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Welcome to the Center for Career Services!

Dear Parents/ Guardians:

Welcome to the Center for Career Services! Our main goal is to prepare students for the world of work and/or post-secondary education. Students are provided with a variety of project-based learning experiences as well as authentic work opportunities through their chosen programs of study and our Work-Based Learning Department. These experiences help in creating well-rounded students who are prepared to excel in the 21st century workplace.

We invite you to peruse our program offerings linked below, both those in which you may have a student enrolled and others to gain a deeper understanding of the depth and breadth of industry-informed and marketable skills training and preparation we provide. Our instructors are experts in their respective fields and infuse their curricula with real-world experience and practical training.

Another important focus for the Center for Career Services’ staff is to provide social and emotional support to all our students. This support is important as our students transition into the workforce and/or post-secondary education. The Guidance team and school social worker support students to ensure these services are delivered.

We are pleased that students from so many of our SWBOCES-region component districts take advantage of the opportunities our programs offer. Please reach out to us any time you have a question or concern.

Sincerely,
Dahlia Jackson, Director
Jaclyn De Lao, Principal
Philip Donohue, Assistant Principal

CTE Student Voices

CCS Student News

The HOSA conference will feature 32 different competitions

Students ready for Spring Leadership Conference in Syracuse

The Center for Career Services will send a contingent of 21 students to Syracuse for the 2025 HOSA Spring Leadership Conference from April 2-4 at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel. The students, who are members of the school’s two HOSA chapters, will participate in several competitions as part of the conference.
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Event puts programs, career and post-secondary pathways on display for families

Career Services welcomes families to annual Open House, Media Show and College/Transition Fair

Hundreds of parents visited the Southern Westchester BOCES Center for Career Services last week to hear about our programs from current teachers and students during the annual Open House, Media Show and College/Transition Fair.
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The First Dance Film Festival is scheduled for May 14, 2025 at Westchester Community College

The Center for Career Services to host first-ever Film Festival in May

Under the guidance of instructor Michael May, students in the TV/Video Production program are hard at work creating short films. They will collaborate with students in Sound Production and Commercial Art during the event. “This is exciting for us,” said Eugene Egvivwie, a senior from Eastchester. “We’re the first students in this program to ever get this opportunity.”
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Don't miss the 2025 Career Services Car Show & Open House

The Annual Car Show & Open House, in partnership with the Rock N' Rods Car Club of Yonkers, returns to the Career Services Campus in Valhalla April 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Admission and parking are free for this highly anticipated spring tradition. Car show participants can register the day of the event. As always, there'll be trophies for the winners and great music and food. Rain date is TBD.
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Middle School Week gives prospective students an introduction

Nearly 300 middle school students from Port Chester, New Rochelle and Sleepy Hollow visited

Each of the middle school students who came to the Center for Career Services and spent an hour with a program of their choosing and gained hands-on experience.
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Post-production experience

Sound Production students learn the art of Foley

Sound Production students at Southern Westchester BOCES got a behind-the-scenes look at the art of foley during a visit to Alchemy Post Sound in Peekskill.
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Students can earn valuable accreditation for demonstrating what they learned

Eager Construction/Plumbing students hone sought-after skills

Construction/Plumbing students at the Center for Career Services learn techniques in class that can make them attractive employment candidates for local unions.
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Students practiced giving one another facial treatments

First-year Cosmetology students hone a new skill

For the first time this school year, students in Cosmetology I at the Center for Career Services learned the techniques behind performing a facial. They then practiced on new clients: Their classmates.
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Celebrating CTE Month 2025

Celebrating Career & Technical Education

Southern Westchester BOCES’ Valhalla campus offers students ample opportunities to learn, grow, and succeed in their chosen career paths. Join us as we celebrate their hard work and commitment to their futures.
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CISMAA students also recently visited Montefiore Medical Center

New software allows students to earn dispatcher certification

Students in Computer Information Systems/Medical Administrative Assistant class at the Center for Career Services, in collaboration with classmates in Security, Law and Policing, have a new opportunity to earn dispatcher certification prior to graduation. This is the first time the school has offered a path to this certification.
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