Career and Tech News

When a student aspires to work in the automotive industry, learning about the field requires unique supplies and expertise - especially when compared to a traditional high school classroom. Thus, support from a local business is an integral component in that student’s journey. A few companies, like LKQ , consider their educational efforts as an investment in their business. 
“These students are the future of the automotive industry,” said Nicole Butcher,...
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Standing amongst ninth-grade students in the P-TECH Build program, Jillian Hanesworth looked to convey the importance of their work building library boxes to be placed around Buffalo’s East Side.
The city of Buffalo’s first-ever poet laureate explained the boxes were more than just a holder of books. The boxes could provide readers with stories of characters reflecting themselves, and share history that uplifted its readers to “not feel like victims.”
“You...
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Emergencies are not planned and can occur under a variety of circumstances. A recent class connection with local firefighters left high school juniors in Erie 1 BOCES’ Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program wanting to learn more about firefighting.
“I closed out the unit with a skills day to practice some of the concepts that they learned in class,” said Donald Turner, Erie 1 BOCES EMS instructor at BOCES’ Kenton Career & Technical Center. “With...
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If you don’t know Austin Stoll by name, you may know him from the company he keeps in the world of fashion.
The 21-year-old model and artist has worked with brands such as Louis Vuitton, Calvin Klein, Coach, Prada and Adidas, taking him from New York City to Los Angeles and to international destinations like Paris, France, Shanghai, China and Seoul, South Korea.
Before reaching such stratospheric heights, he was a student in the Erie 1 BOCES Fashion Design Technology...
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Welding students at Erie 1 BOCES’ Kenton Career and Technical Center are making inroads on their future careers as they pursue their  high school studies.
Meet Liam MacDonald, a senior from the Tonawanda City School District. The 18-year-old was working on an in-class project creating a memorial bench for a local Girl Scout organization. Outside of class, MacDonald also works with Lancaster Tanks and Steel Products, working side-by-side with veteran trade workers...
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