Dutchess BOCES

 When Ava Schultz was younger, she remembers building a snowman with her aunt and using a hot dog for the nose.

A bevy of changes has come recently to Dutchess BOCES’ Alternative High School, including a reformed student council and a rebranding approved by the Board of Education Wednesday, Dec. 13.
The school’s rebrand, The Dutchess BOCES Resilience Academy, was chosen by students and staff during an in-school to give the school an identity and remove stigmas around alternative high schools.

Dutchess BOCES faculty and staff are always learning and one example of that is Superintendent’s Conference Day, during which various training sessions were offered, all to help better meet student needs.

For students in Jason Imperiale’s morning Automotive Technology class, knowledge is fuel. Now they are passing it on to students in the Pegasus program.

Five Dutchess BOCES students were honored for their efforts inside and outside the classroom by the Poughkeepsie-Arlington Rotary during the Student of the Month Ceremony Nov. 16 at Mahoney’s Restaurant.

Employees of Central Hudson’s various departments visited Dutchess BOCES Nov. 14 for the first Career Path Day for that company.

There’s no business like show business, and Alternative High School students in Kathy Muenz’s dance and theater class got to see the inner workings of the Bardavon during a recent field trip.

 School counselors from Dutchess BOCES’ 13 component districts visited the Career & Technical Institute (CTI) Nov. 1 to learn about or reacquaint themselves with the many programs and services CTI offers, and see two of them in action.

Life is what you “bake” it and students in the Culinary Arts program at the Career & Technical Institute are learning all the ins and outs of running a business with the recent soft launch of an in-school bakery,

Salt Point Center students who receive services from the building’s speech department staged a wicked good show Oct. 30 where they put into practice what they have learned.

Eighty representatives from various trade industries packed into the Career Technical Institute on Oct. 23 for The Annual Trade Advisory Committee Meeting where tradespeople and educators work together to provide hands-on, real-life experiences for students.

Heather Murphy, a mental health counselor with years of experience in different school settings, has joined Dutchess BOCES’ Alternative High School (AHS) as a school counselor.

Clubs have returned to the Dutchess BOCES Alternative High School (AHS), under a new structure. Last month, students filled out forms selecting the clubs they wanted to attend each day during ninth period.

Mackenzie Courtien feels better prepared to attend college next year thanks to the Bard Early College Hudson Valley program offered at Dutchess BOCES’ Career & Technical Institute. The Dover High School senior is one of 20 students enrolled in the program from schools in Dutchess County.

Students in the Careers in Plant and Animal Sciences program at Dutchess BOCES’ Career and Technical Institute (CTI) are looking forward to upcoming events and field trips. Rebecca Cossa, the teacher for the program, said that she and her students are excited.
“The course is really enhanced by out of school experiences,” said Cossa. “We’re going on field trips constantly throughout the year.”