LPN program graduates largest class since 2019
Forty six students graduated from Dutchess BOCES’ Practical Nursing Program at the Career & Technical Institute during a lively June 25 ceremony held in the Salt Point Center gym.
Forty six students graduated from Dutchess BOCES’ Practical Nursing Program at the Career & Technical Institute during a lively June 25 ceremony held in the Salt Point Center gym.
Jeanette Straebler fought back emotion as she slowly made her way to the front of the gym.
Walking through a corridor of her fellow Dutchess BOCES team members cheering in her honor, though, it was an unwinnable fight.
Students and teachers at Salt Point Center (SPC) came together June 11 for Field Day where they tossed rings, raced in potato sacks and played a version of tic tac toe, involving dropping dolls in buckets of water.
Confetti flew as students exited the Dutchess BOCES Conference Center following the Resilience Academy and In-District Programs Graduation June 21. Passing under the balloon arch, their tassels turned to the left, the students couldn’t wait to embrace their family and friends after an inspirational ceremony.
Elizabeth Ayala Sambolin couldn’t help but get emotional as she watched Salt Point Center’s Eighth Grade Moving Up Day Ceremony Thursday.She thought back to what her son, Daniel Sambolin, was like when he first stepped into the school as an 8-year-old with autism. Thursday, she watched him wear a graduate’s cap and gown.
Cheers and applause filled the MJ Nesheiwat Convention Center as families and friends celebrated 302 Career and Technical Institute seniors at Recognition Night June 12.
While students attend classes in 16 different trades, the strong community was evident throughout the night with hugs between teachers and students, cheers for classmates and smiles all around.