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'Tools for Success' recognizes exceptional students at Thompson Road Campus
Posted May 24, 2022
'Tools for Success' recognizes exceptional students at Thompson Road Campus
Posted May 24, 2022Students who excel in several Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs at the OCM BOCES Thompson Road Campus were honored May 24 in the annual "Tools for Success" awards ceremony.
The event was held in person for the first time in two years, allowing students, teachers, family members, school administrators, Board of Education members and other guests to celebrate the achievements of these students. CTE Principal Peter Hunn welcomed everyone to the ceremony and emceed the event.
To qualify for a "Tools for Success" award, students must demonstrate proficient skills within their program, have good classroom attendance and participation, and show a consistently positive attitude in class.
They are selected by their teachers in these CTE programs:
- Automotive Collision Technology
- Automotive Technology
- Heavy Equipment Repair, Operations & Diesel Technology
- Culinary & Pastry Arts
- Construction Technology
- Welding Technology
Culinary students receive a $1,000 college scholarship from a non-profit organization called "Two Chefs from Above," which created the scholarships as a memorial for two young men killed in a Syracuse-area restaurant shooting in 2018.
Here are the 2022 "Tools for Success" recipients:
Automotive Collision Technology - Instructor Matthew McGivney:
Riley Collier, West Genesee School District
Automotive Technology - Instructor Samuel Azria:
Joel Goss, Baldwinsville Central School District
Nathan Lemery - Liverpool Central School District
Heavy Equipment Repair, Operations & Diesel Technology - Instructor Paul Connor:
Braeden Hawkins, Liverpool Central School District and Innovation Tech High School
Automotive Technology (at Driver's Village) - Instructor Erick Dodge:
Matthew Sheffield - Fabius-Pompey Central School District and Innovation Tech High School
Culinary - Chef Robert Canorro and OCM BOCES Adult Education Dental Assisting Instructor Nancy Chappell, who represented "Two Chefs from Above":
- Andrea Gerrick - Baldwinsville Central Schools
- Arianna Thompson - West Genesee Central School District
Ibrahim Omar - Westhill Central School District
Construction - Instructor ZachWills:
Logan Butler - Baldwinsville Central School District
Welding - Instructor Matthew Watkins:
Hunter Bealer - West Genesee Central School District
Welding - Instructor Duane Debejian:
James Clemens - LaFayette Central School District
Automotive Collision Technology Instructor Matthew McGivney withRiley Collier, West Genesee
Automotive Technology Instructor Samuel AzriawithJoel Goss, Baldwinsville
Automotive Technology Instructor Bryan Wilsonwith Nathan Lemery, Liverpool
Construction Instructor NickRoss
with Ibrahim Omar,Westhill, and Mary Thompson, executive officer with the Homebuilders & Remodelers Association of CNY
Welding Instructor Matthew Watkins
with Hunter Bealer,West Genesee
Welding Instructor Duane Debejian
with James Clemens,LaFayette
Automotive Technology InstructorErick Dodge withMatthew Sheffield, Fabius- Pompey and Innovation Tech High School
Heavy Equipment Repair, Operations & Diesel Technology Instructor Paul Connor withBraeden Hawkins, Liverpool and Innovation Tech High School
OCM BOCES Adult Education Instructor Nancy Chappell withArianna Thompson, West Genesee; Andrea Gerrick, Baldwinsville; andand Culinary Instructor RobertCanorro
Construction Instructor ZachWills
with Logan Butler, Baldwinsville, and Mary Thompson,executive officer with the Homebuilders & Remodelers Association of CNY #J-18808-Ljbffr