MORRISVILLE, NY— More than 700 high school students from 17 schools will converge on the Morrisville State College campus as they showcase a multitude of skills and talents in the Region II BOCES Skills USA competition on Feb. 26.
The annual conference features high school students from technical schools and BOCES programs throughout Central New York competing in a variety of events.
The competition includes more than 50 contests ranging from nurse assisting, job interviews, commercial baking, culinary arts, and cosmetology, to cabinet making, collision repair technology, carpentry, welding and electrical construction wiring.
Contests will be held throughout the campus including at the college’s auto and wood technology buildings, Bailey Hall and the Copper Turret, a college-run restaurant. They will begin at 9:30 a.m. and some contests will run through mid-afternoon.
Competitions will be judged by Morrisville State faculty, students, and industry and education representatives. The college will be offering scholarship opportunities to some of the award winners.
An awards ceremony will follow the contests with trophies awarded to the top three finishers in each competition. The top winners in each category go on to compete in the statewide competition. One winner from each state competition will go on to a national competition.
In the event of inclement weather, the competition will be held March 4.
For more information about the BOCES Skills USA competition, contact Sarah Mazza at 315.684.6076, or mazzas@morrisville.edu.
Participating Centers
- Adirondack Central
- Broome - Tioga BOCES
- Bohlen Technical Center
- Cayuga - Onondaga BOCES
- DCMO BOCES - Chenango CTE Center
- DCMO BOCES - R.W. Harrold CTE Center
- Herkimer County BOCES
- HG Sackett Technical Center
- Institute of Technology
- Madison - Oneida BOCES
- NCOC - Northern Catskills Occupational Center
- OCM - Charles H. McEvoy
- OCM - IE Henry Center
- OAOC - Otsego Area Occupational Center
- Oneida Herkimer Madison BOCES
- The Center for Instruction, Technology, and Innovation
- Seaway Career & Technical Education Center
Morrisville State College’s curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. An action-oriented, interactive learning lab, the college is a national leader in technology and has been lauded for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs.
The college was ranked among the Best Regional Colleges in the North by U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2016 issue and was also recognized in the Top Public Schools, Regional Colleges North in the 2016 Best Colleges rankings.