Orleans/Niagara BOCES

Congratulations to Kelli Dingle, an Albion junior in the Graphic Communications program at the Orleans Career and Technical Education Center. She was recently informed that her su...

Orleans/Niagara BOCES students brought home many medals at the New York State SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Championships last week in Syracuse, New York. It was an incredible o...

Orleans/Niagara BOCES students brought home many medals at the New York State SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Championships last week in Syracuse, New York. It was an incredible ...

Orleans Career and Technical Education Center teacher Gene Newman loves it when graduates from his Security and Law Enforcement program come back to visit. Recently Lockport gra...

The Orleans/Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) was one of the Grand Prize winners in the 29th annual Magna Awards program sponsored by the National School Bo...

Orleans Career and Technical Education Center’s Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering teacher Bill Rakonczay was recognized by the New York State School Boards Association (NYS...

EMS students at the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center recently had a fundraiser to offset the cost of apparel, field trips and testing costs. Teacher Sara McCartin pa...

Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Class Creates Firepit for PAWS Fundraiser Bill Rakonczay’s Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME) Class started their spring bre...

We all have seen on the news where a high school student is recognized for "signing on" to a local college to play sports, correct? What about the students who want to enter the wo...

Dear Orleans/Niagara BOCES Community: This will be my last community letter due to my pending retirement as the Senior New York State District Superintendent (DS) after 35 years ...

On February 27th, Orleans/Niagara BOCES’ Allied Health program seniors were welcomed into the newly opened Lockport Memorial Hospital on Snyder Drive. Students are from Lockpor...

Medina Community Unites to Help Neighbor Rebuild Barn Roof Last month Ron and Debi Jackson's family were devastated to watch their roof of their 40' X 90'-foot barn off d...

Hats Off to Jaelyn! After seeing videos on social media about a teacher that knit hats for her class, Early Childhood Education students Jaelyn Reilly (Niagara Falls) collabo...

Lockport Practical Nursing Class Starts with 35 Students On February 5, 2024, a class of 35 aspiring students started their journey toward becoming Licensed Practical Nur...

Students at the Godfrey Learning Center and Newfane Learning Center recently had an opportunity to participate in the SNAP-Ed program. SNAP-Ed stands for Supplemental Nutrition A...

Niagara Academy’s Student Council felt strongly last year that they wanted to celebrate our differences and similarities more this year. “We had a valuable discussion centered ar...

Grad Pays Visit To OCTEC Welding Program Sawyer Braley was one of the best students that Orleans Career and Technical Education Center (OCTEC) Welding teacher Ron Jackson has...

Godfrey Learning Center Students Grateful for Experience Recently, students from Orleans/Niagara BOCES’ Godfrey Learning Center went out to work in the local community in N...

Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Students Matching Day Huge Success The Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering students in Bill Rakonczay’ s class had a very successful...

When 2016 Electricity/Electronics graduate Isaac Dauphin ran into his former Orleans Career and Technical Education Center (OCTEC) teacher Bill Leggett at a Buffalo Bills game, he...