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Daemen Students Help Impoverished Families

Submitted by Paula Witherell, Director of Institutional Communication
Tuesday, February 18th, 2014, 4:03pm
Daemen Students Help Impoverished Families

Poverty-stricken residents in several rural Dominican Republic communities received life-changing assistance from Daemen College students who journeyed to the developing country on a two-week service learning trip in January.

This marked the seventh time Daemen students have participated in a service learning endeavor in the Dominican Republic. The group engaged in several hands-on projects, from providing clean drinking water to addressing public health issues, to help improve the daily lives of the local people.

In the months leading up to the overseas excursion, participants prepared with Justine Tutuska, department chair and assistant professor of health care studies and campus advisor for the service learning opportunity. The group met regularly to discuss cultural expectations and relevant health-care issues, and developed education materials to distribute on the trip.

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Kenmore East Seniors Debate Care Issue

Submitted by Erie 1 BOCES, Community News
Wednesday, February 5th, 2014, 2:16pm
Kenmore East Seniors Debate Care Issue

The Buffalo VA Medical Center was chock-full of debate as local high school students digested and demonstrated their knowledge about end of life care. Students enrolled in Erie 1 BOCES' academically competitive New Visions Connection program debated whether society should ration end of life care. Sixteen teens from Amherst, Cheektowaga, Lancaster, Kenmore  East, Hamburg and Frontier high schools participated in the annual event.

Students representing Kenmore East High School included Julia Snitzer, who debated for the affirmative team; and Haley Parker and Andrea Stutz, who debated for the negative  team.  Also, Cameron Daniel participated in the presentation that defined end of life care.

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Student Debates Safe Act

Submitted by Erie 1 BOCES, Community News
Wednesday, February 5th, 2014, 1:19pm
Student Debates Safe Act

Kyle Schoener, a Grand Island High School senior enrolled in Erie 1 BOCES Legal Academy, participated in a debate about the New York Safe Act. Eight students, participating from five different school districts, were broken into teams to defend their case and rebut information presented by an opposing team. The debate positions were assigned and the lively event took place at Medaille College.

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Free Playgroup at Kenton

Submitted by Erie 1 BOCES, Community News
Friday, January 31st, 2014, 11:49am

Erie 1 BOCES Kenton Career & Technical Center has openings in the toddler playgroup for children ages 2 to 4 years old. The Kenton playgroup  is free and is held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Playgroup activities include art, music, English language arts, math, science and social interaction. With an excellent student to teacher ratio, the program doubles as a learning lab for high school juniors interested in early childhood development careers.

For more information, please contact:
Ellen McKay, Teacher
Kenton Career & Technical Center
151 Two Mile Creek Rd.
Tonawanda, NY 14150
(716) 961-4010
www.e1b.org

Enrollment is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
 

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Too Cool For the School Bus

Submitted by Theresa LeClerc, Communication Services - Erie 1 BOCES
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014, 8:54am
Too Cool For the School Bus

 A Lindbergh Elementary Student Earns a Special Ride for Demonstrating Positive Behaviors

 The Lindbergh Leaders Program at Lindbergh Elementary School promotes positive behaviors and maximizes academic achievement. The program provides staff members a proactive approach to teach, reinforce, and reward positive behavior. Students who demonstrate respectful, responsible, and safe behaviors earn “Lindy Loot” and were given the chance to win a very special prize.

During the holiday assembly, Shalyce Thornton, a fourth-grader at Lindbergh Elementary, won the raffle prize of a lifetime - a ride in a fire truck. On January 21, Shalyce and her brother, Victor, were driven home from school in a fire truck thanks to the Ellwood Fire Company who donated their services to this special ride.

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NFADA Lists AutoTech and Tire Rodeo Competition Winners

Submitted by Joe Kirchmyer
Monday, January 20th, 2014, 10:20am
NFADA Lists AutoTech and Tire Rodeo Competition Winners

 

Student teams from the Orleans Niagara BOCES Niagara Career & Technical Education Centers and the Erie 1 BOCES Harkness Career & Technical Center won top honors at the annual NFADA Ron Smith Memorial AutoTech Competition and Tire Rodeo held Saturday in Orchard Park. The competition took place at the Erie Community College-Vehicle Technology Training Center at 5885 Big Tree Road, Orchard Park.

The AutoTech competition featured teams of two high school automotive seniors who were put through a series of diagnostic, workstation and performance tests to measure their automotive technical skills and abilities. The WNY Ford Dealers provided six 2014 Ford Fusions for the students to compete on.

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High School Seniors to Compete in AutoTech Competition

Submitted by Joe Kirchmyer
Saturday, December 21st, 2013, 12:37pm
High School Seniors to Compete in AutoTech Competition

 

The Niagara Frontier Automobile Dealers Association and Erie Community College are hosting the 2014 NFADA Ron Smith Memorial AutoTech Competition on Saturday, Jan. 18. The competition features teams of two high school automotive seniors who will go through a series of diagnostic, workstation and performance tests to measure their automotive technical skills and abilities. The WNY Ford Dealers are the vehicle sponsors and will be providing six 2014 Ford Fusions for the students to compete on.

The competition, to be held at the Erie Community College-Vehicle Technology Training Center at 5885 Big Tree Road in Orchard Park, is open to the public beginning at 9 a.m.  It concludes with an awards ceremony at approximately 3 p.m.

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