Otsego Northern Catskills BOCES

Damien, an Automotive ServicesTechnician student at OAOC, has successfully completed his internship at Empire Toyota of Oneonta, where he has gained valuable hands-on experience in automotive maintenance and service. During his internship, Damien has performed oil changes, tire rotations, and inspections, including checking brake pad gauges and measuring tire tread depth to ensure vehicles are safe and ready for the road. He has also assisted with other routine maintenance tasks, further strengthening his technical skills and workplace experience.

We want to extend a sincere thank you to Justin and the entire team at Empire Toyota of Oneonta for their collaboration, guidance, and continued support of ONC BOCES. Their partnership plays an important role in providing students with meaningful, real-world learning experiences.

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Tanner and Toby, OAOC Automotive Service Technician students, are wrapping up their internship at SN Partners John Deere. Throughout their time there, the students have gained valuable hands-on experience by working on many different tractors, including diagnosing issues, disassembling components, and reassembling equipment.

Due to their strong work ethic and dedication, both students have been offered the opportunity to extend their internship and potentially continue their education and career path with John Deere.

We want to extend a sincere thank you to Roy, Jim, and the entire staff at SN John Deere for their continued support, mentorship, and collaboration with ONC BOCES. Their commitment to student learning has made this experience both meaningful and successful. Thank you, SN Partners John Deere!

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ONC BOCES Culinary Arts students showcased impressive skill and creativity in the ProStart NY/VT Virtual Gingerbread Competition!

Culinary students from NCOC submitted two fully edible, from-scratch gingerbread villages—Candyland and Whoville—for the New York/Vermont ProStart Virtual Gingerbread Competition sponsored by the NYS Restaurant Association.

The Candyland team—Hailey, Lilly, Kylie, and Abigail—created a vibrant village inspired by the classic board game, featuring rock candy fields, peppermint forests, a peanut brittle house with a water wheel, licorice lagoon, marshmallow meadow, lollipop forest, and King Kandy’s castle, complete with a fully detailed gingerbread kitchen.

The Whoville team—Angel, Javier, Christopher, and Taylor—brought Dr. Seuss’s whimsical world to life with a 23-inch Mount Crumpit, fondant sculptures of the Grinch and Max, a towering 3D Christmas tree at the center of Whoville, colorful Who houses, and festive details like candy cane lampposts and a gingerbread ice-skating pond.

Guided by instructor Jody Albano, students planned and constructed each village entirely from scratch, showcasing creativity, teamwork, and advanced culinary skills.

Congratulations to both teams on their outstanding work!

A special "thank you" to Christopher M. from the Visual Communications program for providing some excellent photos of these creations!

If you haven't completed your holiday baking, check out the valuable tips created by NCOC's Culinary Arts program! If you have finished your baking, use these tips throughout the year or save them for next year!

We’re excited to celebrate a major achievement in OAOC’s Visual Communications CTE program—our first student to successfully complete a Work-Based Learning internship!

Angela recently completed an eight-week remote internship with Royal Mountain Ski Area, where she gained hands-on, real-world experience while further strengthening her visual communications skills. Working closely with Brooke, owner of Royal Mountain, Angela supported the ski area’s marketing and branding efforts by contributing creative ideas and helping design new flyers and visual materials (one of them pictured below). This experience allowed her to apply classroom learning in a professional setting while building design, communication, and client-focused skills, and learning workplace standards.

We are incredibly grateful to Royal Mountain Ski Area for their partnership and commitment to student learning. Their collaboration with our Visual Communications instructor—and the ongoing guidance provided to Angela—made this internship both meaningful and successful.

A sincere thank you to Brooke, Jake, and the entire Royal Mountain team for your mentorship, support, and dedication to student success. We truly appreciate this partnership!

In NCOC's Culinary CTE program, we recently had our first student complete her internship through Work-Based Learning with Sundaes Restaurant. Lilly successfully completed an eight-week internship, gaining valuable hands-on experience and growing her skills in a real culinary environment.

We are incredibly grateful to Sundaes Restaurant And Tasty Freeze for partnering with us, supporting our students, and collaborating so closely throughout this experience.

Thank you, Andy, Deb, and the entire staff — we truly appreciate you!

“Starting my work experience at Sundaes as the first student of the year felt overwhelming, but Andy made the transition easy. He was patient and encouraging, which helped me adjust. I enjoyed practicing my culinary skills in a real restaurant and appreciated the balance of help and independence. I am truly thankful for this opportunity- it boosted my confidence and made me excited for future work in the culinary field.”
– Lilly, Culinary Student at NCOC

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