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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Student-led ‘Kindness Cart’ makes a splash at Airline Drive Academy

Students at Airline Drive Academy are spreading good vibes and strengthening their communication and writing skills at the “Kindness Cart.” Created to make students’ habilitation therapies more engaging, the Kindness Cart is a student-led iced coffee station for staff that operates bi-weekly. The Kindness Cart was started by three Airline staff members, Speech Therapists Rebecca …

Adults: Get in the fast lane to a great nursing career through Capital Region BOCES

In less than a year, adults in the Capital Region could gain the training needed to enter a career with significant job growth projections. Registration is underway now for the Capital Region BOCES Adult Health Careers and Services full-time Practical Nursing program which starts in September. The deadline for application submission is August 19, 2025. …

Open house scheduled for April 29 for high school students interested in new high-tech program

An open house for high school students interested in careers in the burgeoning semiconductor and hydrogen/fuel cell industry will take place April 29 at Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus. Open to prospective students and their home school district counselors, the New Visions: Emerging Technologies information session will run from …

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