TST BOCES - Tompkins · Seneca · Tioga

🐾 The Dog Days of Summer School! 🐾 Our summer school students had three furry friendly visitors this morning! They learned from three K-9 officers about the specific training each dog goes through to serve their community. 🐕🚓 🌟 A special thank you to: 👮‍♂️Sgt. Justin Haines and K-9 Luna (German Shorthaired Pointer) from Cornell University Police Department 👮‍♂️ Sgt. Kyle Hollenbeck and K-9 Axel (Black Lab) from Cornell University Police Department 👮‍♀️ Investigator Melissa Keelhar and K-9 Meekah (Yellow Lab) from University Police at SUNY Cortland We loved the smiles on our students faces and the free pets from Luna, Axel, and Meekah! 🐾🐶💙 #SummerSchool #DogDays #K9Units #CommunityService #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🦋🖌️A Vibrant Transformation of our Hallways✨🎨 We’re delighted to share the stunning new mural at TST BOCES Smith School, created by the amazing Sergio Arce! 🌼🖌️ Read all about how this beautiful artwork came to life and the inspiration behind it 📰➡️ https://www.tstboces.org/article/1674728 #TSTBOCES #SmithSchool #CommunityArt #UrbanPopArt #CreateYourFuture #IthacaMurals #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🎤 Singing, Dancing, and Laughter! 🎭 The Smith School Talent Show was a HIT! 🎉 A few weeks ago, our talented students took the stage and wowed us with their incredible performances! From singing, to dancing, comedy performances, and duets, our exceptional students truly shined on stage! Their hard work and dedication throughout the year with Mr. Collins, our Music Teacher Extraordinaire, culminated in an incredible display! The show was a perfect way to end the school year on a high note! Enjoy these captured moments showcasing the amazing talent and spirit of our students! 📸✨ #SmithSchoolTalentShow #StudentTalent #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🚀 Bridge Week Continues: Day 3 & 4 Highlights! 🌟 Day 3: We kicked off the day in the Makerspace with the "Projects Against Humanity" challenge. Our students worked in pairs to tackle a "user," "need," and "constraint" to create innovative final products, which they presented to the group. Next, we had a thrilling TC3 Scavenger Hunt and wrapped up the day by having the students use the recording studio and heat press to make their very own P-TECH shirts! 👕🎤🔍 Day 4: We headed to Taughannock Falls State Park for a fun-filled day! Students participated in T-Shirt Origami, launching their freshly pressed shirts into the sky and competing against one another to see who could send theirs the farthest. We also enjoyed some friendly lawn game competitions against P-TECH staff members and participated in some more bonding activities. After, our students were inspired by a panel of P-TECH alumni and an incredible guest speaker, Skyler Springer, who shared her story of perseverance. The day ended with a picnic, where parents and siblings got to join in the fun! 🏞️🥏 Our future looks bright with these amazing students joining us at P-TECH! Cheers to a fantastic start and an incredible journey ahead! 🚀🎉🌟 #PTECHBridgeWeek #STEAM #FutureLeaders #TaughannockFalls #Makerspace #PTECHFamily #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🚀P-TECH Bridge Week—The Journey Begins! 🌟 This week marks a beloved P-TECH tradition: Bridge Week! It's all about welcoming our incoming 9th grade class with a series of STEAM challenges, bonding activities, and giving them an introduction to the Tompkins Cortland Community College campus. Each day is packed with new tasks, challenges, and includes some amazing guest speakers! On Monday, we began with some team bonding tasks, including a fun game where each team had to spot the differences in apparel on the opposing team. 🔍 You can see from the pictures, we all had a blast with this ice breaker!😆 There was a guest lecture from Ryan Sun, an engineer from BorgWarner, who shared his insights and experiences with our students. 👔 Tuesday started with an alliterative name game to help everyone remember each other's names. Then, students took on the Spaghetti Tower challenge, building the tallest structures they could with limited materials.🍝🏗️ We were honored to have Author Andrea Stewart as our guest speaker, who inspired students with her journey and creative process. The day concluded with students pairing off for the "Project Against Humanity," where they were given a 'user', a 'need', and a 'constraint' to solve a real-world problem. 🧐 Stay tuned for more highlights, including our field trip to Taughannock Falls State Park on Thursday! 🌳🏞️ #PTECHBridgeWeek #STEAM #TeamBuilding #FutureLeaders #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🌟🏆 Pride, passion, and dedication were on full display in Atlanta! 🌟🏆 To say we're beyond proud would be an understatement for how we feel about our four amazing CTE SkillsUSA students who qualified to compete in the National Leadership and Skills Conference held in Atlanta, GA, from June 24-28, 2024! Shoutout to: 🌟Keara Armstrong (Auto Body, Lansing Central School District) - who showed her skills in Auto Refinishing Technology 🌟 Gray Larson (Digital Media, Lansing Central School District) - competed in T-Shirt Design 🌟 Scianna Shank (Digital Media, Newfield Central School District) - worked her magic behind a camera in Photography 🌟Alex Shramko (Welding, Dryden Central School District ) - makes sparks fly in Welding Although Alex couldn't compete due to his report date for the United States Marines, Keara, Gray, and Scianna competed with talent and excellence! Even though our students didn't secure top placements, their experience was invaluable. They represented New York State with immense pride and gained so much from this incredible opportunity. The trip wasn't all work without some fun! The trip highlights include: 🤝 Connecting with SkillsUSA students from all 50 states, plus Guam, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands! 👋 Trading pins and making new friends from across the nation. Interacting with national industry vendors who shared their expertise and enthusiasm. 🔥 Competing with top-of-the-line equipment provided by competition sponsors. 💙 Bonding with some beloved CTE Staff, Mike Blegen, Digital Media Teacher, Matt Lott, Auto Body Teacher, and Nancy Fish, CTE School Counselor & SkillsUSA Co-Advisor! We are so grateful for the unwavering support from the CTE community. This life-changing event was made possible thanks to all of you. ❤️ #SkillsUSA #CTEProud #NLSC2024 #StudentSuccess #CareerTechEd #FutureLeaders #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

We’re hiring! Attend our hiring event on Tuesday July 30th! Staff and County Personnel will be on hand to assist you with filling out the application, and conduct in-person interviews with the goal of hiring you the 30th! If successful you will start working at the beginning of the school year in September. Visit tstboces.org/jobs for more information and be sure to sign up using the google registration form to secure your time slot! If you have any questions, please contact hr@tstboces.org or call (607) 257-1551. Hope to see you there! #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🌭🎉 Yesterday marked our beloved TST tradition - Hot Dog Day! 🎉🌭 On the last day of the school year, our administration fires up the grill for a delicious hot dog feast, inviting every staff member to join in the fun! Our Board of Education President delivered an inspiring speech, and we proudly recognized our dedicated team with milestone pins for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 years of service, and an incredible 35-year pin was awarded to Linda Padgett for her years of remarkable commitment, serving on our Board of Education! 🎖️ We also celebrated those stepping into retirement! Congratulations to all our staff members on a fantastic school year! The 2023-2024 school year was one to remember, and is now officially in the history books! For those who won't be setting an alarm come September, enjoy every moment of your well-deserved retirement! We will greatly miss each of you!🌟💙 #HotDogDay #SchoolTradition #MilestoneAchievements #RetirementCelebration #SchoolsOutForSummer #TSTBOCES #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

☀️🎶 School's out for Summer!☀️🎶 Wrapping up an incredible school year with unforgettable memories! Relive the best moments from our Senior Fun Day and last days of the '23-'24 school year spent together. 🎓📸 Wishing everyone an amazing summer! 🏖️🎉 #SummerBreak #SeniorFunDay #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

✨🎉Talk about a fun Friday! We celebrated our Turning Point Elementary Awards Ceremony on 6/21 and it was an afternoon full of smiles! 💙✨ Each student received a one-of-a-kind, artistic picture made up of words describing their awesome traits, hand-picked by their amazing teachers. Families, friends, and staff had so much fun guessing who each picture would be awarded to and watching the kids light up with joy as they received their awards. Congratulations to all on a fantastic school year! 🥳🎨🏆 #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #EndOfYearFestivities #SchoolYearSuccess #HaveAGreatSummer #BOCESProud

Laci Prignon Named TST BOCES Career and Tech Student of the Year! Read all about her ➡️ https://www.tstboces.org/article/1653709

🎓 🌟 Congratulations to the Bridges Class of 2024! 🧑‍🎓🌟 #Classof2024 #CongratsGrad #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud 📸 For the full album, visit our Facebook page!

🎬✨ Check out the 2024 CTE Lip Dub, featuring "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees! 🎶🪩 Huge shoutout to our amazing Digital Media seniors for creating, directing, and producing this fantastic 70's disco-themed project. Our students and staff sure had fun boogying and grooving to the beat! 🎶🕺💃 Watch it here: https://youtu.be/V9RBDkCSUNA #CTELipDub #StayinAlive #DigitalMedia #CTETradition #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🎓✨ Last night was a night to remember! Congratulations to the RAS Class of 2024 on your incredible achievements. Your hard work, perseverance, and dedication have paid off, and we couldn’t be prouder! 📜 📸 For the full album, visit our Facebook page! #RASGrad2024 #ClassOf2024 #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🎓 The room was filled with immense pride as we celebrated the 2024 TST BOCES Career and Tech + New Visions Completer Ceremony at Tompkins Cortland Community College on Tuesday night! 📜 🌟 To the amazing CTE + New Visions Class of 2024, we are incredibly proud of each of your accomplishments and look forward to the impact you'll have on this world. Go forth and make your mark — the future is yours! 🌎 #CTE #TC3 #NewVisions #FutureLeaders #Graduation2024 #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🎉🎓 Hip Hip Hooray for our GED Graduates! On Friday, we celebrated the GED Graduation Ceremony with graduates from TST BOCES Adult Education and our Regional Alternative School! We are so proud of you and can’t wait to see where life takes you next! 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓🌟 #GED #Classof2024 #CongratsGrads #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

The Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES Board of Education is excited to announce the appointment of Ms. Lily Talcott as the new District Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer of TST BOCES. Talcott, who has served as deputy superintendent in the Ithaca City School District since 2018, was officially appointed this morning, June 18, 2024 by the TST BOCES Board of Education. Congratulations Ms. Talcott on this appointment! As a community, we eagerly anticipate your leadership and guidance to assist students in achieving success at TST BOCES.

🎓 🌟 Congratulations to the Springboard Class of 2024! 🧑‍🎓🌟 #Classof2024 #CongratsGrad #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🎉 Achievement Overload! 🏆 On Tuesday, June 11th, CTE proudly hosted the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) Induction Ceremony along with our Junior Awards Ceremony! Each CTE teacher honored two outstanding junior students with special awards: the Highest Achiever and the Teacher Award. 🌟 Congratulations to all the inductees and award recipients for their hard work and dedication! We are so proud of each and every one of you! 🌟 #NTHS #JuniorAwards #TradesRock #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud

🎓 🌟 Congratulations to the Turning Point Class of 2024! 🧑‍🎓🌟 #Classof2024 #CongratsGrad #ConnectingMindsInspiringGrowth #BOCESProud