OCM BOCES Students Featured in Local Paper

Students from the OCM BOCES Career Academy in Liverpool were recently featured in the Syracuse Post Standard for their Cause for Paws efforts. Click the link below to read the story online.

Photo: Ryan MacCammon/The Post-Standard 
Students at OCM BOCES Taylor Weisbarod, age 14, and Stacey Ryan, age 16, assemble sacks of cat nip for their "Cause for Paws" fundraising campaign.

http://blog.syracuse.com/neighbors/2011/03/alternative_students_create_products_to_benefit_spca.html

OCM BOCES Cosmetology Program Featured on Local News

On Monday, March 21, 2011 OCM BOCES senior cosmetology students from the Irvin E. Henry Campus hosted "The Time of My Life" competitive hair show at Barbagallo’s Restaurant in East Syracuse. The competition/show featured the students  competing and modeling their hair creations in five categories - Masquerade, Decades, Red Carpet, Safari, Princess and Disney.

The link to the Channel 9 News story is http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/Cosmetology-students-show-off-hair-art/NyWyPkHJO0qehhzuW-ydDQ.cspx.


Congratulations to all participants!

Following is a complete list of winners in each category:

Safari                                         
1st Place to Amy Murphy from the Baldwinsville Central School District
2nd Place to Miranda Ritchey from the West Genesee Central School District
3rd Place to Angela Maturo from the Liverpool Central School District
4th Place to Jillian Kane from the Marcellus Central School District
5th Place to Shana Cirino from the Liverpool Central School District

Disney
1st Place to Marisa Stevens from the North Syracuse Central School District
2nd Place to Tessa Reale from the Jamesville DeWitt Central School District
3rd Place to Elise Zuflet from the North Syracuse Central School District

Princess
1st Place to Brenda Kendrat from the North Syracuse Central School District
2nd Place to Sheyanna Lewis from the Liverpool Central School District
3rd Place to Jade Widger from the Baldwinsville Central School District

Red Carpet
1st Place to Shelby Caparco from the North Syracuse Central School District
2nd Place to Megan Ellis from the North Syracuse Central School District
3rd Place to Paige Calabrese from the North Syracuse Central School District

Decades
1st Place to Breanne Soper from the Fayetteville Manlius Central School District
2nd Place to Jordyn Abulencia from the North Syracuse Central School District
3rd Place to Michael Caputo from the West Genesee Central School District

Masquerade
1st Place to Alana Arnold from the Westhill Central School District
2nd Place to Erin Jones from the Onondaga Central School District
3rd Place to Michelle Nichols from the OCM BOCES Career Academy and the North Syracuse Central School District
4th Place to Tess Reule from the Fayetteville Manlius Central School District
5th Place to John Wright from the Jamesville DeWitt Central School District

For more information, please contact Annemarie Morabito, OCM BOCES Cosmetology Instructor at 431-8508.

Adult Students Graduate From OCM BOCES’ Cortland-Area Training Programs

On Thursday, March 10, 2011 OCM BOCES celebrated the accomplishments of our Cortland-area adult students completing training in the following programs: HVAC/R, Automotive Technician, Cosmetology, Medical Assistant, Office Technology and Electrical Maintenance Technician. Approximately 50 students graduated from these programs.

For more information, contact Mary Reagan, Coordinator of Continuing Education at 607/758-5196.

OCM BOCES’ Students Participate in Regional SkillsUSA Competition – Students from Baldwinsville, Liverpool, Marathon, North Syracuse and Tully Districts Bring Home Medals

Students from OCM BOCES’ Syracuse and Cortland campuses participated in the SkillsUSA Regional Competition at Delhi University on Thursday, February 17, 2011. Fifty students from the two campuses competed against other career and technical education students in contests varying from Nurse Assisting, Commercial Baking, Customer Service, Carpentry, Automotive Service, Criminal Justice, Food and Beverage Service and more.

Several OCM BOCES students placed in the competition, achieving four 1st place medals, three 2nd place medals and one 3rd place medal. The following OCM BOCES students were SkillsUSA Regional-level medalists:

• Shawn Bocyck (junior Laboratory Technician student from the Baldwinsville Central School District) took first place in the Related Technical Math competition
• Yaroslav (Slavik) Burko (senior Automotive Collision Repair student from the Baldwinsville Central School District) took first place in the Collision Repair competition
• Mikayla Cregan (senior Culinary Arts student from the Tully Central School District) took second place in the Food and Beverage Service competition
• Asia Darbey (junior Pastry Arts student from the North Syracuse Central School District) took third place in the Job Demonstration Open competition
• ShawnMichael Derrick (senior Pastry Arts student from the North Syracuse Central School District) took first place in the Commercial Baking competition
• Mackenzie Edinger (junior Graphic Communications student from the Tully Central School District) took second place in the Customer Service competition
• Phillip Spinella (senior Construction Technology student from the Liverpool Central School District) took second place in the Carpenter’s Assistant competition
• Kyle Vandeburg (senior Automotive Technology Student from the Marathon Central School District) took first place in the Basic Vehicle Maintenance competition

Congratulations to all OCM BOCES’ students who participated and placed in the Regional SkillsUSA Competition! New York State SkillsUSA competitions will be held April 13-15, 2011 at the New York State Fairgrounds.

Kay Kraatz, OCM BOCES’ McEvoy Campus SkillsUSA Advisor, gives a special thanks to the following sponsors for supporting registrations for our students: Kellogg Auto Supply, Tully Building Supply and Tractor Supply Company.

For more information about the SkillsUSA organization or competitions, visit their website at http://www.skillsusa.org.

McEvoy Education Campus Holds Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser

OCM BOCES’ SkillsUSA and Epicurean Club students from the McEvoy Education Campus held a successful spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 on their campus in Cortland. More than 130 meals were served and the money raised will be used to support the students in their upcoming occupational competitions for ProStart and SkillsUSA. Many thanks to everyone who came out to support the OCM BOCES students!

For more information, contact Kay Kraatz, OCM BOCES’ McEvoy Campus SkillsUSA Advisor at 607/758-5140.