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Student Hector Melendez checks pressures on an air conditioning unit. GETTING TO wORk:Career & Tech HVAC/Plumbing Program Pays OffHector Melendez is a senior at Pine company that is owned by a graduate heating and related climate control Bush High School and a student in of the BOCES program. Hector said systems. Throughout the program, stu-the Orange-Ulster BOCES HVAC/Plumb- this enabled him to get used to the dents gain daily hands-on experience.ing Program. At 17 years old, Hector trade. He did residential heating and All CTE programs teach students howknows exactly what he wants to be air conditioning work, as well as a little to become employable, including workwhen he graduates in June. He knows plumbing. Now his goal is to get into ethics and job seeking skills.because he has already had a chance the New York City HVAC union afterto try it out. graduation. The HVAC/Plumbing instructor is Timothy Lennon, who is a graduateAs a student in one of BOCES Career “Coming to BOCES was the of the BOCES Program. “Students likeand Technical Education (CTE) pro- best decision. I get to work Hector who work hard are in a greatgrams, Hector spends 2½ hours a day place after coming here for two years.during junior and senior year learning with my hands, which is There are many jobs in this field. Somean in-demand construction trade, and something I’ve always students do go to college after takingwill be qualified to go right to work the program, but they can go right toafter graduation. Like all OU BOCES been good at.” work with no educational expense ifconstruction programs, the HVAC/ that is what they choose.”Plumbing Program is accredited by – Hector Melendezthe National Center for Construction Both Hector’s brother and sister also at-Education and Research (NCCER). This Hector said, “Coming to BOCES was tended BOCES CTE Programs—Nursingenables students like Hector to leave the best decision. I get to work with my and Computer Assisted Design. Hectorhigh school with an industry standard hands, which is something I’ve always wasn’t sure which BOCES program hecertification. He will also be able to sit been good at.” He also likes the fact wanted to take, but after visiting thefor an Environmental Protection Agen- that he was able to meet new people HVAC/Plumbing Program, he decidedcy (EPA) refrigerant handling certifica- since CTE students come to BOCES to try it. His advice to students: “Even iftion exam. from 17 different school districts. you aren’t sure, still take it.”After spending just one year in the Students in the HVAC/Plumbing Pro-HVAC/Plumbing Program, Hector was gram are taught the skills necessary forable to get a summer job as a helper employment in the areas of plumbing,at a local Orange County HVACVisit our website at ouboces.org to learn more about the greatopportunities OU BOCES provides for our region.Join us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! 19www.JOHNKIDDPROMOTIONS.com

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By Abigail Cummings Photos by John KiddThis November, Cornwall Public Libraryhonored our Military Veterans withtheir annual Veteran’s Day reception.Guests enjoyed refreshments whileviewing photographs, letters, medalsand more from community members’personal collections. Young guestsshowed their patriotism by decoratingtheir own paper American flags and lis-tening to first hand accounts from theVeterans themselves. It was a wonder-ful afternoon spent connecting pastand present. To all our Veterans, thankyou, on Veteran’s day and every day! 25www.JOHNKIDDPROMOTIONS.com

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CORMNMAWOYNBATRLGLOMOEKWINTER2015 RY2nd Anniversary Issue SUMMER 2017Randi Carroll: Eat This Bakery // Ed Benson Memorial Day Jones Farm // Beauty and the FREE /B/eMaEsStLM/iv/ian4ygtbMhruoosofekuJmBulo/y/yV/S/acllSeotyuoCtramTbrinKoeiotnpsg/2A/3dH6voep/sn/t&MuCrraeoypTbsor/uo/roBsku/rW/neiAtntdHPiEkanevsFiTleiohRmnrobEulegEh/F/HRi9s0tEoYreEyars of Maybrook // 31www.JOHNKIDDPROMOTIONS.com

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