May 18, 2012

Capital Region Career & Technical School

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June 2011

Building Trades teacher is YMCA Volunteer of the Month (linked article)

Team Career & Tech takes on Kansas City

Three Career & Tech students are putting their skills to the test and represented our state at the SkillsUSA National Competition in Kansas City, MO., June 19-25. Dallas Mesick, Criminal Justice and Duanesburg H.S. senior represented New York as our state's SkillsUSA President. What an honor! Bruce Muscanell, a Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) and Schalmont H.S. senior; and Aaron Northrup, an Auto Body Collision Repair and Schoharie H.S. senior, competed in their career areas. Muscanell and Northrup scored #1 in the New York State SkillsUSA competition in April.

Adrienne Troia is awarded Evan Schwarz Helping Hand Scholarship

Adrienne Troia of Albany, a student in the Adult Welder Certification program at Career & Tech's Albany campus, is the newest recipient of the Evan M. Schwarz Memorial Scholarship. The award was established by the family in honor of an accomplished former Welding student to assist current learners in meeting their goals. A former psychiatric nurse who changed careers, Troia is pursuing an apprenticeship with the Boilermakers Union. full story

Humvee: Before humvee leaving campus

From camouflage to flat black: Auto Body students transform Humvee for Albany County Sheriff

There's life after retirement, even for special purpose vehicles. On Monday, June 6 at 10 a.m., Career & Tech Auto Body Refinishing students presented a repainted, former U.S. military Humvee to the Albany County Sheriff's Office in a short ceremony open to the community and media. The students repainted the formerly camouflage green vehicle flat black, including its metal body and vinyl roof and windows. The project served as both a community service and a real-life, hands-on learning experience. [Note media links below on this page] go to the full story / download News Release (pdf)

Transitions students put themselves on a monthly "do good" schedule

It was coffee for a cause this past year for students in Ms. McDonough's Vocational Training & Transitions class. The class researched various charities to support with funds raised through selling hot beverages. They then had to explain each charity, what it did and why they thought it was important. Each month, the students voted to determine which cause to support, sending a donation and class letter to that organization at month's end. full story

Portfolios showcase student work, goals, dreams

Career & Tech students displayed their professional portfolios for all to see at special events in Schoharie on June 2 and Albany June 3. Each portfolio contains highlights of a student's best work, including photographs of projects, written pieces and even online displays, as well as their resumes, cover letters and essays. Culinary Arts students provided light refreshments for Portfolio Days 2011, and students and staff took part in reviewing the portfolios, writing and posting comments on the binders and displays via sticky notes. see photos

Excellence x 2: Students have to do doubly well to qualify for National Tech Honor Society

28 earned high averages both at Career & Tech and their high schools
On May 24 and 26, 28 Career & Tech students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society, qualifying by achieving a 92 or higher average at Career & Tech, an 85 or higher overall average at their high schools, and five or fewer absences. Capital Region BOCES District Superintendent Charles Dedrick noted “Career and Technical School students are ready for college and career, and National Technical Honor Society students go above and beyond. These students are the epitome of a high level of achievement, and we are proud of them.” full story read the news release

New Visions: Law & Government class takes in rare White House tour, Supreme Court, cycling along Potomac

It helps to know someone in the White House, especially if you're a student in Career & Tech's New Visions: Law & Government class. Their recent trip to Washington, D.C. featured a rare tour of the West Wing, as well as session at the U.S. Supreme Court and a meeting with Justice Alito's law clerk, a group photo with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's staff, a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, and a 20-mile bicycle trip along the Potomac River to visit Mount Vernon. full story

Get (learning) on the bus, Gus: CDTA donation benefits students

Students in Mr. Frink's Medium/Heavy Duty Truck Repair class gained a great hands-on, real-world learning tool on May 16, when CDTA donated a 40-foot, Orion 6 diesel bus. read more and watch the YNN TV news story

New Visions classes team up to learn American Sign Language

Students in Ms. Scherer's New Visions: Human Services & Special/Elementary Education class welcomed their peers in Mr. Paravella's New Visions: Health Careers class to join them in learning American Sign Language (ASL). They are being taught by Bev Rosen, a former BOCES educator who now teaches for Schenectady County Community College, which is also granting them credit.

Camp building takes shape,
thanks to Career & Tech students

On April 23, Derek Rivers put a lid on it, and it was a good thing. The Building Trades senior was among a team of volunteers adding a roof to a new recreation center his class is constructing for YMCA Camp Nassau in Guilderland. read more

Serving others in our community

Community service is a big part of the learning experience at Career & Tech. Our students have built houses, helped area veterans, participated in charitable events and fund-raised for a variety of good causes. Faculty and staff also set a positive example, both in leading students and on their own. Click on the headlines below to learn more.

Culinary students perform a bit of Cuisine Magic to help others

Cosmetology, Culinary, Floral Design students help make prom Very Special

NYS Museum features work of Floral Design students

Floral Design, Culinary students help raise funds for Living Resources Inc.

Culinary students make big deposit of time and talent into Food Bank dinner

Dozens achieve perfect attendance, honor rolls

Printed out, our list of Albany campus students achieving perfect attendance, high honor roll and honor roll for third quarter runs 11 pages! Who are these impressive students? Visit our on-campus honors and awards page

may 2011

For sale now: Career & Tech's 2011 yearbook

Calling all students, families, friends and alumni: Career & Tech's 2011 yearbook is on sale now at the campus store in Albany. Questions? Email Ms. Schroeder, editor.

CAPSBA honors students at Career & Tech-hosted dinner

students display food for event Several area students were honored by the Capital Region School Boards Association (CAPSBA) at a May 25th event hosted by the Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical School, Albany campus, with dinner prepared by Culinary Arts students. CAPSBA's Grace R. McIver Education Award, which is a $300 scholarship, and 12 Volunteer Community Service Awards of $50 each were presented, according to CAPSBA and Niskayuna School Board President Jeanne Sosnow. BOCES Board of Education members and District Superintendent Dr. Charles Dedrick spoke at the annual event.

Nationally known airbrush artist, teacher inspires students

Nationally known airbrush artist, teacher and course developer Richard Markham inspired students from a range of Albany campus classes to pursue their dreams, as he described his own success during a May 19 visit. Students shot lots of photos of Markham's custom-painted cars and his mobile semi-truck classroom and were given a lesson in airbrushing. read more and Watch the YNN tv news story

Career & Tech rocks SkillsUSA States, wins 3 championships

Team Career & Tech clinched three state championships and a number of top awards at the SkillsUSA Competition in Syracuse, April 13-15. Criminal Justice student Dallas Mesick was elected SkillsUSA New York State president at the event. Read the news release

High-tech, high-fun camps offered this July for HS students

Robots, semiconductors, nanotechnology - mixed with fun: Career & Tech will again offer two very popular Career Pathways summer day-camps for local high school students. SEMI High Tech U and Build a Better Robot are open to young people of all abilities, interests and talents, and scholarships are available to cover full camp tuition. read more

Free haircuts by appointment for military personnel

Senior Cosmetology students at Career & Tech's Albany campus will honor active and retired armed forces personnel by offering free haircuts by appointment the first Thursday of each month. "Many students' lives are touched by the military, with family members or friends in the armed forces, and there is a growing appreciation in our school community of those who serve," said Gollub. Call (518) 862-4716 for an appointment. READ MORE

Wildwood students measure up in the kitchen mastering the perfect pizza

A group of students from the Wildwood School really measured up when they visited Culinary classes on April 29. Handmade pizza and fresh-baked cookies were on their lunch menu, but first they had to create their meal from start to finish, with the help of their Career & Tech peers. read more

A date to evaluate

From March 20-23, 2012, Career & Tech is scheduled for an accreditation evaluation visit by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Our school is currently accredited and is seeking reaccreditation. Middle States accepts comments about our school's qualifications for accreditation and will consider them when making its accreditation decision. Read more or download the official Notice of Evaluation for Accreditation

april 2011

Awards and honors

Kaitlyn Vallee is named ACF Jr. Culinarian of the Year

Welding teachers honored by American Welding Society

Careers Without Limits course guide wins New York State, National School PR Awards

New Visions students get social with world health issues

Marketing health promotion via traditional and social media was the focus of a presentation that brought together students from Career & Tech's four New Visions classes with their peers from Questar III BOCES. They listened to a dynamic guest speaker and then went to work on their own campaigns. read more

students clear trees

Keeping campus trim

Construction/Heavy Equipment students spent a Saturday in late March pruning and clearing dead branches and trees at Career & Tech's Albany campus. The students and their teacher, Kevin Kenyon, donated their time as a community service.

Students turn BOCES Annual Meeting into an inky, tasty time

Thanks to Criminal Justice and Culinary students, BOCES recent Annual Meeting was an inky, tasty success. Read more

A date to evaluate

Middle States accepts comments about our school's qualifications for accreditation and will consider them when making its accreditation decision. Read more or download the official Notice of Evaluation for Accreditation

Robots, precision and the sun

Where else do you get to operate a robot, visit a high-tech machine shop and get a close-up look at a photovoltaic cell, all before lunchtime? Career & Tech welcomed a group of high school students and parents to a Clean, Green & Advanced Technology open house on March 31, and the event was a hit. read more

Fall 2011 schedule update

Career & Tech is looking ahead to tailor course offerings for Fall 2011. Clean, Green & Advanced Technology is an exciting new course at our Albany campus that will prepare students for our region's hottest new high-tech and green careers.

Students completing our popular Gaming, MultiMedia & Web Design program asked for the opportunity to grow their knowledge in the field beyond the one-year course. Next fall, they may sign up for Internet Application Design, a new, one-year course at our Albany campus.

Retail and Customer Services is a new Career Studies program beginning in Sept. at the Albany campus. A services-level program for students who want to learn hands-on, at an alternative pace, the course is designed to meet provisions of each student's individualized educational program (IEP) by providing challenging, developmentally appropriate career prep experiences.

In addition to being taught at our Albany campus, Automotive Services will be offered in Schoharie beginning in Sept. 2011. The program will also include instruction in facility maintenance. Building & Grounds Maintenance will no longer be offered.

Also in Fall 2011, Power Sports Equipment Technician will move from Albany to Schoharie campus. The Theatre Technology and New Visions: Human Services & Special Education programs will not be offered for the 2011-12 school year.

Work-based learning coordinator honored with statewide award

Conference also tapped BOCES staff expertise in work readiness, insurance

Marc Peimer, a work-based learning coordinator and teacher at Career & Tech, was named Work-Based Learning Coordinator of the Year by the New York State Work Experience Coordinators Association at a March 31-April 1 conference that also tapped the expertise of Guidance Counselor Eileen Coffey and BOCES Attorney Kevin Harren. read more

Not your usual school lunch fare

Cafe Anders at Career & Tech's Albany campus is a tasty place to be Thursdays from 12-1 p.m., when our talented team of Culinary students offer gourmet fare. View this week's menu. Call for reservations: 862-4733.

MARCH 2011

Students win big at SkillsUSA Regional competition

Career & Tech won big at the March 16 SkillsUSA Regional Competitions at Schenectady County Community College, bringing home eight 1st place trophies, eleven 2nds, seven 3rds, five 4ths, nine 5th place awards, and a SkillsUSA Statesmanship Award. Several students will go on to the New York State SkillsUSA competition April 13-15 in Syracuse. Read the news release see the article in the Times Union

Schoharie Culinarians are #1 in New York State!

They were at the CIA, but it's no secret: A team of Schoharie campus Culinary Arts students won the ProStart cooking competition and are number one in the state, scoring trophies, medals and a host of other honors. Our student management team also made a strong showing at the March 12 event at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. read more

Top Toyota engineers give hands-on hybrid lesson to auto students

Automotive students learned hands-on about hybrid vehicle technology from recognized industry experts on March 4, when Toyota engineers Jim Rosasco and Yusuke Imagawa brought a Prius battery and other components to their classroom.

Welding scholarship extends a Helping Hand with career, life

Career & Tech is a place where many students find their greatest success in school and a clearer direction for their careers and lives. A good number of leave Career & Tech with college credits in hand, national career certifications on their resumes, and experience in their chosen professions, all of which can place them well ahead of their peers.

Evan Schwarz was one of those students. To honor his accomplishments, his parents established the Evan M. Schwarz Helping Hand, a scholarship for Welding & Metal Fabrication students. Amanda DeWald and Christopher Roberts are among the first recipients. read more

This Thursday: Clean, Green & Adv. Technology Open House

How to prepare for the hottest new careers in Tech Valley? Check out Career & Tech's school-day open house for our new Clean, Green & Advanced Technology course, 8:30-10:30 a.m., March 31. Students and parents/guardians are welcome! Info: 862-4816.

floral fund raiser

Fund ROSES for good causes

Floral Design senior Fred Basile and his classmates are
selling roses to fund class activities and help Japan.

They spoke and we listened: Internet Application Design class a new offering for fall 2011

Students completing Career & Tech's popular Gaming, MultiMedia & Web Design program asked for the opportunity to grow their knowledge in the field beyond the one-year course. In fall 2011, they will be able to sign up for Internet Application Design, a new, one-year course at our Albany campus. READ MORE

Student schedule note: No CTE classes for HS students on 3/25

Some area school districts have replaced their planned Superintendent's Conference Day on Mar. 25 with regular classes for their students. However, Career & Tech will still be holding its conference day on Mar. 25, so high schools will not be sending students to our campuses that day. Adults taking courses along with and at the same time as high school students (during the regular daytime sessions) also will not have class that day.

Save the date for New Visions Evening Open House

College-bound seniors in our off-campus New Visions program have great internships, earn honors, AP and college credits and gain a clear college advantage. On March 9, from 6:30 - 8 p.m., an evening Open House will be held with information about all of our New Visions programs: Health Careers, Journalism & Media Studies, and Law & Government. Some school districts will also send students to New Visions programs uniquely offered at Questar III BOCES, which also sends students here, and information will be available at the event.

download one-sheet new visions flier

Early Childhood Ed, Academy alum honored by College of St. Rose

Career & Tech alumna April Zwack of Delmar made the fall 2010 Dean's List at The College of Saint Rose (CSR), Albany. Zwack completed Cindy Jennings' Early Childhood Education program after transferring from Career & Tech's Children & Education Career Academy, formerly offered in partnership with Cobleskill-Richmondville High School.

Floral Design students rose to occasion at "New York in Bloom" event

Visitors to the New York State Museum in Albany on Feb. 25-27 were treated to the creative displays of students in Career & Tech's Floral Design program as part of the annual "New York in Bloom" flower exhibition. The challenge presented to the students: design arrangements that illustrate and complement museum exhibits about our state's history. They rose to the occasion (pun intended) with interpretive displays involving flowers, greenery, vases, ribbons and even cinnamon sticks. Read more

february 2011

Honoring African-American history

Black History Month recognizes the culture and achievements of Africans and people of African descent. Career & Tech students observed by relating such study to their professions. Cosmetology students learned about Madame C.J. Walker, “truly a success story in the cosmetology industry,” according to teacher Jean Hoffer. Culinary Arts students dedicated a classroom wall to observing the month. Nurse Assistant and Global Fashion Studies classes also explored the contributions of African-Americans.

Students cook up local SkillsUSA awards at Feb. 18 ceremony

Albany campus Culinary Arts & Hospitality, Culinary Arts Tech Prep, and Food Services students were honored in a Feb. 18 morning ceremony for their accomplishments in local SkillsUSA competitions. A number of the students will go on to regionals at SCCC next month. All were recognized by BOCES District Superintendent Chuck Dedrick and Assistant Superintendent Kathryn Gerbino (pictured), as well as Executive Principal Terry Swett and Culinary faculty.

They spoke and we listened: Internet Application Design class a new offering for fall 2011

Career & Tech to welcome Chinese visitors on Feb. 15

They'll lunch while learning about our school, students & SkillsUSA

Thirty-three students and four educators from China will visit Career & Tech's Albany campus on Feb. 15, where they will be treated to lunch especially crafted for them by Culinary Arts classes, with arrangements by the Floral Design class and a presentation by students involved in SkillsUSA. READ MORE

Save the date for New Visions Open Houses

College-bound seniors in our off-campus New Visions program have great internships, earn honors, AP and college credits and gain a clear college advantage. Open Houses are set for February and March. Details

download one-sheet new visions flier

Floral Design students offer Valentine's Day creations

Surprise your valentine with roses, candy, an arrangement or a basket of blooms on Feb. 14, courtesy of Career & Tech's Floral Design class. Visit their shop during school hours at the Albany campus, and be sure to order by Feb. 8. Questions? Call 862-4780.

Transitioning to a career in style

What to wear, and what not to wear: Vocational Training & Transition (Transitions) students are hosting a Business Dress for Success workshop and fashion show on Feb. 11 at 9:45 a.m. It's part of their ongoing project in professional and personal career development, which includes adding a Real World Fashions department to their Albany campus store.

january 2011

When future chefs compete, our tastebuds win

Albany campus Culinary Arts & Hospitality students compete each year in a local SkillsUSA competition, and they will be honored in a Feb. 18 awards ceremony in the campus dining room. Chef Brucker reported, "We've invited parents, BOCES board members, administrators and others to our ceremony, which will be held at 8:30 a.m."

"The top two finishers in the baking competition, junior Jacey Baldwin from Schalmont and senior Darlene Pena from Bethlehem, are both first year students who will be submitting a cake for the Quandt's Bakery Show on Monday Jan. 31 at the Italian American Community Center. The theme is Valentine's day and prizes will be awarded for taste, design and creativity."

SkillsUSA is a national organization for Career and Technical Education students.

Albany SkillsUSA chapter hosts Blood Drive

Career & Tech cares about the community. SkillsUSA students hosted an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Feb. 4 at Career & Tech's Albany campus. Students and BOCES staff participated in the event, which benefited the greater Capital Region community.

Video link connects testifying New Visions, Brookwood students

Although their locations were near opposites: a spacious, formal hearing room at the State Education Building in Albany vs. a simply furnished classroom at Brookwood Secure Facility in Claverack, the students’ command of the U.S. Constitution was equally evident, when New Visions: Law & Government and Brookwood teams were video linked for mock Congressional hearings as part of a “We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution” event.

Read the news release

Read the article in the times Journal

Global Fashion Studies program earns college praise

Career & Tech's Global Fashion Studies program has earned the praise of Herkimer County Community College, home of several alumni and a recent field trip destination of this year's students. HCCC Fashion Professor Janice Jenny recently wrote to teacher Judy Hicks:

"I am always very impressed with the quality and enthusiasm of the students from your program. They are by far more knowledgeable than the typical high school graduate we get. You have done an amazing job preparing your students for both careers in the fashion industry, and for higher education in that field."

students build tables

Student-crafted tables feature Shaker style, inlaid mosaic designs

Students in Mr. Roberts Building Trades and Carpentry Services classes quickly become known for the beautiful furniture they learn to craft, including the Shaker tables displayed here, some with mosaic inlays.

Attention HS parents: Save the date for School-day Open House

21st Century careers and much more: Current 10th and 11th grade students and their parents and guardians are invited to visit Career & Tech's Albany campus during the school day on Jan. 28 and see what we have to offer! Fliers have been sent to area high schools, with classrooms open from 8:30-10:30 am and 11:30 am -1:30 pm. See you there!

DECEMBER 2010

cookie sale for SkillsUSA

Signing up to raise funds

Career & Tech and Schenectady H.S. student Nyasia DuBoise (right) created a convincing sign to help raise money for SkillsUSA activities. She braved the winter winds to post her sign outside the Campus Store for a cookie and hot chocolate sale. The tasty treats moved fast, funding SkillsUSA activities such as competitions, seminars and community service projects.

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student-built sled for Toys For Tots Students sleigh toyless holidays

With their SkillsUSA chapter taking up the reins, Career & Tech students made a plan to sleigh toyless holidays - literally: They filled a sleigh crafted by Building Trades students with gifts for youngsters in need. In photo, from left, are master sled crafters and Building Trades seniors Andrew Mau (Mohonasen HS), DJ Wolfe (Watervliet HS) and Derek Rivers (Mohonasen HS). Wolfe is Albany campus SkillsUSA chapter president and Mau and Rivers are chapter members.

Students and staff also donated gifts, certificates and cash to the campus' annual Helping Hands for the Holidays tree, which brightened the Christmas of five families, including nine children, with food, clothing, toys and other presents.

Schoharie students show can-do attitude to helping others

At Career & Tech's Schoharie campus, SkillsUSA students and staff came together for a successful canned food drive, benefitting local families through the Schoharie Reformed Church. At least two of the classes each collected more than 100 items.

Helping furry friends

Vocational Training + Transition students raised $70 through a December coffee sale for Santa Paws, an animal protective foundation.

Culinary goes Swedish

Culinary Arts & Hospitality faculty and students widened their professional horizons by helping to present a Swedish Christmas Smorgasbord at Mallozzi's Ballrooms, Schenectady, on Sunday, Dec. 19. Led by retired Career & Tech chef-teacher Anders Faltskog, the students and chef-teachers Brucker, Cooper and Dolan served up Swedish specialties from breads and soups to entrees, roasted meats and desserts.

Cosmetology Italian style

Cosmetology students in Jean Hoffer's, Tammy Lawrence's, Pat Gollub's and Nancy Schmidt's classes delved into international hair care, color, treatments and styling aids recently, when a representative of KAARAL of Italy visited Albany campus. The students learned about the latest research and development of products, their uses and benefits, and how they are marketed globally. They also learned about KAARAL's natural hair care line called Purify and were provided with products for some real hands-on learning, Italian style.

A respite from runny noses, a time to learn and a chance to network

School Nurses Day is an annual favorite

With a respite from runny noses, routine screenings and regular daily tasks, school nurses from throughout the BOCES region learned about career and technical education, networked with their peers and received some well-deserved pampering at Career & Tech's School Nurses Day on December 8. FULL STOry

NOVEMber 2010

Welding teachers spark honors

The American Welding Society (AWS) has named Career & Tech teacher Mike Todd as Section Educator of the Year and teacher Chris Lanese as District 6 Educator of the Year, for the Northern New York region. Todd and Lanese, who teach high school and adult welding courses, were honored at a recent AWS meeting in Latham.

Meeting the demand for health care professionals

Our prescription: Nurse Assistant and Health Services/Office Operations classes for 11th and 12th grade students, New Visions: Health Careers and New Visions: Human Services & Special/Elementary Education for high school seniors, and Practical Nursing and Nurse Assistant for Adult Students.

Wow! Students collect 667 lbs. of food for Schenectady Food Pantry

SkillsUSA students put out the call, and their classmates responded quite generously, donating 667 lbs. of food and $50 cash to the Schenectady Inner City Ministry Food Pantry. Classes competed to see who could collect the most food, with Mrs. Bugler's Floral Design and Food Services students tipping the scales with 145 food items.

Theatre Tech class, SCCC partner to build "Pure Confidence"

Career & Tech's Theatre Technology class, which is based at Proctors Theatre, recently teamed with another partner in the arts recently, working with Schenectady County Community College to build sets for "Pure Confidence." Written by Carlyle Brown, the play was performed by the SCCC Players and directed by Sandra Boynton Nov. 17-20.

Career & Tech students in the media

New Visions: Health Careers student Matt McCauslin profiled on YNN: Watch the video

New Visions: Law & Government class reflections on 9/11 covered by several local media

Chamber magazine spotlights Career & Tech, BOCES: Download a pdf of the article.

Our students are winners

Career & Tech's Albany campus recently honored scores of students for achieving Perfect Attendance, being Good Citizens, and earning their place on the High Honor Roll and Honor Roll for the first quarter of the school year. Congrats and thanks for making our school a great place!

Cul Arts Tech Prep reunion lunch photo Culinary Arts Tech Prep alumni reunite for lunch at Cafe Anders

As the first real break from college or new careers, Thanksgiving presented an excellent time for members of the Culinary Arts Tech Prep Class of 2010 to organize a reunion lunch. They returned to Cafe Anders to share a meal and experiences since graduation. What are they doing now? Their plates are indeed full: Hudson Valley Community College, Johnson & Wales University, Paul Smith's College, Schenectady County Community College, U.S. Marines, careers in the culinary field and planning to open a bakery.

Still time to register for part-time, evening study Nursing class

The Capital Region BOCES part-time, evening-study Practical Nursing (PN) for Adult Students program begins Nov. 22 at the Health Careers Center of the Capital Region Career & Technical School, 501 New Karner Rd., Colonie. FULL STORY

october 2010

Great turnout for open houses

Two nights, two campuses and hundreds of visitors: Career & Tech's annual fall open houses on Oct. 27 in Schoharie and Oct. 28 were a hit with students, their families, BOCES staff and the community. Our BOCES Board of Education showed their support, as always, and funds were raised for charitable and classroom causes.

Early Childhood Education pumpkin

Gourd awards: Career O'Lanterns take over campus

Career & Tech's Albany campus career center was taken over by dozens of carved pumpkins the last week of October, and they were definitely not your normal, average Jack O'Lanterns. Nurse Assistant pumpkin There wasn't an inch to spare on the center's meeting tables, cabinets and shelves as students displayed their creativity with the orange gourds while competing for awards in the school's annual pumpkin contest. FULL STORY

Our New Visions: Journalism & Media Studies class covered the event for the the Times Union, producing a photo story in time for Halloween.

Campuses elect SkillsUSA officers

It's official: Career & Tech's SkillsUSA officers have been named for 2010-11. FULL STORY

Floral Design students created Cinderella's coach out of a pumpkin

Good gourd!

Cinderella's coach as a pumpkin was an award-winning design of Floral Design students during a past contest at Career & Tech. For this Halloween, they've brewed up some creative and fun arrangements featuring candy corn, ghosts, pumpkins and of course, fresh flowers and greenery. They are also observing October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a long list of beautiful offerings. Interested? Call the student-run Bloomers Flower Shop at (518) 862-4780.

Pink hair for a cause

Next time you view your hair in the mirror, imagine what a little pink could do for you - and others. Colorful hair extensions, manicures and pedicures are just some of the services offered at an all-day clinic on Thursday, Oct. 28, by Albany campus Cosmetology students to benefit the American Cancer Society. Call 862-4716 for an appointment. FULL STORY

Culinary student, Chef Rother on WNYT-TV
Culinary Arts student Caitlin Cook and Chef Rother cooked live on WNYT-TV

It's role reversal at Adult Nursing Back-to-School Night, where children are the guests

Students in the popular Practical Nursing for Adult Students program at Career & Tech's Health Careers Center, Rosewood campus, will show their children what they did in school today when roles are reversed at a special Back to School Night on October 19, from 4-7 p.m. "Our current students will show their children where they go to school and what they are learning," said BOCES Health Careers & Services Principal Paula Negri. "The children will sit where their parents do in each class, and our teachers will make a five to 10-minute presentation for them." Added bonuses for the young visitors at the event: face painting and ice cream. [More info about Practical Nursing]

September 2010

students help with Food Bank dinner
Students volunteered at the Northeastern Regional Food Bank fund-raising dinner

Global Fashion class gets back to fashion and Halloween fun at Colonie Center

Career & Tech's own Global Fashion Studies class presented our region's biggest Back to School Fashion Show on Saturday, Sept. 11, at at Colonie Center, and some of the fashions were quite ghoulish - on purpose. FULL STORY

NATEF recertifies Med/Heavy Duty Truck Repair program

It's the truck repair program in the state to earn certification

Congrats to Career & Tech's Medium/Heavy Duty Truck Repair program for earning re-certification from the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF), the only program in the state to do so. Our Automotive programs are also NATEF-certified. FULL STORY

SEMI High Tech U an action-packed week for more than three dozen teens

More than three dozen area teens mixed semiconductors, nanotechnology and energy - with fun- from August 17 to 20 at SEMI High Tech U, an exciting summer day camp offered by Career & Tech in partnership with GlobalFoundries, the Center for Economic Growth, NYSUT, and the Tech Valley Career Pathways Consortium. Among their cool 'campsites': Hudson Valley Community College's TEC-SMART campus in Malta, the college of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the State University at Albany, and Schenectady County Community College. FULL STORY

It's no shock: Career & Tech, HVCC, Workforce Development Institute class a shining success

PV Basics: Electricity for Photovoltaic Systems, a 21-hour continuing education course taught by Career & Tech's John Puglisi and offered by Hudson Valley Community College and the Workforce Development Institute, was a shining success for eleven adult students. FULL STORY

august 2010

photo of Ray Paglieri, Quinton Bullock, Michael Tucker
Ray Paglieri, SCCC President Quintin Bullock, Center for Economic Growth's Michael Tucker at SEMI High Tech U camp

Careers Without Limits course guide wins national award

Career & Tech's Careers Without Limits course guide has received an Award of Merit from the National School Public Relations Association. Full Story

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