BOCES names students representing Capital Region in nationwide program

Students paving the way for our future are taking on leadership roles in Albany.

SkillsUSA officers were sworn in to their new positions this week.

These students will lead the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center in Albany throughout this school year.

Parents and friends attended the ceremony.

SkillsUSA serves more than 395,000 local high school students.

Here’s the list of students who were sworn-in:

Morning Session Officers

• President Malachi Plaza, Automotive Trades Technology, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
• Vice President Arianna Rivas, Game Design and Implementation, Mohonasen
• Treasurer Danny Martin, Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers, Shenendehowa
• Secretary Sophia Mixson, Culinary Arts and Hospitality Tech, Watervliet
• Parliamentarian Raymond Cortes, Early Childhood Education, Scotia-Glenville
• Historian Johanna Radcliffe, Cosmetology, Bethlehem
• Photographer Kaleigh Canosa, Digital Media Design, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (RCS)
• Community Service Liaison Montserrat Villanueva, Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers, Shenendehowa

Afternoon Session Officers

• President Justin Colindres,  Digital Media Design, Shenendehowa
• Vice President Elena Hymes, Criminal Justice, North Colonie
• Treasurer Natalie Bartlett, Diesel Tech, Cobleskill-Richmondville
• Secretary Nadia Nunn, Digital Media Design, Schenectady
• Parliamentarian Ava Bullington, Cosmetology, North Colonie
• Historian Marcus Williams, Culinary Arts and Hospitality Tech, Schenectady
• Photographer Kylie Bigelow, Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers, Schenectady
• Community Service Liaison Brady Arnold,  Network Technology, RCS