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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Covid 19 Information

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...

New Media Students

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....

New Visions Info Sessions flyer

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...

AJ & Dayton with award

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...

5 students, their instructor and National Guardmen and judges at MRE challenge

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...

Open House sign

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...

ECCA info session poster

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...

Mock trial afternoon class

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...

2 teenage female students stand in front of many bags of groceries

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...

4 FFA students before test.

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...

Chef Matt Young

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...

Heavy Equipment Class with Dan Stec

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...

Chef David with spotlight award

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...

Officials cutting the ribbon

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...

Jovanni Mosca and Gary Gordon standing outside Irving Tissue

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...

Washington County Fair graphic with dates

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...

assistant attorney general with student

Board of Education Recognizes Student Achievement

Thursday, June 13, 2019

More than 80 awards were presented at the Ninth Annual Student Recognition Ceremony that was held prior to the WSWHE BOCES Board of Education meeting on June 12. Family and friends joined students in the Career and Technical Education and Exception Learners programs from both centers who received...

The many students from the Southern Adirondack Education Center who worked on the project.

SAEC Heavy Equipment Students Help Out the Town of Moreau

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

The Town of Moreau announced in May that it will move forward with plans for an extensive new playground project at the Harry J. Betar Recreation Park. This is in part thanks to a very valuable contribution by 87 heavy equipment students who have been working to clear the land where the new playground...

student with his parents and instructor

CTE Signing Day Celebrates Students Entering the Workforce

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Similar to special events for high school athletes signing commitment letters to colleges where they will play sports, or high school seniors donning collegiate shirts from the colleges where they have been accepted on designated college acceptance days, the WSWHE BOCES Career and Technical Education...

Cosmetology students learning how to use razor cutting for bangs.

Cosmetology Students Get Fresh Ideas

Thursday, June 06, 2019

Do split ends, Hollywood curls, and curtain fringes sound very exciting? They do when you are a cosmetology student learning new techniques on these subjects. Those were a few of the fresh ideas cosmetology students from the F. Donald Myers Education Center got from their a field trip to A&A Beauty...

Live Stream CTE Graduation

Monday, June 03, 2019

The Class of 2019 CTE completion ceremonies for both centers will be live-streamed to the WSWHE BOCES YouTube channel. Click below for the ceremony you wish to see. June 20 at 7pm for F. Donald Myers Education Center June 21 at 7pm Southern Adirondack Education Center

5 students who placed in the competion

SAEC Conservation Students Do It Again!

Friday, May 17, 2019

Environment Conservation & Forestry students from the Southern Adirondack Education Center (SAEC) seem to be on roll these days. After taking top spots at the 2019 New York State FFA Convention and qualifying for the national level competion, students also excelled at the New York State Conservation...

Julia Holbrook Honored For Community Service

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Congratulations to all of the students who were honored for their execeptional community service at the Saratoga County School Boards Association Student Awards Dinner on May 13. Twelve students received a $150 scholarship. See the full listing below. Julia Holbrook, a senior rom Galway...

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AASBA announces Community Service Award Winners

Monday, May 13, 2019

On behalf of Lin King, President of the Adirondack Area School Boards (AASBA), and James Dexter, Treasurer of the Adirondack Area School Boards, 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...

12 students at the convention with their awards

FFA Students Place First at State Convention

Wednesday, May 08, 2019

Congratulations to students from the Southern Adirondack Education Center on their performance at the New York State FFA Convention, Forestry Career Development Event (CDE), in Syracuse on May 3. Daniel Hill of Hudson Falls CSD (back row, left in photo) took first place in the individual event....

Celebrating Area Students’ Contributions To The 33rd Talent Unlimited Literary Arts Journal

Monday, May 06, 2019

On Wednesday, May 15, 2019, from 6:30-9:00 p.m. at the SUNY Adirondack in Queensbury, NY, our Enrichment Resource Center will be hosting a Recognition Ceremony for 90 students from 16 area school districts whose work was selected to be published in the 33rd annual BOCES Talent Unlimited Literary Arts...

Putting Partnerships To Work

Thursday, May 02, 2019

When high school students can earn college credits, be mentored by world class businesses, and help their community, all at the same time, it’s a win-win. The Early College Career Academy (ECCA), a partnership between the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton Essex BOCES and SUNY Adirondack, is pleased...

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F. Donald Myers Education Center Inducts 65 Students into National Technical Honor Society

Wednesday, May 01, 2019

Congratulations to the 65 students from the F. Donald Myers Education Center who were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) on April 30. To be inducted, students must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 92 percent in their Career and Technical Education (CTE) program. In...

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CTE Students Take Top Spots at SkillsUSA State Competition

Friday, April 26, 2019

Congratulations to the more than 120 Career and Technical Education (CTE) students who participated in the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Championships from April 24 to 26 in Syracuse. Among the thousands who took to the state fairgrounds, three WSWHE BOCES CTE students returned home...

Criminal Justice Studies Instructor with 2 students.

SAEC Inducts 73 Students into National Technical Honor Society

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

On April 16, the Southern Adirondack Education Center (SAEC) inducted 73 students into the National Technical Honor Society. To be inducted, students must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 92 percent in their Career and Technical Education (CTE) program. In addition, students must maintain...

CTE Students Learn “Real-Life” Skills to Prepare for Local Job Placement

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Our Criminal Justice students recently spent an afternoon talking to industry professionals from the Saratoga Casino Hotel about job placement, interviewing, and career advice. Edward Moore, Director of Security at the Saratoga Casino Hotel and retired Saratoga Springs Police Chief was joined...