During two separate ceremonies, 116 graduates of our Adult Practical Nursing program were recently celebrated for their accomplishments and desire to help others. “You chose to come here and take care of the ill and sick in spite of the pandemic,” said Paula Negri, principal of our Health Careers Center. “For that, you should be proud.” …
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Three of our Career & Technical School students, two of whom are recent graduates, recently competed at the National SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta, GA . Jocelyn Howe, a rising senior from Mohonasen in the Capital Region BOCES Global Fashion program who won the New York State SkillsUSA Championship in the Job Interview contest, was joined at …
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A pair of teens from Sharon Springs and Cobleskill-Richmondville high schools are recipients of scholarships from an area car club. Rachel Rorick of Sharon Springs and Zachary Hines of Cobleskill-Richmondville, both of whom are graduates of the Capital Region BOCES Automotive Trades program, were awarded earlier this month the Schoharie Valley Region Antique Auto Car …
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Congratulations are in order for students from across our BOCES who received certificates of completion, honors and awards during our 2022 graduation ceremonies. Moving up and transition days for our younger students were held in many of our programs, as well. Highlights from graduation and other celebrations held this spring and summer: Career and Technical …
Ariana Valle is on a mission. The member of Capital Region BOCES Cosmetology Class of 2022 will attend the University of Central Florida this fall in pursuit of a degree in business administration, a degree she plans to pair with her BOCES education to open her own business. “I want to open my own salon …
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A trio of students with career paths as divergent as an engineer, pet care specialist and New York State trooper have been named Capital Region BOCES SkillsUSA students of the Year. During graduation ceremonies this month, Manufacturing and Machining Technology graduate, Caitlin Atkinson, won the honor for the Center for Advanced Technology at Mohonasen Campus …
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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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