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Culinary Cornucopia benefits
people with disabilities
Culinary Arts & Hospitality Technology students
and staff spent Sunday, Nov. 9, helping raise funds for Living
Resources by assisting at the 2008 American Culinary Federation (ACF)
Chefs Competition at the Albany campus and a gala fund-raising dinner at the Marriott Hotel.
Living Resources provides life-enhancing services to individuals
with disabilities in the Capital Region. Pictured in the photo
above (from left): Kayla Wojtowecz (Burnt Hills/Ballston
Lake), Ashley Matthews and Ryan DiMaria (Shenendehowa),
Cody Dennis (Watervliet), Chef Brucker, Chef Brucker's
ACF competition student assistant Rob Ryan(Guilderland),
Chef Haas, Jim Romand (Colonie Central), Director of
Career & Tech Ed Dr. Hank Stopinski, Karl Connor (Shenendehowa),
Chef Rother and Chef Dolan.
Honors for Children & Education Career
Academy teacher
Children & Education Career Academy
teacher Deb Hall was named Family and Consumer Sciences
Teacher of the Year by the New York State Association of Family and
Consumer Sciences Teachers. Ms. Hall's classroom is located at
Cobleskill-Richmondville High School. which offers the Children &
Education Career Academy in partnership with the Capital Region
BOCES Career & Technical School.

Great pumpkins appear in Albany
Thanks to the generosity of local business
partners Price Chopper, WF Ryan Produce and Lansing's Farm,
Colonie, more than 70 pumpkins were transformed from generic
gourds to cool, career-themed creations by Albany campus students.
After judging by SkillsUSA officers and school staff, the winners
were announced and awarded delicious prizes.
Read
more about the winners and link to photo gallery
Bodies: The
Exhibition keeps it real for students bound for medical careers
Students from Career & Tech's Practical Nursing, New Visions:
Health Careers and Nurse Assistant programs gained a
wealth of knowledge by viewing Bodies: The Exhibition in
November at the South Street Seaport Museum in Manhattan. The
world-famous exhibit features actual human bodies, organs and
systems that have been specially preserved and treated and
respectfully presented.

Adult
Nursing student Alison Shuler (pictured (from left) with
fellow students Michelle Washburn and Kathryn Gotcsik)
comments, "What we expected and what we saw were two very different
things. When you think human bodies, you think about actual cadavers
from an autopsy point of view. But, it was just the opposite. Even
though they are actual human bodies, it was done in a way that
wasn't scary or gross. You could actually see how the human body is
really made. As nursing students in the Adult Practical Nursing
program, seeing the exhibit helped us to understand more of what we
learned in Anatomy and Physiology class. I would recommend this
exhibit to anyone interested in how the human body works."
The more you
learn, the more you earn:
Schoharie campus college fair set for December 2
What are you doing after high school? The more you learn, the more
you earn. Schoharie Career & Tech will host several colleges on
December 2 so students can meet with representatives about how they
can take their education and careers to a higher level. On board to
date: SUNY Alfred, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Delhi, SUNY Morrisville,
Hudson Valley Community College, Fulton-Montgomery Community
College, Schenectady County Community College, and Bryant & Stratton
College.

CSX workers put
welding skills on the right track through custom Career & Tech program
CSX railroad machinist Matt
Clark positioned an electrode into a holder as he prepared to
practice vertical sheet metal arc welding. Suited in a protective
coat, leather welding gloves, safety glasses, face shield and
helmet, the railroad machinist focused intently on his assignment,
one of many he'd tackle during an intensive week of training at
Career & Tech's Albany campus. Clark and several colleagues from
rail transportation company CSX Corp. in Selkirk advanced their
professional skills this past August through a special 40-hour
course developed and taught by Career & Tech
Welding & Metal
Fabrication teachers Michael Todd and Christopher Lanese
and coordinated by our Adult & Continuing Education department. Want
to know more?
Link to a pdf of the Oct/Nov. BOCES Bright Futures
newsletter.
Nurses are
needed! Part-time evening study program begins Dec. 1
Attention adult learners: Begin an exciting new career through our
Practical Nursing for Adult Students program! The part-time, evening
study program
begins December 1. Interested? A pre-entrance exam is required. Call
862-4709 for exam and program info.
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Internship
Profile
Jessica
Sterling is an RCS senior in the
New Visions:
Journalism & Media Studies class, which meets at the
Times Union.
Learn more.
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Alumni
Profiles

Successful Cosmetology grad never stops
learning, growing
"My work is fun, and I do what I love. I feel like the luckiest
person in the world."
Cyndy Slyke's passion for Cosmetology is as boundless as the
opportunities the field presents and rivaled only by her enthusiasm
for Career & Tech. The class of 2000
Cosmetology
alumna has worked as a hairstylist,
cosmetics rep, makeup artist,
consultant, writer and volunteer. She has won
awards, been published and is a popular guest speaker who is
dedicated to advancing her own professional education.
Read more
From Knox to Maui, Electrical Trades alumnus says
Mahalo for a terrific career
For most of us in the Northeast, the Hawaiian islands are a dream
destination, a place of natural beauty that is rivaled only by the expense
of living far from the mainland. Yet Kenny Clapper has built a successful
business in Maui, one that affords his family a comfortable lifestyle and a
solid future in a wavy economy. KC Electric is prospering, having its best
year ever, in fact, and Clapper says he owes it all to the Capital Region
BOCES Career and Technical School.
Read more
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This is your school: Keep it
safe and clean
Silence your cells please . . .
A reminder: Cell phones should not be used during school.
Parents/guardians needing to reach students should call the school
office - 862-4800 for Albany, 295-3000 for Schoharie. Students' cell
phones (and other electronic devices) should be silenced during
class time.
And no smoking
New York State law prohibits smoking - by anyone - in schools and on
school property.
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Accreditation process
promotes student success
The Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical School is accredited by
the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. To earn this
nationally recognized accreditation, our school successfully
completed an intensive
stakeholder survey, which includes self-study by staff, students,
parents, component school district representatives. Such
self-assessments are comprehensive and provide data to be used as a
tool for continuous improvement and positive change. Indeed, to
maintain our accreditation and prepare for a visit by a Middle
States team in the spring of 2012, Career and Technical Education
(CTE) staff, students, business partners and other stakeholders are
involved in ongoing accreditation activities.
Read more
Business & Education Partners are invaluable
Strong business and education
partnerships enable Career & Tech to keep apprised of employment needs and
trends. Hundreds of representatives of business, industry and secondary and
higher education serve on our school's
Advisory Committees, work closely with our
faculty and staff and provide students and alumni with valuable opportunities
for job exploration, shadowing, internship, apprenticeship and part- and
full-time employment.
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Career & Tech Education by the numbers
The
Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical School serves students from
25 school districts, which include 22 public high schools, private
and parochial schools and home-schooled students. We also serve
students from neighboring BOCES through cross-contracted enrollment
and adult students both individually and through local employers.
How many students are enrolled at our school? At each campus? What
about adult vs. high school enrollment? Learn more at our
Enrollment
page.
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Helping out in our community
Community service is a
big part of the Career & Tech experience, with students and staff
supporting many worthy causes throughout the year. Some good deeds:

Students from the
New Visions:
Human Services & Elementary/Special Education program at
Wildwood School participated in the Fiddles Walk for Wildwood on
Saturday, Oct. 18. The program moved this year to a brand-new
classroom at Wildwood School on Curry Road Extension, where 14
students from 10 different school districts participate in
internships with children with autism andother developmental
disabilities. The students are experiencing honors and college level
academic work designed to help prepare them for careers such as
social work, psychology, music and art therapy, occupational and
physical therapy, and elementary and special education.
New Visions: Human Services &
Special/Elementary Education students (from left) Erin Montrello
(Niskayuna), Elishia Marocco (Scotia-Glenville), Christine
Cary (Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk) and Michelle Fraser
(Scotia-Glenville) Walk for Wildwood.
Current high school juniors
interested in finding out more about this New Visions program may
email
Happy Scherer, teacher, and attend an open house in
February.
Vocational Training &
Transition students trick or treat for Unicef
A group of students from Mrs. Bernard's
Vocational Training & Transition
class volunteered for a good cause on Halloween, when they trick or
treated for Unicef. The students visited their peers in their Albany
campus classrooms and accepted cash donations for the international
relief organization. Thank you VT&T!
Upcoming:
New Visions: Law & Government students will be volunteering at WAMC
Northeast Public Radio's February Fund Drive, answering calls and
logging pledges. They also will be taking part in an upcoming WAMC
Town Meeting.
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Career & Tech on the road
Career & Tech students and staff promote career and technical
education through numerous community events and working with our
school and business partners. Our students also provide fun demos
for younger students at middle school career days and fairs
throughout the year. Staff are available all year round. Contact
Monique
Jacobs,
Communications Coordinator, for details.
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GET AHEAD THROUGH ADULT ED
GED, ELL, CTE, GRASP, PN,
CNA:
An alphabet of learning for today's adults
Our Adult
Education program offers many learning opportunities for adult
students. Visit the
Adult Ed Web page to learn more.
For
questions about Practical Nursing for Adult Students, e-mail Brenda Jones at the PN/Health Careers office at
bjones@gw.neric.org
or call (518) 862-4709.
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Downloads
Download the
2008-2009 Career & Tech Student & Parent Handbook
View our
Career & Tech
Video
Read our
Vision,
Mission & Values
Statement
Download our
Course Guide course catalog
for '08-'09
Download our New Visions
Guide/The College Advantage
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Job
Opportunities for students, alumni & staff
Visit our new
Employment Opportunities
page.
Interested in employment with the Capital Region BOCES, including
the Capital Region Career & Technical School? Visit:
Jobs at BOCES
(www.capregboces.org/jobopenings/jobs.htm)
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It's a fact
More education and training
mean higher earnings and greater job satisfaction. Where are you
going? If your destination is success in career and in life, Career
& Tech can help you get a great start!
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