Students compete in New York State SkillsUSA Leadership Competition

Approximately 40 students from the OCM BOCES Henry and McEvoy Education campuses in Syracuse and Cortland joined thousands of other Career and Technical Education (CTE) students from across the state for this year’s New York State SkillsUSA competition. The competition was held at the New York State Fairgrounds on Thursday, April 25. During the contests, students competed with their peers using the knowledge and hands-on skills they have gained through their CTE courses.

OCM BOCES students who competed in New York State SkillsUSA are:
From the Baldwinsville Central School District:
Emily Arthur (Job Skills Demo)
Daniel Belair (Internetworking)
Paige Bell (Occupational Health & Safety)
Sarah Brown (Related Technical Math)
Jenna Griffo (Job Interview)
Tyler Myers (Collision Repair Technology)

From the Cazenovia Central School District:
Tyler Shepard (Automotive Service Technology)

From the Chittenango Central School District:
Kaleen Cole (Nail Care Model)

From the Cincinnatus Central School District:
Anthony Allen (Restaurant Service)
Lacy Crane (Culinary Arts)

From the Cortland Enlarged City School District:
David Hines (Automotive Service Technology)
Megan Howard (Nurse Assistant)
Irina Khrushch (Delegate)
Darien Ostrander (Job Skills Demo)
Eleni Stewart (Commercial Baking)

From the Homer Central School District:
Chaylyn Cleveland (Job Interview)
Dylan Chochran (Food Prep Assistant)
Connor Munn (Computer Maintenance)
Jack Ryan (Customer Service)

From the East Syracuse Minoa Central School District:
Karly Kwasigroch (Health Knowledge Bowl)

From the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District:
Maya Bey (Nail Care)

From the Liverpool Central School District:
Alexa Mentel (Commercial Baking)

From the North Syracuse Central School District:
Crista Baird (Food Prep Assistant)
Michelle Cross (Health Knowledge Bowl)
John Flanagan (First Aid/CPR)
Samantha Holzapfel (Health Knowledge Bowl)
Kaylie Laflair (Job Skills Demo)
Joshua Sackett (Employment Application Process)
Jessica Wanke (Health Knowledge Bowl)
Nicolette Wing (Cosmetology)

From the Solvay Union Free School District:
William Chasteen (Culinary Arts)
Karen Harris (Early Childhood Education)
Cody McCarthy (Automotive Refinishing Technology)

From the Syracuse City School District:
Kevin Hernandez (Customer Service)

From the Tully Central School District:
Michael Spain (Collision Repair)

From the West Genesee Central School District:
Roman Hevko (Restaurant Service)

From the Westhill Central School District:
Aaron Negus (Computer Maintenance Technology)

Pictured above: Alexa Mentel from the Liverpool Central School District will compete in the New York SkillsUSA competition in the Commercial Baking category. She is pictured above practicing her cake decorating skills before the regional-level SkillsUSA competition in February.

For more information about OCM BOCES Career and Technical Education Programs, contact Robert Leslie at 431-8407.

OCM BOCES Students Awarded with Tools for Success

Congratulations to the 12 OCM BOCES Automotive Technology and Automotive Collision Technology students recently recognized for their outstanding achievements through Snap-On Tools for Success awards program. The students, selected by their OCM BOCES classroom instructors for their excellent automotive technology, math and science skills, as well as outstanding classroom participation, attendance and attitude, each received a certificate of excellence and a Snap-On Tools screwdriver, valued at over $50. Of the four from each classroom, one student was chosen to receive a black-handled screwdriver award, representing the “best of the best” in their field.

The following OCM BOCES students were recognized with Tools for Success awards. Those marked with an * were selected for the black-handled screwdriver award:

Automotive Collision Technology (Instructor, Matthew McGiveny):
David Bird (Baldwinsville Central School District)
Austin Lyke (Baldwinsville Central School District)
Jeffrey Rivers (Solvay Union Free School District) 

*Koty Schwenn (North Syracuse Central School District)


Automotive Technology (Instructor, Samuel Azria):
Muhammad Qubaisy (Jamesville DeWitt Central School District)
*Eric Shorney (Baldwinsville Central School District)

Zachary Williams (Marcellus Central School District)
Brandon Woodward (Chittenango Central School District)

Automotive Technology (Instructor, Erick Dodge):
Brad Delavan (Jamesville DeWitt Central School District)
Joe Granholm (Baldwinsville Central School District)
*Justin Hildreth (Baldwinsville Central School District)
Nick Romeo (Baldwinsville Central School District)

For more information about the OCM BOCES Automotive Technology, Automotive Collision Technology or other Career and Technical Education Programs, contact Robert Leslie, Director of Career, Technical and Adult Education at 315/431-8407.

Pictured above: OCM BOCES Automotive Collision Technology Instructor Matthew McGiveny shakes hands with his student, David Bird from the Baldwinsville Central School District.

Pictured above: The complete group of student award winners for the 2013 Snap-On Tools for Success Awards program at OCM BOCES.