Eighty Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical School students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) this June, while an additional 13 students were recognized for being in the society for the second year.
Those honored come from a cross section of Career and Technical Education programs, from Criminal Justice to Welding and Metal Fabrication and Culinary Arts & Hospitality Technology to Early Childhood Education.
To be honored, students had to meet several criteria, including earning grade point averages (GPA) of 92 or greater at Career & Tech and an overall GPA of 85 or greater at their high schools, as well as having five or fewer absences.
“I’m in awe of what you have accomplished,” said Director of Career &Technical Education Jeff Palmer. “You have proven that you have the right stuff, that you are the right workers employers are seeking.”
The nearly 80 new inductees and 13 second-year members hail from 19 school districts and almost two dozen programs across Capital Region BOCES.
“I am proud of the recognition. It shows that I have worked really hard to maintain my grades and build my resume,” said Nicole Forbes, an inductee from Duanesburg.
Fellow new inductee Isabella Tschantret sounded a similar sentiment.
“It shows what I am capable of doing and recognizes the hard work we have all put into our programs and studies,” the Middleburgh teenager said.
2023 National Technical Honor Society Inductees
Albany Campus
- Elyssa Bailey, Two Year Sequence of Health Careers II, Green Island
- Sophia Berlin, Global Fashion Studies I, Bethlehem
- Ciara Boniecki, Two Year Sequence of Health Careers I, Cobleskill-Richmondville
- Drake Bouchard-Polec, Auto Trades I, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk
- John Brown, HVAC/R, Scotia-Glenville
- Emily Burdikoff, Digital Media Design, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake**
- Matthew Burns, Game Design & Implementation, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk**
- James Cable, Auto Trades Tech I, Bethlehem
- Dylan Carl, Welding and Metal Fabrication, Guilderland
- Aidan Carras, Welding and Metal Fabrication, SchenectadyHeaven Carter, Criminal Justice, Green Island
- Zachary Casso, Game Design & Implementation, Shenendehowa**
- Ian Caterina, Two Year Sequence of Health Careers I, Scotia-Glenville
- Austin Chmielewski, Digital Media Design I, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk
- Joseph Coluccio, Auto Trades Tech I, Voorheesville
- Liam Cowdrey, Building Trades I, Scotia-Glenville
- Luke DaBiere, Auto Body Collision Repair and Refinishing, Shenendehowa
- Isaiah Eckman, Building Trades I, Niskayuna
- Griffin Elmore, Game Design & Implementation, Guilderland
- Riley Ertelt, Game Design & Implementation, Guilderland**
- Elijah Edwards, Building Trades I, Schenectady
- Skyllar Fleming, Early Childhood Education I, Guilderland
- Nicole Forbes, Digital Media Design I, Duanesburg
- Nathaniel Froehlich, Electrical Trades I, Niskayuna
- Emily Hainey, Sterile Processing Technician, Middleburgh
- Rachel Hammond, Early Childhood, Bethlehem
- Zachary Hilt, Welding and Metal Fabrication, Scotia-Glenville
- Annabelle Hinkle, Building Trades I, BHBL
- Mason Hommel, Auto Trades Tech I, Bethlehem
- Jocelyn Howe, Global Fashion, Mohonasen**
- Sa-id Jones, Electrical Trades, Mohonasen**
- Tia Johnson, Two Year Sequence of Health Careers I, Schenectady
- Krista Katsoudas, Criminal Justice, Niskayuna
- Braeden Kennedy, Electrical Trades, Guilderland
- Luciano Leto, Network Cabling Technician/Smart Home Technology I, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk
- Jack Levin, Welding and Metal Fabrication, Schalmont
- Tyler Lischak, Electrical Trades, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk**
- Joseph Miller, Building Trades I, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk
- Demari Perkins, Network Cabling Technician/Smart Home Technology I, Watervliet
- Zachary O’Connor, Welding and Metal Fabrication, South Colonie
- Everett Paige, Network Cabling Technician/Smart Home Technology, Schenectady
- Sadie Plant, Digital Media Design I, Berne-Knox-Westerlo
- Jake Porter, Building Trades, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk**
- Angelina Pramechand, Two Year Sequence of Health Careers I, Schenectady
- Christopher Raffan, Game Design & Implementation, Schenectady
- Phillip Ramos, Auto Body Collision Repair and Refinishing, Shenendehowa
- Aiden Rossman, Auto Trades Tech I, Bethlehem
- Pedro Sanchez, Culinary Arts & Hospitality Technology, Guilderland
- Ashley Santibanez, Criminal Justice, Niskayuna**
- Cody Sherwood, Network Cabling Technician/Smart Home Technology, Middleburgh
- Daryen Swann, Electrical Trades I, Bethlehem
- Lillian Sweeney, Digital Media Design I, Guilderland
- Kira St. Andrew, Game Design & Implementation, Cohoes
- Emily Tice, Culinary Arts & Hospitality Technology, Guilderland
- Haley Titus, Welding and Metal Fabrication, Schoharie
- Benjamin Torrisi-VanWormer, Building Trades I, Green Island
- Graciana Tricozzi, Criminal Justice, Scotia-Glenville
- Isabella Tschantret, Early Childhood Education I, Middleburgh
- Vincent Unser, Game Design & Implementation, Schalmont
- Ruger VanWie, Welding and Metal Fabrication, Bethlehem
- Brianna Venditti, Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake**
- Olivia Wood, Early Childhood Education I, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
New Visions Health Careers – Ellis Hospital and St. Peter’s classrooms
- Jessica Almodovar, New Visions: Health Careers, Schenectady
- Anastasia Boldyrev, New Visions: Health Careers, Scotia-Glenville
- Riley Cronin, New Visions: Health Careers, Middleburgh
- Maci Greco, New Visions: Health Careers, Shenendehowa
- Maya Healey, New Visions: Health Careers, Niskayuna
- Eduardo Imbert, New Visions: Health Careers, Scotia-Glenville
- Christopher LaRosa, New Visions: Health Careers, Shenendehowa
- Rowden Samantha, New Visions: Health Careers, Niskayuna
- Zachary Place, New Visions: Health Careers, Scotia-Glenville
- Adarsh Senthil, New Visions: Health Careers, Shenendehowa
- Theodore Tsamis, New Visions: Health Careers, Cobleskill-Richmondville
- David Viall, New Visions: Health Careers, Scotia-Glenville
- Jessica West, New Visions: Health Career, Scotia-Glenville
Schoharie Campus
- Allyson Bates, Cosmetology, Berne-Knox-Westerlo
- Cole Carman, Criminal Justice, Schalmont
- Jeffrey Caron, Criminal Justice, Berne-Knox-Westerlo**
- Hailey Chase, Culinary Arts & Hospitality Technology, Berne-Knox-Westerlo**
- Nichole Clark, Criminal Justice, Cobleskill-Richmondville
- Cierra DuPont, Criminal Justice, Middleburgh
- Brianna Galka, Cosmetology, Schalmont
- Richard Harris, Culinary Arts & Hospitality Technology, Berne-Knox-Westerlo
- Abigail Heimburg, Criminal Justice, Duanesburg
- Loren Herzog, Culinary Arts & Hospitality Technology, Schoharie
- Rhiannon Islip, Criminal Justice, Sharon Springs**
- Jillian Kennedy, Criminal Justice, Schoharie
- Haily Lawrence, Culinary Arts & Hospitality Technology, Duanesburg
- Joshua Mitchell, Criminal Justice, Schoharie
- Kirsten Moran, Criminal Justice, Schalmont
- Brenden Parrotti, Criminal Justice, Sharon Springs
- Cole Smith, Culinary Arts & Hospitality Technology, Schalmont
- Mason Welch, Criminal Justice, Duanesburg