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Adult Ed. Program Gives Support To Non-Profit Groups
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Participants in the Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Adult & Community Education program housed at the Gateway Center in Jamestown are lending their support to a local organization dedicated to helping those who need it the most in the community. Since January, adult learners at the Gateway... more info


Culinary Arts Students Will Represent State At National Competition
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Teaching Asst. Jim Kuras poses for pictures with his first-place team.
Four high school students enrolled in the Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Culinary Arts Program will represent New York State at the 2010 National ProStart Invitational in Kansas City after placing first at states in Albany. The four students, who take Culinary Arts courses at the E2CCB... more info


Four Special Ed. Students Take Home 15 Medals At Special Olympics Winter Invitational
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Four Chautauqua County students had a stellar showing at the 2010 Special Olympics Winter Invitational, taking home a combined 15 medals, most of them gold, in a variety of snowshoeing events. As a team calling themselves the Frozen Lakers, Fredonia native Tim Burdic, Cassadaga native Leonard... more info


Brocton Superintendent Search -- Deadline For Applications: April 9, 2010
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The Brocton Central School District Superintendent Search brochure and application is now available at the following link: http://www.e2ccb.org/programs.cfm?subpage=288130 Navigate there by selecting "District Superintendent Services" under "Programs" in the menu bar. The deadline for... more info


LoGuidice Center Announces Winning Gingerbread House Entries
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Seniors, 1st: Zack Badgley, Caryssa Bradley and Ashley Betts
The Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES LoGuidice Educational Center in Fredonia has announced the winners of the gingerbread house competition that took place in December. Juniors and seniors enrolled in the E2CCB Culinary Arts Program at the LoGuidice Center participated in the competition with... more info


E2CCB Auto Tech Students To Represent Western New York At National Competition
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Two Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Automotive Technology students will represent Western New York at New York City's National Automotive Technology Competition in April. They will move on after winning first place at the 16th annual Western New York High School Automotive Competition on Jan.... more info


'Teaching With The CIA' Recipes
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The following dishes were prepared by chefs from the Culinary Institute of America at the Jan. 14 "Teaching With The CIA" event at the Carrier Educational Center in Angola. Recipe for Crawfish Remoulade (serves 2) Prepared by Chef Solomon 16 oz. cooked crawfish tails 1 hard-boiled egg,... more info


BOCES Introduces Digital Planetarium To School Districts
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When fully inflated, it stands 11 feet high and 20 feet in diameter; from inside the domed tent-like structure, one can see the entire night sky from any place in the globe and all the stars like never before. It’s the newest addition to the Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES academic arsenal; a... more info


Culinary Arts Students Taught By Some Of Nation's Top Chefs
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When it comes to education, nothing beats the opportunity for students to get hands-on experience working alongside some of the very best in their field of choice. High school culinary arts students from throughout Chautauqua and southern Erie County had that chance Thursday when the Erie... more info


BOCES Publishes Fall Newsletter
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The Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES has published the Fall 2009 edition of "The Partnership," its semi-annual external newsletter. A PDF file can be viewed at the following link: http://www.e2ccb.org/files/filesystem/Fall%202009%20Partnership.pdf


Conservation Students Participate In Semi-Annual Competition
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Students participate in a recent conservation competition at the LoGuidice Center.
Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Conservation and Natural Resource Management students from school districts across Chautauqua County and the Southtowns participated in the semi-annual Future Farmers of America Field Day competition Oct. 23, competing in numerous activities that tested the skills... more info


Moog Helps Baker Road Students Build Their Own Rockets
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Rob Bauer of Moog Inc. helps Baker Road students build their own rockets.
Moog Inc., the Elma-based motion control designer and supplier, gave students at the Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Baker Road Educational Center a crash course in rocket design on Oct. 20 as part of the company’s educational outreach efforts. Rob Bauer, part of the Product Engineering... more info


LoGuidice Center Hosts Open House
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The LoGuidice Culinary Arts program provides a chocolate fountain for guests at open house.
The LoGuidice Educational Center in Fredonia, N.Y. threw open its doors for current and prospective students and their families on Oct. 21 to showcase the wide range of Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Career & Technical Education, Special Education and Alternative Education programs offered... more info


E2CCB Connects CTE Students With Area Manufacturers
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CTE students interact with area manufacturers.
Three dozen Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Career & Technical Education students from across Chautauqua County and the Southtowns were given the opportunity Oct. 16 to interact directly with representatives of many of the area’s largest manufacturers. Under the direction of Richard... more info


E2CCB Preparing Students For Transition Between School And Career
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Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES students from several school districts in the Southtowns were given the opportunity Oct. 16 to better prepare themselves for the transition between school and a career. Under the direction of Richard D’Agostino, E2CCB Transition Specialist, and Danielle... more info


Applebee's Joins Forces With E2CCB
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David Ptak, Dunkirk/Fredonia Applebee's General Manager, speaks with LoGuidice Alt. Ed. students.
The Dunkirk/Fredonia Applebee’s is joining forces with the Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Alternative Education Program at the LoGuidice Educational Center in Fredonia, N.Y. to help encourage students across Chautauqua County and the Southtowns to succeed and develop the skills they will need... more info


Hewes Center Hosts Open House
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A culinary arts student serves homemade pizza to guests at the Hewes Center Open House on Oct. 7.
The Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Hewes Educational Center in Ashville, N.Y., held an open house Oct. 7. The open house gave faculty, staff and administrators at the Hewes Center the chance to showcase the E2CCB Career & Technical Education, Special Education and Alternative Education... more info


Lake Shore/Carrier Hosts Open House
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A student walks parents through how a heating pump works.
The Lake Shore High School/Carrier Educational Center Career & Technical Academy threw open its doors for current and prospective students and their families on Sept. 21 to showcase the wide range of Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Career & Technical Education programs offered there. Guests... more info


Culinary Arts Instructor Wins Prestigious Award
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Rusty Furdell, Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Culinary Arts Instructor.
Russell “Rusty” Furdell, an Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Culinary Arts Instructor, has won an honor shared by few others in his field. Over the summer, the New York State Restaurant Association Educational Foundation announced that Furdell had been named the organization’s ProStart Teacher... more info


E2CCB Graduate Recognized For Response To Medical Emergency
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Linda Hoffman, E2CCB Board of Education President, left, and E2CCB graduate Angelica De Carlo.
The Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Board of Education recently recognized Angelica De Carlo, a graduate of both North Collins High School and the E2CCB Lake Shore High School/Carrier Educational Center Career & Technical Academy, for her response following a medical emergency aboard a North... more info


Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Students Tour GOYA Plant
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Chuck Fafara's Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration class at GOYA Foods.
Students enrolled in an Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration class at the Lake Shore High School/Carrier Educational Center Career & Technical Education Academy recently had a chance to explore career possibilities at a major area employer closely related... more info


Faculty Promote 21st Century Approach To Education
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Faculty from the Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES recently joined dozens of teachers from throughout the region to promote new educational approaches that incorporate cutting-edge technologies and meet the needs of a rapidly changing society. At the fourth annual High School’s New Face... more info


BOCES Secures State Efficiency Grant For CBO
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The New York state Department of State has awarded the Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES a $182,895 grant through the Local Government Efficiency Grant Program to support the implementation costs of the new Central Business Office. This grant will offset 90 percent of the cost of establishing the... more info