NEW WINDSOR — The Orange-Ulster BOCES Career and Technical Education Center held its annual Student Recognition Ceremony at at Stewart International Airport on June 25.
Seven hundred fifty-five students were honored for completing their various occupational programs at the Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC). Three hundred students who demonstrated a specific competency on an Industrial Standard Assessment were recognized with a Technical Endorsement on their high school diploma. This distinction is the technical equivalent of graduating with academic honors.
During their two years attending CTEC, many students earned as many as 20 college credits to jump-start their post-secondary education. More than $22,300 in scholarships for outstanding performance and community service was also awarded to students during the evening ceremony.
The following students were recognized with awards and scholarships:
MONROE-WOODBURY:
Brenda Velez (Culinary) Outstanding Academy and Program Awards
Erin Donnelly (Hospitality/ProStart) Achievement Award
Matthew Gamb (Law Enforcement) Outstanding Academy Award, Robert J. Hunter
Memorial Scholarship
April Harris (Allied Health Careers) CTEC Scholar
Kevin Hispan (Law Enforcement) CTEC Scholar
Yaritza Pareja (Law Enforcement) Shawangunk Snowmobile Award, Thomas and Doris B. Christopher Memorial Scholarship
Sandy Reyes (Cosmetology) Angela Molfetas Memorial Scholarship
MONROE-WOODBURY, con’t:
Matthew Stenson (Hospitality/ProStart) Outstanding Work Ethic Scholarship in Memory of
Pauline Breault
TUXEDO: (George F. Baker HS)
Carolyn Campagna (Allied Health) Elizabeth Cozza Marino Memorial Scholarship
Francis Koelle (Digital Film and Post-Production) Achievement Award