Education and career training are what students get at the Center for Career Services in Valhalla. We offer classes in a variety of career and technical disciplines for students seeking to develop skills that will lead to rewarding, high-demand careers.
Several Careers students took time to share their talents during the White Plains Family Fun Wellness Festival on Sept. 14. They fed guests great food, helped feel their best with a little self-care via a manicure and created a video of the event for organizers.
Center for Career Services welcomes students to a new year
It was all hands on deck outside of Building B on the campus of the Center for Career Services. Teachers, administrators and aides organized themselves at tables ready to welcome busload after busload of students to the start of a new year of school throughout the week of Sept. 3.
The Center’s opening day is different from other school districts as it takes several days for the full group of students to arrive for their first day of school at the technical training center. When they arrive on campus depends on what day their home district starts the school year.
During the week, as students arrived each day, they were greeted with an explanation of how to find their bus back to their home school at the end of their session at the center. They also received their schedule and, if necessary, were given instructions on how to find their classroom.
It was also a time for seniors to share greetings with their teachers and for new students to learn their way around campus.
The work of Southern Westchester BOCES' Sound Production students can be heard on SoundCloud! Search "swboces" at soundcloud.com and give them a listen and a follow.
The Sound Production program, led by teacher Sean Harty, is focused on the art, science and creative nature of sound recording, employing the latest professional hardware and software. With a high-end recording booth and control room, students learn professional techniques for performing and recording music as well as to discover and express their own creativity.
Congratulations to the Class of 2019! Students and their families celebrated on June 13 at the Westchester County Center. Click here to enjoy a video of the wonderful event!
Students in Sean Harty's Sound Production class were able to see first-hand the work production engineers do during a visit to Kaleidoscope Studio. Students learned how challenging setting up a drum set can be and much more about the industry during their visit.
Students in the Collision Technology classes were part of a wonderful community service project this spring. The students refinished the exterior of a former military vehicle for the Rye Police Department which plans to use the vehicle for its auxiliary force.
Certified Landscape Architect Gregory Mercurio was on campus conducting a series of workshops about landscape architecture. He worked with students from different disciplines who were inspired to submit a design for the courtyard inside Building C. Click here to learn more about the project and student participation.
Students in the Commercial Art and Collision Technology classes are collaborating on a special project to put a wrap on a van for The Color Group. Recently an area expert visited the Center for Career Services to show students how a wrap is done.
