Just a few months after beginning our Digital Media Design program, high school junior Emily Burdikoff is putting new design and social media skills learned in the program to good use—helping an area business partner spread the word about its work in renewable energy. “I want to go into digital media and photography when I …
Kishaun Sookdowar, a standout in our Automotive Youth Educational System (AYES) program, can diagnose a rattle in an engine or a shimmy in the drive shaft. But, the Schenectady High School senior hopes to be diagnosing and helping cure something a little more serious in the coming years—bone fractures, tumors and more. “Cars are something …
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Adam Burton hasn’t decided whether a career as a lineman or an electrician is right for him. What the Schoharie senior knows for sure is that he has earned the skills he needs for success in either career through our Network Cabling Technician & Smart Home Technology program. “I feel like I have a better understanding …
Kody Lieb, who aspires to a career in digital media and graphic design, is the first student in our Internet Application Design program to earn a prestigious Adobe certification. “This designation signifies an expertise that colleges often award credits for and makes job candidates more marketable,” said Internet Application Design Teacher Barb Gorbaty. To earn the …
For 2016 Career and Technical School Welding and Metal Fabrication graduate Ian Mayo, the “height” of success in his chosen career is often 100 feet or more off the ground. Even before graduation, Mayo was parlaying what he’d learned in the classroom and through related work-based learning into a $40-plus/hour job as a full-time journeyman …
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Zoey Lukasik, a 2018 graduate of the Career and Technical School (CTE) cosmetology program, has set her sights on the big screens of Hollywood. Lukasik aspires to a career as a special effects and makeup artist. This fall, she will further her studies at the El School of Professional Makeup in Los Angeles. “I have …
Recent CTE graduate Mason Yerdon is using the “toolkit” of the skills and experiences he gathered in the Schoharie-based Construction/Heavy Equipment program to build his future career. This August, Yerdon, a Schalmont native, is headed to East Tennessee State where he will pursue a degree in engineering. “I feel I am very well prepared for …
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Aspiring carpenter/contractor Taylor Vincent recently received the Curtis Lumber Golden Hammer Award recognizing her as the top senior in the Albany Career and Technical School (CTE) building trades program. She was also presented during a June 6 ceremony at Proctors Theatre with the program’s Outstanding Student of the Year award. “In my 28 years here, …
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Kayla Murphy Now a Paul Mitchell Educator Taking the right courses in high school can pay off big in the “real world.” Just ask 2006 Scotia-Glenville High School and Capital Region BOCES CTE cosmetology graduate Kayla Murphy, who travels the country sharing her passion and knowledge of the beauty industry. As a Paul Mitchell …
Samantha Petrosino is breaking stereotypes and enjoying every minute of it. She once had her sights set on graduating high school early. Now, a 2017 graduate of Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School (CTE) welding program, she has her sights set on shattering stereotypes in the world of underwater welding. Petrosino was a cheerleader …
