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Esthetics Students Attend Cosmetic Launch

Adult students in the BOCES Esthetics program practiced their skin care techniques during Image Skincare’s recent Long Island launch of the company’s new products. To launch a satisfying career in skin care and make-up at Western Suffolk BOCES, a fully accredited Esthetics School on Long Island, NY, attend an Open House on Thursday, April 14, […]

PTA Awards $500 Scholarship

Shaneka Bernard, a second-year student in Aviation Science/Flight at Wilson Tech’s Republic campus, was presented a $500 scholarship from Kathy Vento, Suffolk Region PTA Director, at the BOCES annual PTA Night for her outstanding performance at Wilson Tech. Shaneka attends Amityville Memorial High School where she is an AP student in the top 10 % of […]

Demonstrating their Cosmetology Skills

Adult students in the School of Cosmetology competed recently in the regional SkillsUSA competition. Imani Marshall and Alyssa McKenna practiced the skills they are learning in the Western Suffolk BOCES program. Adults can begin this 1,000-hour program, located at Wilson Tech’s Northport campus, on the first school day of every module with approval of instructor […]

Regional Enrollment Continues to Decline

Enrollment in the 2015-16 school year declined almost 2% over last year in the 18 school districts of western Suffolk County, continuing the downward trend that began in 2005. According to Western Suffolk BOCES’ recently released Demographic Study of these districts, public school enrollment in the towns of Babylon, Huntington, and Smithtown declined 8.3% in […]

Administrative Charge Up 1.2% due to Reduced Revenues

The Western Suffolk BOCES budget for 2016-17 results in a 1.22% increase in the administrative charge and a 1.99% increase in the capital charge. Over the past six years, the average increase of the BOCES administrative charge has been 1.38% and the average increase in the capital charge has been 0.33%. The administrative budget reflects […]

BOCES Sets Annual Meeting for April 12; Districts to Vote on April 19

The 2016 Annual Meeting of Western Suffolk BOCES will be held at 8 pm on Tuesday, April 12 in the Large Conference Room at BOCES Central Administration, 507 Deer Park Rd., Dix Hills, at which time component board members may ask questions about the Tentative BOCES budget. A “Meet-the Candidate” session will also be scheduled […]

Cooking with Love!

Celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich teaches the secrets to culinary delights at JEA Jr./Sr. High School. After a lesson on herbs, students tasted her special frittata.

Legislators Discuss Funding at BOCES

More than 95 education leaders, school board officers and parent representatives met with NYS Senators John Flannigan, Carl Marcellino, and Philip Boyle along with NYS Assemblymen Joseph Saladino and Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre at the annual Legislative Priorities that Western Suffolk BOCES held Jan. 22. After school officials presented their wide range of legislative issues from the […]

Creating a Culture of Wellness

More than 130 education and health professionals recently participated in a conference on “Creating a Culture of Wellness Where We Live, Learn, Work and Play.” The event was made possible by the strong collaboration among WSBOCES-Student Support Services Center, the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County and Action for […]

Cosmetology Students Demonstrate Skills

Adult students in the School of Cosmetology at Western Suffolk BOCES demonstrated proper nail care and gave hand massages to board members of local school districts recently when they visited the career and technical education programs at BOCES.

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