Three Middleburgh students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society at a ceremony on May 31 at Sand Creek Middle School. To be honored, students had to meet several criteria, including earning a grade point average of 92 or greater at their BOCES Career & Technical Education (BOCES CTE) program and an overall grade point average of 85 or greater at their high schools.
The three honored students and their fields of study are:
Riley Cronin (New Visions Health Careers)
Cierra DuPont (Criminal Justice)
Isabella Tschantret (Early Childhood Education)
Tschantret says developing time-management skills is essential for maintaining two school schedules.
“Balancing CTE and school could be hard at times and is doable only when you know when things are due,” Tschantret said. “My program at CTE in Early Childhood helps me get my CDA or to become a teacher assistant for my future career as a social worker.”
Cronin says her experiences in the program help cement her education and career goals.
“In my program, we participated in various rotations within St. Peter’s Hospital where I had the privilege to see four babies be born, watch an open heart surgery and work with babies in the NICU,” said Cronin. “Through this program, I will continue on a path to nursing to become a NICU nurse.”
BOCES CTE programs aim to help fill the need for skilled workers in a modern economy and provide students with quality and cost-effective learning opportunities. The goal is to propel a strong economy and help students have successful and productive futures. While many BOCES CTE students directly enter the workforce after high school graduation, many others continue to higher education. BOCES has articulation agreements with colleges and universities that enable CTE students to earn college credits while still in high school.
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