This year six students took first place, nine came in second place and 15 took third place. GC Tech student Gabriella Calone is the first Nassau BOCES student to receive the SkillsUSA John Iannotti scholarship which began in 2019.
Students in the Nassau BOCES Intensive Support Program (ISP) celebrated the completion of their coursework in a safe, socially-distanced ceremony. These students were presented with their certificates of achievement by administrators from the Adult Education Program, which is housed at the Joseph M. Barry Career and Technical Education Center in Westbury.
Kudos to Barry Tech Animation and Digital Media Skills student Andrew Wells who uses the skills he’s learned to channel his creativity into helping out his favorite charities.
On Sunday, February 27, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that starting Wednesday, March 2, masks will be optional in schools and on school transportation.
In this new position, Abigail Smith-Lockett, Ed. D, is responsible for the schools’ five In-District Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs located in Baldwin, Hicksville, Roosevelt, Uniondale and Westbury school districts.
Nafesa Khan brings her years of experience to the position from her work as an English Language Arts teacher at the Math and Science Exploratory School and Richmond Hill High School.
