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The newly established Erie 1 BOCES Educational Foundation was announced to a crowd of instructional staff and Western New York business partners during a professional development day on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at the Harkness Career & Technical Center.
The foundation is a private, independent, volunteer-led nonprofit formed to support, encourage and enrich the educational programs and staff activities of Erie 1 BOCES. Its mission consists of the following:
Provide financial...
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When she first stepped into the classroom, Savannah was ready to turn her and her children’s lives around for the better.
Savannah lives at Gerard Place, a housing and supportive service organization for homeless, single parents and their children on Bailey Avenue in Buffalo. She declined the use of her last name for privacy reasons.
A young mother, Savannah recently began a new chapter of her life – studying to be a licensed practical nurse (LPN) – an...
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Erie 1 BOCES Career & Technical Education instructor Charles Shevlin, Jr. will be heading to a national video game tournament in early November. He was invited to attend as part of an all-expenses-paid trip.
Shevlin will be at LANFest Gaming’s first-ever national competition at the Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Nov. 1-3. He will be playing a variety of games there, including “7 Days to Die,” “Golf with Your Friends” and “Farming...
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Michael DeLano, a student in Rafael Estrada’s video production and recording arts class at Harkness, will be representing WNY at the International Blues Festival in Memphis, Tenn., in January. This honor was made possible after Michael won the Blues Society of WNY’s Memphis Bound competition for solo artist at Sportsmen’s Tavern in Buffalo at the end of August. Currently, Michael is in year two of the BOCES program where his focus is on audio engineering and...
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“What makes us weak, makes us strong,” stated David Rendall, author and keynote speaker of this year’s Erie 1 BOCES Opening Day ceremony. The 2019 ceremony, titled “E1B Connect,” was held at the Millennium Hotel in Cheektowaga, where 12-month Erie 1 BOCES employees came together for awards, speakers, and breakfast food.
The morning began by acknowledging the hardworking committee who made the event possible. Kelly Eisenried, director of human...
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