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🐕 🐈⬛ 🐦⬛ It`s National Veterinary Technician Week from October 12-18, 2025.
The Career & Technical Education division of Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES offers a comprehensive Small Animal Science program that prepares aspiring animal enthusiasts for fulfilling careers in caring for and managing small animals. Our students work directly with various small animals, including dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, and more, under the guidance of skilled instructors.
Learn more: https://www.e2ccb.org/programs/career-technical-education/small-animal-science/
#BOCES #OpportunityMakers #CTE #SmallAnimalScience #VeterinaryTechnicianWeek

💇💅 Beginning this week, the Ormsby Educational Center’s Cosmetology Clinic is open to the public every Thursday and Friday from 8–10 a.m. Treat yourself to a variety of salon services, including haircuts, hair coloring, nails, and lashes.
Help support our talented Cosmetology students as they sharpen their skills and help you look your best! To schedule an appointment, call 716-652-6740. ✂️✨
#BOCES #E2CCB #OpportunityMakers

Happy National School Lunch Week from Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES!
E2CCB began handling its own food service last year.
Susan Bates, Associate Director of Food Service for E2CCB, handles the purchase of ingredients and meal prep. She has a team of line workers and cooks, and says the program is running smoothly and the students are “super happy” with the meals.
“We have great staff and the students and staff speak very highly of them,” says Bates. “It’s been an exciting adventure and we keep growing, learning and getting better.”
E2CCB operates five cafeterias at five sites and serves hundreds of meals every school day. The Food Service employees prepare and serve more than 1,000 meals per school day at WNY P-TECH in Dunkirk, the LoGuidice Educational Center in Fredonia, the Hewes Educational Center in Ashville, the Baker Road Educational Center in Orchard Park, and the Academy at Maple Avenue in Cassadaga.
Please join us in celebrating the following staff: Alen Carroll, Leslie Rankin Graziano, Yirlanny Villa Lobos Leon, Kayla Seagrave, Rachel Shields, Ben Soto, and Brenda Taylor.
The National School Lunch Week theme for October 13-17, 2025, is “Taste the World: Your School Lunch Passport.” The E2CCB menus this week feature pumpkin bread, tacos and churros, and pizza.
#NSLW25 #schoolnutrition #BOCES #WeCollaborate

Metal meets Bills Mafia! 🔥💪🏈 Seniors in the Welding/Metal Fabrication class at the LoGuidice Educational Center brought their school spirit to the shop, practicing their skills by welding items shaped in classic Buffalo Bills style.
Building skills in the shop, cheering for the Bills on Monday Night Football! 😎
For more information on Career & Technical Education programs, visit www.e2ccb.org/programs/career-technical-education/
#BOCES #E2CCB #OpportunityMakers

It’s School Board Recognition Week!
Thank you to the Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Board of Education for working tirelessly to create a brighter future for ALL students.
President Dwight Eagan (Orchard Park)
Vice President Nancy Renckens (Dunkirk)
Ronald Catalano (Westfield)
Jeffrey Chase (Pine Valley)
Kathleen Chiavetta (Lake Shore)
Sylvester Cleary (Forestville)
Gregory Cole (Silver Creek)
Thomas DeJoe (Brocton)
David Lowrey (Iroquois)
Anita Ray (Fredonia)
Christine Schnars (Jamestown)
John Waterman, Jr. (Gowanda)
Please join us in showing our appreciation from October 13-17, 2025. Thank you, school board members!
#BOCES #OpportunityMakers #empoweringstudentfutures

Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES is closed today (Monday, October 13, 2025) in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day.
#BOCES #E2CCB #IndigenousPeoplesDay #OpportunityMakers

Thank you to Mr. Bob and Master Roberts, Fredonia firefighters, who joined Fredonia Fire Department Chief Ortolano and “Sparky,” for a visit to the LoGuidice Educational Center E building as part of its tour for Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5-11.
“We’ve been to all the schools in Fredonia, pre-schools, and daycares this week,” Ortolano said of the tour. “Our main message: get out of the house and go to a meeting point. Every family should designate a meeting point, and it’s even better if you take the time to practice going to that meeting point.”
Students were able to explore the fire engine, sit in the co-pilot seat, and ring the bell. Following the tour of the apparatus, students were quizzed on fire safety.
“Does anyone know what to do if you catch on fire?” Ortolano asked the group of students, to which one student responded, “Tuck, drop, and roll!”
To end the day, one firefighter explained all the gear and equipment a firefighter needs, and dressed in the gear so that students could see that, despite the intimidating equipment, underneath, there’s always just a firefighter trying to help you.
#BOCES #FirePreventionWeek #OpportunityMakers
Village of Fredonia Police Department
Dunkirk Observer
WDOE 1410AM and 101.5FM
Fredonia Village

🍁 Visitors were lined up outside the Ormsby Educational Center for this year’s Career & Technical Education fall Open House! Guests toured classrooms, met instructors, and enjoyed the immensely popular Taste of Ormsby. 🍎❤️🍴
Special shout out to Culinary Arts instructor Gregory Babcock, teaching assistant Andrew Suffoletto, and all the amazing juniors and seniors who helped provide a variety of tasty dishes stationed throughout the building. 👏
For more information on CTE programs, visit www.e2ccb.org/programs/career-technical-education/
#BOCES #E2CCB #OpportunityMakers

📣 We’re Hiring!
Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist to join the Bloom Program at Rogers Center in Jamestown, NY.
Help students strengthen communication and confidence while working with a collaborative, student-centered team.
💰 Salary: $49,212 – $103,017
🏫 Full-time (1.0 FTE) • Probationary Appointment
🗓 Applications reviewed starting Oct 21, 2025
Apply today → e2ccb.recruitfront.com/JobPosting?JID=73420
#E2CCB #NowHiring #SpeechLanguagePathologist #EducationJobs #JamestownNY

Thank you to everyone who joined us this week for our Career & Technical Education Open House at the Carrier Educational Center! It was wonderful to meet families, showcase our programs, and share the exciting opportunities available to our students. 💅🤖🍰
For more information on CTE programs, visit www.e2ccb.org/programs/career-technical-education/
#BOCES #E2CCB #OpportunityMakers
