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OCM BOCES Students Advance to SkillsUSA National Championships: h3 {margin-bottom:0;} p {margin-top:0; font-size:1.2em;} .caption {color:#666;} .quote {font-style:italic; font-size:1.2em; color:#666; margin:0 20px 20px 20px;} .left {float:left; margin:5px 10px 5px 0;} .right {float:right; margin:5px 0 5px 10px;} .w10 {width:10%;} .w20 {width:20%;} .w30 {width:30%;} .w40 {width:40%;} .w50 {width:50%;} .w60 {width:60%;} .w70 {width:70%;} .w80 {width:80%;} .w100 {width:100%;} June 17, 2025 Two OCM BOCES Students Advance to National SkillsUSA Championships in Atlanta Two OCM BOCES students in the Heavy Equipment Repair, Operations and Diesel Technology program are headed to Atlanta, Ga., June 23-27 to compete in the prestigious SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. The students earned their place at nationals after ... Outstanding CTE students honored with "Tools for Success": Outstanding CTE students honored at 'Tools for Success' ceremony May 13, 2025 The annual "Tools for Success" awards ceremony at the OCM BOCES Thompson Road Campus celebrated 10 outstanding students from various Career & Technical Education programs. What makes this ceremony special is the tangible support offered by partnering businesses, each providing a "tool" to help launch these students' careers. Automotive students, for instance, received a professional Snap-On screwdriver. Welding students were gifted helmets, and aspiring construction workers took home an Estwing framing hammer and tool belt. The ceremony also included the recognition of North Syracuse senior Mallory Wessles, the Culinary & Pastry ... OCM BOCES announces 2025 Battle of the Books winners: Friday, May 9, 2025 2025 Battle of the Books winners announced A record 1,694 students across Central New York put their reading skills to the test in the 2025 Battle of the Books, a literary quiz competition organized by the O²CM School Library System (SLS). “This is one of my favorite programs,” said SLS Librarian Heather Turner, who coordinated the event alongside the O²CM SLS team and OCM ISS staff. “It’s an incredible opportunity to engage directly with students and celebrate the power of reading.” What began as a local initiative has grown into a multi-BOCES collaboration that now includes student teams from: Broome-Tioga BOCES Cayuga-Onondaga ... 214 students present multilingual skills in pursuit of the New York State Seal of Biliteracy: Thursday, May 8, 2025 214 students present multilingual skills in pursuit of the New York State Seal of Biliteracy Zenat Sahak is a senior from Liverpool High School who recently gave presentations in two languages, Pashto and Dari, the two official languages of her native country, Afghanistan. Zenat and her family–her mother, father and five siblings–moved to the United States six years ago. Her dad is a senior inspector for the massive I-81 Viaduct Project in Syracuse. Sahak focused on those languages because, after being in the U.S. for six years and primarily speaking English, she’s worried about forgetting them. “I’m not that fluent now since I’ve been here,” she said. “I had to go back and teach myself ... Innovation Tech Wins Top Place in OCM BOCES’ Voices for Wellness Challenge: h3 {margin-bottom:0;} p {margin-top:0; font-size:1.2em; line-height:1.5em;} .caption {color:#666; margin-top:5px; font-size:1em;} .date {font-size:.8em;} .left {float:left; margin-right:10px;} .right {float:right; margin-left:10px;} .w10 {width:10%;} .w20 {width:20%;} .w30 {width:30%;} .w40 {width:40%;} .w50 {width:50%;} .w60 {width:60%;} .w70 {width:70%;} .w80 {width:80%;} .w100 {width:100%;} .vid {width: 600px; margin-top:5px; margin-bottom:5px;} @media only screen and (max-width: 768px) { .vid {width: 100%;} } Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Innovation Tech wins top place in OCM BOCES’ Voices for Wellness challenge