News & Announcements

The Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex Board of Cooperative Educational Services (WSWHE BOCES) launched its “Future-Focused For All Students 2023-26 Strategic Plan” on November 13, 2023. The plan is the result of multiple sessions held with the organization’s board, leadership team, staff, parents, component school leaders and community partners.

On December 7, 2023, sixty-seven female students from six school districts spent part of their day learning about the many available opportunities and how important it is to have women in the trades.

Women have to see it to be it. The WSWHE BOCES Women In Trades Initiative is focused on narrowing the skills gap and encouraging young women to enter the trades, in particular traditionally male dominated fields such as automotive technology, auto body repair, construction trades, environmental conservation & forestry, heavy equipment operation, HVAC-R, industrial and performance machining, power sports technology and welding.

Culinary Arts & Hospitality students and the Saratoga Wilton Kiwanis Club prepared 130 holiday food baskets for local families in need in what they call “Operation Turkey.”

WSWHE BOCES Exceptional Learners enjoyed a field trip to Saratoga for a Thanksgiving lunch.

Students from the Culinary Arts and Hospitality programs at the Southern Adirondack Education Center began preparations for Hometown Thanksgiving, an event that provides free Thanksgiving meals to the Glens Falls community and surrounding areas.

Twelve WSWHE BOCES students recently attended the NYS SkillsUSA Fall Leadership Conference at The Desmond Hotel in Albany, NY, from November 5-7, 2023.

The 2023 WSWHE BOCES Student Leadership Conference, titled “Take Action for Satisfaction,” was held on November 2, 2023 at The Great Escape Lodge in Lake George, NY.

On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, WSWHE BOCES along with premier industry sponsor Saratoga County and partner, SEDC, hosted CTE Works! The one-day interactive career exploration event was held at the Saratoga Springs City Center.

On Friday, November 3, 2023, Construction Trades students at the F. Donald Myers Center in Saratoga Springs, worked with the Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP)® - NY, Mechanicville chapter, the Mechanicville Area Community Services Center and Rebuilding Together Saratoga to build 14 beds for children who need them in Saratoga County.