Under development for more than a year, the new website of DCMO BOCES makes its debut today! The site has been built using a new platform, with improved features and expanded content. The new site will provide immersive news and events feeds, enhanced accessibility and navigation for an improved user experience, as well as a synched, stand-alone mobile app with push notifications. The site also features an expanded ability to provide richer content like photos and video. The redesigned site provides both new and updated information, and also helps ensure that the website is compliant with current rules and regulations. Development of the site was a collaborative effort, with guidance and input from the administration, the board of education, and the DCMO BOCES community. You can find the site at www.dcmoboces.com.
Congratulations to Afton Junior/Senior High School Spelling Bee Champion Timothy Barnett, an 8th grade student at Afton Junior/Senior High School, who secured a place at the Regional Spelling Bee Competition by correctly spelling the word Arabic. Timothy will compete at The Daily Star Regional Spelling Bee Competition on Saturday, February 3, 2024. The event will be held at SUNY Oneonta's Goodrich Theater beginning at 10:00 am. Friends and family are welcome to attend this event. Good Luck Timothy! For more information, visit the event's page https://www.smore.com/cpnd0
Congratulations to Afton Junior/Senior High School Spelling Bee Champion Brady Barnes, a 7th grade student at Afton Junior/Senior High School, who secured a place at the Regional Spelling Bee Competition by correctly spelling the word delegation.
Brady will compete at The Daily Star Regional Spelling Bee Competition on Saturday, February 3, 2024. The event will be held at SUNY Oneonta's Goodrich Theater beginning at 10:00 am. Friends and family are welcome to attend this event.
Good Luck Brady!
For more information, visit the event's page
https://www.smore.com/cpnd0
Computer Technology students at DCMO BOCES Alan D. Pole Campus finished installation of a sound and light show this week. The complex project began in October, according to Computer Technology instructor Ann French, with students researching the necessary hardware and software that would be needed to complete the task. Then they met with Career and Technical Education Director Jennifer Waite to share the scope of the project and explain their software and hardware needs. Students from the video game design and software development specializations created sequences that would sync lights to music, while the students in the computer technician specialization focused on the hardware aspect. They collaborated with students in the Welding program, who created the candy canes and large Christmas tree, the Carpentry program, who built the present boxes, and the Conservation and Heavy Equipment Operation program, which built the sleigh and reindeer. Visual Communications students create the signs. After some troubleshooting, the students successfully created DCMO BOCES’ first ever light show! We are so excited to share this project with the community. Come down to the Alan D. Pole Campus and tune into FM 101.5 to enjoy the show!
Harrold Campus hosted a Winter Carnival on Wednesday, and boy was there a lot going on! There were games and activities, an ornament and ugly sweater contest, holiday displays, photo spots, face painting, a popcorn machine, hot chocolate station, and holiday music, capped off by a performance of "Jingle Bells" - in sign language! There were a few celebrities in attendance as well, including The Grinch and the big guy himself, Santa! Thanks to all the students, teachers and staff who worked so hard plan, organize and host this amazing event!
But wait, there's more! Holiday decorations around the Pole Campus, that is. What a festive-looking place it's been this week!
We have been busy here at the Pole Campus with our Annual Holiday Shopping Event! This event provides students an opportunity to pick out items to give as gifts to family members. All items for the Holiday Event are donated by staff at the Pole Campus and Support Service Building. Once selected, items are gift wrapped, tagged and bagged for the students to take home. Gift wrapping has been provided by students from the Cosmetology and Early Childhood programs. A huge shout out to everyone that made this year's event a huge success!
DCMO BOCES Support Services Center staff enjoyed a festive holiday meal today, arranged by the Wellness Committee. The tasty meal was followed by a gift exchange for those who wished to participate. It was a great way to celebrate a busy holiday week!
Pole Campus is definitely sporting a holiday look this week!
For the last few weeks, some Career & Technical Education students were applying their skills to holiday items– including decorations for in front of the Pole Campus (installed Monday!).
Some of the elementary students had fun building houses Tuesday– gingerbread houses, that is!
There were some festive outfits worn around Pole Campus yesterday.....!
Check out the “Anything But Hair” project at the Pole Campus Cosmetology and Barbering program! In this annual project, Ms. Chabot, Ms. Smith and Mrs. Ryan encourage the students’ creativity: students get a blank styrofoam mannequin and have to develop a concept and execute a finished design.
On Friday, Security & Law Enforcement students at Harrold Campus had science with Mr. Wetmore. Their lesson was on the science behind fire extinguishers, how they work, what types for what fires, and why. Following that, they got a hands-on reinforcement of the lesson when they went outside and used the training fire extinguishers on a simulated fire.
This elementary science lesson was a fun candy cane experiment at Pole Campus Monday!
Students in Career & Technical Education programs have done a beautiful job creating and decorating Christmas trees this year! Thank you, Cosmetology & Barbering, Welding, Conservation, Early Childhood, Visual Communications, Computer Technology, Security & Law, and CNA!
Security and Law Enforcement students at the Harrold Campus found a creative way to apply some of their skills, crafting fingerprint ornaments to decorate their tree (aka “Evidence Marker #10,” aka “countdown to winter break”).
Our students at the Pole Campus enjoy checking in to see what our visiting Elf and his buddy are up to each day. What's next ...?!
The State Police visited the Auto Technology Lab at Pole Campus Wednesday with their roll over simulator, impairment goggles, and State Police K9 Matti. Several different classes were able to attend a demonstration and try the goggles, and Ms. LaFever’s 5th and 6th graders had a special visit with the State Police K9 dog Matti. Thanks to Trooper Grigoli from Troop C in Sidney, and Trooper May and Matti from Binghamton. We look forward to having them visit again in the future to share this very important message of safety. The career connections were amazing for our CTE students! The visit was organized by Career Counselor Megan Scrivner.
School librarians gathered at the DCMO BOCES Support Services Center this week as part of a year-long professional learning course in Media Literacy. They’ll learn how to decode media messages across a range of grade-levels and subject areas, and bring these skills back to their schools to share with their peers and promote media literacy across the curriculum. The Professional Learning is being provided by Christopher Sperry, from Ithaca College and Project Look Sharp.
