Prepare and orchestrate an Irish feast for more than 100 people, including a host of dignitaries. That was the scenario the Capital Region BOCES Culinary Arts and Hospitality Tech students handled with ease on March 12 as they conducted the school’s 26th annual St. Patrick’s Day feast. With entertainment provided by the An Clár School …
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Students from Capital Region BOCES (CRB) and Questar III BOCES component school districts put their skills to the test at the Odyssey of the Mind (OM) regional tournament. More than 650 students between both regions participated in the region 7 (CRB) and region 4 (Questar III BOCES) joint tournament on Saturday, Feb 28. The event …
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Approximately 100 young female students planning careers in the skilled trades were encouraged to pursue their passion and help change gender stereotypes during a March 5 event at the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus. The fifth annual Capital Region BOCES Celebrates Women in the Trades event featured women—including graduates …
A pair of Global Fashion Studies seniors from Cohoes recently had a surprise when bags they created were featured in a New York Fashion Week fashion show. Dicey Lewis and Haze Ingram are aspiring fashion designers and had their drawstring bags shown by fashion designer and bag creator Karen “Kema” Maxwell. Maxwell—owner of Kema’s Kreations—is …
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Capital Region BOCES Special Education teacher Micaela Broderick has been named a 2026 WNYT NewsChannel 13 Top Teacher. A teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) at Westmere Elementary School in the Guilderland Central School District, Mrs. Broderick works alongside Capital Region BOCES Educational Interpreter Matt Bonacci. “I have to say I am …
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Cara Bronner, a former instructional coach within our Special Education division, is Maywood Academy’s new assistant principal. Hired in 2022, Bronner has provided mentorship to special education teachers within the Capital Region BOCES network, helping to improve classroom learning and instruction. Now, she will work alongside Principal Gabriele Barbato to lead the day-to-day operations at …
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A Capital Region BOCES teacher will have her designs on display on the world’s stage later this month. At the Feb. 15 Unieke Mode NYFW Runway Series show during New York’s famous Fashion Week, Global Fashion Studies teacher Karen Kema Maxwell—owner of Kema’s Kreations — will show bags that she created “I will have 10 …
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Area high school students drove a tractor trailer on Feb. 4 as Capital Region BOCES joined forces with The Shay Foundation to promote the trades during national Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. High school juniors and seniors in the Diesel Technology program at the CTE Albany Campus drove a tractor trailer simulator provided by …
An open house for adults ready to start a new chapter in their professional lives will be held March 4 at the Capital Region BOCES Health Careers and Services Center. The adult Practical Nursing program open house will run from 3 to 7 p.m. at the center, which is located at the Career and Technical …
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February is Career and Technical Education Month — a time when school districts across the nation celebrate programs designed to prepare students for the workforce or to further their education. Once an education path for those students only seeking vocational skills, career and technical education is now a pathway for students looking to build career …
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