Internships Provide Individualized Learning, Job Opportunities for BOCES Students

Motorcycles have been a passion for Holland Patent senior Alex Prokopienko since his early teens, and now he's aiming to turn that passion into a career with some help from the Oneida-Herkimer-Madison (OHM) BOCES and Harley-Davidson.

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Each May, outstanding students are inducted into the National Career and Technical Education Honor Society at Oneida Herkimer BOCES. These are students who have shown excellent academic achievement in their Career and Technical program and their home school, good attendance, active participation in organizations and a serious interest in a career or technical field. All students, including adult students, are eligible if they meet the requirements.  We are proud to announce that these students were inducted into the CTE Honor Society on May 16, 2018.  Congratulations to all!

Kelsey Buck

Jenna Hurley

Ana Koniowka

Essance Mozzetti

Elizabeth Oliver

Melanie Powers

Alexander Prokopienko

Alyssa Reese

Logan Schreyer

Robert Shivas

Nathan Smith

Katherine Synakowski

McKenna Williams

Mikayla Wright

Staff and Students Bowling for Autism

Holland Patent Seniors presented their final projects after completing their internships through the Regional Program for Excellence.

From left to right Garrett Capuana, Chloe Dow, Nolan Kochan, Collin Weissenberger, Cheyenne Shoemaker.

Holland Patent Senior Nicollette Cardinal, daughter of Jeff and Jodi Cardinal of Stittville, recently captured the gold medal at the NYS SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Championships held in Syracuse in April.

SkillsUSA is a national competition involving competitive events showcasing the best career and technical education students in the nation. Nicollette is a second year student at Oneida-Herkimer-Madison County BOCES in the Advertising Design and Multimedia Productions program. Nicollette was part of a three person team that created a scrapbook highlighting the local chapter's activities in the promotion of good health and safety habits in the shop, laboratory and on the job. Nicollette's team advanced to the National competition by putting together the winning presentation in the Occupational Health and Safety NYS category at the local level, and then won the gold medal at the New York State competition.

The statewide SkillsUSA competition is known for highlighting skills that quickly turn into jobs for students. Holland Patent High School Principal Russell Stevener pointed out that the district has several students participate in SkillsUSA each year, but to his knowledge, no Holland Patent student has advanced to the national competition. "We're extremely proud of Nicollette and all she has accomplished here at Holland Patent. We wish her the best at Nationals, " said Stevener.

Nicollette and her team will represent New York State at the SkillsUSA National competition in June in Louisville, KY.

Nicollette has been accepted at Monroe Community College, where she intends to major in Cinema and Film.