Career And Technical Education - Career and Technical Education

Our programs prepare you for jobs that employers are trying to fill — both locally and nationally. While many young people are finding it difficult to move forward with their careers, CTE graduates find themselves in demand.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

They did it! Cars, masks, elbow bumps and all! After two years in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs almost 500 high school seniors, from 31 school districts, received their CTE completion certificates over 2 days at the F. Donald Myers Education Center and Southern Adirondack Education Center...

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AASBA Announces Community Service Award Winners

Friday, June 12, 2020

On behalf of Lin King, President of the Adirondack Area School Boards Association (AASBA), and James Dexter, Treasurer of the AASBA, we would like to congratulate the students listed below who were nominated by their school districts as being an exceptional student to receive this year's AASBA Community...

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New Swag for the Exceptional Learners Graduating Seniors

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Graduating seniors from the Exceptional Learners Division (ELD) received gifts from their teachers and some friends at Jostens. For more than six years, Jessica Cuva with the WSWHE BOCES Exceptional Learners Department at SAEC along with reps from Jostens supplier, Northway Graduate Service, known for...

Gage Simpson shows a mask he has created with a 3D printer.

Early College Career Academy Instructor Using Technical Skills To Fill A Critical Need

Friday, April 10, 2020

When Gage Simpson received an email from Siemens Industries in Latham about local STEM ecosystems, he didn’t hesitate to become part of a growing grassroots initiative across New York State. Budmen Industries out of Liverpool NY has made available, free to the public for download, a 3D printing...

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COVID-19 Information

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

A Message WSWHE BOCES District Superintendent of Schools, James P. Dexter We continue to monitor all guidance from local, state and federal agencies. At this time, there are no confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex...

Digital Learning

Digital Learning Resources

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

WSWHE BOCES Model Schools program has created some excellent resources for you to use during the current school closures. The first Online ToolKit has information to get you started with Google Classroom and Meet as well as some great resources that are free for you to use. The Digital...

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ECCA/PTECH Annual Leadership Forum

Thursday, March 05, 2020

On February 28, 2020, WSWHE BOCES and SUNY Adirondack held their ECCA/PTECH Leadership Forum at the SUNY Adirondack Queensbury campus. Superintendents, principals, business guests, current students, alumni and instructors were there to discuss the ECCA/PTECH programs, projects and the impact on the students. Dr....

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New Visions Programs Information Sessions Coming Up

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

The Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex (WSWHE) BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) program will hold information sessions on its New Visions Engineering and New Visions Health Careers Exploration programs. These academically rigorous one-year programs are for college-bound high school...

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Perkins & Holcomb Win Auto Skills Competition-Top Tech Challenge

Friday, February 14, 2020

High school students traveled from the surrounding states to compete in the Top Tech Challenge auto skills competition. It was held at Universal Technical Institute (UTI) in Bloomfield, NJ. Two-person teams test their knowledge of automotive tools, systems, and repair procedures. Our very own team of...

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CTE Students and National Guard Team Up for MRE Challenge

Friday, February 07, 2020

Culinary Arts students and the Army National Guard teamed up for a cooking competition using Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) as their inspiration. The 2020 MRE Challenge was held on February 7 at the F. Donald Myers Education Center. The competition was in the style of “Chopped” or “Iron Chef...

Exceptional learner students with guest speaker

National Weather Service Visit

Wednesday, February 05, 2020

As snow was falling outside the window recently, the Exceptional Learners Division School to Work students had a unique opportunity to listen to an informative presentation on how weather is forecasted and predicted. Christina Speciale, Meteorologist, from the National Weather Service (NWS) came in to...

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CTE Open Houses Scheduled

Friday, January 24, 2020

Jan 28 & 30 JOIN US - Tuesday, January 28, 2020 ~~ 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. F. Donald Myers Education Center, Saratoga Springs Thursday, January 30, 2020 ~~ 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Southern Adirondack Education Center, Hudson Falls Career and Technical Education will be offering two...

New Media Students in front of Fair sign

Agriculture & Technology Working Together

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

The Washington County Fair (WCF) is working closely with our Early College Career Academy (ECCA) New Media and IT students. Not only does it give WCF the opportunity to utilize the young minds and their skills but they can show the value of their expertise and knowledge base. New Media students are designing...

2 FFA students and 2 SkillsUSA students and their advisor

Chief School Officers Outline 2020 Legislative Priorities

Friday, January 17, 2020

Chief School Officers and Board of Education presidents from most of the 31 school districts in the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES supervisory area discussed their 2020 legislative priorities with members of the New York State Legislature from both parties on Friday, January 17, 2020 at...

8 Horticulture students showing off the floral arrangements they created for a wedding.

Busy Week for Horticulture

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Students in the CTE Horticulture, Landscaping & Floral Design program at the F. Donald Myers Education Center in Saratoga Springs had a busy first week back from the holiday break. They returned to two big projects that gave them great hands on experience and early job training. The...

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ECCA Info Sessions Scheduled

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Jan 7 & 9 JOIN US - Tuesday, January 7, 2020 ~~ 6:30 - 8:00 p.m SUNY Adirondack - Wilton Campus Thursday, January 9, 2020 ~~ 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. SUNY Adirondack - Queensbury Campus The Early College Career Academy is hosting two information sessions for those interested in the programs...

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2019 Mock Trial - Guilty or Not Guilty

Friday, December 06, 2019

Myers Center CTE Criminal Justice Studies (CJS) students held their annual mock trial December 4 and 5, 2019 with the honorable David Mathis presiding over the cases. CJS students all participate in a yearly mock trial playing the parts of lawyers and witnesses. The trials are written...

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Operation Turkey & Hometown Thanksgiving

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Career and Technical Education (CTE) students showed thanks this holiday season by helping their community. On Tuesday, November 26, culinary arts students from the F. Donald Myers Education Center and Southern Adirondack Education Center gave back. The Saratoga Wilton Kiwanis Club worked in...

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SAEC FFA Students Take Top Spots at Nationals

Tuesday, November 05, 2019

Members of the Forestry Career Development Event (CDE) Team (Carter Carpenter and David Luck, both of Warrensburg CSD, Zachary Connelly, Queensbury UFSD, and Quinton Scott, of Granville CSD) represented the Southern Adirondack Education Center and New York State at the 92nd National FFA Convention in...

Senator Little with Auto Technology students

Senator Betty Little Visits WSWHE BOCES Programs

Friday, November 01, 2019

Senator Betty Little toured Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Early College Career Academy (ECCA) programs on November 1. The Senator appropriated $50,000 in Bullet Aid in 2018 for CTE programs. Bullet Aid benefits pre-k to twelfth grade education programs and nonprofits. CTE consulting committees...

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Staff Spotlight Award

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

The Staff Spotlight Award is given to a WSWHE BOCES employee who is deserving of special recognition for exemplary performance, special achievements and for shining a positive light or bringing attention to the organization. They are our own BOCES beacons of light. A Staff Spotlight Award was presented...

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Assemblyman Stec Tours WSWHE BOCES Programs

Monday, October 21, 2019

Assemblyman Dan Stec (112th District) spent a good portion of October 18 touring WSWHE BOCES programs. He learned about several Exceptional Learners Division (ELD) and Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs at the Southern Adirondack Education Center (SAEC), Sanford Street Teaching and...

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Staff Spotlight Award

Tuesday, October 01, 2019

The Staff Spotlight Award is given to a WSWHE BOCES employee who is deserving of special recognition for exemplary performance, special achievements and for shining a positive light or bringing attention to the organization. They are our own BOCES beacons of light. A Staff Spotlight Award was presented...

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WSWHE BOCES Officially Opens its Ballard Road Conference Center

Friday, September 20, 2019

Responding to the demand of school districts, earlier in the summer WSWHE BOCES moved to a larger, more efficient and modern space, which will allow the organization to hold professional development events for WSWHE BOCES and staff of the 31 school districts the BOCES serves. On September...

WSWHE BOCES Tiny House Project to Premiere at the Saratoga County Showcase of Homes

Friday, September 06, 2019

What is the Tiny House Project? The Tiny House Project is a public/private partnership to highlight the great career opportunities in the construction industry available to young people. High school level Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Employment Training for Adults (ETA) students...

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Corinth Student Attains IT Certification and Uses Skills to Give Back

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Jovanni Mosca, a rising senior from the Corinth school district has learned the value of connections and networking - both literally and figuratively. A student of the Early College Career Academy (ECCA), a partnership between SUNY Adirondack and the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES, Mosca...

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CTE At The Washington County Fair August 19-25

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Want to learn some new culinary techniques from a well known chef? How about learning the latest hair braiding trends, seeing Mig welding, or checking out how to operate a mini-excavator? These are just a few of the demonstrations visitors can attend when WSWHE BOCES highlights its Career and Technical...