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Scholarship Stresses Importance of Character, Education

Submitted by Lisa Johnson, Community Reporter
Wednesday, November 27th, 2013, 6:49pm
Scholarship Stresses Importance of Character, Education

The Character Council of Western New York and Harvest Time Partners Foundation have announced a new scholarship program to reinforce the importance of character and encourage students to pursue academic goals beyond high school.

The program will award $1,000 scholarships to three college-bound Western New York high school seniors exemplifying character in his or her daily life. Seniors attending a public, private, parochial or home school who are enrolling full-time in a college or trade school for the fall of 2014 are eligible.

Students must be residents of Allegheny, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans or Wyoming counties to be considered. The scholarship will be made payable directly to the chosen post-secondary institutions.

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Kenmore East High School students join together to fight hunger in WNY

Submitted by Theresa LeClerc, Communication Services - Erie 1 BOCES
Wednesday, November 20th, 2013, 3:15pm
Kenmore East High School students join together to fight hunger in WNY

Annual “Gobblin’ Up Hunger” food drive has been helping those in need for 10 years

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and the students and faculty at Kenmore East High School have already begun giving back to their community. On November 1st, the tenth annual “Gobblin’ Up Hunger” food drive began at Kenmore East and students have responded by bringing in canned and boxed food items to donate. Over the past nine years, support for the food drive has grown. In total, the school has collected 93,147 food items and is aiming to collect 30,000 items this holiday season.

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Student Artists Honor Ken-Ton Board of Education

Submitted by Theresa LeClerc, Communication Services - Erie 1 BOCES
Wednesday, November 20th, 2013, 2:57pm
Student Artists Honor Ken-Ton Board of Education

Student artists from 13 schools in the Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District continue a long standing tradition of honoring Board of Education members as part of New York State School Board Recognition Week.

In celebrating a tradition spanning more than 20 years, the Ken-Ton Board of Education members were honored with original works of art from students across 13 district schools as part of “New York State Board of Education Recognition Week.” Superintendent Mark Mondanaro, recognized student artists and their art teachers with a certificate of appreciation for their artwork. Board of Education members were honored for their commitment and leadership as the Superintendent read each Board members biographical information and committee assignments for the current school year.

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MQA’s Michael Wojcicki to Receive Diocesan Award

Submitted by Joe Kirchmyer
Tuesday, October 29th, 2013, 8:39am
MQA’s Michael Wojcicki to Receive Diocesan Award

 

Michael Wojcicki, athletic director, physical education teacher and coach at Mary Queen of Angels Regional Catholic School in Cheektowaga, has been named the recipient of the annual Tim Russert/Sister Lucille Socciarelli/Father John Sturm Making a Difference Award. The honor, presented by the Diocese of Buffalo, will be awarded to “Coach Mike” at the 2014 Making a Difference Dinner taking place on Jan. 30 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.

The Making a Difference Dinner is a celebration of Catholic schools and an opportunity to honor those who serve Catholic school students in Western New York. Wojcicki was nominated for the award by Mary Queen of Angels Principal MaryAlice Bagwell.

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AutoTech Program Keeps Local Grad Tied to Western New York

Submitted by Joe Kirchmyer
Friday, September 27th, 2013, 10:57am
AutoTech Program Keeps Local Grad Tied to Western New York

 

As a graduating senior at Tonawanda High School, John Gorman had an idea about what he wanted to pursue for his career, he just wasn’t entirely sure how to put his plan into action. He had just completed the auto tech program offered through Erie 1 BOCES, and he was quite good at it.

So good, in fact, that John and a classmate took part in the annual Niagara Frontier Auto Dealers Association/Ron Smith Memorial AutoTech Competition and finished in second place. That achievement led to the National Automotive Technology Competition in New York City, where the duo would finish in a very respectable seventh place against the strongest teams from across the country. 

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Free Preschool at Kenton

Submitted by Erie 1 BOCES, Community News
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013, 8:36am
Free Preschool at Kenton

Erie 1 BOCES Kenton Career & Technical Center has openings in the preschool program for children ages 3 to 4 years old. The Kenton Preschool Program is free and is held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 7:45 to 9:45 a.m. Preschool 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 seniors interested in early childhood development careers.

For more information, please contact:
Kenton Preschool
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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Back to School for Lindbergh Elementary

Submitted by Theresa LeClerc, Communication Services - Erie 1 BOCES
Wednesday, September 11th, 2013, 10:34am
Back to School for Lindbergh Elementary

Lindbergh Elementary was ready for students with gleaming hallways and organized classrooms on Thursday, September 5 – the first day of school.  As the bell rang, the hallways were filled with excitement and smiling faces. Students were anxious to meet their teachers and to discover what old and new friends would be in their classroom.

Staff members at Lindbergh are eager to start the school year off with high expectations for all students with the new rigors of the Common Core Learning Standards.

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