The Oneida-Herkimer-Madison (OHM) BOCES Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) celebrated seniors in the program this year. This was the annual Senior Celebration to recognize the following students:

• Nicholas Abbott | Vernon Verona Sherill Central School District
• Lillian Boris | Holland Patent Central School District
• Andrew Broadbent | Remsen Central School District
• Calvin Brown | Whitesboro Central School District
• Addyson Carrier | Holland Patent Central School District
• Jonathon Cronizer | Vernon Verona Sherill Central School District
• Todd Deily | Rome City School District
• Wyatt Forbes | Clinton Central School District
• Faith Jaquays | Waterville Central School District
• Aidan Johnson | Whitesboro Central School District
• Zachary Kulpa | Westmoreland Central School District
• Isabella Libby | Vernon Verona Sherill Central School District
• Jacob Lynch | Westmoreland Central School District
• Scott Magnanti II | Rome City School District
• Robert McCann | New Hartford Central School District
• Asher Montoya | Whitesboro Central School District
• Caden Salsberg | Clinton Central School District
• Parker Smith | Westmoreland Central School District
• Savannah Smutz | Vernon Verona Sherill Central School District
• Quincy Stayton | Sauquoit Valley Central School District
• Mariam Suhail | New York Mills Central School District
• Cain Thibault | Whitesboro Central School District
• Austin Welker | Oriskany Central School District

Additionally, P-TECH recognized multiple students for outstanding professionalism and performance throughout their time in the program. There was also a college signing day event where those who graduated with an associate degree from Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) revealed their plans to continue their education. Click the link below to see the Facebook photo album!

After more than a full school year of hard work, the P-TECH Library Committee was able to finally celebrate the grand opening of the P-TECH Library! With the support of Mrs. Giruzzi, a P-TECH English teacher, and Ms. Janice Murray, the OHM BOCES School Library System and Media Services Coordinator, students built a school library from the ground up. They started with nothing more than a passion for reading and developed an official school library, complete with a database, a checkout system, and over 1,000 books! OHM BOCES District Superintendent Patricia N. Kilburn, Ed.D. spoke at the event and cut the ribbon to officially unveil the library for use.

Thank you Dr. Kilburn, Mrs. Giruzzi, Ms. Janice Murray and all those who donated books to our library as well! Our students could not have accomplished this feat without your support. P-TECH is always accepting book donations for our library as well!

Each year, the CTE department at OHM BOCES hosts a ceremony to recognize students for exemplary performance in their respective programs. This year, two P-TECH students were acknowledged multiple times! Nicholas Abbott was honored for his performance in the Construction Trades program. He was also the recipient of the McQuade and Bannigan Award! Asher Montoya was honored for his performance in the Outdoor Power program, and he also received the Clinton Tractor Award! Congratulations to both students!

Our partners at Meyda Lighting visited P-TECH to view each group's final solution for this year's industry challenge. They provided very positive feedback for our students! They said that our students are creative and adept problem-solvers. The winners of this year's challenge were Kaeleb Helmer, Alexis Stevens and Logan White! Kayliana Bumbalo, Ian Franchell and Aidyn Mosher came in second place with their design! Great work, everyone!

As the final part of their project surrounding The Martian, students made their final presentations to their peers, family members and business partners. Each group gave a detailed overview of their plans to establish and maintain a colony on Mars. Their community designs included layouts of their buildings, plans to sustain a food source and ideas to maintain the mental health of the colonists, among many other points. Everyone was proud to see the culmination of all the students' hard work over the course of this extensive project. The students gave excellent presentations!

The P-TECH program held its biennial prom on the evening of Friday, June 6 on the OHM BOCES campus. Students dressed to impress for the "Starry Night" theme! They enjoyed food, dancing and two different kinds of photo booths! The students had a blast and made memories which will last a lifetime.

OHM BOCES completed the rest of the CTE Wars competition this spring. While P-TECH competed first, several CTE programs had yet to participate in their respective competitions. P-TECH students built catapults to see who could launch a ball the farthest distance. In the welding program, CTE students demonstrated their skills across all welding processes. The Emerging Technologies and Cyber Security students competed in a mini hack-a-thon, and the Advertising Design and Multimedia Productions students designed logos for the CTE department. Lastly, students in Electricity completed a wiring challenge. The following students were the top performers in P-TECH:

• First Place: Kaeleb Helmer (Clinton), Uriah Opp (Whitesboro), Ali Suhail (New York Mills)
• Second Place: Chase Kampf (Brookfield), Cristal Pina Rumaldo (Utica), Nevaeh-Rose Vivacqua (New York Mills)
• Third Place: Eliany Enamorado (Utica), Frankie Gallagher (Waterville), Mya Smith (Utica)
• Highest Launch: Chloe Abrams (VVS), Kole Kennerknecht (Remsen), Evan Sniezek (New Hartford)

Top finishers received certificates as well as gift cards presented by our partners at Trenton Technology! Thank you, Trenton Technology, for your generosity and support! Click the link below to see the full article from OHM BOCES!

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