Southern Westchester BOCES

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  Open the door to your career possibilities at our Open House Thursday

  Students and parents are invited to learn more about a Career and Technical Education during an Open House on Thursday, March 21, at 6 p.m. at our Career and Technical Education campus in Valhalla. See the career possibilities our Center for Career Services can open up to you.  The event will feature a Media Show and College Transition Fair. The campus is at 65 Grasslands Rd., Valhalla. 

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  Save the Date! Annual Career Services Classic Car Show set for May 19!

  The annual Classic Car Show on the campus of the SWBOCES Center for Career Services, 65 Grasslands Road in Valhalla, is set for Sunday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

  The Rock 'n' Rods of New York car club will lead the way as we present demonstrations by our students in automotive and collision  technology as well as the 15 other areas of study we offer, from cosmetology and commercial art to culinary arts, audio/video engineering and architecture design, and more!

  Admission is free, and there'll be trophies, music and food. Car registration is on the event day. 

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  Where to find SWBOCES notices about delays, closings and dismissals

  With the increasing chance of inclement winter weather, please note there are a number of media sources where announcements about closings, delays and dismissals are made.

  These include:

  • An alert posted to the Southern Westchester BOCES website   
  • News 12 Westchester's website http://westchester.news12.com/ . Note: SWBOCES information usually does not scroll on the bottom of this news channel.
  • WHUD – 100.7 FM — Storm Center updates are scheduled by the station to be read on air at the top and bottom of every hour.
  • The WHUD online Storm Center: http://www.pamal.com/stormcenter/whud.php
  • FiOS1 News — Go to http://www.fios1news.com/lowerhudsonvalley  and  click on the "Weather" tab at the top of the page. Then click on “View school closings." 

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• SWBOCES Career Tech students to take part in White Plains ComicFest

  Our CTE students will be at the White Plains Comicfest Saturday, April 27, at the Galleria in White Plains. Hope we see you there! Learn more at THECONATWP.com.

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• CTE, Animal Science take spotlight in Albany on BOCES "Well" Day

  CTE programs generally, and SWBOCES' Animal Science program in particular, were highlighted in Albany March 13 as BOCES from across the state gathered in the state capitol for the first-ever "BOCES in the Well" event.

  Miranda Reynolds, Tyler Mahoney and McKayla Mulvaney served as ambassadors for the day, networking with representatives of other BOCES, sharing their own program, and learning about others. Also representing Southern Westchester BOCES were Animal Science Teacher Michael D’Abruzzo, Assistant Principal Evangelo Michas and District Superintendent Harold Coles.

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• Benchmark

  Students in Richard Thomas' Construction and Plumbing class, refurbished benches for the Grove at Valhalla, located next door to the Center for Career Services campus.

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• TELL Awards to honor region's Innovative educators

   Join Us! Friday, March 22^nd, 2019 as we celebrate the winners of this year’s TELL Awards, honoring teachers, leaders, and partners who have transformed learning through leadership and learning. The event to be held at Edith Macy Conference Center in Briarcliff Manor, NY from 8:00am – 2:00pm.   TLI TELL AWARDS BROCHUREOpens a New Window.View Full Program Here.Opens a New Window.

  Congratulations to TELL AWARD 2019 winners:

   Outstanding Innovative Teacher

  •  Amanda Burns, Technical Support Specialist/Webmaster, Yorktown Central School District 
  • Anthony Stirpe, English Teacher, New Rochelle High School 
  • Dorothy Venditto, Teacher, Bedford Central School District

  Outstanding Innovative Leader

  • Edward Maltbie, Director of Information Systems, North Rockland Central School District 
  • Lucy Roman, Coordinator of Instructional Technology, Library Media & Business, White Plains School District
  • Kaitlyn Sassone, Director of Technology/Chief Information Officer, Rye City School District

  Outstanding Innovative Partner

  • To be revealed the day of the event. Please join us.

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• Video brings Sprain Brook Academy students' story to Albany

  Our students are our best advocates when we seek to share the SWBOCES story with our state representatives, as we did on Advocacy Day in Albany on Feb. 27.

   

  The impact of the Sprain Brook Academy, in partnership with the Westchester County Department of Correction, is not an easy story to tell, though. With the use of video, however, we were able to "bring" two young men from the program to the state capitol to share the impact SWBOCES has made in helping put their lives on a better path. Meet Messiah and James.

   

  Click here to view the video presentation.

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• Learning through practice

  Students at the Center for Career Services enjoyed a demonstration day sharing with guests to the campus the hard work they have done as they prepare for upcoming exams and skills competitions.

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• Advocacy Day 2019: Animal Science student educates lawmakers about what SWBOCES means to so many

  Juliette Suarez took Albany by storm this week as Southern Westchester BOCES’ student delegate on its annual Advocacy Day tour of the state Capitol and Legislative offices.

   

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• Young Artists Exhibition

  Students in Damian Powers' Commercial Art class among students from 40 different schools throughout Westchester County and beyond who were part of the Young Artists exhibition at the Katonah Museum of Art.

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• Trip to sound studio

  A field trip to the Alchemy Post Sound Studio in Peekskill introduced students to a Foley studio where they saw recording being done and learned more about the art of Foley.

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• Sweet Treats

  Students in the Baking, Food and Retail class hosted a Valentine's Day bake sale.

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• Students Learn about Prominent African Americans during Assembly

  Rye Lake High School students celebrated Black History Month Feb. 8 with a slide show on prominent figures in the black community, a skit in which staff played important historical figures, and special desserts.

   

   

   

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• Student work at Katonah Museum of Art

  Students have put their best work forward and have been invited to participate in the Katonah Museum of Art Young Artists 2019 exhibit.

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• Rye Lake Hosts Third Annual Chili Cook Off

  Edith Rivera – who used a combination of three meets in her chili – won the third annual Rye Lake Superbowl Chili Cook Off with 46 votes after coming in third last year. Chef Omar Laaraj took second place, and Principal Scott Kaufman came in third with 29 votes. A total of nine staff members competed in the event.

   

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• Cosmetology students use skills for production

  For the past several years Cosmetology students have helped with makeup for the annual production at Easchester Middle School. This year students had fun doing the makeup for the show Suessical, Jr.

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• Cosmetology students practice their skills, help others

  Cosmetology students have an opportunity to practice their skills on clients from the YWCA in White Plains, a collaboration that benefits both.

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• 2019-2020 SWBOCES Services Guide is available

  The Southern Westchester BOCES Services Guide for the 2019-2020 is available to view or download at this link. The Services Guide catalogs the many cooperative services offered by our BOCES and its centers, from Adult Education to Career and Special Services to the offerings of the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center and much more. Printed copies of the 56-page guide will arrive in component districts offices in a few days. 

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• Career Technical Education prepares future employees

  Career Technical Education, or CTE, offers students an opportunity to learn valuable skills in a vocation of their choice. February is CTE month, and students at Career Services are actively training for the future.

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• CTE white paper details the value of Career and Technical Education

  Today's economy demands a better, more highly skilled workforce. February is CTE Month. Click here to read our recently released White Paper to see how a career and technical education can become a valuable resource for local graduating high school teens. 

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• Students get job search advice

  Students in Sean Harty's TV/Video Sound Production class heard some sound advice on how to get a job from guest speaker Piers Plaskitt, CEO of Solid State Logic. The advice included tips on networking and "Roas Chicken."

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• Training animals, big and small, on our Careers campus

  Michael D'Abruzzo's Animal Science class has shared more videos to the growing library at his class page, one demonstrating in-class training techniques to teach a rat to "play soccer," and another in which a veterinary technician uses the same concepts at a zoo to train a tiger to present body parts for medical exams and blood draws without the need to tranquilize the animal.

  D'Abruzzo says these skills will be significant assets for graduating students seeking employment in a range of animal fields. These all skills are difficult to acquire without direct work experience, says D'Abruzzo, the kind of experience his students are gaining routinely in has classroom.

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