Students gained hands-on experience, built valuable skills, and created projects in the shop. Campers learned the basics of stick and MIG welding, while returning students from last year practiced TIG welding and explored more intermediate techniques.
It was a summer filled with sparks, creativity, teamwork, and learning!
New faces, new connections, and a new school year ahead! We were thrilled to welcome our newest employees during New Employee Orientation at Coopers Campus today 🍎 #PROUDTOBEGST
Register your vehicle for $15 between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., check out an incredible lineup of vehicles, and cast your vote before 1 p.m.
Spectator admission is $5, and kids 10 and under are FREE! 🏁🚘☀️
A special thank you to our sponsors for helping make this event possible. Your support helps bring our community together for a day of amazing vehicles, fun, and friendly competition! 🏁
Be sure to check out our event page and follow us on social media for the latest updates, announcements, and event information as we get closer to the big day. 📲🚗✨
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What an amazing two days! 🙌
The 2026 EmpowerED Conference brought educators together to learn from one another, share innovative ideas, and build meaningful connections. We are grateful to every presenter, attendee, and staff member who helped create an engaging experience centered on professional growth.📚
Special thanks to keynote speakers Adolph (Doc) Brown and Gerry Brooks for their inspiring messages and memorable presentations.
And thank you to our outstanding sponsors for helping make it all possible:
⭐ Platinum: ComSource, Elite Gaming, PowerSchool, ParentSquare, Cumming Nature Center
⭐ Gold: Stark Tech
⭐ Silver: Math & Movement
⭐ Audio Provided By: Lightspeed
👏A big shoutout to the GST BOCES Instructional Support Team for demonstrating what our values look like in action. Through exceptional service, strong leadership, seamless collaboration, and unwavering integrity, they turned a shared vision into a successful and impactful event.
That's a wrap on EmpowerED 2026! 📚✨ Two days of learning, collaboration, and connection with educators from across the region. Thank you to everyone who joined us.
Make a meaningful impact in students' lives with GST BOCES! We are currently seeking passionate professionals for the following opportunities:
🧩 Special Education Teacher Aide
Provide direct support to students with diverse learning, behavioral, and developmental needs. Assist teachers in creating safe, inclusive, and engaging learning environments while helping students achieve daily success.
https://gstboces.recruitfront.com/JobPosting?JID=85140
📚 Long-Term Substitute Teacher
Lead and inspire students through differentiated instruction, classroom management, and individualized learning experiences. Ideal for educators committed to supporting academic, behavioral, and emotional growth.
https://gstboces.recruitfront.com/JobPosting?JID=85414
🎨 Art Teacher
Ignite creativity and self-expression through innovative, project-based art instruction. Help students develop artistic skills while fostering imagination, collaboration, and problem-solving.
https://gstboces.recruitfront.com/JobPosting?JID=83456
✅ Competitive benefits package
✅ School calendar schedule with summers off
✅ Health, dental, vision, retirement benefits & more
Apply today!
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Students explored Watkins Glen State Park and its impressive gorge 🌿, learned about aviation history at the Glenn Curtiss Museum ✈️, and volunteered at the local SPCA 🐾, where they gained hands-on experience helping animals in need.
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GST BOCES is seeking a detail-oriented Personnel Clerk to support employee records, onboarding, reporting, and other personnel operations at our Bush Campus.
This full-time position offers competitive pay and excellent benefits, including paid holidays, generous paid time off, health, dental, and vision coverage, NYS Retirement, tuition reimbursement, longevity pay, and more.
If you're looking for a rewarding opportunity to build your career while supporting education and the employees who make student success possible, we encourage you to apply today!
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Our students enjoyed a fun-filled day in the pool and splash pad, took a train ride, jumped on the jump pillow, raced down the mega slide, & so much more! 🌊🚂 The day was made even sweeter with delicious slushies and s’mores. 🍧🔥
We are incredibly grateful to Rhonda, who runs the park, for being so welcoming, kind, & accommodating to our students. Her kindness helped make this special day possible.
It was an energetic, joyful, and truly fantastic way to wrap up ESY! 💙☀️
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From delicious-looking pizza and sushi to colorful fruits, dumplings, & sweet s'mores, every project was uniquely creative and beautifully crafted.
Kudos to all our young artists for bringing these imaginative creations to life!🙌
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Through this partnership, students gain hands-on experience operating heavy equipment, maintaining community spaces, and learning what it takes to succeed in the workforce. Every day brings new challenges, new skills, & valuable lessons that can't be taught in a classroom alone.
We're proud of the amazing work they're doing & the tremendous growth they're showing as they prepare for future careers. Great job, students! 👏
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Ms. Loven's class brought geology to life last week! Students researched and created their own volcanoes — complete with shield, composite, and cinder cone models. From research to eruption, these young scientists showed amazing understanding of Earth's powerful forces!
Way to go, future geologists! 🔬✨
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🔧 Collision Repair & Refinishing Technology Teacher | Wildwood Campus in Hornell
Help prepare the next generation of skilled professionals by providing rigorous classroom instruction, project-based learning, and hands-on training. Empower students with the knowledge and technical skills needed to be college, career, and industry ready.
https://gstboces.recruitfront.com/JobPosting?JID=87477
🍎 Special Education Teacher | Bath Host Site
Are you a passionate, student-centered educator looking to make a lasting impact? Join our dedicated team working with elementary-aged students in an 8:1:1 setting, helping young learners build the academic, social, and emotional skills they need to thrive.
https://gstboces.recruitfront.com/JobPosting?JID=83400
Ready to make an impact? Apply today!
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More than just a car show, this event is a long-standing community tradition that brings together car enthusiasts, families, local businesses, and supporters from across the region.
We're currently seeking sponsors to help make this year's event bigger and better than ever. Sponsorship is a great opportunity to showcase your business while supporting valuable student programs and hands-on learning experiences.
Know a business that would be a great fit? Share this post or tag them below! Together, we can make this year's show one to remember🏁
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Interested in becoming a nail technician? GST BOCES Adult Education is offering a NYS approved 250- hour program to prepare you to become a licensed nail technician. Class starts August 24, 2026, so call today to reserve your spot! #PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESprograms
From graduating #1 in her Nurse Aid class at GST BOCES to becoming a beloved educator and mentor, Ellen's journey is deeply woven into the history of Bush Campus.
Ellen served as Registered Nurse (RN) Clinical Instructor at Bush Campus. Her dedication to students, compassionate spirit, and commitment to helping others have made a lasting impact for generations.
Ellen doesn't seek recognition. She works quietly behind the scenes, always putting students first, whether that means offering support, sharing wisdom, or baking sweet treats before clinical rotations.
Her kindness, leadership, and authenticity have earned the respect of colleagues, former students, and community members alike.
As one colleague shared, "Ellen's heart can be felt at Bush Campus, and her impact reaches far beyond the classroom walls making her truly deserving induction into the BOCES Hall of Fame."
Congratulations, Ellen, on this well-deserved induction into the GST BOCES CTE Hall of Fame!
As part of our newly established CTE Hall of Fame, each campus has been reconnecting with alumni to learn how their experiences helped shape the people they are today.
Devin, a graduate of the Criminal Justice program (2014-15), shared that his time at GST BOCES helped him develop invaluable qualities like empathy, patience, & resilience. He credits the program with teaching him that growth often comes through overcoming challenges and persevering through difficult situations.
Those lessons have carried far beyond the classroom. In the fall of 2024, Devin played a key role in creating Steuben County's Commercial Driver Training Program. Since its launch, he has helped more than 50 individuals earn their commercial driver's licenses, creating opportunities and opening doors for members of the community.
Devin's dedication to helping others succeed reflects the very values that Career and Technical Education strives to instill in students. His commitment to service, leadership, and personal growth continues to make a meaningful impact on those around him.
Congratulations, Devin, on this well-deserved honor and on becoming an inductee into the GST BOCES CTE Hall of Fame!
Together, they explored how to identify and focus on their Wildly Important Goals, leverage the power of lead measures, create visible scoreboards, and strengthen a culture of accountability.
A day filled with collaboration, reflection, and actionable strategies to drive meaningful results for students and schools. #PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESculture #4DX
At the GST BOCES Summer Leadership Retreat 2026, participants from GST BOCES and our component districts spent time exploring the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, building meaningful connections, and investing in their personal and professional development. Together, we are creating a stronger foundation for the future of education.
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Leadership. Connection. Growth.
These are just a few of the experiences taking place today at the Summer Leadership Retreat 2026, and they wouldn't be possible without the support of our sponsors.
Thank you to our generous sponsors for helping make this retreat a meaningful and impactful experience for leaders across our communities.
Title Sponsor: FranklinCovey
Premier Sponsors: AssuredPartners International/Gallagher, HUNT Engineers, Architects & Surveyors, C&S Companies, Stark Tech Renewables, SEI Design Group, and John W. Danforth Company.
Supporting Sponsors: Lawley, Matthews Buses, Inc., Bernard P Donegan Inc, Campus Construction Management Group Inc., New York Bus Sales, LLC, Welliver, Leonard Bus Sales, Inc., FISCAL ADVISORS & MARKETING, Edger Enterprises Inc, and Excellus BCBS.
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