Orleans/Niagara BOCES

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...

Electricity students, at the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center, did a very cool electricity lesson with Science teacher Seth Muck. Mr. Muck designed a lab that showed ...

Seniors from the Fashion Design and Interior Decorating program, at the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center, recently had a visit from Jennifer Leonard, Softgood...

Food Service Class Makes Cupcakes with Cops Niagara Career and Technical Education Center’s VIP Food Service class spent a delightful morning with School Resource Officer Deput...

Computer Technology Student Presents at ACTEA Conference Nathaniel Wolf, a senior in the Orleans Career and Technical Education Center’s (OCTEC) Computer Technology, recently...

Orleans/Niagara BOCES’ CTE Students Inducted into National Technical Honor Society Congratulations to the students from the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center, who...

Roy-Hart Learning Center Students Learn About Fire Safety Our Roy-Hart Learning Center students and staff were invited by the Royalton-Hartland Elementary student to celebrat...

Our Center for School Improvement and Professional Development and our Reading Recovery program put on an amazing Literacy Conference last week. Congrats to Mike Fisher, Jennifer...

Helping local employers connect with new skilled tradespeople is an important goal for the Orleans/Niagara BOCES Adult Skilled Trades programs. During the spring semester, the...

Orleans/Niagara BOCES Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering teacher Bill Rakonczay has been named the first-ever Haas Educator of the Year by the Gene Haas Foundation. Mr...