Dear Parents/Guardians,
The school year is progressing nicely. The students are engaged in a variety of real world, project-based instruction. These projects will prepare the students for the workplace or post-secondary education. The students are now preparing for the SkillsUSA competition in the Spring. We're looking forward to bringing home a lot of medals! Also please be on the lookout for the virtual career fair we will be holding in the late spring.
Please review the Southern Westchester BOCES Health & Safety Guide.
Protocol updates:
If your child is not feeling well including COVID-like symptoms, please keep them home and submit a Health Alerts update.
The administrative team and CCS staff will continue to work together to ensure that the students will be provided with a safe learning environment that will also include social emotional supports. The objective will be to create an environment that is conducive to learning. Throughout the school year we will be communicating updates regarding the SWBOCES Reopening Plan and how it will affect the health and safety procedures at the Center for Career Services.
We wish to thank all of our stakeholders for their support in making this a safe and productive school year. We look forward to working with everyone to ensure the success of all our students who will be attending the programs at the Center for Career Services.
Sincerely,
Evangelo Michas
Principal
Center for Career Services
Please note: In keeping with state guidance, the wearing of masks is optional within SWBOCES programs and facilities. We continue to offer masks at our entrances for those who choose to use them and encourage all individuals to continue to monitor for symptoms of illness and to stay home if ill.
Notify SWBOCES if students experience symptoms or are exposed to COVID-19 by sending a blank email to healthupdates@swboces.org. The student may not come on campus until they receive clearance.
On Sunday, May 22, students from the Automotive Technology program, along with Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, and TV/Video and Sound Production programs, participated in the 8th annual Classic Car Show at the Southern Westchester BOCES’ Valhalla Careers Campus.
It was worth the wait! After going on hiatus due to COVID-19, the Fashion Design and Merchandising program returned to the runway with an amazing fashion show full of color, elements and some beautiful designs.
Students in Kurt Boysen‘s Construction and Plumbing class on our Career Services campus in Valhalla built flowerbeds specially designed to be wheelchair-accessible for students who attend SWBOCES Center for Special Services programs at Tappan Hill School in Tarrytown.
Garrett Jennings, Work-Based Learning Coordinator at SWBOCES’ Career Services Campus, has been named “Rookie of the Year” by the Work Experience Coordinators' Association.
This week, the Southern Westchester BOCES’ Career Services Campus in Valhalla was adorned with artwork created by students in the Commercial Art and Architecture/Interior Design/3D Art programs. The annual event provides an opportunity for students to showcase their work as part of the CTE campus's annual Media Show.
Class of 2020 alumna Scarlett Cabrera is grateful for her decision to study Animal Science at Southern Westchester BOCES, saying the experience put her in position to pursue a range of career options.
Southern Westchester BOCES Career Services students who are participating in a recently launched Workplace Initiative Program showed off their skills on a recent morning visit to The Knolls residential facility. The innovative program places students with disabilities in real-world work environments so that they can apply the training and education they are receiving in the very kinds of settings where they’ll seek employment after graduation.
Two Career and Technical Education students from SWBOCES won medals at the recent SkillsUSA Spring Competition in Syracuse, where they faced off against top students from all over New York State. They did so with the support of a teacher who was named a finalist at the event for Advisor of the Year.
Read about how the Center for Career Services at Southern Westchester BOCES has recently partnered with The Premier Collection, a full-service automotive dealership in Elmsford, in a collaboration that will provide Work-Based Learning opportunities as well as Jobs for our students enrolled in a variety of Career and Technical Education programs.
#CTE students began applying today for summer jobs at Playland Park. A support team of fellow students assisted with the applications during morning and afternoon sessions. Applicants will be interviewed later this month on campus for positions at the park by Playland Human Resources. Available positions include: cashier, lifeguard, electrician, carpenter, painter, marketing intern, information technology, mechanic, park management, EMT, plumber and custodian.
Southern Westchester BOCES Career Services students shined brightly at the recent HOSA Spring Leadership Conference, on Friday, April 1, coming away with numerous honors in the virtual competition.
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