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Regional Special Education Technical Assistance Support Center - Agency News Archives
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May

5/17/2013 A Poet is Born
Dylan a 15-year-old student at WCTC is a published author.

5/15/2013 Students Provide Free Haircuts for Veterans
Luke Mahoney's Barbering students looked forward to providing haircuts for veterans at the VA.

5/14/2013 Inspirational Visitor Cheers On Students
Well known paralympian visits with Premm Learning Center students.

5/8/2013 Practice Makes Perfect for LPN Class
BTC LPN students provide blood pressure screening at BAC.

5/8/2013 Sally Beauty Supply Supports ESBOCES Cosmetology Students
Islip Career Center cosmetology students learn about the retail side of the beauty industry by visiting the Sally Beauty Supply store.

5/8/2013 School Hands Help a Dedicated Firefighter
Students band together to assist a firefighter.

5/6/2013 Soaring High for Channel 12 News
SAA students demonstrate for Channel 12 TV News what they've learned about flying airplanes.

5/1/2013 Dental Students Drill Local Pediatric Dentist
Pediatric Dentist Dr. Scott Goldstein shares his knowledge, donates dental instruments, and offers internships to the ESBOCES students in the Dental Assisting Program. The students drilled him for information.

5/1/2013 A Screen-Free Evening of Good Times
The event was geared toward youngsters, but as the evening went on, entire families were having just as much fun.

5/1/2013 A Benefit for the Sisters Was Beneficial to the Soul
Women’s Spa Night held at the St. Ursula Center in Blue Point offered several treatments and therapies to soothe the mind, body, and soul.

5/1/2013 Community Groups Unite for Disaster
ESBOCES cosmetology students joined with Hagerman Ambulance, Brookhaven Memorial Hospital, and Bellport High School for a mock disaster drill.


April

4/29/2013 Jeans for Autism
Staff from the Masera Learning Center and the Bellew Elementary School in West Islip joined forces and raised $400 for Autism by wearing jeans to work.

4/26/2013 Fighting Cancer with Sneakers
Suits & Sneakers Day was a Success

4/24/2013 ESBOCES and Islip Career Center to Establish Project SEARCH™ Long Island
Project SEARCH - A renowned program designed to assist students with disabilities transition to adult life, obtain and maintain competitive employment is coming to Long Island and the Islip Career Center.

4/23/2013 Irwin Garsten Committed to the Community and ESBOCES
Irwin Garsten, president and owner of Apple Honda in Riverhead, N.Y., has been very generous to the Eastern Suffolk BOCES (ESBOCES) Automotive Technology Program at Ward Career and Technical Center (WCTC) in Riverhead.

4/23/2013 Celebrate Screen-Free Week April 29 – May 5
Celebrating Screen-Free Week is catching on.

4/22/2013 Cleaning Up the Barrier Beach in Honor of Earth Day
ESBOCES students from Ward Career and Technical Center in Riverhead make a difference on Earth Day!

4/18/2013 Nine Scholarship Winners from Eastern Suffolk BOCES Long Island Regional Bilingual Ed
Congratulations to the nine scholarship winners from the ESBOCES LI RBE-RN delegation!

4/18/2013 Open House Opens Doors to Opportunities
The Eastern Suffolk BOCES Islip Career Center Open House was a huge success!

4/16/2013 Internships Work - Dental Assisting Students Get Hired
The Dental Assisting Program at BTC has six success stories.

4/15/2013 Sayville Student Did Not Have to Wrestle With This Decision
Sayville UFSD students from the district wrestling team shaves his head at ESBOCES Barbering Shop in support of St. Baldrick's and his mom.

4/11/2013 Two-School Collaboration to Raise Funds
Comsewogue High School and MTC's junior cosmetology class join forces for TWLOHA.

4/11/2013 Practice Makes Perfect for LPN Class
LPS students provide Blood Pressure Screening at BAC.

4/10/2013 iPads Help Students to Learn
The NEA Foundation awards a Student Achievement Grant to MTC's Certified Personal Trainer Program.

4/9/2013 Agency Library System is Fifth in Nation
ESBOCES' School Library System Virtual Reference Collection is fifth in utilization.

4/9/2013 Long Island Media Arts Show Draws Over 500 Students
The Long Island Media Arts Show brings students together with media professionals who evaluate and provide encouragement and instruction on their work.

4/2/2013 Laptops Help Students with Their Schoolwork
It's a win-win situation when ESBOCES students fix laptops and give them away for free to deserving recipients. Students lives are touched and enhanced whether it's a local school district or students in a country far away.

4/2/2013 The Great In-School Vacation Trip
Is it possible to go on vacation, travel the globe, and never leave your classroom? It is if you are a student at the Eastern Suffolk BOCES Premm Learning Center (PLC) at the West Middle Island Elementary School in the Longwood CSD.

4/2/2013 Annual PTA Dinner Draws Over 250 Guests
The theme – ESBOCES Where STEM Comes Alive
The PTA Dinner was huge success because of the talent and skills of the ESBOCES students who created, prepared, served, and presented to the guests.

4/1/2013 Celebrating Books with a Black Eyed Peas Song
Staff and students do a Flash Mob dance to celebrate music and reading.


March

3/27/2013 Make-Up and Hairstylists Meet Up With “The Music Man”
Eastern Suffolk BOCES Cosmetology students collaborate with the Eastport-South Manor CSD during the theatrical production of "The Music Man".

3/27/2013 Get Green Hair or a Glitter Tattoo for St. Baldrick’s
Cosmetology students fundraised for St. Baldrick's by applying green hair extensions and green glitter tattoos. The Barbering students will be shaving heads for St. Baldrick's on April 5.

3/27/2013 Reinvent Yourself
Learn Something New Through an ESBOCES Adult Education course

3/25/2013 SkillsUSA Champions
Students studying in ESBOCES career and technical programs are champions. They proved it at the Area VI SkillsUSA Regional Competition held at SUNY Farmingdale, on March 1, 2013.

3/25/2013 Jillian the Giraffe is All about Nutrition
It's more fun to learn about good nutrition when it's a giraffe encouraging you to eat healthy.

3/22/2013 MADD Honors Milliken Technical Center
Students and staff at MTC are honored by MADD and the Suffolk County Police Department.

3/22/2013 Bracelets For a Good Cause
Five months after Superstorm Sandy, relief efforts are still ongoing to help the victims try to rebuild their lives.

3/21/2013 PTA Scholarship Winner is a Winner All Around
Stay focused and study hard is the advice from the 2013 Annual PTA Scholarship winner, Jessica Brito.

3/18/2013 ESBOCES Culinary Arts Students and the Evening of Good Taste
The ESBOCES Culinary Arts students committed themselves to many hours of preparation and work for an Evening of Good Taste. Their fine efforts were rewarded with three first place awards.

3/18/2013 Zumbathon Raises Spirits and Donations For Autism Awareness
Masera Learning Center held its second Zumbathon to raise funds for the ABA-PTO and autism awareness. They exceeded their goal and had a fun time doing it!

3/13/2013 Auto Technology Students Learn About the HUMVEE
A High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle otherwise known as a HUMVEE is a very unique vehicle. It is used by civilians, but it is most known for its use in the military. ESBOCES Auto Tech students learned about them from the Army National Guard.

3/11/2013 Being Safe is Smart
Health Related Occupations students have the opportunity to teach preschoolers about safety.

3/11/2013 Guest Readers Set an Example
Guest readers at the Masera Learning Center have fun reading to the students.

3/11/2013 Safety’s a Must When You Ride the Bus
The high school and preschool students in Lisa Havecott’s Early Childhood Education program at the Edward J. Milliken Technical Center in Oakdale participated in the Safety Sally program.

3/8/2013 Student-to-Student Mentoring Provides Real Life Work Experience
ESBOCES students mentor Longwood Jr. High School students to refurbish laptops and start a Computer Club.

3/7/2013 Learning about Healthy Hearts
Clinical medical students hold a clinic for more than 150 patients.


February

2/26/2013 Open House is Well Attended
An Open House was held at MTC, BTC, and WCTC on February 6, for prospective students and their parents.

2/26/2013 ESBOCES Students Soar to Fulfill Their Dreams
Aviation / Professional Pilot students get a first-hand account of what life is like in the Air Force Academy and what it takes to then land a job at American Airlines. Meet Pam Heide!

2/25/2013 LI Dad of Deceased Marine Receives Refurbished Military Vehicle Honoring Nat'l Hero
Students in the Auto Technology program in Riverhead refurbished a 1953 Power Wagon, honoring the memory of National Hero Lance Corporal Jordan Haerter.

2/25/2013 New Found Love for Newfoundland Bella Bear
A big dog with a big heart and warm disposition visits students at the Masera Learning Center in West Islip.

2/20/2013 When “Caring Is Your Calling” – Health Related Occupations Is the Answer
Students from the Health Related Occupations program at the Islip Career Center visit Brookhaven Memorial Hospital and apply the skills and knowledge they learn.

2/19/2013 Stirring Up Job-Readiness and Communication Skills in Food Prep
Food Prep students at HB Ward Tech in Riverhead had the opportunity to learn about workplace professionalism from a prestigious member of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) Chef Sean Fountaine.

2/19/2013 ESBOCES Put the “Fun” Back in Fundraiser by Hosting a Zumbathon
A Zumbathon is a great way to put “fun” back into fundraising.

2/13/2013 Cosmetology Students Collaborate With Cast of “The Little Mermaid, Jr.”
Adult Ed students were part of the middle school students world when they volunteered to provide hair and make-up services for the production of The Little Mermaid, Jr.

2/13/2013 ESBOCES Students Lost 287 Pounds When They Delivered Items to Local Pantry
Food Prep held a food drive as a community service and learned the importance of helping those less fortunate.

2/8/2013 Repairing Laptops for Those Who Never Saw One
Students repair and donate laptops for underprivileged children.

2/5/2013 Sharing Animal Science Lessons
BLC students visit Canine Careers in BTC.

2/4/2013 Autism Speaks Bestows School of Excellence Award and Platinum Award to ESBOCES
Eastern Suffolk BOCES is pleased to announce that Team Eastern Suffolk BOCES was honored with a Platinum Award at the 2012 “Autism Speaks” Long Island Walk Recognition Dinner held at Chateau Briand in Carle Place.

2/1/2013 Topiaries Made with Love
Beautifully made topiaries on display at ICC.


January

1/31/2013 Eastport-South Manor Students Capture First Place at GNYADA Contest in Whitestone
Eastern Suffolk BOCES is pleased to announce that two students from the Auto Technology Program at HB Ward Career and Technical Center in Riverhead captured First Place at the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA)competition.

1/30/2013 Tying Business Lessons to Library Skills
Students realize how their school lessons impact an employment application.

1/30/2013 Students Gain Community Service and Experience Cleaning a House of God
Students in the Facilities Maintenance Program from ICC perform janitorial duties at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Patchogue. They practice their skills and gain community service.

1/24/2013 Libraries Are a Valuable Resource to Our Future Teachers and Care Givers
Early Childhood Education students visit the Connetquot Public Library for a tour and to familiarize themselves with all the resources available to them now and when they become teachers and caregivers.

1/23/2013 ESBOCES Law Enforcement Students Learn Lawyering Skills
ESBOCES Law Enforcement students are jurors at a mock trial at Hofstra University Law School learning essential aspects of trial lawyering.

1/23/2013 ESBOCES Cosmetology Students Keep Their Skills Sharp and Their Hair Sexy
The Eastern Suffolk BOCES cosmetology teachers ensure that the students enrolled in the Adult Education Cosmetology programs get cutting-edge information related to products, trends, and industry tools.

1/23/2013 Commemorative Tree to Remember Dr. King
The CAC Student Council purchases a crab apple tree to plant in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

1/22/2013 Flapjack Fundraiser
The Flapjack Fundraiser held at Applebee's in Patchogue by the staff and students from the Edward J. Milliken Technical Center was a great success!

1/16/2013 Like TV’s Cake Boss, this Competition is Enticing
The cakes in this competition not only tasted delicious, they were beautifully designed and presented.

1/14/2013 An Afternoon of Beauty Benefits Local Churches
Cosmetology classes in three facilities join forces to present "An Afternoon of Beauty" to benefit local charities.

1/4/2013 Respected Author/Lecturer is Guest Speaker at SLS
A Rutgers University professor is guiding librarians on the implementation of the new Common Core State Standards.

1/3/2013 Students Learn About Seeing Eye Dog Training
A Practical Nursing student volunteers to help the Guide Dog Foundation and goes on to inspire others through lectures.

1/2/2013 Students Snap Shots to BEextraordinary
BTC photography students participate in a professional shoot benefitting teens.


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