Due to the anticipated high heat index, Dutchess BOCES will dismiss all students at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, June 23; Tuesday, June 24, and Wednesday, June 25. This decision was made to ensure the safety and comfort of our students.
Nine dedicated Dutchess BOCES staff members earned tenure during the 23024-25 school year and were honored at a reception during the June Board of Trustees meeting.
Representatives of 13 Dutchess County school districts gathered at Villa Borghese in Wappingers Falls to honor each district’s distinguished graduates at the Dutchess BOCES Distinguished Graduate Recognition Breakfast this month. Each high school recognized two students.
Morgan Leonard enjoyed her educational experience at Dutchess BOCES’ Career and Technical Institute and is ready for what’s next. The early childhood education student was one of 321 students recognized for completing their programs at CTI’s Recognition Ceremony at the Majed J. Nesheiwat Convention Center in Poughkeepsie June 12.
Sixteen Career & Technical Institute second-year students who were involved in SkillsUSA, were honored for their hard work during a ceremony June 11.
“I’ve got this…I’ve got this!” said Jacob Lloyd as a teacher readied him to enter the Salt Point Center gymnasium for the 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony and walk down the aisle to "Pomp and Circumstance."
Thirty-seven Career & Technical Institute (CTI) students received over $14,000 worth of awards generously donated by Dutchess BOCES’ community partners during the annual CTI Awards Ceremony on June 8.
In the last few weeks before summer break, Resilience Academy students participated in fun activities, including tie-dyeing shirts to wear during the end-of-year assembly tomorrow, June 13.
Water games, carnival activities, bubbles and a DJ electrified Salt Point Center on June 5, 2025, at its annual field day! The outdoor activities took place over three sessions, so students could enjoy a variety of activities, rotating from station to station with their class to ensure everyone got to experience each game.
The Lower Hudson Council of School Superintendents recently recognized four Dutchess BOCES students for their academic achievements. Noah Browne, Sebastian Gonzalez, Victoria Kirsch and Samantha Werner were among the honorees at the organization’s 57th Annual Carroll F. Johnson Scholastic Achievement Dinner held May 21.
Dutchess BOCES’ Career and Technical Institute is encouraging businesses to tap into the creativity of its students to solve challenges they face while providing real-world experiences.
Students at the Resilience Academy had a chance to show off their talents in singing, playing instruments and poetry reading, all while being cheered on by their peers and teachers during the school’s Variety Show on May 29.
Nestled in the small city of Cohoes, NY, flow waterfalls that come second only to Niagara Falls in size within the state of New York. Cohoes Falls is a historic destination providing water to the Erie Canal to connect Buffalo to the Hudson River.
Sitting down with the two service dogs attending their first field day, Peaches (3) and Benny (2), student Quadir Wheeler squealed in delight at the attention he was receiving from both dogs.
“They’re so nice and so soft!” Wheeler exclaimed. “They’re happy to be at field day with me!”
Bennett Knoop pursued an internship that has led to full-time employment with Monumenta Art Conservation and Finishing LLC, in Staatsburg and Milan. The welding student signed with his employer during the Career and Technical Institute’s Career Signing Day in Dutchess BOCES’ Conference Center May 29.
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