RAS brought the ✨SPIRIT✨ this week!
🎬 Monday: Celeb Status! (Principal Kashuba = Adam Sandler energy ✅)
🕹️ Tuesday: Total 90s/Y2K throwback
💖 Wednesday: PINK OUT takeover
👗 Thursday: Fancy vs. Comfy vibes
🌈 Friday: COLOR WARS were on!
(Fresh – 💜 | Soph – 💙 | Juniors – 💚 | Seniors – ❤️ | Staff – 🖤)
#SpiritWeek #RASVibes #ColorWars #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud
It was one week ago that our talented Cosmetology students worked their ✨ magic ✨ for three nights straight, helping the cast of Seussical get stage-ready 🎭 at Groton Jr./Sr. High! From whimsical hair-dos 💇♀️ to colorful makeup 💄, they brought the characters to life with style and flair! 🎨🌟
#BOCESProud #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #CosmetologyCreativity
🏀 March Madness, TST Style! 🏀
As the Sweet 16 tips off today across the country, TST got in on the action last week with our very own Elite 8 showdown in the Smith School gymnasium!
Eight student and staff teams hit the court in a high-energy, single-elimination tournament full of buzzer-beaters and big plays. In a thrilling final matchup, Team Trae-ning Day (Green) went head-to-head with Team Take it to the Rackers (Red)—and by just two baskets, Team Rackers took home the title and a year’s worth of bragging rights! 🏆🔥
This beloved tradition, started by former TST teacher Dustin Stuhr, continues to unite our community through friendly competition, teamwork, and a whole lot of fun.
#TSTHoops #MarchMadness #Elite8 #SchoolSpirit #TSTTradition #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud
The Bistro is serving up some comfort food favorites to end the month of March! Join us 3/25-3/28 for some delicious entrees including chicken riggies, lasagna, grilled cheese, and a tater tot casserole! 🥘 🧀😍 #FoodieEats #Bistro555 #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud
Pi, Prizes, & Professional Learning—RSS Does It All!
Over the past week, TST's Regional School Success Department has engaged both the community and educators in meaningful learning experiences. Last Friday, we teamed up with Cornell University’s Math Department to screen Counted Out on Pi Day (3.14) 🎉, sharing insights on math education and raffling off some fun pi-related prizes! Today, RSS is shifting the focus to regional educators, bringing together teachers and staff from many of our component districts for a day of professional development and collaboration. When we learn together, we grow together! 🌱📖
#ProfessionalDevelopment #RegionalSchoolSuccess #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud
🐐Vet Skills & Goat Thrills: A Hands-On Day in Animal Science! 👩⚕️
The Animal Science classroom got extra cuddly the other day with some very special visitors—baby goats! 🥰🐐 Our students had the incredible opportunity to work 1:1 with the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine team during a disbudding procedure on the goats. Disbudding, the removal of horn buds in young goats, is a common vet practice that helps keep both the animals and their caretakers safe while managing herd dynamics.
From assisting the vets to providing post-care snuggles and ice packs, our students gained valuable, real-world experience in animal care—while making sure these little goats got all the love they needed to recover comfortably! 🩺💙 #FutureVets #GoatCuddles #HandsOnLearning #AnimalScienceInAction #CornellVet #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud
Precision in Welding, Innovation in Action 🔥🔬
Last Friday our TST BOCES Career and Tech Welding seniors got an exclusive all-access tour of the Cornell NanoScale Facility, exploring every floor from basement to ceiling to see the intricate piping and orbital welding that keep the cleanroom running.
Our students even ran their own welded pipes through a helium vacuum leak test—the same process CNF uses to ensure airtight precision! 💨⚙️ Learning from the best to become the best! #NextGenWelders #WeldingTheFuture #NanoTech #TechInTheTrades #NanoEngineering #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud
🍀 Shamrockin’ and rollin’! 🎶 ☘️
Our Exceptional Ed St. Patrick’s Day Dance had plenty of green, great moves, and a surprise guest… a leprechaun! 🎩🌈💚
#LuckOfTheIrish #StPattysDayDance #LuckyVibes #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud
🍀 Lucky you! 🍀 Bistro 555 is serving up an Irish feast this week—Tuesday through Thursday only! So grab your forks and your four-leaf clovers, because these dishes are pure gold. 🌈✨ Remember we’re open 11:10am-12:20pm — don’t let the leprechauns get to it first! ☘️ #FoodieEats #IrishWeek #WeeklyMenu #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud
🎓🌟 Polished, prepared, and ready for success! 🌟🎓
With graduation on the horizon, our CTE seniors are gaining real-world experience through mock interviews, showcasing their skills to our business and industry partners.
A huge thank you to our business and industry professionals for guiding and mentoring our students from:
📸 Digital Media
💻 Computer Tech
🚔 Public Safety
🚀 New Visions Engineering
👏 #FutureReady #MockInterviews #CTESuccess #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud
🪙🥧Pennies for a cause, pies for the applause! 🪙🥧
The Pie2Face Annual Event was a smashing success—literally! 😆 Through Penny Wars, students and staff donated loose change to vote for who would get pied and who would do the pie-ing! 💰➡️🥧
Each penny added points for a staff member to take a pie to the face, while silver coins lowered their total—leading to some sneaky (and strategic!) sabotage. In the end, our fearless participants, including Mr. David Barr, Mr. Nathan Strange, Big Mike and more, took one for the team in the name of Exceptional Education! 👏💙
#Pie2Face #PennyWars #ExceptionalEducation #MakingADifferenceOnePieAtATime #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud
Regional Alternative School Launches R.A.S Ink, a Student-Created Zine
📰: https://www.tstboces.org/article/2077730
🥪It’s Sandwich week at the Bistro! 😋 Serving up your favorite sandwiches, but only Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week, 3/11-3/13!
⏰ We’ll be open between 11:10am-12:20pm! Stop by and see us.
#SeeYouSoon #FoodieAlert #StudentMade #StudentEnterprise #FoodTruckWeek #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud
🎓🌍 4.6 Billion Years in a Single Classroom 🕰️🌎
Turning Point High School students in Rebecca Gray’s Earth Science class have been busy mapping Earth’s 4.6 billion-year history—distilled into just 10 meters of blue tape on their classroom floor! 🌀
🔹 Dinosaurs? They made their debut 33 cm from the end. 🦖
🔹 Humans? A tiny 1 cm blip on the timeline! 👀
🔹 Sharks? You might be surprised to find out they've been swimming around long before dinosaurs even roamed the earth! 🦈>🦕
Students had a blast charting Earth’s major eras and discovering when their favorite animals first appeared. This hands-on approach made geologic time feel real—and showed just how brief human history is in the grand scheme of things! ⏳📏
#EarthScience #GeologicTime #HandsOnLearning #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud
🍳🥞 Breakfast Week at the Bistro! 🧇☕️
Top of the morning to you! ☘️ Serving up all of your favorite breakfast foods from 3/4/25-3/7/25. Stop by Tuesday through Friday this week, we’ll be open from 11:10am-12:20pm ⏰
#SeeYouSoon #FoodieEats #IthacaNY #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud
🎓🔧💻 A Night of Exploration at CTE! 🐾✂️🍳
On Monday night, we opened our doors for the annual CTE Open House, welcoming students and families to explore our 13 Career & Technical Education programs and our 4 New Visions programs! From hands-on training to career-focused learning, attendees got a firsthand look at the learning opportunities at TST BOCES!
🔥CTE: Enrollment for 11th - 12th grade
🎯 New Visions: Open to 12th graders
🚀 TST PTECH Academy: For grades 9-12 + FREE Associate’s Degree at TC3!
Thinking about enrolling for the 2025-2026 school year? Connect with your home district school counselor or visit tstboces.org for more info!
📸 Olive Foote & Nick Scott-Mendez , Digital Media Students
#CTEOpenHouse #CareerReady #FutureSuccess #TSTBOCES
🦀🐠 Seafood Week at the Bistro! 🦞🦪
Serving up all things seafood from 2/25/25-2/28/25. Stop by Tuesday through Friday this week, we’re open 11:10am-12:20pm ⏰
#SeeYouSoon #FoodieEats #IthacaNY #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud
🎉Another TST BOCES Hiring Event = another round of new hires! Yesterday, we met 20 incredible candidates, made 8 same-day job offers, and started reference checks for even more future team members! 📝
A big thank you to Tompkins County, NY Department of Human Resources, Larry Workman, and Cierra Mincher for their assistance with the application process and to our incredible HR staff, Administrators, and Facilities team for their hard work behind the scenes! These events are a true team effort. 🤝
📢 Missed this event but still interested? You don’t have to wait until summer for our next event—check out our open positions anytime at tstboces.org/jobs.
#TSTBOCES #NowHiring #JoinOurTeam #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud
❤️❄️ Love, laughter, and lots of fun! 💃💘
Smith School danced the afternoon away at their Friendship Dance, while TST BOCES Career and Tech brought the winter magic with an indoor carnival! Now, it’s time to relax all next week for Mid-Winter Break! Enjoy your time off, and we can’t wait to welcome all these smiling faces back on campus soon! 💕🎉 #ValentinesDay #WinterCarnival #MidWinterBreak #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud
🇮🇹 ¡Mambo Italiano! 🇮🇹 Prepare your tastebuds for all things Italian this week at Bistro 555! From 2/11-2/14, we’re serving up the best eats from Italy! Come on by, we’re open Tuesday - Friday, 11:10 am - 12:20 pm! #SeeYouSoon #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud
