Collision Student Feels Prepared for Future
Dominic Delano is a senior from Lancaster High School and is enrolled in the Collision Repair program at Erie 1 BOCES Harkness Career and Technical Center.
“I enrolled in BOCES because my grandfathers taught me to love restoring old cars, so I fell in love with the work,” Dominic said.
In the fall of 2021, following graduation, Dominic plans to keep working in the collision field and finish restoring his 1952 Chevrolet Bel Air Coupe.
Under the instruction of Robert Verso, Dominic has learned about structural repair, painting and refinishing, detailing, and more.
“Dominic is a great student. He is always prepared for the shop and eager to learn,” said Verso.
“This program has provided me an advantage to reach my goals by showing me the basics and giving me a good platform to build off of,” Dominic said. “It has also allowed me to work in a really nice shop.”
As part of public education, Erie 1 BOCES offers a variety of career and technical programs during the regular school day to high school students in Erie County. High school students interested in learning more about how they can participate in various programs such as sports science careers, web technologies and game programming, health careers or aviation technology, should visit www.e1b.org/cte or speak with their high school counselor.