“I like to help others.” Ask 10 random students in the Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers program at Capital Region BOCES why they are pursuing careers in health care and nine of them will provide some form of that answer. Take for example Alexa Garcia, a junior from Scotia-Glenville enrolled in the program. “I want …
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A Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education student who is forging a career in welding is the recipient of the Evan M. Schwarz Helping Hand Memorial Scholarship. The $500 award was presented on Dec. 18 to Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School senior Jacob Montalbano by the Schwarz family, teacher Don Mattoon and Career & …
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They come from vastly different communities and have widely different career goals, but Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center (CTE) students are united in their mission this holiday season to help the less fortunate. Students from every program ranging from Diesel Tech to Global Fashion to Cosmetology joined forces in recent weeks to …
Approximately 60 counselors from more than two dozen school districts visited the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus on Dec. 12 to hear what’s on tap for workforce development and career and technical education in the 2025-26 school year. During a daylong event, counselors learned about the new Plumbing Technology …
A Capital Region business is once again sharing its wealth of knowledge with Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School students, providing them “cool” insight into a “hot” industry. Crisafulli Brothers Plumbing and Heating Contractors Inc. Director of Staff Development Darin Cook spoke on Dec. 9 to students in the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and …
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The Capital Region BOCES Engagement and Development Services (EDS) received 16 awards for work submitted to the annual New York School Public Relations Association’s (NYSPRA) communications contest. The winning projects, ranging from written works to videos and graphic designs, were selected among hundreds of contest entries from across the state. The NYSPRA Communications Contest is …
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“I can do anything a man can do.” Those words are a mantra Serina Sylvester is living by as she pursues a career in the automotive industry at Capital Region BOCES. The Heatly/Green Island 11th grade student is following her family into the auto body industry through the Automotive Collision Technology program at the Career …
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Most teachers hope to leave a piece of themselves with each of their students, but few get the opportunity to leave their mark with their school. But that’s exactly what is happening with Capital Region BOCES Welding and Metal Fabrication teacher Micah Belgiano. During a recent tour of the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center …
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