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Addition of in-person Fridays helps boost grades, confidence Students and teachers are seeing the fruit of adding an in-person day of school on Fridays, with grades and confidence rising for those who attend. Since the start of the 2020-21 school year, Fridays were designated as an all-remote day. However, beginning in March, students who would […]
Thanks to two HFM PTECH students, the Fulmont Community Action Agency has launched an upgraded website that they hope will not only look more modern, but also better help their clients navigate their services. Denis Wilson, the nonprofit’s executive director and CEO, Wilson said the process of getting a new website began during the 2019-20 […]
By Betsy DeMars Communications Specialist Ryan Kamanu of Amsterdam was among the first to earn his high school diploma and associate degree from the HFM Pathways in Technology Early College High School in 2018. Now as a healthcare sergeant in the Army serving in the Middle East, the 21-year-old often draws upon the experiences that […]
Local high school graduates who completed the Engineering Technology program at the HFM Career and Technical Center say what they learned in CTE gave them an huge advantage in college and careers. William Dickson, a 2018 Johnstown High School graduate, credits the Engineering Technology program for landing him his current position as a reliability engineer […]
The following letter was submitted to New York State Department of Health Commissioner Howard Zucker by the component school superintendents of HFM BOCES on Monday, March 22. Howard Zucker, M.D., J.D. Commissioner, New York State Department of Health Corning Tower Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12237 Dear Dr. Zucker: The superintendents of Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES are […]
PTECH hosted Honors Breakfasts to recognize students for their academic achievements for the second quarter in their high school classes, as well as their accomplishments in college courses in the fall and winter sessions. Because of the hybrid schedule, the breakfasts took place over two days to include all students at two locations — Glebe […]
A New Visions Education student at the HFM Career and Technical Center has earned a nationwide award recognizing her selfless service to others. Molly Hotaling, a Fonda-Fultonville senior and early admission student at Fulton-Montgomery Community College, has been honored by the Peter R. Marsh Foundation with its Silent Servant Award. The award recognizes high school […]
HFM PTECH alumna Heavenlee Vazquez has been named to IBM’s newly formed P-TECH Alumni Advisory Board, joining four other graduates of P-TECH programs from across the country. As a key P-TECH business sponsor, IBM is launching the P-TECH Alumni Advisory Board whose members will serve to build the first-ever P-TECH Alumni Network, a support network […]
Local senior citizens will be getting some Valentine’s Day greetings this year thanks to the HFM BOCES students Gloversville Middle School and High School. Art students in the BOCES programs at GHS and GMS participated in a service project for the Fulton County Office for the Aging recently to send out Valentine’s cards to Meals […]
Members of PTECH’s Chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America earned several honors at last week’s Spring District Meeting Performance Event. Alexandria Rouse — Client Service, third place and is an alternate to compete at States Trenton Sanders — Introduction to Decision Making, third place and is an alternate to compete at States. Hunter […]
