TST BOCES - Tompkins · Seneca · Tioga

🌟✨ Kicking off the New Year by reminiscing about the incredible moments that made our Fall unforgettable! The Fall 2023 edition of the TST Tribune is out now, capturing all the major happenings at TST. Transitioning from farewells to embracing new faces and delving into stories of professional development and TST triumph, it's a journey you'll find is worth the read! 📰💫 #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESproud 📰 Fall '23 TST Tribune ➡️ https://5il.co/2bv6p

🌟✨ Happy Holidays from TST BOCES! 🌟✨ Sending heartfelt wishes for joy and happiness to you and your loved ones this holiday season. We've joyfully immersed ourselves in festive celebrations, uniting in the holiday spirit! 🎁❄️ As we wrap up this year, our hearts are filled with immense gratitude. We're eagerly anticipating the learning, adventures, and laughter that await us in the new year. 🙏✨ We can't wait to welcome back our incredible students to campus in 2024! Here's to a New Year brimming with endless possibilities, and cheers to the exciting journey ahead! 🌟🎓 #SeasonsGreetings #HappyHolidays #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESproud

🌟Exceptional Ed has been exceptionally busy the past few weeks! Check out the field trips, collaborative partnerships and adventures in learning captured 📸💙 1️⃣ Program Shoutout 📢👏 Our Career Skills Program students have been busy at Cornell University and Tops Friendly Markets 🎓💼 👩‍🎓 Since the start of the school year, our Career Skills students have: 🌐 Explored realistic career options on the Cornell campus & in our community 🤝 Connected with Cornell student mentors 📝 Developed employability skills and career plans 🛒 Interned at TOPS, working on their skills in stocking shelves, working in the bakery, and even in the parking lot with customers and carts! 2️⃣ Turning Point High School Environmental Science Students Explored Cornell Lab of Ornithology 🦉🌿Mentored by Postdoctoral Fellow Jessie Williamson, our students got an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the lab, with insights into bird evolution and migration of giant hummingbirds in South America. 🌍 3️⃣ Trout in the Classroom with Discover Cayuga Lake 🐟📚 Discover Cayuga Lake's "Finger Lakes Trout in the Classroom" program is making waves at TST BOCES! 🌊 Students from Turning Point High School and the STEPS program have been raising trout in our classroom aquariums. 🐠 Our students met with Discover Cayuga Lake staff to explore trout habitats and examine alevin up close. 🧑‍🔬 4️⃣ Time with Tito Villa from the Ithaca Youth Bureau 🌆 Our Supervised Work Experience students had a fantastic tour with Tito Villa, gaining valuable insights into their recreation and youth development services! With sports courts, swimming pools, ice skating rinks, after school programming, arts programming, and job skill training, our students didn't want the field trip to end! 🏀🏊‍♂️🎨 5️⃣ Learning & fun around our campus!🌈 #ExceptionalEducation #LearningAdventures #StudentSuccess #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🌟Cheers to Learning — Our Latest Adventures Captured 📸 1️⃣ Hands-on learning alert! Culinary Arts, Auto Tech, Auto Body, and WOW Food Service are in action! 👩‍🍳🚗 Freya and Troy rocked it with their signature coffee drinks at Sip Cafe – the Peppermint Mocha Latte and Cinnamon Toast Crunch Steamer are delish! ☕🤩 2️⃣ Spreading holiday joy! 🎁👮‍♂️Our Public Safety students teamed up with Cops, Kids and Toys, and shopped at Target for gifts! The afternoon Public Safety students wrapped up happiness by selecting gifts for some special families in our community! 😊🛒 3️⃣ Field trip vibes! 🚓👷‍♂️ Public Safety & Heavy Equipment explored the Armory with the New York Army National Guard — touring the facility and learning more about their organization 🌐 👏 4️⃣ The highly anticipated results from Agriculture Day at SUNY Cobleskill are in! Out of 42 schools represented, we had quite a few of our TST BOCES students clinch top 10 spots in multiple categories! Congratulations to our Winners! 🏗️ Heavy Equipment Drew Truesdail from Newfield: 2nd Place in Dozer Operation Adon Bostwick from Candor: 6th Place in Dozer Operation Austin Bailey from Ithaca: 1st Place in Excavator Operation Cassandra Bogaush from Candor: 6th Place in Small Engine Repair 🔥 Welding Nicholas Hall from Groton: 1st Place in Welding Matthew Elliott from South Seneca: 4th Place in Welding Jayden Reed from South Seneca: 6th Place in Welding 🐾 Animal Science Andrea Difiglia from Candor & Maggie Shipe from Dryden: 6th Place in Equine Team Competition Natalie Gardner from South Seneca: 10th Place in Dairy & Livestock Skill-A-Thon Event We're so proud of all of our students! Keep on, keepin' on! 💙 #TSTCTE #HandsOnLearning #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🌟 Shining a Spotlight on Success! ✨ Today, TST BOCES Career and Tech Center hosted the 'Pathways to Your Future Fair!' 🚀🌈 Our CTE and RAS students had the incredible opportunity to explore diverse paths, connect with representatives, and shape their futures. 👥🙌 A huge shoutout to our business partners who made this event a success, answering questions and guiding our students toward their dreams! 🙌✨ 🌐 The fair brought together colleges, trade unions, military branches, and technical schools, providing an extraordinary spectrum of choices for our students! Relive the event in the pictures captured 📸✨

🐾💫 Pawsome Adventures Unleashed: Animal Science Students Visit Helping Hounds Dog Rescue & Make Pawsitive Memories Through Bonding and Learning✨🐶 🎓🏡 From conducting obedience training with Helping Hounds Training and Behavior Specialist, Chivon Winter, to playing and learning with the pups, our students had a blast! But the best part – ALL the adorable dogs in these pictures are looking for their forever homes! 🏡🐕✨ 👉 Learn more about how you can make a difference with Helping Hounds at: https://www.helpinghoundsdogrescue.org/ #HelpingHounds #AdoptDontShop #AnimalScienceAdventures #CTEFieldTrip #DogLoversUnite #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🌐🌱 TST New Visions Engineering, Health & Medical Sciences, and Life Sciences classes joined forces at the TST BOCES Career and Tech Center today to plan the new Food Pantry initiative! 🍲💡 Our New Visions Students: 🗂️ Discussed logistics, promotions, and schedules 🏫 Toured Tompkins Cortland Community College's successful Food Pantry with Sarah 🌾 Explored sustainable farming at TC3's farm with Farmer Todd Stay tuned for further updates on when students and staff can access the TST Food Pantry! 🤲🍀 #TSTFoodPantry #CommunityImpact #SustainableFuture #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🍕✨ World of Work Food Service transformed our Friday at TST BOCES into an epic Pizza Friday Funday! 🎉 🧀🧄 From gooey cheese, bold & garlic, to sizzling pepperoni, they had it all out on the table! 😋🔥Every slice was a work of art crafted with love by the Food Service culinary wizards! 🧡👨‍🍳Feast your eyes and taste buds on the event captured 📸✨ #FoodieAdventures #SliceOfHeaven #PizzaFriday #TSTBOCES #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🎓 From TST BOCES to NYS Education Department! TST District Superintendent Dr. Jeffrey Matteson's incredible 10-year legacy continues as he steps into the role of Senior Deputy Commissioner. 👏 Read the article 📰⬇️ to explore the impact he's made at TST and his vision for shaping the future of education. 🚀📖 🍎 #LeadershipLegacy #FutureOfEducation #Gratitude #Thankful #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud https://www.tstboces.org/article/1357078

🌟Meet Audun Gruber-Hine, a remarkable senior from our TST BOCES CTE Public Safety program, who has been honored with the Trumansburg Rotary's Service Above Self Award. 🏆✨ We're so proud! #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth Read on: https://www.tstboces.org/article/1353774 📰✨

🍁✨ Gratitude in our hearts, warmth in our homes – from our TST BOCES family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🧡 Wishing you a Thanksgiving filled with joy, gratitude, and lots of delicious moments with your loved ones. As we count our blessings, we're grateful for each and every one of you—our amazing students, dedicated staff, and supportive families. You are the heart and soul of what we do! ❤️👩‍🏫 Enjoy the well-deserved break, savor the delicious Thanksgiving feast, and recharge your energy. We can't wait to see you all refreshed and ready for more learning when school resumes on Monday, 11/27. 📚🎉 Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁🦃🧡 #ThanksgivingJoy #GratefulHeart #SchoolFamilyLove #BOCESProud

🤲🌎 Hands-On Learning — Going Beyond the Textbook! 🚀📚 This week was a whirlwind of exciting experiences across our programs! From healthcare simulations to exotic animal encounters, our students are turning learning into action. 👨‍🍳🔍 1️⃣ Healthcare Career Expo at Ithaca College 🏥 Our BOCES programs were out in full force, with students from TST New Visions Health & Medical Sciences, TST BOCES Career and Tech Center Nurse Assisting & Health Occupations, and Exercise & Health Sciences diving into the world of healthcare. Suturing, blood drawing, and even virtual surgery with VR headsets—our future healthcare professionals are ready for anything! 🩹💉👩‍⚕️ 2️⃣ Animal Science Reunion: 🦎 We had a special visit from Jasmin VanDeMark '20, a proud TST BOCES Career and Tech Center Animal Science graduate and owner of an exotic animal business, JTVGecks. From bringing 20+ leopard geckos and a ball python named Ghost, Jasmin shared her journey and experiences, inspiring the next generation of animal enthusiasts! 🐍🦎👩‍🎓 3️⃣ Culinary Arts Cook Off: 🍲Amber Davis from the Army National Guard joined Culinary Arts for an epic MRE cook-off challenge! Our talented students transformed military rations into restaurant-quality masterpieces, showcasing their creativity and culinary skills. 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳🇺🇸 4️⃣ Caught in the Act Award Winners: 🏆 Shoutout to our outstanding students - your dedication, leadership, and achievements are truly commendable. Keep on being outstanding! 🌟Jacob Zigenfus - Heavy Equipment & Groton Central School District🌟Michael Day - Heavy Equipment & Lansing Central School District🌟Austin Bailey - Heavy Equipment & Ithaca City School District🌟Laci Prignon - Heavy Equipment & Dryden Central School District🌟Nick Bieber - Heavy Equipment & Dryden Central School District🌟Emma Heasley - Cosmetology & Lansing Central School District #LearningInMotion #HandsOnLearning #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🎉 Today is National Educational Support Professionals (ESPs) Day! 🍎✨ These incredible individuals make up more than 1/3 of all public school employees and our schools would not function without them! ESPs work tirelessly to support our students both inside and outside the classroom. 🏫 🌟 The ESP umbrella encompasses nine essential services: clerical, custodial and maintenance, health, para-educators, security, skilled trades, technical, and transportation services. Each of these roles plays a vital part in creating a safe, healthy, and thriving learning environment for our students. 🙌 Join us in expressing our gratitude to the dedicated ESPs of TST BOCES who go above and beyond every day. 🌈 Your hard work and commitment contribute to keeping our students safe, healthy, and ready to learn. 📚❤️ Let's shower our ESPs with appreciation today and every day! 🎊 Thank you for making a difference in the lives of our students! 🌟 #ESPDay #EducationSupport #Gratitude #TSTHeroes #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud🎓✨

🗞️ Extra, Extra! Read all about it! 📰✨The Smith School Times: where student voices thrive, critical thinking blooms, and engaged citizens emerge. Read on about how student journalism is shaping perspectives and advocating for change: https://www.tstboces.org/article/1339509 🌐🔗 #StudentJournalism #EmpoweringVoices #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

Honoring the brave souls who've served our country with courage, sacrifice, and unwavering dedication. Thank you, Veterans, for your invaluable service. #VeteransDay #ThankYouVeterans #BOCESProud

🐾🌟 It was a night to remember at our CTE TST BOCES campus! With the warmth of community, the thrill of discovery, and the pitter-patter of furry paws, our CTE Open House was a phenomenal success! 🌟🐾 👥 Prospective students, current students, former students, families, and some furry friends made tonight's Open House event extra special. Visitors had the chance to meet our incredible CTE teachers, explore our campus, peek into our cutting-edge classrooms, and engage in amazing conversations with one another. 📚✨ 🙌 Thank you to everyone who joined us—it was a joy to see all of you! 🌟🎉 #CareerAndTechEducation #IthacaNY #FutureLeaders #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🌟🎖️This past week, TST BOCES Career and Tech Center sent its' first-ever group of students to the NYS SkillsUSA Fall Leadership Conference in Albany, NY. 🌟🎖️ The exceptional SkillsUSA Seniors who represented TST BOCES were: 👏 Austin Bailey from our Heavy Equipment Program and Ithaca City School District 👏 Nick Hall from our Welding Program and Groton Jr-Sr High School 👏 Keara Armstrong from our Auto Body Program and Lansing Central School District 👏 Gray Larson from our Digital Media Technology program also from Lansing Central School District 🏛️Our students mingled with peers statewide, led workshops, explored the Capital Building, and collaborated with other SkillsUSA members to innovate and enhance all NYS SkillsUSA Chapters! 🌟A special shoutout to Gray Larson for presenting a public relations project idea to the 400+ members in attendance, we're so proud and impressed with your delivery! 🌟 🎖️🤝 All four students earned the prestigious SkillsUSA Statesman Award, proving their knowledge, leadership and commitment to SkillsUSA. 🌟👏 We couldn't be prouder of these student leaders for their exceptional accomplishments! Keep shining bright! 🌟👏 #SkillsUSA #LeadershipConference #StudentAchievements #TSTBOCES #CareerTechCenter #EmpoweringLeaders #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🏁 What a phenomenal showcase of talent and dedication from our incredible Auto Body Program at TST BOCES Career and Tech Center! 🚗🔧 Our senior Auto Body class divided into two teams, each tasked with restoring a battered Honda Accord. After weeks of unwavering effort, both cars gleamed like new—one in vibrant orange and the other in electrifying green! 💫🧡 💚 The entire TST Campus united to cast their votes for the best-revamped car, and the enthusiasm was infectious!🔩 The competition was fierce! With over 230 votes cast, and only a slim 17 vote winning margin, the WINNER of this year's BATTLE OF THE CARS is the ORANGE TEAM!🏆🚘🎉 Congratulations to all of our Auto Body seniors on their hard work and dedication! We're so proud of you! #BattleOfTheCars #AutoBodyProgram #TSTCTE #SeniorShowdown #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud 🌟🔧

🎃👻🍬We had a spook-tacular Halloween celebration on campus, featuring the 26th annual Turning Point Haunted House, STEM experiments with science, potions, creepy crawlers, and a ghoulishly fantastic Halloween dance! From classic bobbing for apples to eerie crafts, it was a frighteningly fun day for all! 🧪🔮 #HappyHalloween #TSTBOCES #HauntedHouseFun #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🍂 October Unwrapped 📸: A month filled with inspiration and adventure with warm weather days, and colorful foliage delights featuring pictures from: 1️⃣ The Big Apple Crunch Event with apples hand-picked and donated by Grismore Farms 🍏🍎 2️⃣ Grismore Farms Field Trip with pumpkin picking and tractor rides 🚜 3️⃣ Superintendent's Conference Day for our TST BOCES Staff with a surprise chef at lunch ➡️ Holy Smoked BBQ Food Truck 🤩 4️⃣ Smith School Fun Friday Photo Booth 📸 5️⃣ Learning in our classrooms! 📚 #BOCESproud #NeverStopLearning #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth 🌟