Agency News (Eastern Suffolk BOCES)

Educators Visit Career and Tech Programs

Posted on May 9, 2012

Brentwood UFSD officials tour MTC and visit with their students.

When Brentwood officials visited the Milliken Technical Center recently to see how their students are doing in the career and technical courses, several commented that the equipment available to students is impressive. The group first stopped in the Medical Assisting classroom where teacher and Registered Nurse Mary Ann DeMillio answered questions and Brentwood students performed blood pressure screenings.

Brentwood High School Principal Richard Loeschner (above) has his blood pressure taken by Brentwood student Marie Zetrene.

The next stop was Barbering where Brentwood High School Principal Richard Loeschner spoke with Brentwood students and received a haircut. He viewed the equipment as teacher Luke Mahoney explained, “This barbershop is state-of-the-art and we’re the model for New York State. The agency spent about half a million dollars on this.” Meanwhile, in Cosmetology, Brentwood High School Assistant Principal Jeanette Suarez and Brentwood’s liaison Lisa Anderson received paraffin treatments.

Brentwood High School Principal Richard Loeschner (above) approves of his haircut by Alex Reyes, a Brentwood student. Observing is Barbering teacher Luke Mahoney.

Brentwood student Elizabeth Murray provides a paraffin treatment to Brentwood Assistant Principal Jeannette Suarez and the district’s liaison to ESBOCES Lisa Anderson. Standing is MTC Guidance Counselor Cheryl Cohen.

In Auto Repair, Brentwood Guidance Counselor Antoinette Shervington got a tune-up on her car (above) from Brentwood student Edwin Benitex and then tried out an exercise ball in the Personal Trainer course (below) with another Brentwood student, David Cordero.

MTC Assistant Principal Donna Singer and Guidance Counselor Cheryl Cohen, who arranged for the two-hour visit, guided guests through the building. Afterwards, they all enjoyed brunch, prepared and served by Culinary Arts students who accepted compliments, especially for the spinach quiche.

ESBOCES Culinary Arts students (left to right) Yinette Nunz, Adan Meja, and Abraham Silva, all seniors in Brentwood High School, pose with their Brentwood Principal and Assistant Principal Richard Loeschner and Jeanette Suarez, respectively.