OU BOCES Bids Farewell to Retirees

A farewell reception was recently held for twenty-one retiring employees from Orange-Ulster BOCES. Terrence Olivo, Chief Operating Officer, hosted the afternoon festivities that celebrated the retirees who collectively represent more than 500 years of service to the organization...Read More

Practical Nursing Students and Staff Support ORMC Disaster Drill

Orange Regional Medical Center recently conducted “Operation Emesis” to simulate a regional disaster. Orange-Ulster BOCES practical nursing students and their instructors volunteered to support the disaster drill...Read More

Division of Instructional Support's Senior Enrichment Students Study Pond Ecology

As part of OU BOCES Division of Instruction Support's Senior Enrichment program, students participated in an Advanced Pond Ecology Study at the Hudson Highland’s Nature Museum in Cornwall...Read More

 

Local School Districts and Corporate Sponsors Honor the Best and Brightest at the Outstanding Student Recognition Dinner

The education and business communities joined to honor the top two graduating seniors from each of the school districts in the OU BOCES Supervisory District. This event, coordinated by the Division of Instructional Support Services, highlighted the accomplishments and promising futures of these outstanding students from public and private high schools...Read More

CTEC Thanks Local Business Partners at Annual Partnership Breakfast

Each May, CTEC holds a Partnership Breakfast to thank their work-based learning partners who have been instrumental in providing hands-on, real world work experiences for students in the various Career Academies...Read More

Greg Sowa Takes His Welding Knowledge To Dizzying Heights

Gregory Sowa of Chester NY, a 2002 graduate of CTEC’s Construction Careers Academy Welding Program, now works as a Special Steel Inspector at the World Trade Center Tower 1... Read his story

Orange-Ulster BOCES Youth In Government Students Visit Albany

The Orange-Ulster BOCES Division of Instructional Support coordinated a recent trip to Albany for local students involved in the Orange County Youth in Government Program. The students experienced NYS government at work and had a meeting with Senator William Larkin (pictured)... Read More

CTEC Proudly Announces 2013 National Technical Honor Society Inductees

Orange-Ulster BOCES Career and Technical Education Center recently inducted 139 members into the National Technical Honor Society. The CTEC chapter of the NTHS distinguishes, honors and encourages students who excel at their career and technical education programs and who possess admirable character, attitude and a strong intellect...Read More

Cooperative Board Honors Top Students for 2012-2013 School Year

Before its May Board meeting, the members of the Orange-Ulster Cooperative Board and BOCES administration gathered to honor the top award-winning students who attend various programs at OU BOCES... Read More

Advertising Art & Design Student Excels in National Poster Contest

Elizabeth Niblo, a student in CTEC's Advertising Art & Design Program, won 3rd place in this year's "Ocean Pals" National Poster Contest sponsored by Beneath the Sea. The contest encourages young people to become aware of and share their concerns for marine environment through poster art...Read More

CTEC Transportation Careers Academy Wows the Public at Rhinebeck Car Show

Students and their instructors from the CTEC Transportation Careers Academy attended the Hudson River Valley Antique Auto Association's Rhinebeck Car Show in May to share their current projects with the car-loving public...Read More

CTEC Cisco Networking Students Shine in National Cisco Netriders Competition

Two students in the Career & Technical Education Center’s Engineering Careers Academy/Computer Networking Program recently distinguished themselves in Cisco’s annual NetRiders Competition...Read More

CTEC Graphic Design Student Wins Grand Prize in Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) Poster Contest

Brittany Landrio, an 11th grade CTEC Advertising Art & Design student from Port Jervis, won the Grand Prize in the 26th annual Orange County Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) poster contest...Read More

 

BOCES Senior Enrichment Students Challenged in "Dignity for All" Educational Journey

The Orange-Ulster BOCES Division of Instructional Support Services recently offered students an educational journey toward a better understanding of and support for the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) as well as collaborating with peers...Read More

 

BOCES Student Jonathan Dillon Places 2nd in Logo Design Contest

Jonathan Dillon, a sixth grade student attending BOCES' Pine Bush Satellite won 2nd place honors in a recent logo design contest sponsored by United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region... Read More

 

STRIVE Program Celebrates Autism Awareness Month

Throughout the month of April, students and staff in the STRIVE Program (Structured Teaching Reinforced In a Visual Environment) participated in activities that highlighted autism awareness in recognition of Autism Awareness Month...Read More

Local Students Celebrate Books and Reading at the Great New York Read Aloud

The Orange-Ulster BOCES School Library System, part of the Division of Instructional Support Services, celebrated National Library Week at its annual Great New York Read Aloud with readings by elementary school students from local districts...Read More

 

STRIVE Celebrates 100 Days of School & Autism Awareness Month

As April comes to a close, so does National Autism Awareness month. Students in the OU BOCES STRIVE Program celebrated Autism Awareness Month and 100 Days of School in a variety of meaningful ways...Read More

CTEC Spring Open House Draws Hundreds of Visitors

CTEC recently hosted an Open House where current students and staff spent the evening showcasing all of the cutting-edge technical programs OU BOCES CTEC has to offer high school students...Read More

CTEC Auto Tech Graduate Realizes His Dream

Tyler Odendahl of Pine Bush, a 2011 graduate of the Career and Technical Education Center’s Automotive Technology program, has realized his dream of working in Stock Car Motorsports. Tyler says his decision to take the gamble and reach for his dreams of becoming a racing pit crew member has been the best decision he has made so far, and he credits CTEC for helping him get his start...Read More

 

"I Love NY" Theme of 2013 Mary Lupinski Art Festival

For the ninth consecutive year, the lobby and hallways of the Raymond C. Cramer Elementary School (RCCE) located in the Emanuel Axelrod Education Center were decorated with the imaginative, colorful and dramatic artwork created by the RCCE students depicting the theme I Love NY...Read More

Goshen HS Wins 2013 Orange County Mock Trial Tournament

The Mock Trial team from Goshen High School prevailed in the Finals showdown against the team from Monroe-Woodbury High School. Goshen will now advance to the Region IV Tournament later this month...Read More

Local HS Students Take on Roles of County Officials During Orange County Service Day

Throughout the school year, high school students from ten local districts participated in the Amy Bull Crist Youth-in-Government Program. Students take part in mock political conventions, hold elections and shadow elected officials from local to state levels in government... Read More

CTE Health Careers Students Attend March of Dimes Student Convocation

Students in CTEC's Health Career Academy recently attended the March of Dimes Student Convocation at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park...Read More

 

Austin DiLeonardo Receives Presidential Scholarship

Austin DiLeonardo of Middletown, a Cisco Computer Networking student in the Engineering Careers Academy at CTEC, was recently named the recipient of the College of Westchester's Presidential Scholarship Award...Read More

CTEC Hosts Successful Y2Kids Careers from A to Z Event

The 14th Annual Y2Kids Careers from A to Z event for local middle schoolers, sponsored by the Orange-Ulster BOCES Career and Technical Education Center, was held in March in the US Army 2nd Aviation Detachment Wings of West Point Hangar... Read More

Christopher Cortwright Recognized as Adult Education "Student of the Year" in NYS

Christopher Cortwright of Poughkeepsie was recently honored by the New York Association for Continuing /Community Education (NYACCE) as 2013 Student of the Year...Read More

 

BOCES Senior Enrichment Students Visit Metropolitan Museum of Art

As part of Orange Ulster BOCES Senior Enrichment program, 48 students from the Florida, Middletown and Port Jervis School Districts recently experienced an educational tour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art...Read More

New Vision Student Maia Baskerville's Winning Essay, "My Bookish Paradise"

Maia Baskerville of Valley Central was honored as one of the top four high school winners in the Teaching the Hudson Valley's (THV) Writing about Place contest. Maia’s essay, “My Bookish Paradise” has been published on the THV blog...Read Her Essay

 

 

Michael James of Cornwall Wins Orange County Spelling Bee

Cornwall Middle School student Michael James outlasted 17 fellow competitors for 32 rounds in this year's Orange County Spelling Bee. Michael won the chance to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC in May...Read More

 

CTEC Automotive Team Takes 3rd Place in NYS Competition

Jedrzej Pacyna of Washingtonville and Ian Rothstein of Cornwall, Automotive Technology students at CTEC, placed 3rd in the Greater New York Automotive Dealers Association (GNYADA) 2013 Statewide Automotive Finals Competition...Read More

CTEC Students and Staff March in Mid-Hudson St. Patrick's Day Parade

Students and staff from the Career & Technical Education Center participated in the recent 2013 Mid-Hudson St. Patrick's Day Parade in Goshen, NY. More than 50 CTEC students and staff marched alongside a colorful float that included an invitation to CTEC's upcoming Open House on April 10 at the Career & Technical Education Center - 53 Gibson Road, Goshen...Read More

RCCE Students Enjoy Visit from Super Dr. Toothpaste and his Friends

Raymond C. Cramer Elementary School students recently enjoyed a visit from Dr. Scott Udoff, aka "Super Doctor Toothpaste", and his "friends" Sparkle the Toothbrush and Ms. Clean Tooth (his dental assistant and hygienist)...Read More

BOCES Warwick Satellite Students Celebrate 100 Days of School

Students and staff at the Sanfordville Satellite Program participated in this year's 100 Days of School with 100 exercise moves, counting to 100 by ones and tens and 100 seconds of quiet meditation and mindfulness. Every student was recognized for being 100 days smarter...Read More

 

 

Chester-Liberty School Satellite Students Celebrate 100 Days of School

The students in the Chester-Liberty Elementary program celebrated the first "100 days of school" in several creative ways. The entire school got involved creating a bulletin board where more 100 kind and positive comments are currently displayed...Read More

Thirteen Region 5 Odyssey of the Mind Teams Head to NYS Tournament

Thirteen local teams earned the opportunity to advance to the New York State Odyssey of the Mind Competition to be held at Binghamton University on Saturday, March 23, 2013. The Region 5 Tournament was held at OU BOCES on March 2 with more than 350 local students participating... Read More

 

CTEC Computer Networking Students Take Top Honors

Congratulations to this year’s winners of the College of Westchester's High School Awards Program which recognizes outstanding high school business and computer education and allied health students from over 40 area high schools...Read More

 

Minisink Valley HS Satellite Program Helps Keep the Community Warm This Winter

The students at the Minisink High School BOCES Satellite Program, their families, teachers, support staff and administrator made the commitment this winter to support The Community Warming Station hosted at St Paul's United Methodist Church...Read More

CTEC Showcases Programs During Media Day

The Orange-Ulster BOCES CTEC recently opened its doors to members of the press, local dignitaries and community members to showcase student projects and cutting-edge technical programs. One highlight of the morning-long activities was a student panel discussion...Read More

CTEC and IBEW Local 363 Make Connections for Students

The Career & Technical Education Center has maintained long-standing professional and cooperative relationships with the local business community. Many students graduate from their technical programs and move directly into careers with support from these businesses and agencies. One of CTEC’s longest-standing and productive associations is with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 363 in Harriman...Read More

Warwick Satellite Students Celebrate National No-Name-Calling with "Words to Love By"

As part of Orange-Ulster BOCES' proactive approach to bullying and the recent Dignity for All Students initiative, the staff and students in the OU BOCES Warwick Satellite recently celebrated “No-Name-Calling Day." All are encouraged to use kind words as well as give compliments...Read More

"Words Can Hurt" - Goshen Satellite Program Supports No Name Calling Week

The Orange-Ulster BOCES Satellite Program at the Goshen Intermediate School took part in the celebration of No Name-Calling Week. Activities included classroom discussions and counseling groups that focused on the ways in which words can hurt...Read More

CTEC Students Participate in National No Name-Calling Week

Hundreds of students who attend the Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC) took a stand during National No-Name Calling Week held during the last week in January. They participated ina poster-signing initiative to show their support of anti-bullying...Read More

CTEC Automotive Students Win Regional Contest

During the last 3 months of 2012, 2nd year Automotive students practiced each weekday after school honing their skills to earn a chance to compete in the Greater New York Automotive Dealers Association (GNYADA) 2013 Regional Automotive Competition held each year in Whitestone, Queens. At the competition, Ian Rothstein of Cornwall and Jedrzej Pacyna of Washingtonville earned the right to move on to the NYS competition... Read More

CTEC New Vision Students Take Top Honors in Regional Writing Contest

Fifteen students in the Orange-Ulster BOCES Career & Technical Education Center’s New Vision Academy were recently honored as winners in the Writing About Place essay contest sponsored by Teaching the Hudson Valley. Maia Baskerville and Vladimir Beague placed first in their age group... Read More

 

CTEC Students and Staff Involved in "Snowflake Project" for Newtown Schools

When CTEC Technical Reading and Writing Instructor Katie Lazzaro heard about “The Snowflake Project” from a friend who is a member of the Newtown Public School District’s PTA, she immediately shared the information with her colleagues and students at CTEC...Read More

 

StarLab Brings Solar System Into Local Classrooms

Orange-Ulster BOCES School Library Services recently held a free StarLab Training for local teachers. StarLab is an inflatable, dome-shaped portable planetarium with eleven projection cylinders that create vivid images of the stars, planets, and other objects visible in the night sky...Read More