Orange-Ulster BOCES will host a Transition Fair on April 25, 2024, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. and from 3-5 p.m. at the Emanuel Axelrod Education Center in Goshen, N.Y. The Transition Fair provides an opportunity for students with disabilities and their caregivers to connect with representatives from service agencies that can provide continued support with transitioning out of high school.
For more information or to RSVP to this event, contact Veronique Dietrich at veronique.dietrich@ouboces.org or (845) 291-0200, ext. 10250.
A total of 68 teams from 15 school districts from Orange, Sullivan, Ulster, and Dutchess counties came together to compete in the Mid-Hudson Regional Odyssey of the Mind Competition (New York State Region 5) on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Orange-Ulster BOCES hosted the event at the Emanuel Axelrod Education Center on the Amy Bull Crist Campus in Goshen.
Forrest Addor, Director of Information & Technology at Orange-Ulster BOCES, was honored recently with an Award for Excellence in Administration at the Mid-Hudson School Study Council's annual Awards for Excellence ceremony.
Orange-Ulster BOCES (OUB) Career and Technical Education students Angelina Vargas (S.S. Seward Institute) and Kayla Flores (Warwick Valley High School), of the Education Academy, attended the SkillsUSA Washington DC Leadership Training Institute (WLTI) as New York State SkillsUSA Officers. Angelina holds the position of Treasurer and Kayla holds the position of Officer at Large.
Orange-Ulster BOCES Career and Technical Education cosmetology instructor Brenda Moore has been named the New York State Association of Career and Technical Education (NYSACTE) 2024 Teacher of the Year.
Orange-Ulster BOCES honored its 28 graduating Practical Nurse (PN) students in a ceremony on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at the Emanuel Axelrod Education Center in Goshen. The ceremony celebrated the culmination of more than 1,100 hours in classroom, lab and clinical instruction.
The OU BOCES Practical Nurse Program is approved by the New York State Education Department Board of Regents. The objective of the program is to provide students with the opportunity to acquire nursing knowledge and skills and to meet the requirements necessary to sit for the New York State Board Examination in Practical Nursing.
Congratulations to the Orange-Ulster BOCES student-athletes who participated in the Orange County Elementary Special Olympics on June 3 at Presidential Park Elementary School in Middletown.
The 17 BOCES students competed against teams from Chester, Marlboro, Middletown, Monroe-Woodbury, Valley Central, Warwick and Washingtonville. The athletes demonstrated their skills in soccer dribbling and shooting as well as passing, dribbling and shooting a basketball.
On Friday May 12, 2023, the students of Orange-Ulster BOCES CTE Fire Science program participated in Live Burn Day. This is a component of the New York State Interior Firefighting Operations (IFO) Certification, which students in the course have the opportunity to partake in to receive this certification from The Office of Fire Prevention & Control.
This certification allows students the ability to operate as Interior Structural firefighters. During the day, students participate in learning to extinguish three live fires, vent, enter, and search of the building, as well as other techniques and operations essential to firefighting.
Orange-Ulster BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) welcomed Advisory Board members, businesses, community partners and dignitaries for the annual Partnership Breakfast on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, prepared by our Culinary students.
After Chief Operating Officer Deborah Mc Bride Heppes’ welcoming remarks, Orange County Executive, Steve Neuhaus shared the current and projected economic growth throughout the county, voicing the importance and value of CTE.
On Wednesday, April 19, 2023, the Transportation Academy at Orange-Ulster BOCES Career and Technical Education held the second annual Manufacturer’s Day. Representatives from the Orange County area including Healey Chevrolet, Healey Ford, Healey Lincoln, Healey Kia, Subaru Training, Johnstons Subaru, Johnstons Toyota, Sunshine Ford and Friendly Acura.
During the day’s activities, students from the Automotive Technology and Collision Repair Programs visited each manufacturer and learned about career opportunities at the dealership and corporate levels within the transportation industry.
The Orange-Ulster BOCES’ Mock Trial Program continued on Saturday, March 25 at the OU BOCES campus with teams from eight school districts competing. The competing school districts were Chester, Goshen, Highland Falls, Middletown, Monroe-Woodbury, Port Jervis, Warwick, and Washingtonville. At the end of the day, two teams - Washingtonville and Goshen - came out as the winners of the semi-finals.
The Orange-Ulster BOCES Division of Instructional Support Services' Mock Trial Program began its 2023 multi-round competition on Saturday, March 18 with teams from Chester, Goshen, Highland Falls, Minisink, Middletown, Monroe-Woodbury, Newburgh, Port Jervis, Warwick, and Washingtonville. The high school teams faced off in "courtrooms" on the OU BOCES campus and argued their cases before Orange County judges.
Striving to make a difference ...
The STRIVE Student Government sponsored a Food Drive during the month of November as their first community service event this school year.
The student government officers, under the leadership of their advisor, Mrs. Kristen Smith, collected, organized and assisted in the delivery of over 850 items and gift card donations to the Goshen Food Pantry.
Thank you to all our students, families and staff for your support!
On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, the Transportation Academy at Orange-Ulster BOCES Career and Technical Education held the first annual Manufacturer’s Day. Corporate representatives from Chevrolet, GMC, Ford, Kia, Mercedes Benz, Subaru, Snap-On Tools Industrial, and Toyota attended.
On November 2nd, Orange-Ulster BOCES held its annual Conference Day. This year’s theme was “Equity and Care for All,” which emphasized the importance of both staff and students feeling welcome, safe, and having fair and inclusive access to academic resources.
During this day of professional learning participants had the option of choosing from three keynote sessions, 17 live webinars, and 32 self-paced, asynchronous courses.