When Russia invaded her homeland of Ukraine, Tetiana Prokopenko packed her bags, and with a group of friends, made her way to the Polish border to find refuge and safety. A little more than a year later, the 26-year-old is living in Albany and pursuing a high school equivalency diploma through CRB’s Adult Education department. …
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Students in our Work-Based Learning/SELFI (Skills for Employment, Life and Functional Independence) program recently celebrated a successful end to their high school career during a ceremony attended by proud family, teachers and friends of the program. Students also used the occasion to thank their business and community partners for the opportunity to work in their …
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More than 100 Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School students from the Schoharie campus received certificates of completion, honors and awards on June 13. As parents, friends, school and BOCES administrators cheered them on, 104 students from the Schoharie, Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Cobleskill-Richmondville, Schalmont, Voorheesville, Duanesburg, Middleburgh, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk and Sharon Springs school districts were celebrated in …
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The Creative Collective anthology of student writing and artwork is back after a short break and is better than ever. Featuring nearly 90 pieces of original student writing—from non-fiction to poetry—along with artwork, the collective is designed to showcase our students’ growth and creativity with writing. Since 2017, our Special Education division has been working …
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Thirteen area teenagers were honored on Wednesday for completing the first four years of the innovative Capital Region BOCES Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program. During a ceremony at the Capital Region Chamber offices in Colonie, the high school graduates, some of whom simultaneously earned their associate’s degrees thanks to P-TECH, were …
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Capital Region BOCES was proud to join national, state, and local leaders on Monday, June 12 in announcing the first-of-its-kind Career Opportunity Hub. Senior Executive Officer, Joseph P. Dragone joined a veritable “who’s who” of dignitaries on June 12 at the Albany Nanotech Complex to unveil the Career Opportunity Hub, which utilizes a broad range …
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Students exiting our Maywood School program this year were recently celebrated for their many accomplishments and a successful end to their high school career during a ceremony attended by proud families, teachers and friends. Congratulations one and all! Many of the exiting students have been in our programs for years. They will now be moving …
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Celebration of Student Creativity, Importance of the Arts The creativity of hundreds of area students is on full display online in the 34th Annual BOCES Art Show. The show features nearly 200 works in various mediums created by students in kindergarten through high school from nine participating school districts. The show would not have been …
Capital Region BOCES is among the 37 BOCES statewide that were recently recognized with a state Senate resolution and Executive Chamber citation marking the 75th anniversary of the BOCES system. “New York State greatly benefits from and owes much of its success to its many prominent educational institutions, and as such, welcomes the opportunity to …
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Eighty Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical School students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) this June, while an additional 13 students were recognized for being in the society for the second year. Those honored come from a cross section of Career and Technical Education programs, from Criminal Justice to Welding and …
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