thursday, March 17 in Schenectady and Albany. The seven first-place winners and many other medal winners earned their way to the state SkillsUSA competition in Syracuse next month. The student …
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Culinary students got a taste for restaurant life, as they prepared and served an Irish feast for more than 100 people, including a host of dignitaries for the school’s annual St. Patrick’s Day feast. During an 11:30 a.m. lunch seating, students executed the restaurant scenario of preparing and serving dozens of meals in a one-hour …
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A Schoharie High School teen values independence and believes the skilled trades are for everyone and she is now on a path to show just how genderless the industry can be. Savannah Traverse is a junior in the Residential Construction/Heavy Equipment program, where she is learning the skills necessary to enter the construction industry or …
A luncheon and panel discussion on Thursday highlighted the successes women have made in building careers in the skilled trades while also recruiting the next generation of women skilled tradespeople. The Capital Region BOCES Celebrates Women in the Trades luncheon featured six successful women—including two graduates of the BOCES Career & Technical Education Center—speaking about …
A Shenendehowa High School junior chose to attend our Career & Technical Education Center to further her skills and to help her join the family business. Riley Trudell aspires to work in, and one day take over, the family business Northway Fabricators so she enrolled in the Manufacturing & Machining Technology Program at Capital Region …
Learners in our Work-Based Learning program got a jump-start–in some cases, literally!–on the recent winter break week with a morning of sensory-friendly games and activities at Bring on the Spectrum (BOTS) community space and sensory gym. BOTS is an Albany-based space where individuals with autism and similar conditions–from the very young to adult–can play, explore …
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Several area high school students interested in careers and auto and truck repair spent a day recently shadowing the experts at Penske Corp. Automotive Trades technology students from our Career & Technical Education Center Albany and Schoharie campuses spent Feb. 15 at the Penske’s Warehouse Road location in Albany, learning first-hand the experience of an …
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Some work in automotive repair facilities, others in hotel kitchens and still others in hospitals and manufacturing facilities, but they all have one thing in common—gaining professional experience as part of their education at our Career & Technical Education campuses. Thanks to our business partners, students in nearly all CTE programs gain experience alongside industry …
