While 2021 graduate Noel Lyman has designs on a career in the graphic arts, spending a year in the world of theater “raised the curtain” on new skills and creative pursuits she hadn’t known she might want to explore, too. “There is something in the [Entertainment Technology program] for everyone,” said Lyman, now a freshman …
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake high school senior Nicholas Grock can say he is actually “livin’ the dream” as he learns to keep big rigs and heavy equipment up and running. “My dad is a diesel mechanic and I would love to become a diesel mechanic,” said Grock. “I have been turning wrenches since I was five …
On August 30, 2021, the following letter was sent by Jeff Palmer, director of Career & Technical Education, to families of students who will attend Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Schools beginning in September 2021. Dear Parent/Guardian: We hope everyone has had a chance to enjoy the summer and this communication finds you healthy …
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More than 400 Career & Technical School students were honored this month for their skill and excellence in more than 40 programs ranging from diesel technology to health careers, welding and culinary. Members of the Class of 2021 will go on to college and trade schools or straight into the workforce. Among them are Reilly …
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More than 400 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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Recap and Videos of Ceremonies Now Available We couldn’t be prouder of our graduating students and all they have been able to accomplish. All together, more than 400 graduates from our Career & Technical School programs are going on to college and trade schools or straight into the workforce thanks to the skills they learned …
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This year, National Teacher Appreciation Week runs from May 2 through May 8. While we take this time each year to say a special “thank you,” we are grateful every day for our teachers and the skills, knowledge, creativity and caring they bring to their work in support of our students. As schools throughout the …
Dream of a career on Broadway or in Hollywood? In our Entertainment Tech program, high school students learn hands-on in the grand and nationally-known Proctors Theatre in Schenectady about many career paths and the skills needed to become a part of this growing industry. We are now looking to add new students for the 2021-22 …
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A truckload—a literal ton!—of acrylic sheets were recently donated to our Career & Technical School by business partner Creatacor Inc. “Virtually every program we offer—from automotive to digital media design and construction—could make use of these supplies,” said Work-Based Learning Coordinator James Haas. Creatacor Inc., a Clifton Park, N.Y.-based marketing and event design corporation, is a …
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It is one thing to know how to cut and style hair. It is another to know how to sense when clients have other, unspoken needs. To help with this, high school juniors attending our Cosmetology program on the Albany Campus recently completed the Milady RISE Certification in Client Well-Being & Safety. According to the …
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