'Tools for Success' recognizes exceptional students at Thompson Road Campus
Posted May 24, 2022Students who excel in several Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs at the OCM BOCES Thompson Road Campus were honored May 24 in the annual "Tools for Success" awards ceremony. The event was held in person for the first time in two years, allowing students, teachers, family members, school administrators, Board of Education members and other guests to celebrate the achievements of these students. CTE Principal Peter Hunn welcomed everyone to the ceremony and emceed the event. To qualify for a "Tools for Success" award, students must demonstrate proficient skills within their program, have good classroom attendance and participation, and show a consistently positive attitude in class. They are selected by their teachers in these CTE programs:
Culinary students receive a $1,000 college scholarship from a non-profit organization called "Two Chefs from Above," which created the scholarships as a memorial for two young men killed in a Syracuse-area restaurant shooting in 2018. Here are the 2022 "Tools for Success" recipients: Automotive Collision Technology - Instructor Matthew McGivney: Automotive Technology - Instructor Samuel Azria: Nathan Lemery - Liverpool Central School District Heavy Equipment Repair, Operations & Diesel Technology - Instructor Paul Connor: Braeden Hawkins, Liverpool Central School District and Innovation Tech High School Automotive Technology (at Driver's Village) - Instructor Erick Dodge: Matthew Sheffield - Fabius-Pompey Central School District and Innovation Tech High School Culinary - Chef Robert Canorro and OCM BOCES Adult Education Dental Assisting Instructor Nancy Chappell, who represented "Two Chefs from Above":
Ibrahim Omar - Westhill Central School District Construction - Instructor Zach Wills: Logan Butler - Baldwinsville Central School District Welding - Instructor Matthew Watkins: Hunter Bealer - West Genesee Central School District Welding - Instructor Duane Debejian: James Clemens - LaFayette Central School District |
![]() Automotive Collision Technology Instructor Matthew McGivney with Riley Collier, West Genesee ![]() Automotive Technology Instructor Samuel Azria with Joel Goss, Baldwinsville ![]() Automotive Technology Instructor Bryan Wilson with Nathan Lemery, Liverpool |
![]() Construction Instructor Nick Ross with Ibrahim Omar, Westhill, and Mary Thompson, executive officer with the Homebuilders & Remodelers Association of CNY |
![]() Welding Instructor Matthew Watkins with Hunter Bealer, West Genesee |
![]() Welding Instructor Duane Debejian with James Clemens, LaFayette |
![]() Automotive Technology Instructor Erick Dodge with Matthew Sheffield, Fabius- Pompey and Innovation Tech High School |
![]() Heavy Equipment Repair, Operations & Diesel Technology Instructor Paul Connor with Braeden Hawkins, Liverpool and Innovation Tech High School |
![]() OCM BOCES Adult Education Instructor Nancy Chappell with Arianna Thompson, West Genesee; Andrea Gerrick, Baldwinsville; and and Culinary Instructor Robert Canorro |
![]() Construction Instructor Zach Wills with Logan Butler, Baldwinsville, and Mary Thompson, executive officer with the Homebuilders & Remodelers Association of CNY |