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The HFM BOCES School Library System (SLS) honored two local principals and its longtime director, who will retire this summer, during the System’s 27th Annual Awards Luncheon Wednesday, May 22. During this year’s luncheon, Elizabeth Hanan, Principal of the Lynch Literacy Academy in Amsterdam, and Robert Kraemer, Principal of Johnstown’s Knox Junior High School, were […]

Nearly 40 HFM BOCES employees and friends are participated in the annual CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge, Thursday, May 16. The 3.5-mile road race is held to promote health and fitness in the workplace. Proceeds from the race go to non-profit organizations. Thank you for your time and participation in this great event!

HFM PTECH senior Nadia Payan has been named a 2018-19 Outstanding Business Student of the Year by the Capital Region Business and Marketing Educators’ Association. Payan, along with other selected students from the Capital Region, was honored at the annual student recognition dinner May 2 at the Century House in Latham. Following her nomination for […]

A team of five Agriculture PTECH students won the top spot for Montgomery County at Thursday’s Capital Region Envirothon, advancing them to the state-level competition slated for later this month. The outdoor environmental competition for high school students took place at the New York State Power Authority’s Visitor Center at Lansing Manor in Gilboa and […]

HFM BOCES Adult Literacy and Correction Education is seeking a full-time Integrated English Literacy and Civics Educator. Under general supervision, adult educators provide instruction and facilitate learning experiences for adult learners. Coursework may include English as a Second Language, skill development, workforce preparation, and related courses. Requires an interest in and commitment to working in […]

Matthew Davis has been named the new principal of the Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES Pathways in Technology Early College High School (PTECH). Davis comes to HFM PTECH after serving as assistant principal for curriculum and instruction at Northampton County High School in Gaston, N.C., where he also worked as a social studies teacher for four years. The […]

PTECH students Nick Suits, Marcos Santiago and Monique Beam accompanied PTECH/FMCC Transition Coordinator Jennifer Drake to the annual Advisory Council meeting that brings together representatives from the Technology Division of Fulton Montgomery Community College, the HFM BOCES Career and Technical Center and the local business community. The meeting, which took place April 3, started with […]

The HFM BOCES Board of Education presented Dorman Reese, of Wells, with the David C. Edwards Distinguished School Board Member Service Award during a special presentation at the HFM BOCES Annual Meeting Wednesday, April 3. The HFM Board of Education established the School Board Member Service Award last year in honor of former BOCES board […]

Seniors in the Engineering Technology program at the HFM Career and Technical Center recently participated in a statewide conference demonstrating how teachers can use robotics to help build student interest in middle-skills career fields. On March 21, the students accompanied HFM Instructor Zac Carrico and Fulton-Montgomery Community College Assistant Professor Jeremy Spraggs to the 56th […]

HFM PTECH sophomore Gianna Merendo of Amsterdam has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a President’s Volunteer Service Award. The award, which recognizes those who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities, was granted by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program. Merendo applied for the award and was […]