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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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Just a few months after beginning our Digital Media Design program, high school junior Emily Burdikoff is putting new design and social media skills learned in the program to good use—helping an area business partner spread the word about its work in renewable energy. “I want to go into digital media and photography when I …
December 2021 Commitment Award For Service Virginia Bond, an instructional training specialist in our NERIC division, is the recipient of our December 2021 commitment award for service. Lora Parks, manager of NERIC’s Instructional Technology Service, nominated Virginia Bond for this award based on her significant positive contribution to the Capital Region BOCES/NERIC community—specifically her service …
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Students combine a love of animals with a passion for helping others Students in our Retail and Office Services program have gone into the dog treat making business—an opportunity with lots of learning “baked in” that is supporting the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society. Using a recipe found online, students are baking “Bag O’ Bones” treats …
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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High School Teams Compete for Esports Title Thanks to The University at Albany, student Esports teams from the Mohonasen and Washingtonville Central School Districts were able to compete face-to-face at the New York High School Esports Rocket League Championship. For some students, it was the first time this year they were able to play together …
November 2021 Commitment Award For Leadership Melissa Peck, a member of our Buildings & Grounds team, is the recipient of our November 2021 commitment award for leadership. In nominated Melissa for this award, Director of Facilities Thomas Mott said that Melissa regularly goes above and beyond when ensuring the cleanliness and upkeep of our 900 …
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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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“It is confusing… just do your best and use your strategies,” Speech Therapist Kate Munro said as she encouraged elementary-age students in our Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) program during a recent lesson on English grammar. Learning to speak, read and write in English is challenging—both for those for whom English is a first …
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Work-based learning can take all shapes and forms—from repairing automobiles at a dealership to running wiring with an electrician or folding and sorting clothes for an area retailer. The latter is exactly the work currently undertaken by students in the Retail/Office Services and Vocational Training & Transition programs. While working with Capital Region BOCES business …
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