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Eight more students at Seven Valleys commit to "service above self": Eight more students at Seven Valleys New Tech Academy commit to “service above self” Posted May 3, 2022 Cortland Breakfast Rotary Club President Peter Williams addresses the new inductees during a ceremony on April 29, 2022, at the Cortlandville Campus. The Rotary Interact Club at Seven Valleys New Tech Academy grew to 31 participants last week after eight new students were inducted into the Cortland-area community service organization. Students in the club pledge to follow the Rotary motto, “service above self,” and regularly volunteer for community service projects through a partnership with the Cortland Rotary Breakfast Club. On April 29, the eight newest members received certificates, encouragement, and words of gratitude from ... New Vision Environmental students create prizewinning sustainability projects: New Vision Environmental Science students create prize-winning sustainability projects What could be improved about your local food system to make it better for the environment? That was the question students in the OCM BOCES New Vision Environmental Science program analyzed recently for a contest sponsored by Chipotle and Earth Force. As a result, students jumped into three major community projects related to composting, gardening, and recycling. Their efforts have resulted in a trio of creative ventures and prize money to support that work: All three projects won $1,000 from Chipotle and Earth Force for placing among the top 15 entries in the national “Sustainability Challenge.” “I thought all these projects were great,” New Vision Instructor ... Expert readers compete in "SuperRegional Battle of the Books": Expert readers compete in “SuperRegional Battle of the Books”  .          .          Hundreds of students across Central New York put their book smarts to the test in the recent “SuperRegional Battle of the Books,” a virtual quiz competition hosted by the School Library System (SLS) in Instructional Support Services (ISS). “It was extremely exciting,” said SLS Librarian Heather Turner , who organized the virtual contest on March 25 and April 22 with help from the SLS team and other ISS staff. Special guest readers included Assistant Superintendent for ISS Doreen Bergman , Midstate RBERN Coordinator Tanya Rosado-Barringer , and STEM Coordinator Christopher Leece ... Big opportunity and bright future await Liverpool senior at OCM BOCES: 'Putting the pieces together' Liverpool senior Braeden Hawkins is fortunate to have two “families” who have embraced him and nurtured his talents — one at Innovation Tech, an OCM BOCES high school, and the other at Five Star Equipment, a John Deere equipment company that has offered to pay for his college tuition in exchange for a 600-hour paid internship and a commitment to work at the company for at least three years after graduation. In the photo, from left to right, are Tim Stevens, recruiting and training manager for Five Star Equipment; Denise, Braeden and Matt Hawkins; and Dave Kreis, general manager for Five Star's Syracuse and Kirkwood locations. Flanked by his parents, Denise and Matt, and two company executives, ... Four OCM BOCES students honored in the 2022 CNY Scholastic Art Awards: OCM BOCES art students earned honors in several competitive categories Feb. 3, 2021 Four OCM BOCES students received special recognition recently as part of the prestigious 2022 CNY Scholastic Art Awards , which means their work stood out among 3,945 individual works and 118 portfolios submitted in the contest. Their work is on display at Onondaga Community College. At the Cortlandville Campus, graphic design student Kayla Ellerson , a senior from Marathon, won an honorable mention in the Design category for her poster, “8 going on 18.” Senior Jessica Smith from Tully won an honorable mention in the Design category for her poster, “Horizon.” Their teacher is Tanya Komar . At Innovation Tech, sophomore London Pezzella of Liverpool won the ... Students appreciate civil discourse, teacher's role in social studies class: "We wanted it to be relevant, and we wanted it to be challenging." At Sevan Valleys New Tech Academy, Facilitator Tom Beasley conducted a recent class exercise that went so well, it was something “every teacher dreams about,” he said. Students, in turn, were so excited about the class, they bought Beasley a special gift as a token of their appreciation.   It all started when seniors in Beasley’s Participation in Government took an active look at a familiar concept: how a bill becomes a law. Beasley wanted the students to divide into two groups representing committees in the House of Representatives. First, however, he asked the students to vote on a topic they could debate in those committees – a topic that would result in a bill ... Students design, build, test pumpkin launchers in annual contest: Halloween, pumpkin launchers, Novelis engineers: Project Based Learning at its best Just in time for Halloween, check out this video from the fourth-annual “Pumpkin Chunkin” competition at Innovation Tech .  Juniors in Physebra — a combined class of physics and algebra — designed and built launchers to see which ones could pitch pumpkins the farthest. Facilitator Martha Fitzpartrick said the project started with students immersing themselves in the design process, then building prototypes with materials such as popsicle sticks, rubber bands and candy pumpkins. Once they were confident in their designs, students consulted with a pair of professional mechanical engineers — Brian Carpenter and Dan Kluesner — from the ... At Seven Valleys, students jump into ambitious kickoff project:    Getting started       During the first week of school, students at Seven Valleys New Tech Academy dived right into researching, collaborating, and consulting with community experts on three major projects — designing gardens, building raised garden beds, and establishing a composting system in the school.        “It’s our third day here and we’re already doing this,” said Jade Seib , a sophomore from Marathon and first-year student at Seven Valleys. “It’s a little overwhelming at first, jumping right in, but I like it.”        For her group, which ... Off to a great start! Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year at OCM BOCES: Students and staff at OCM BOCES dive into community building, projects, academics, and hands-on learning Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 And that's a wrap for Week #1 at OCM BOCES. It was amazing to see and feel the positive energy in all our programs as we came together for the start of another school year. We built relationships, shared ideas, launched projects, plunged into academics and hands-on work and basically got the 2021-2022 school off to an excellent start. Welcome, everyone! Let's keep the momentum going!   ... Congratulations to our 2021 graduates at OCM BOCES!: Syracuse Stage performs a play written by Innovation Tech junior Luka Galle: Friday, May 21, 2021   When you talk to Cazenovia junior Luka Galle , you might think of Amanda Gorman — the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate who thrilled a nation by reciting her poem, “The Hill we Climb,” at Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration. That’s because Luka, who attends OCM BOCES’ Innovation Tech, recently crafted her own poetry — a very moving, contemporary piece about the seven deadly sins — that will be performed live tonight by seven senior Syracuse University drama students at Syracuse Stage. Luka’s poetry was picked for this prestigious honor as part of Syracuse Stage’s annual Young Playwrights Festival contest, which means her winning work was reviewed and critiqued ... 237 CTE Scholars Inducted into the National Technical Honor Society:   May 11, 2021 A group of 237 high-performing students in the Career & Technical Education (CTE) and New Vision programs at OCM BOCES in Cortland and Onondaga counties were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) during ceremonies held in April at their respective schools.  Students who qualify must have an 85 average or higher, good attendance, and a teacher endorsement. Students must also demonstrate the core attributes of NTHS, which are symbolized with a candle lighting during the induction ceremony. The attributes include knowledge, skill, honesty, service, responsibility, scholarship, citizenship and leadership. During their upcoming graduations, students will wear their NTHS cords for their CTE & New Vision ceremonies and durine graduations ... Thank you, teachers! New Vision Criminal Justice assignment has students writing letters of gratitude: Students in the New Vision Criminal Justice program at OCM BOCES recently finished a special project that happened to be a perfect fit for Teacher Appreciation Week. Inspired by the touching thank-you cards he once received as a police officer, instructor Charlie Wilson tasked his students with identifying a favorite teacher, formulating questions, interviewing them, and writing them a detailed letter of gratitude for making a positive difference in their lives.   Here are just a few excerpts:     Tori Allen of Chittenango wrote about Spanish teacher Victoria Fragoso :   “I don’t even know where to start with this, Senorita Fragosa. You have changed my life in and out of school. I never really cared for school, ... OCM BOCES Annual Report highlights exceptional achievements of 2020: You may not want to relive 2020, but the year challenged us in ways we will never forget. The 2020 OCM BOCES Annual Report outlines the exceptional work our organization provided for our students and our component districts. Whether it was managing the abrupt shift to remote learning, helping educators with instructional technology, supporting our students’ social and emotional health, providing meals, purchasing devices, or re-opening schools in September, OCM BOCES was there to help. The annual report and a video of our 2020 highlights   were presented to school superintendents and Board of Education members who attended our annual meeting on April 7. Take a look at just a few of the many amazing accomplishments we achieved at OCM BOCES.     ... Students at Seven Valleys pledge "service above self": April 15, 2021   Ten students from Seven Valleys New Tech Academy in Cortland were inducted recently into the Rotary Interact Club, which now has 30 students committed to serving their community and promoting international understanding.   Students have embraced the club’s motto, “service above self,” and are participating in activities such as the annual river cleanup day, serving pancakes on Election Day, ringing the bell for the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign, helping Rotary members at their chicken barbecue, boxing items for Toys for Tots, and volunteering for the Cortland County spring cleanup day.   This year, when the pandemic limited some of these activities, students connected remotely with another Rotary Interact Club in ... Working for districts: CNYRIC provides essential help with contact tracing: Finding Creative Solutions: The Central New York Regional Information Center Helps Districts with Contact Tracing When schools reopened their doors in the fall of 2020, administrators struggled with the need to provide effective contact tracing, often spending extensive amounts of time trying to reach anyone who had come in close contact with an individual who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Districts often had to pull up class lists and cross-reference them by hand, spending as much as half the workday trying to effectively trace one positive result.  Enter the Educational Data Services (EDS) team at the Central New York Regional Information Center. The EDS team wanted to help districts tackle whatever challenges they faced with reopening schools. ... February is #CTEMonth!: Celebrating #CTEMonth in February February is Career & Technical Education (CTE) month, when OCM BOCES and schools across the country celebrate the programs that prepare students for the workforce and further their education. Once considered an educational route for just those students seeking to build vocational skills, CTE is now a pathway for any and all students who are looking to get a jump-start on a wide variety of careers as well as an opportunity to become well-prepared for college, even earning college credits while in high school. At OCM BOCES, we’ve taken this mission even further with unique, business-embedded programs at WCNY, Driver’s Village, Tracey Road Equipment and more. Students learn in classrooms within these businesses, but also ... Seven Valleys students learn sign language to communicate with new custodian: When students at Seven Valleys New Tech Academy learned their new daytime custodian was deaf, they were eager to learn how to better communicate with him. Students wanted to find a way to not only welcome Ryan and thank him for the work he was doing to keep their school clean, but also help him acclimate to the day shift. As a result, Seven Valleys set up a Zoom session with the Child Life Team at Golisano Children’s Hospital to allow them to do just that. Golisano’s Kendall Malkin helped provide insight to Seven Valleys students on what it was like to live without the ability to hear. Malkin also served as an interpreter for Ryan, allowing students and staff to learn more about him and his lifestyle. The session also helped students learn some ... OCM BOCES names new CNYRIC director:       OCM BOCES is pleased to announce that Chantal M. Corbin, a 14-year technology coordinator and principal in the Fabius-Pompey Central School District, will become the new director of the Central New York Regional Information Center (CNYRIC) as of Jan. 25.      Corbin will replace CNYRIC Director Pam Mazzaferro, who is retiring Jan. 8.       OCM BOCES District Superintendent Matthew L. Cook, Ed.D., said Corbin is an excellent candidate for the CNYRIC position because of her extensive experience in educational technology, her familiarity with OCM BOCES services and the needs of local districts, and her passion for utilizing technology in a way that will best support student learning.      “Ms. ... Building a “Bridge to Brave” at Innovation Tech: As schools reopened in the middle of a pandemic, facilitators at Innovation Tech wanted to empower students with a meaningful project, one that would address their social and emotional needs and also connect them with like-minded students. As a result, an orientation project called “Bridge to Brave” started with this driving question: “2020 is a year unlike any other, with students around the world adapting to new educational norms. How can I, as a New Tech student at Innovation Tech, empower myself and others to create a brave space and develop strategies in order to succeed?” Students jumped in with all sorts of activities and strategies to help themselves and their classmates cope with the stresses of the new year. They started ...

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