Capital Region BOCES Welding and Metal Fabrication teacher Donald Mattoon has been named American Welding Society (AWS) District 6 Educator of the Year. The district encompasses virtually all of Upstate New York, from Dutchess County to the Canadian border and west to Buffalo and the Ohio border. The honor was presented in early May at …

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Four high school students from Capital Region BOCES brought home gold this weekend at the New York State Thruway Cup welding competition. Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center seniors Wyatt Strobeck, Trista Smi, Jonathan King and Owen VanVranken combined their skills to defeat the best high school welders from across the state during the May …

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Eight Capital Region BOCES students earned medals at the New York state SkillsUSA competition that concluded April 24— including two who won state championships.   The students earned the medals competing against more than 3,000 of their peers in numerous work-place skills competitions, ranging from welding and nursing to cooking and machining. Eighty Capital Region BOCES students …

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Eighty students from more than a dozen area school districts will represent Capital Region BOCES during a statewide competition next week that tests their abilities in the skilled trades and workplace. The students, who hail from as diverse districts as Shenendehowa and Cobleskill, Watervliet and Burnt Hills, are competing in events that showcase their work-related …

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  Three area high school students are already able to accept clients in salons after completing their required state certification hours three months before graduating from Capital Region BOCES. Emmalina Coluccio, Airelyss Rosado and Maya Wright will graduate from the Cosmetology program and their respective high schools in June but completed by April 1 the …

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An Albany-area car dealership is helping Capital Region BOCES stay in the fast lane when it comes to preparing future mechanics and auto repair experts. Capitaland Motors Subaru & GMC recently made a $10,000 donation to the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Automotive Trades Technology program. The funding, teachers Brian LaCroix and Scott Tessier said, …

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Dozens of high school students from across the region will be wearing beautiful dresses to their proms this spring thanks to the efforts of Global Fashion Studies students at Capital Region BOCES. During the annual Cinderella Prom Dress events at the Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus on March 31 and April 1, …

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