Capital Region BOCES National Signing Day is a success

The annual Capital Region BOCES National Signing Day was a success with 40 high school students signing letters of intent and a crowd of more than 150 business, family, labor and education supporters watching. During a ceremony on May 29 at the Career & Technical Education (CTE) Center – Albany Campus, dignitaries celebrated the students …

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 …

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 & …

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 …

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 …

Maywood Academy’s Hangout Program gives students a strong start to their independence

A new program at Maywood Academy is helping students with complex needs get a strong start to their independence after high school. The Hangout Program happens once a week, providing “hangouts” where high school and some middle school students can partake in activities with less support from instructional staff.  With the help of their colleagues, …

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 …

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 …

Capital Region Students Share Powerful Insights at Elevating Student Voices Youth Summit

Approximately 100 students from across the Capital Region convened at Proctors Theatre in April for the third annual Elevating Student Voices (ESV) Youth Summit, which concludes a year-long program focused on student-led dialogue and action on important issues. The summit brought together young leaders from all of the BOCES component districts together to share their …

School boards approve BOCES 2025-26 budget

Component school district boards of education unanimously approved a $15,674,431 Capital Region BOCES administrative budget for the 2025-26 school year on Wednesday, April 23. Component school districts do not vote on the overall budget, only the administrative portion. Component school districts will “vote” on the rest of the total proposed $203,005,387 budget by deciding whether …

Post navigation