One graduate from the OCM BOCES McEvoy Campus in Cortland and one graduate from their Henry Campus in Syracuse will be selected by the CTE Advisory Committee to be honored at their respective campus’ completion ceremony in June. The winners will also have a commemorative plaque placed in the "Hall of Fame" at their respective campus of graduation.
The purpose of the Hall of Fame is to recognize individuals who have graduated from OCM BOCES programs and who demonstrate leadership in their field. By identifying successful graduates, the hope is to provide positive role models for current students, while making the public aware of the accomplishments of former OCM BOCES students and the potential for success through the high quality programs offered by the organization.
OCM BOCES District Superintendent Jody Manning said, “As school districts across the United States work to align their curricula with Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS,) it is becoming essential to provide lesson content connected to the real world. Career and technical education programs provide an ideal opportunity for that relationship to occur.”
Manning added, “CTE programming provides students with a Regents high school diploma, backed by the academic proficiency, technical skills, knowledge and training they need to succeed in college and future careers. The hands-on work that CTE students complete, provides them opportunities to directly apply problem-solving, reasoning, communication and mathematical skills that they will use throughout their lives.”
Each year, thousands of CTE students graduate from high school with their career goals at the forefront of their minds, equipped with the academic, leadership and job skills to help them down their chosen career path. These students know exactly where they are and where they will go next to further their academic and hands-on education and training. The OCM BOCES CTE Alumni Hall of Fame was established to honor such individuals who graduated from OCM BOCES and who demonstrate leadership in their field.
Alumni Hall of Fame nominations are solicited and reviewed by a subcommittee made up of members from the OCM BOCES CTE Advisory Committee. In order to be considered for the award, nominees must have graduated from an OCM BOCES CTE program, they must be engaged in an occupation related to their program of completion at OCM BOCES, they must demonstrate leadership in their field and they must exercise civic responsibility.
Nomination forms for the OCM BOCES Alumni Hall of Fame are available in the main offices of OCM BOCES’ CTE buildings and online at www.ocmboces.org. In order for candidates to be considered for induction in 2013, nomination forms and all supplemental materials must be received by OCM BOCES Director of CTE and Adult Education, Robert Leslie, no later than Friday, April 19, 2013. For more information, please contact Robert Leslie at 315/431-8406.
Following is a listing of CTE Programs at OCM BOCES:
Thompson Road Campus in Syracuse
Automotive Body Collision Technology
Automotive Technology
Certified Nurse Assistant
Computer Technology
Construction Technology
Cosmetology
Criminal Justice/Police Science
Culinary Arts
Early Childhood Education
Floral Arts
Graphic Communications
Health Occupations
Medical Laboratory Technician
Pastry Arts
McEvoy Campus in Cortland
Automotive Collision Technology
Automotive Technology
Construction Technology
Graphic Communications
Cosmetology
Computer Technology
Culinary Arts
Criminal Justice
Health Occupations
