Voters Approve Sale Of Two BOCES Buildings
On Aug. 9, 2022, voters residing within Capital Region BOCES’ component districts and the City School District of Albany will have the opportunity to cast their vote on the sale of two buildings.
Guilderland teenager find her passion at BOCES
A Guilderland teenager who just a couple of years ago had never welded is now planning a career in the industry thanks to her training at Capital Region BOCES. In pursuing a career “under the hood,” Darielys Maya is on a path to join an industry that employs more than 410,000 workers in the United …
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Cosmetology Grad Shares Experiences With Current Students
Melissa LaPorta, Spa Director at Tuscan Sun at Kimberly’s and Rumors and a 2006 Career & Technical School program graduate, recently returned to our Albany Campus to talk with current students about the world of cosmetology. After graduating, LaPorta helped opening the Benefit cosmetics counter while working for Macys in Albany. From there, she launched …
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Watervliet graduate aspires to a career in the veterinary sciences
Jason Foster wants to be a veterinarian and he chose Capital Region BOCES to achieve that career goal. The Class of 2022 Watervliet Junior-Senior High School graduated learned about pet care in the Career and Technical School’s Pet Tech program as he prepared to go to college and learn the veterinary sciences. “The Pet Tech …
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Career and Technical School project continues to bring smiles to crowds, honor vets years later
You could say the work of Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School students and faculty sails on and on and on. Spotted during the Clifton Park Fourth of July Parade on Monday was a submarine float that was constructed by students and faculty in the Building Trades program six years ago and refined a …
2022 Career & Technical Education Program Awards
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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Celebrating Our Career & Technical School Grads
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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Capital Region BOCES students earn professional Adobe certifications that help them design bright futures
Six 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. The students earned certification in April as an Adobe Certified Professional in Visual Design Using Adobe Photoshop thanks to …
Capital Region BOCES programs recognized as NYSBBA Champions of Change
Two Capital Region BOCES programs were recognized recently for innovation in the advancement of educational skills for high school and adult students. The New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) presented two Champions of Change awards to BOCES leaders and educators during the BOCES annual meeting on April 13. The first Champions of Change Award …
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Congratulations To Our 2021-22 SkillsUSA Officers
Aspiring nurses, graphic designers, chefs, contractors and fashion designers are among this year’s SkillsUSA student leaders at our Career and Technical School Albany and Schoharie campuses. During a tradition-rich ceremony, the officers were sworn-in and conducted their first official acts as SkillsUSA officers. 2020-21 Albany Campus SkillsUSA Officers Morning Officers President Jacob Gilmore, Two-Year Sequence …
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