TST BOCES - Tompkins · Seneca · Tioga

✨ Braiding with the Best! ✨ Today, our senior cosmetology class had the honor of welcoming Verity Woitach from V's Hair Salon for an immersive braiding workshop! 🧵💇‍♀️ With over a decade of experience, Verity shared her expertise, teaching students various braiding styles and the top tips and tricks to master this art form. 💡💪 Thank you, Verity, for inspiring our future stylists to braid with confidence and creativity! 💜 #TSTCosmetology #BraidingWorkshop #LearnFromTheBest #IndustryPartner #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

👯‍♀️ Double the outfits, double the fun! 👬 Today’s Fun Friday at TST's Regional Alternative School (RAS) was a huge hit with Twin Day taking center stage. Some students even took it up a notch with triplets and one set of quadruplets! 🎉 What makes us the proudest? Seeing how many students chose RAS staff as their twin! At RAS, we’re all about building meaningful connections in a close-knit community where everyone feels supported. 💙 Twin Day wasn’t just about matching outfits—it was about celebrating the strong bonds and shared smiles that make RAS truly special. 👫👯‍♀️👬 #TwinDay #FunFriday #RASFamily #BuildingConnections #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🙌 Spotlight on Student Leadership!🌐 Earlier this month, our CTE SkillsUSA chapter took four talented seniors — Talen Harrington, Joshua Clendenning, Ryan Rose, and Nicole Morrow — to the Fall Leadership Conference in Albany, NY! 🗽 These four represented TST alongside over 500 SkillsUSA members from across NYS, participating in hands-on workshops, advisor training, Capitol tours, and even bonding over karaoke and ice cream dance parties! 🍦🎶 A big shoutout to Talen and Joshua for delivering inspiring speeches to the whole conference! And an extra round of applause for Talen, a Digital Media senior and our TST Public Relations intern, who documented the event with these fantastic photos. 📸 Thank you to these incredible students for their leadership and passion! #SkillsUSA #FutureLeaders #CTEProud #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🎓🌟 College-Bound & Beyond! 🎓🌟 Over the past few weeks, our CTE school counselors have been hosting College Application Workshops, providing 1:1 support to help students make the most of New York’s FREE College Application Month. With application fees waived at over 140 colleges statewide from October 21 to November 3, many of our students have jumped on this opportunity, applying to multiple colleges and paving the way for their futures!. 📑✨ Last week we welcomed Tompkins Cortland Community College Admissions Advisor Earl De Los Santos for an 'Instant Admit Day', offering students on-the-spot admissions and personalized degree planning guidance. With Earl's help, many of our seniors received same-day acceptance to TC3, giving them a confident start toward their college journey! 📅💼 We know it's only November, but June will be here before we know it! We're here to support our students every step of the way as they turn their dreams into reality! 💫💙 #IApplied #NYSHESC #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🥏💥 Game on! P-TECH’s Ultimate Frisbee Tournament was a battle of grit and glory! 🥏💥 Today, students, staff, and even P-TECH alumni hit the Tompkins Cortland Community College Field House for an epic Ultimate Frisbee showdown, marking the end of the frisbee unit in PE. Organized by Mr. Schutt, 8 teams battled it out in true tournament style to see who would reign supreme. 💪🔥 With cheers from sidelines, each team brought their A-game, and it all came down to one epic final match: Team Staggering Talent of Great Proportions (S.T. of G.P.) vs. Team Academic Avengers. In the end, S.T. of G.P. took home the title—and major bragging rights! 🏆 Congrats to all for an unforgettable day of teamwork, energy, and skill! 👏 #UltimateFrisbeeTournament #PTECH #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

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@Bistro 555 is back for its fifth year! 🍲🌿 Run by TST BOCES Culinary Arts seniors, this student-crafted bistro is open to the public most Tuesdays–Fridays, 11:10 AM–12:20 PM. Weekly menus with entrees, soups, salads, and desserts are posted on Instagram @tst_bistro555. Some things to note: Meals are first-come, first-served, or you can call ahead at (607) 257-1555 ext. 2011 to reserve your order. As a student-led learning space, occasional closures may occur, but we strive to stay open consistently during hours. Stop by Bistro 555 this school year to support TST’s future culinary professionals and enjoy a freshly prepared meal! #Bistro555 #StudentChefs #TSTBOCES #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud Read the article: https://www.tstboces.org/article/1864514

After weeks of hard work, creativity, and skill, our Auto Body seniors transformed two wrecked Hondas into showroom-ready masterpieces for this year’s Battle of the Cars! ⚙️ 🏁 Each year, our Auto Body seniors are split into two teams and challenged to bring a wrecked car back to life—think major dents, scrapes, missing mirrors, headlights, and more. Once the cars are fully re-finished, they’re displayed on TST's quad, where the campus votes on the best paint job and body work. 🧰 🖌️ This year, it was a neck-and-neck race between Team Red and Team Yellow! With a razor-thin margin of just one vote out of 109, Team Yellow pulled ahead for the win! 🏆 A huge shoutout to both teams—your talent and teamwork brought these cars roaring back to life! 💛❤️ #AutoBodyBattle #TSTBOCES #CTE #CareerAndTech #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🎃👻 Our TST BOO-CES campus was bursting with Halloween spirit yesterday! From trick-or-treating and dancing at Smith School to CTE Cosmetology’s face-painting magic, everyone joined in on the festivities. RAS staff embodied the classic composition notebook, while CTE’s NTHS hosted a gourd-geous pumpkin decorating contest inviting everyone to cast their votes for their favorite creation! Students and staff alike got in on the BOO-CES spirit, proving you’re never too old to play dress-up! 🕸️🖌️✨ #HappyHalloween #TSTProud #CampusFun #SpookySeason #BOCESProud #ConnectingMindsInspriringGrowth

Connecting talent to opportunity! 💼 Our TST HR & Adult Education teams joined the World of Skill job fair at Hotel Ithaca this morning, sharing career openings and adult education programs with job seekers across the region. 🌟 Many of our current and former students stopped by to connect with employers eager to hire local talent. We’re so proud to see our students taking the next steps in their career journeys! 🎓 As always, TST’s open positions can be found at tstboces.org/jobs And to discover all of our Adult Education programs including ESL, GED, and industry classes visit tstboces.org/adulted! 📚✨ #TSTBOCES #JobFair #AdultEducation #CareerReady #WereHiring #ComeWorkForUs #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BocesProud

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Last Saturday, we teamed up with Cornell University to celebrate National Nanotechnology Day! 🥽🔥 Local and national businesses set up interactive stations at Cornell, offering deep dives into all things #STEAM. Attendees explored virtual simulations, hands-on experiments, and educational presentations. 🧑‍🔬🔬 TST BOCES was well represented, with staff and students from New Visions Engineering, TST PTECH Academy and our TST BOCES Career and Tech programs engaging with the public and learning from professionals.🥼It was a great day of discovery and collaboration! 💡✨ #NationalNanotechnologyDay #Nanotech #FutureOfScience #STEMEducation #HandsOnLearning #ProjectBasedLearning #TSTBOCES #PTECH #CTE #InnovationInEducation #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

Help us recognize and celebrate our incredible Board of Education members during School Board Appreciation Week! We at TST couldn’t be more grateful for their dedication and leadership! Thank you! #SchoolBoardRecognitionWeek #TSTBOCES #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

Connection, Creativity, and Celebration — Back to School Open House 2024 was one for the books! 📚✨ On Tuesday, we welcomed students, families, and community members for an evening full of energy, showcasing everything from classroom projects to creative displays. It was wonderful to see everyone come together and celebrate the amazing start to the school year! Thank you to everyone who joined us and made the night so special! #OpenHouse #BackToSchool #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

CTE is off to an exciting start for the 2024-2025 school year! Our senior class is hitting the ground running with projects and hands-on learning. This morning, Mr. Snyder awarded the entire Animal Science Senior class his 'Caught in the Act' award for stepping up in a time of need on the campus last week. 🐶🦆💙 Meanwhile, Digital Media seniors Talen and Riley teamed up with TST's PR department to design and install vibrant decals for the Administration building—showing off some serious TST pride! Our World of Work Outdoor Rec students teamed up with Snack Shack to craft custom cornhole boards, proudly featuring the Circle of Courage logo. Every class has been diving into new learning and collaborating in creative ways to make this year one for the books! #CareerandTechnicalEducation #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

Our New Visions Life Sciences class brought the ultimate crowd-pleasers to Ag Day! 🐐🐕 Two dogs, a goat, and plenty of cuddles! Cornell students couldn’t resist stopping by the Ag Quad to meet Tumbleweed the Goat, Pogue the Black Lab, and a Chocolate Lab while learning about our students’ Super Goat research and agriculture projects! 🌱 🌾 Ag Day is a yearly tradition where Cornell University invites groups, businesses, and agricultural enthusiasts to the Ag Quad for a day of learning and collaboration. 🤝 Trumansburg CSD was even there, offering demonstrations and sampling their homemade maple syrup! 🍁 A few of our shared CTE students showcased their maple syrup production, making the day a perfect blend of agriculture education and hands-on fun. 🍯🎉

Over the past two days, TST Regional School Success was proud to host the NYS Distance Learning Consortium’s quarterly conference, welcoming education administrators and professionals from across the state—including Long Island, Jamestown, the Capital Region, the Adirondacks, and Syracuse! 🌐 We gathered 16 in-person attendees and 20 virtual participants to explore the future of distance learning, discuss upcoming #NYSCATE conference plans, and dive into the latest in hybrid models, virtual platforms, and NYS regulations. 💻 🙌 #DistanceLearning #EdTech #ProfessionalDevelopment #RegionalSchoolSuccess #NYSDLC #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🐦👫 The BIRDSONG Program at Cornell University pairs TST BOCES students with Cornell students as "birding buddies" to explore bird communication and build social skills. Through fun birding activities such as walks, games to learn bird songs, and DIY bird feeder projects, the buddies bond over a shared love of birds! 🚶🐦 #BirdingBuddies #BIRDSONGProgram #InclusiveSTEM #TSTBOCES #CommunityThroughBirding #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud 📝 Learn more ⬇️ https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/09/birding-buddies-build-social-and-science-communication-skills

Join us for our Back to School Open House on Tuesday October 8th from 5:00pm-6:30pm. Come meet the teachers, explore the classrooms, and get a closer look at the programs we offer, including: -Exceptional Education -Regional Alternative School (RAS) -Career & Tech Education (CTE) -New Visions Programs -World of Work Programs We look forward to seeing you there! #TSTBOCES #BackToSchool #OpenHouse #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🔥✨ Turning Dreary into Delightful: Mrs. Andersen's class has S'more fun! ✨🔥 On dreary days like today, Mrs. Andersen's class has just the cure to bring warmth and delight to your day! We were invited to their class last Friday, where we gathered around their homemade (and flameless) fire pit to share stories and taste a sweet treat! Every day, Mrs. Andersen's class comes together to share stories about the previous night, celebrate what’s going well, and discuss ways to uplift each other. Each week, they focus on a specific word, and last week's word was kindness—each student went around the circle and committed to an action of how to show kindness to others on that day. Then it was time for some marshmallow magic! Using the microwave for safety, they heated up their marshmallows and savored the chocolaty goodness of s'mores with friends. Here’s to spreading kindness, one s'more at a time! 🍫❤️ #KindnessMatters #SmoreFun #TSTBOCES #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud