✨ Learning Gets Messy—in the Best Way! ✨
Hands-on learning was in full swing at one of our western end host sites, where students dove into an interactive activity using shaving cream to explore new concepts in a fun, sensory-rich way. 🫧✍️ #PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESprograms
Hands-on learning was in full swing at one of our western end host sites, where students dove into an interactive activity using shaving cream to explore new concepts in a fun, sensory-rich way. 🫧✍️ #PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESprograms
🍎 Celebrating an Outstanding Educator! 🍎
Join us in congratulating Ashley Crozier, GST BOCES teacher at Horseheads High School, who was recently nominated and selected for the Golden Apple Award through WETM! This prestigious award honors local educators who consistently demonstrate professionalism, passion, and excellence in education.
On April 16, Ashley was proudly presented with this award in recognition of her unwavering dedication to student growth and success. Her commitment to empowering students and making a lasting impact in the classroom truly exemplifies the spirit of the Golden Apple Award.
👏 Congratulations, Ashley, and thank you for all you do for your students and our community!
#PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESintegrity #GSTBOCESculture
Join us in congratulating Ashley Crozier, GST BOCES teacher at Horseheads High School, who was recently nominated and selected for the Golden Apple Award through WETM! This prestigious award honors local educators who consistently demonstrate professionalism, passion, and excellence in education.
On April 16, Ashley was proudly presented with this award in recognition of her unwavering dedication to student growth and success. Her commitment to empowering students and making a lasting impact in the classroom truly exemplifies the spirit of the Golden Apple Award.
👏 Congratulations, Ashley, and thank you for all you do for your students and our community!
#PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESintegrity #GSTBOCESculture
We’re thrilled to celebrate an incredible milestone for two of our Criminal Justice students at the Coopers Campus! Yowrick M. and Aurora J. were officially sworn in and proudly signed their letters of intent to join the United States Coast Guard. Their dedication, leadership, and commitment to service truly embody the values of BOCES. As they take this exciting next step, we have no doubt they are destined to make a meaningful impact. Congratulations, Yowrick and Aurora - we are #PROUDTOBEGST of you both! 🚢🇺🇸
☀️🪁 Sunshine, smiles, and soaring kites! Mrs. Dale’s students recently took full advantage of the beautiful weather, heading outside to fly kites and enjoy the fresh air at one of our Western End Host Sites. Learning looks even better under blue skies! #GSTBOCESculture #GSTBOCESprograms #PROUDTOBEGST
🐾 Learning With Purpose at Phoenix Academy 🐾
Students from our Day Treatment high school classes at Phoenix Academy recently spent time volunteering at the Chemung County SPCA, putting compassion and responsibility into action. From helping care for animals to supporting shelter staff, our students showed leadership, teamwork, and heart.
These hands-on experiences help students build confidence, give back to the community, and see the impact they can make—one paw at a time. 💙
#PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESculture #GSTBOCESpartnerships
Students from our Day Treatment high school classes at Phoenix Academy recently spent time volunteering at the Chemung County SPCA, putting compassion and responsibility into action. From helping care for animals to supporting shelter staff, our students showed leadership, teamwork, and heart.
These hands-on experiences help students build confidence, give back to the community, and see the impact they can make—one paw at a time. 💙
#PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESculture #GSTBOCESpartnerships
🌱 Growing Minds & Green Thumbs! 🌱
In honor of Arbor Day, students explored our campus on a seed‑hunting adventure! After discovering nature’s tiny treasures, they planted their seeds in plastic cups to take home and watch them grow. 🌳✨
This hands‑on activity is a fun extension of the Structure of Life science unit, where Mrs. Fervan’s students are learning how plants grow from seed to stem. Learning rooted in nature! 🌍💚
#PROUDTOBEGST #KnowledgeableatGSTBOCES #GSTBOCESculture
In honor of Arbor Day, students explored our campus on a seed‑hunting adventure! After discovering nature’s tiny treasures, they planted their seeds in plastic cups to take home and watch them grow. 🌳✨
This hands‑on activity is a fun extension of the Structure of Life science unit, where Mrs. Fervan’s students are learning how plants grow from seed to stem. Learning rooted in nature! 🌍💚
#PROUDTOBEGST #KnowledgeableatGSTBOCES #GSTBOCESculture
🎉 Congratulations to Monte and Cameron from Coopers Campus!
They recently completed a week‑long internship with the Corning Inc. Security Division, gaining real‑world experience in the field of security. #PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESculture #GSTBOCESpartnerships
They recently completed a week‑long internship with the Corning Inc. Security Division, gaining real‑world experience in the field of security. #PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESculture #GSTBOCESpartnerships
GST BOCES Phoenix Academy Work Study Program is representing GST BOCES at the BOCES Expo Event in Albany today! This program plays a vital role in preparing students for life after high school by focusing on real-world experience, career readiness, and individual strengths. #PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESprograms #GSTBOCESintegrity
📢 We’re Hiring!
GST BOCES is seeking a Director of the Central Business Office (CBO) to join our team.
✅ Full-time position
📍 Bush Campus – Building 11
The Director of CBO oversees business and financial services for participating districts, including payroll, accounting, purchasing, budget development, auditing, and shared business services.
If you’re an experienced financial leader ready to support school districts through collaborative services, we want to hear from you!
👉 Learn more about typical work activities, qualifications, requirements, and how to apply: https://gstboces.recruitfront.com/JobPosting.aspx?JID=80909
#PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESleadership #GSTBOCESintegrity #GSTBOCESservice #GSTBOCEScollaboration #GSTBOCESculture
GST BOCES is seeking a Director of the Central Business Office (CBO) to join our team.
✅ Full-time position
📍 Bush Campus – Building 11
The Director of CBO oversees business and financial services for participating districts, including payroll, accounting, purchasing, budget development, auditing, and shared business services.
If you’re an experienced financial leader ready to support school districts through collaborative services, we want to hear from you!
👉 Learn more about typical work activities, qualifications, requirements, and how to apply: https://gstboces.recruitfront.com/JobPosting.aspx?JID=80909
#PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESleadership #GSTBOCESintegrity #GSTBOCESservice #GSTBOCEScollaboration #GSTBOCESculture
Project SEARCH interns began their third rotations this week furthering their workplace skills while on location at Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital. #PROUDTOBEGST
⭐️ GST BOCES Bush Campus: New Visions Business & Industry Interviews ⭐️
We’re looking forward to welcoming our business and industry partners to the GST BOCES Bush Campus for this year’s New Visions Business & Industry Interviews!
Our New Visions students will be representing the following programs:
❤️ Health Careers
🤝 Human Services & Education
🚀 Innovation, Leadership & Business
This event gives students an incredible opportunity to connect with real-world professionals, practice industry interviewing, and explore future career pathways.
📣 Business & industry partners interested in participating:
Please reach out using the contact information provided on the event flyer!
#PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESpartnerships #PreparedatGSTBOCES
We’re looking forward to welcoming our business and industry partners to the GST BOCES Bush Campus for this year’s New Visions Business & Industry Interviews!
Our New Visions students will be representing the following programs:
❤️ Health Careers
🤝 Human Services & Education
🚀 Innovation, Leadership & Business
This event gives students an incredible opportunity to connect with real-world professionals, practice industry interviewing, and explore future career pathways.
📣 Business & industry partners interested in participating:
Please reach out using the contact information provided on the event flyer!
#PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESpartnerships #PreparedatGSTBOCES
🚗💥 NEW OPPORTUNITY AT WILDWOOD CAMPUS! 💥🚗
Ready to turn your passion for cars into a career? The Collision Repair & Refinishing Technology program at Wildwood Campus is your fast track into a high‑demand, fast‑growing industry!
As a student, you’ll get hands‑on experience with the same advanced tools and equipment used in today’s professional repair shops, learning everything from start to finish — estimating to refinishing.
🔧 You’ll build skills in:
✅ Vehicle construction fundamentals
✅ Panel replacement & welding
✅ Detailing, surface prep & paint correction
✅ Modern painting technology
✅ Electronic estimating & small business basics
✅ Plastic, composite & sheet‑metal repair
🎓 Interested? Talk to your school counselor today and start building the skills that can launch your career in collision repair!
#PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESleadership #GSTBOCESintegrity #GSTBOCESprograms
Ready to turn your passion for cars into a career? The Collision Repair & Refinishing Technology program at Wildwood Campus is your fast track into a high‑demand, fast‑growing industry!
As a student, you’ll get hands‑on experience with the same advanced tools and equipment used in today’s professional repair shops, learning everything from start to finish — estimating to refinishing.
🔧 You’ll build skills in:
✅ Vehicle construction fundamentals
✅ Panel replacement & welding
✅ Detailing, surface prep & paint correction
✅ Modern painting technology
✅ Electronic estimating & small business basics
✅ Plastic, composite & sheet‑metal repair
🎓 Interested? Talk to your school counselor today and start building the skills that can launch your career in collision repair!
#PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESleadership #GSTBOCESintegrity #GSTBOCESprograms
Native pollination garden kits are on their way to area Life Science teachers courtesy of the GST Science Center! #PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESleadership #PreparedatGSTBOCES
💼🤝 Thank You to Our Business & Industry Partners! 🤝💼
The Greater Southern Tier BOCES Career and Technical Education Program at the Bush Campus in Elmira extends a heartfelt thank you to our incredible business and industry partners for supporting our students during this year’s Business & Industry Interview Day.
We were proud to welcome 75 professionals from 55 local businesses who volunteered their time and expertise to conduct simulated interviews with senior students enrolled in 13 different CTE programs. Your participation gave students a powerful, real-world learning experience that simply cannot be replicated in the classroom alone.
Through these interviews, employers had the opportunity to:
Learn more about GST BOCES CTE programs
Meet and assess prospective graduates and future employees
Provide meaningful feedback on students’ job-seeking and interview skills
At the same time, students gained invaluable insight into:
Local businesses and career pathways
Job roles and expectations
Hiring processes and workplace professionalism
For many years, Spring Employers Day has been an essential part of preparing our students for future employment, and your continued involvement makes a lasting impact on their confidence, readiness, and success.
Thank you for investing in our students, strengthening our community, and helping shape the future workforce of the Greater Southern Tier. We truly couldn’t do this without you! 💙
#PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESpartnerships #GSTBOCEScollaboration
The Greater Southern Tier BOCES Career and Technical Education Program at the Bush Campus in Elmira extends a heartfelt thank you to our incredible business and industry partners for supporting our students during this year’s Business & Industry Interview Day.
We were proud to welcome 75 professionals from 55 local businesses who volunteered their time and expertise to conduct simulated interviews with senior students enrolled in 13 different CTE programs. Your participation gave students a powerful, real-world learning experience that simply cannot be replicated in the classroom alone.
Through these interviews, employers had the opportunity to:
Learn more about GST BOCES CTE programs
Meet and assess prospective graduates and future employees
Provide meaningful feedback on students’ job-seeking and interview skills
At the same time, students gained invaluable insight into:
Local businesses and career pathways
Job roles and expectations
Hiring processes and workplace professionalism
For many years, Spring Employers Day has been an essential part of preparing our students for future employment, and your continued involvement makes a lasting impact on their confidence, readiness, and success.
Thank you for investing in our students, strengthening our community, and helping shape the future workforce of the Greater Southern Tier. We truly couldn’t do this without you! 💙
#PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESpartnerships #GSTBOCEScollaboration
🏗️ Support Student Learning — Buy a Shed from Bush Campus!
Looking for a durable, well-built shed? When you purchase a structure from Bush Campus, you’re doing more than adding storage — you’re investing in student success.
Each shed is built by students in construction, building trades, and related programs, giving them hands-on, real-world experience that prepares them for future careers. Your purchase helps students develop practical skills that last a lifetime!
📧 All inquiries must be made by contacting:
whansell@gstboces.org
✅ Quality craftsmanship
✅ Real-world learning
✅ Support the next generation of builders
#PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESintegrity
Looking for a durable, well-built shed? When you purchase a structure from Bush Campus, you’re doing more than adding storage — you’re investing in student success.
Each shed is built by students in construction, building trades, and related programs, giving them hands-on, real-world experience that prepares them for future careers. Your purchase helps students develop practical skills that last a lifetime!
📧 All inquiries must be made by contacting:
whansell@gstboces.org
✅ Quality craftsmanship
✅ Real-world learning
✅ Support the next generation of builders
#PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESintegrity
🎉 Wildwood PBIS Fun in Action! 🎉
Students in the Alternative Education class at Wildwood are working hard and earning PBIS tickets for demonstrating positive behaviors—and the rewards are getting creative! 👏
On April 1st, Blake cashed in 20 of his tickets for a one-of-a-kind incentive: Mr. Nicholson rocked a do-rag for the entire day! 😄
But the fun doesn’t stop there… other students are setting their sights high and racing toward 100 tickets before June for an even bigger reward—the chance to shave or dye Mr. Nicholson’s hair! 🎨✂️
The Wildwood PBIS Committee would like to give a huge THANK YOU to Mr. Nicholson for being such a great sport and for supporting our students in a fun and meaningful way. 💙
#PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESculture
Students in the Alternative Education class at Wildwood are working hard and earning PBIS tickets for demonstrating positive behaviors—and the rewards are getting creative! 👏
On April 1st, Blake cashed in 20 of his tickets for a one-of-a-kind incentive: Mr. Nicholson rocked a do-rag for the entire day! 😄
But the fun doesn’t stop there… other students are setting their sights high and racing toward 100 tickets before June for an even bigger reward—the chance to shave or dye Mr. Nicholson’s hair! 🎨✂️
The Wildwood PBIS Committee would like to give a huge THANK YOU to Mr. Nicholson for being such a great sport and for supporting our students in a fun and meaningful way. 💙
#PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESculture
👏 Making a Difference, One Donation at a Time! 👏
Wildwood New Visions Human Services & Education students came together to collect over 180 hygiene supplies, helping the counseling department launch a Hygiene Closet right here on campus.
This powerful, student‑led effort ensures that every student has access to essential items—because dignity, confidence, and well‑being matter. 💙
We’re so proud of our students for turning compassion into action and helping build a stronger, more supportive school community for all!
#PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESservice #GSTBOCESculture
Wildwood New Visions Human Services & Education students came together to collect over 180 hygiene supplies, helping the counseling department launch a Hygiene Closet right here on campus.
This powerful, student‑led effort ensures that every student has access to essential items—because dignity, confidence, and well‑being matter. 💙
We’re so proud of our students for turning compassion into action and helping build a stronger, more supportive school community for all!
#PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESservice #GSTBOCESculture
Learning comes alive in Mrs. Cavalier’s science class!
Last week, students experimented with vinegar, coloring tablets, and eggs to explore mixtures and solutions - turning science concepts into colorful, hands‑on discoveries!
#PROUDTOBEGST #GSTBOCESprograms
Last week brought some extra spring magic as the Easter Bunny hopped into Wildwood and the Hornell Preschool campus. The joy, the smiles, the memories—definitely a 10/10 visit! 🐣🌷
Collaboration and Career Exploration in Action! 🎉
New Visions Engineering students on the Wildwood Campus had an incredible opportunity to visit Lakelands Concrete Products in Lima, NY, where we got an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the facility. From start to finish, it was a hands-on experience that brought engineering to life!
During our visit, Jacob, design engineer shared insights into his role, walking students through CAD drawings and even showcasing 3D-printed components used in real projects. Students also got to see the impressive process of moving massive concrete walls and watching concrete being poured into molds—something you don’t get to see every day!
It was exciting for students to connect what they’re learning in the classroom to real-world applications, ask questions, and explore potential career paths in engineering.
We had a fantastic day leading into break! A huge thank you to Stacy, Jacob, and the team at Lakelands Concrete Products for welcoming us, sharing your expertise, and inspiring our students by showing them another side of what engineers can do. 👏
#GSTBOCES, #LakelandsConcrete
New Visions Engineering students on the Wildwood Campus had an incredible opportunity to visit Lakelands Concrete Products in Lima, NY, where we got an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the facility. From start to finish, it was a hands-on experience that brought engineering to life!
During our visit, Jacob, design engineer shared insights into his role, walking students through CAD drawings and even showcasing 3D-printed components used in real projects. Students also got to see the impressive process of moving massive concrete walls and watching concrete being poured into molds—something you don’t get to see every day!
It was exciting for students to connect what they’re learning in the classroom to real-world applications, ask questions, and explore potential career paths in engineering.
We had a fantastic day leading into break! A huge thank you to Stacy, Jacob, and the team at Lakelands Concrete Products for welcoming us, sharing your expertise, and inspiring our students by showing them another side of what engineers can do. 👏
#GSTBOCES, #LakelandsConcrete
