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BOCES Auto Teacher, Students Build a Race Car

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VALHALLA, N.Y. – Peter Schwartzott Jr. is teaching his automotive students at the Center for Career Services at Southern Westchester BOCES how to do ...

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BOCES Guidance Counselor Prepares Kids for Careers

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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Jim Matera is a different kind of guidance counselor than you might have had in high school, which he said can work to his ...

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Valhalla Teacher Shows Artists How To Be Steadfast

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VALHALLA, N. Y. - Damian Powers, a commercial arts teacher at the Center for Career Services in Valhalla, empowers his students with stories about his marathon ...

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BOCES Teacher Partners Art with Community Outreach

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At the end of the semester, Christine Ireland wants her students to have learned as much about their local community as they have about ...

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Local Teacher Trains Students to Be Business-Savvy

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Jason Poniatowski doesn't rely on classroom lectures to bring the business world to Valhalla’s Southern Westchester BOCES. He instead outfits his students ...

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County Director Helps Teens Develop Job Skills

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VALHALLA, N.Y. — Linda Suarez understands the importance of career exploration. She has spent her adult life working in fields ranging from cosmetology to ...

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