Career and Tech News

For nearly 20 years, public high school students have built houses behind their school in Cheektowaga. The Building Trades students at Erie 1 BOCES’ Harkness Career & Technical Center traditionally hold an annual auction of the home to capstone their senior year, with proceeds funding next year’s senior class project. But COVID-19, with its remote schooling requirements, made being onsite to build a house together a logistical challenge.
Nevertheless, the...
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Haley McGregor is a senior from Kenmore West High School and is enrolled in the Cosmetology program at Erie 1 BOCES Kenton Career and Technical Center.
“I enrolled in BOCES because I’ve always been interested in doing hair as a career,” Haley said.
In the fall of 2021, following graduation, Haley plans on working in a salon.
Under the instruction of Maria Guarino, Haley has learned about hair color, skin care, hair design, and more.
“Haley...
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Riley Branning is a senior from Hamburg High School and is enrolled in the Auto Technician Training program at Erie 1 BOCES Potter Career and Technical Center.
“I enrolled in BOCES because I’ve always been interested in fixing cars, since that’s what I grew up around,” Riley said. “I’ve always been amazed not only with how cars work, but many other things. I felt this would be a great class for me.”
In the fall of 2021, following...
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Tianna Lee is a senior from Lackawanna High School and is enrolled in the Culinary Arts program at Erie 1 BOCES Potter Career and Technical Center.
“I enrolled in BOCES because cooking is something I’ve always been passionate about and wanted to learn,” Tianna said. “I joined not only for the cooking purpose, but for the experience to work with other chefs I could learn from and to try new things.”
In the fall of 2021, following graduation,...
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Justin Capasso is a senior from Frontier High School and is enrolled in the Welding program at Erie 1 BOCES Potter Career and Technical Center.
“I enrolled in BOCES because my brother let me use his welder without fear of failure and I was able to weld all different types of things and loved it. I knew I wanted to make a career of it,” Justin said.
In the fall of 2021, following graduation, Justin plans on securing his CDL to complement his welding skills,...
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