Dutchess BOCES

Congratulations are in order to our Dutchess BOCES students at the Career Technical Institute who scored top spots during the SkillsUSA Area IV Regional competition at Orange-Ulster BOCES on February 11.

Dutchess BOCES is giving students like Jaden Peguero the opportunity to study fashion design and merchandising before continuing their studies in college. The Career & Technical Institute at Dutchess BOCES started offering a two-year Fashion Design & Merchandising program to high school students in the 2022-2023 school year.

Dutchess County BOCES received an $8,000 grant from the Gene Haas Foundation to support scholarships and student competition teams at the Career & Technical Institute.

Students and staff at the Salt Point Center are starting three days each week by participating in the Round Robin Reading Community Initiative.
“It’s a nice way to set the mood for the day,” said Kourtney FitzMaurice, who teaches seventh and eighth graders.

High school sophomores from Dutchess County will be visiting the Career & Technical Institute at Dutchess BOCES in the coming weeks to learn more of what CTI has to offer.

Kristina Russell and Arianna Irish will be taking different career paths with the skills they learned from the Adult Practical Nursing Program in the Career & Technical Institute (CTI) at Dutchess BOCES.

Erin Scott is still looking for more members of the Dutchess BOCES community to register with the team for 2023 Fishkill Polar Plunge at Sharpe Reservation on Saturday, Feb. 18.  And whether you get wet or not, you can help by simply pledging a donation.

This was no plane field trip. Instructors from the Automotive and Small Engine programs at Dutchess BOCES’ Career & Technical Institute brought their students to Dutchess Community College’s Aviation Building on December 19 for a tour of the facility’s hangar and to get information about its Aviation Maintenance Program.

A design by Maven Frederick of the graphic design class in the Career & Technical Institute at Dutchess BOCES was chosen to be the official logo of the 2023 Fishkill Polar Plunge.
The event on Saturday, Feb. 18 at Sharpe Reservation will raise money to support Special Olympics New York athletes. The goal is to raise $250,000 in this 25^th anniversary event.

Counselors from across different Dutchess County school districts came together at Dutchess BOCES on December 1 to learn about and be reacquainted with the multiple programs and services offered by the Career & Technical Institute.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is as important today as it was in 1948 when it was first adopted.

Karis Slaughter, a junior in the TV/Film Production program at the Career & Technical Institute, has a passion for graphic design, which paid off when her poster was chosen to promote a unique play at a local, private school. 

Tradespeople and educators are working together to provide hands-on, real-life experiences for the students who attend the Career and Technical Institute.  More than 45 community members attended The Annual Trade Advisory Committee meeting December 6.  It was the first time the meeting was held in-person since October 2018 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The agriculture class in the Career & Technical Institute at Dutchess BOCES processed and bottled honey for sale to raise money for the Future Farmers of America (FFA) at Dutchess BOCES.

Being in the Dutchess BOCES Alternative High School has been life changing for Shawn Duffy and Cameron Duntz.