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BOCES students selected as nominees for Cortland County Youth of the Year: Mackenzie Pendell , left, a BOCES Cortland Alternative School (CAS) and culinary arts student from the Marathon Central School District, was recently nominated for Cortland County Youth of the Year along with several other BOCES students who have exhibited the qualities of leadership, service and resilience. The organization, Cortland Area Communities that Care, honored many of our BOCES students among 17 nominees for the award at a ceremony on May 12.   In addition to Mackenzie, the other nominees who attend BOCES were:   Sara Brigham , an 11 th grader from Marathon High School who attends the health occupations program at BOCES; Kayli Marshall , a junior at McGraw High School who studies culinary arts at BOCES; Gwendolyn O’Neill , a senior from Marathon High School ... Reaching Out - BOCES Helps Cuban Doctors: When it comes to community outreach, OCM BOCES is always willing to help. In fact, it is part of our mission. Recently, OCM BOCES assisted a pair of Cuban physicians through a local community organization called Partners in Learning. Partners in Learning supports adults, children and families of diverse cultures and languages in their efforts to learn, earn and live well in Syracuse and Onondaga County. In the case of the Cuban doctors, OCM BOCES helped them enroll in phlebotomy classes because much of their paperwork had been left behind in Cuba, a situation that is forcing them to get re-training here in the United States. For more information about community partnerships, please give us a call at 315-453-4455. OCM BOCES is looking for teachers!: Excited about sharing a hobby? Teaching a special skill? Sharing your expertise in the professional arena? If you are, consider teaching a class at OCM BOCES! We are always looking for instructors for our part-time continuing education programs and have a wide variety of teaching formats available. If you are interested in teaching a class, please ask for Matt Tarolli today or give him a call at 315-453-4455. You can also send him an email at mtarolli@ocmboces.org. We would love to listen to your idea!  Interested in teaching? Let us know!: Congratulations to our 2016 retirees!: At the end of each school year, we take a moment to congratulate all of our OCM BOCES colleagues who are retiring or have retired in the past year and to thank them for their dedication and commitment to our students, districts, clients and community. We wish them well in their retirement and any new adventures that may await them. Following is a listing of these valued colleagues with their departments and dates of service. Jane Ayers, CNYRIC Information Systems Coordinator (9/7/99 - 7/30/15) Stephen Brown, Alternative Education Mathematics Teacher (4/27/87 - 6/30/16) Mary Burzynski, Career and Technical Education Business Teacher (9/1/88 - 6/30/16) Donald DeJohn, CNYRIC Project Manager (6/1/05 - 3/24/16) Darlene Devendorf, Instructional Support Services Teacher Trainer ... Reach students learn about forensic science hands-on with help from Syracuse University: Eighth grade students in the OCM BOCES Reach program recently had the opportunity to learn about real world forensics thanks to the Syracuse University (SU) Forensics Department. The department included retired New York State Trooper Adrian Grenier; Christine Woods Heslin, Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute Administrative Assistant and a Syracuse University senior graduate anthropology student.  The April 11 visit was arranged at part of a Project Based Learning (PBL) assignment through which the students experienced Harper Lee’s classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird , by learning about and recreating the trial of character Tom Robinson. Students also attended Syracuse Stage’s production of To Kill a Mockingbird on March 24. Prior to the SU presentation, ... Taking a walk on The Wild (side): Emily Doloff’s K-1 SED class has been working hard to earn their PBIS BOCES BUCKS.  The students collaboratively saved enough “Bucks” earning them a field trip to The Wild Animal Park in Chittenango! Dressed in their handmade T’shirts, t he students  saw many different animals including a peacock, a giraffe, zebras, lions, igers and bears.  They were also able to feed some animals including an ostrich, goats, and a camel!   Innovation Tech students promote charity on local news program: On Friday, May 6 students from OCM BOCES Innovation Tech High School made an appearance on “Bridge Street,” a local television news program, to help promote the following day’s Crawfish Festival in support of Operation Northern Comfort and A Tiny Home for Good, Inc.   A Tiny Home for Good is a company in Syracuse that builds Tiny Homes (300 square feet) on vacant city lots, equips them with all the amenities of a regular home and manages their continuation. Each home is rented to an individual homeless community member.   Approximately 40 students in GeoDesign (Geometry and Art) and American Lit (U.S. History and English 11) classes at Innovation Tech High School became involved with the housing company after its founder and CEO, Andrew Lunetta, came to ... OCM BOCES offers EVEN MORE online courses!: Interested in taking classes from home? OCM BOCES is teaming up with another esteemed partner, UGotClass, to offer online certificates and courses in a large variety of areas: business, health, new media marketing, professional development, social media for business, education and more. UGotClass is affiliated with the Learning Resources Network, or LERN. These online courses are taught by leading practitioners and teachers, with audio presentations from the instructor and interactions with the instructor and other participants.   For more information, as well as registration information, give us a call at 315-453-4455 or go to ocmboces.org. Medical Assisting: OCM BOCES has teamed up with CNY Works to help students in the medical assisting field achieve their ultimate goal: employment after graduation. This partnership allows students to hone their job-hunting skills, such as resume writing and interviewing strategies. Instructor Lena E. May calls CNY Works her "go-to resource" for all the students in her class. "I am pleased with the services they have provided to my students, and I am thankful for the dedicated staff members who work with me to help facilitate these trainings," May said. For more information about medical assisting, please give us a call at 315-453-4455. Transitional Education Program students raise money for McMahon - Ryan Child Advocacy Center: Students in the OCM BOCES Transitional Education Program (TEP) Jr. class at the Irvin E. Henry Campus recently spent time in class working on a Project Based Learning (PBL) assignment designed to answer the question "How can we help protect children?"     While researching the topic, students discovered the McMahon - Ryan Child Advocacy Center and decided as a class that they would like to support the center. Students considered ways to monetarily give to the center and decided that they would hold several fundraisers during the month of April, which is Child Abuse Prevention Month.   Prior to their sale, students researched products and pricing, created advertisements and worked with school administrators to bring their project to fruition at the Henry ... OCM BOCES students compete and place in New York State SkillsUSA Conference and Competition: The 2016 New York State SkillsUSA conference and competition was held at the Syracuse Fairgrounds from April 27 to 29. Thirty-two students from OCM BOCES qualified to compete in the event and five students took home medals, with one student qualifying for national competition. More than 2,000 Career and Technical Education students from across New York State competed in contests, which include written and performance exams, during the three-day event. The following OCM BOCES students received top honors in the state competition: Gretta Allen, OCM BOCES Cosmetology junior from the Cortland Enlarged City School District – 3 rd place in Esthetics category Joe Carey, OCM BOCES Culinary Arts junior from the West Genesee Central School ... 12 students awarded in Snap-on "Tools for Success" program: On Thursday, May 5, twelve OCM BOCES Automotive Technology and Automotive Collision Technology students were recognized for their outstanding achievements through the Snap-On Tools for Success awards program.   Students from each of OCM BOCES four automotive program classrooms, selected by their OCM BOCES instructors for their excellent automotive technology, math and science skills, as well as outstanding classroom participation, attendance and attitude, each received a certificate of excellence and a Snap-On Tools screwdriver, valued at over $100.   The following OCM BOCES students were recognized with Tools for Success awards.   Automotive Collision Technology (Instructor, Matthew McGiveny) : Trevor Betts (Baldwinsville Central School District) Brandon ... School Library System honors two educators with Administrator/Advocate of the Year awards: The OCM BOCES School Library System will present its 2016 Administrator/Advocate of the Year awards on May 11 to two outstanding library advocates who have made a difference for school libraries in their districts and buildings. The event will be held at noon at the OCM BOCES new Main Campus in Liverpool.   This year, the OCM BOCES School Library System is proud to recognize Michael Falls , Director of Business and Finance for the Homer Central School District, as Administrator of the Year. Maria Natasi , an English Language Arts teacher at LaFayette Junior/Senior High School, will be honored as Advocate of the Year.   The OCM BOCES School Library System Administrator and Advocate of the Year awards are presented annually to library advocates in the region who have ... STARS, with world-wide and local industry legends, shine bright to support Vera House: When representatives from Vera House visited STARS Alternative High School in Solvay last fall, their lessons about domestic violence inspired an enormous sense of resolve among the school’s 100 students. “The students were truly affected by the presentation,” Principal Pat Mahunik said. "They knew that not acting was not an option. They wanted to do something to help.” Throughout the school year, that resolve to do something evolved into months of hard work that culminated with an entire gallery of hand-crafted, heartfelt and educational materials about domestic violence. Even more significant, the students’ work resulted from a partnership with two local businesses whose widely different products – water technologies and custom ... Special Olympic Games will take place at Cicero-North Syracuse High School on May 19: More than 800 student athletes from OCM BOCES and various local school districts will be competing in the 2016 Special Olympic Games on May 19, 2016 at Cicero-North Syracuse High School. A Parade of Athletes will kick off the day at approximately 10:30 a.m. with athletic competitions lasting until approximately 1:30 p.m. The rain date for the event is Thursday, May 26, 2016. Athletes will compete in track and field events including the 50m, 100m, 200m and 400m dashes, running long jump, standing broad jump, softball throw and shot put. There will also be adapted events, including walking with and without assistance, as well as wheelchair races. Special Olympics games promote fitness, coordination and cardiovascular improvement. Additional benefits include self-confidence, discipline ... Interim leader of the Central New York Regional Information Center begins new role: The Centr al New York Regional Information Center (CNYRIC) is under new leadership following the retirement of former Chief Technology Officer Mike Fay. With nearly 40 years of experience in education, Peter Ciarelli has been appointed interim director of the organization. His first day was April 4th.   “Mr. Ciarelli is highly qualified and respected in the area,” said OCM BOCES District Superintendent Jody Manning. “He will serve us well as we search for a full-time director.”   Ciarelli previously worked as assistant superintendent for technology services in the Williamsville Central School District and as assistant principal and director of technology in the Westhill Central School District. Prior to Westhill, Ciarelli spent most of his career as ... More than 180 BOCES students inducted into National Technical Honor Society: Best of the best: More than 180 students in the Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs from OCM BOCES in Syracuse and Cortland were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) during ceremonies in March at their respective schools. Students who qualify must have an 85 average or higher, 12 or fewer absences from their program for the year and receive a teacher endorsement. Students must also demonstrate respect, honesty, skill, responsibility, leadership, service and citizenship. In the photo, NTHS inductee Caitlin Whiting from Marathon lights a candle in the auditorium of the McEvoy Eduction Campus while Shannon Cole from Homer reads at the podium. Both are in the culinary program.  For complete lists of NTHS inductees, sorted by district, please ... Hispanic and Latino students debate legislation during a mock Assembly in Albany:      Students in a program aimed at nurturing future Hispanic and Latino leaders took a recent trip to Albany to participate in a full mock Assembly that focused on actual legislation affecting their culture and communities.      Eighteen students in the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute made the culminating trip after attending five leadership training sessions, including a daylong training session at the Onondaga County Legislature. The program was hosted by the Mid-State Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBERN) at OCM BOCES. Students also met with legislative leaders during their trip to Albany.       The delegates attending included:  Binghamton High School - Edward José Marte Rosario ... BOCES students win silver in Gallaudet University’s Academic Bowl: Winning Silver: BOCES’ Deaf and Hard of Hearing program tied for for silver in the Gallaudet University’s Academic Bowl at the Fanwood School for the Deaf in White Plains. Students prepped for knowledge tests in history, science, math, English and current events. In a competition with 18 other schools, they ended up in a three-way tie, almost making it to the national competition. Congratulations to Nasir Clark, Dashae Reeves, Jacob Sikorski, and Vannessa Zurbruegg, pictured in the middle below.  Coaches for the team were Lisa Phinney and Penny Killeen . In the far left photo, students sport their names in American Sign Language on their shirts.

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