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Kody Lieb, who aspires to a career in digital media and graphic design, is the first student in our Internet Application Design program to earn a prestigious Adobe certification. “This designation signifies an expertise that colleges often award credits for and makes job candidates more marketable,” said Internet Application Design Teacher Barb Gorbaty. To earn the …
For 2016 Career and Technical School Welding and Metal Fabrication graduate Ian Mayo, the “height” of success in his chosen career is often 100 feet or more off the ground. Even before graduation, Mayo was parlaying what he’d learned in the classroom and through related work-based learning into a $40-plus/hour job as a full-time journeyman …
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Recently, our Shared Transportation, Regional Food Service Management and Pharmacy Purchasing Coalition services were honored with the New York Department of State’s “Regional Impact Award” for the significant benefits these projects offer local school districts. Members of our Management and Administrative services teams accepted the award from New York Secretary of State Rossana Rosado during …
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New programs and services offer creative, collaborative and cost-effective educational solutions.
Heather Soroka has joined the BOCES Board of Education as its newest member. She was unanimously appointed by the board at its regular meeting on August 20, 2018 to fill a position left vacant following Board Member Jeffrey Bradt’s resignation in June. Soroka currently serves as vice president of the Watervliet City School District board and is …
Zoey Lukasik, a 2018 graduate of the Career and Technical School (CTE) cosmetology program, has set her sights on the big screens of Hollywood. Lukasik aspires to a career as a special effects and makeup artist. This fall, she will further her studies at the El School of Professional Makeup in Los Angeles. “I have …
Recent CTE graduate Mason Yerdon is using the “toolkit” of the skills and experiences he gathered in the Schoharie-based Construction/Heavy Equipment program to build his future career. This August, Yerdon, a Schalmont native, is headed to East Tennessee State where he will pursue a degree in engineering. “I feel I am very well prepared for …
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While the song says that summertime means easy livin’, at BOCES it’s also the season of meaningful learning for students of all ages. Career & Technical School Cosmetology Summer Program More than 50 cosmetology students spent a month at the Career & Technical School’s (CTE) Albany and Schoharie campuses upping their professional game and practicing …
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Aspiring carpenter/contractor Taylor Vincent recently received the Curtis Lumber Golden Hammer Award recognizing her as the top senior in the Albany Career and Technical School (CTE) building trades program. She was also presented during a June 6 ceremony at Proctors Theatre with the program’s Outstanding Student of the Year award. “In my 28 years here, …
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Congratulations are in order for the students from across our BOCES who received certificates of completion, honors and awards during our 2018 graduation ceremonies. Moving up and transition days for our younger students were held in many of our programs, as well. Highlights from events held throughout our BOCES this June: Career and Technical School (CTE) …
