A Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School graduate with a passion for helping others and a drive for a career in fashion is the recipient of The William Kress Memorial Humanitarian Award 2022. Kelly Westervelt, a Global Fashion program graduate, was presented the scholarship recently by Diane Ogren, guidance secretary at the Career and …
More than 450 Career & Technical Education students were honored this June for their skill and excellence in programs preparing them for future careers in professions ranging from diesel technician to nurse, welder and chef. Below is a list of award recipients for their respective programs. Scholarship winners were announced during the June graduation ceremonies …
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Graduates of the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Welding & Metal Fabrication program may never take a class on our new Career and Technical School, Albany Campus, but that does not mean they won’t have left their mark there. During a ceremony on June 7, the 12 members graduating from the welding program at …
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Students from each of our three Career & Technical Education campus were celebrated for their many accomplishments and received certificates of completion, honors and awards during ceremonies this June. The ceremonies marked students’ completion of our one- and two-year programs, including culinary, cosmetology, commercial, health careers and residential construction, criminal justice, sterile processing, video game …
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A pair of Capital Region BOCES Digital Media Design juniors recently earned professional Adobe Certifications that have built their skills and their resumes, making them more employable upon graduation from the program or, if they pursue it, college. Sofie Eisenberg of Bethlehem and Dominic Wagner of Cohoes earned the designation—Adobe Certified Professional in Visual Design …
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One hundred and six Career & Technical School students were recently inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS), 10 of whom were recognized for being in the society for a second year. Those honored come from a cross section of our Career & Technical Education programs, from welding, heating and criminal justice to the …
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Darielys Maya, who chose to pursue welding as an artistic outlet, is the winner of the 2022 Evan M. Schwarz Helping Hand Memorial Scholarship. Maya, a senior from the Guilderland Central School District, was awarded the $500 scholarship for her “enthusiasm for welding, motivation and hard work, which was evident in her scholarship essay,” said …
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Catch the Signing Day excitement with this video See and hear what our Career & Technical School students and their future employers had to say during the inaugural Capital Region BOCES Signing Day. Video produced by the New York State Department of Labor.
Area students sign letters of intent to work in the skilled trades The first annual Capital Region BOCES National Signing Day was a success with 16 high school students signing letters of intent with businesses as dignitaries, family and educators looked on. New York State Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon spoke at the May 5 …
Eight Capital Region students placed among the top three finishers in their respective job skills competitions in New York state during a recent statewide SkillsUSA competition. Leading the delegation was Jocelyn Howe, a junior from Mohonasen in the Capital Region BOCES Global Fashion program, who won the New York State SkillsUSA Championship in the Job …
