Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES

Herkimer BOCES offers FREE English classes for local adults!

Classes are 6-8 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at 320 N. Prospect St. in Herkimer.

Contact us and get started soon: 315-867-1592 or hgrabovica@herkimer-boces.org.

Get to know the CTE programs at Herkimer BOCES in this video and join us on Feb. 27 for Sophomore Visitation Day or March 5 for Open House to find out more!

Watch the video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAt5VXqwICM

The entire Herkimer BOCES Special Programs at the WEB Complex extends a big, warm "thank you" to Santa and Mrs. Claus for visiting us!

Your kindness, holiday spirit and joyful energy filled our halls with excitement. We are so grateful for the smiles you brought to every child.

Poland senior Grace Grems, who is interning at the Creative Outpost through the Herkimer BOCES Advanced Career Immersion Experience (ACIE) program, wrote an article on the ACIE program!

Read it here: https://thedailypost.digital/acie-program-at-herkimer-boces-helps-students-turn-interests-into-career-paths/

Over four days, the Special Education program at Herkimer BOCES hosted a book fair, and our high school students played an active role in running it!

This experience provided valuable real-world skills and an outstanding opportunity for student engagement.

Herkimer BOCES Heavy Equipment Repair Operations and Child Family Services students were among those to help out our School to Careers program at the Journeys Beyond Jarvis career event on Friday for Central Valley!

The Fall 2025 Edition of the Herkimer BOCES Inside Look newsletter is available to read online!

Read the newsletter here: https://herkimerboces.edurooms.com/engage/herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego-boces/newsletters/herkimer-boces-inside-look-fall-2025

The Herkimer BOCES Heavy Equipment Repair Operations program purchased three skid steer attachments from Clinton Tractor this school year to allow students to gain experience with additional types of work!

The HERO junior class is pictured here with the attachments, from left: a 6-foot brush hog, a 7-foot sweeper (attached to the skid steer) and a 6-foot vibrating roller.

Thanks to the past, present and future students who came out to our Adult Practical Nursing Program Open House last night!

Even if you didn't attend, you can still fill out this quick form to let us know you're interested in joining the program: https://www.herkimer-boces.org/forms/lpn

View WKTV's coverage of the Rural Schools Issues Forum that Herkimer BOCES hosted at Herkimer College: https://www.wktv.com/news/education/whats-worrying-rural-schools-a-discussion-on-challenges-takes-place-in-herkimer/article_bdfc0fb1-6c2f-4013-9a53-68c9c1d587c4.html

View WUTR CNYhomepage's coverage of last night's Rural Schools Issues Forum hosted by Herkimer BOCES at Herkimer College here: https://www.cnyhomepage.com/video/herkimer-forum-pkg/11258778/

Herkimer BOCES 2024 graduate Brendan Parow greeting his sister, Herkimer BOCES junior McKenzie Parow, on Monday after returning for a visit from about a year of being stationed in Germany for the Air Force was featured by multiple local news organizations!

Check out some of the coverage at the links below:

WKTV: https://www.wktv.com/news/education/siblings-reunite-at-local-school-before-veterans-day/article_932a2f60-d8ae-4ad3-accf-a876d23874e0.html

Observer-Dispatch: https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/2025/11/11/airman-stationed-in-germany-surprises-sister-at-herkimer-boces/87219090007/

Daily Sentinel: www.romesentinel.com/entertainment-life/airman-surprises-sister-herkimer-boces-veterans-day/article_8b40e393-c7c1-4b3a-8a77-a1c5946eca22.html

Times Telegram: https://www.timestelegram.com/story/news/2025/11/11/airman-stationed-in-germany-surprises-sister-at-herkimer-boces/87219090007/

Big Frog 104: https://bigfrog104.com/soldier-surprises-sister-herkimer-boces/

CNY News: https://cnynews.com/ixp/39/p/soldier-surprises-sister-herkimer-boces/

Congratulations to Director of Career and Technical Education Zane Mahar for being granted tenure in the area of “director” during last night's Herkimer BOCES Board of Education meeting!

Zane is pictured here with District Superintendent D.J. Shepardson and Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services Kathryn Ferguson.

Don't forget to order your natural wreath by tomorrow to support local scholarships!

Wreaths are $25 and must be ordered by Nov. 7. To order, contact Kelly Mills at Herkimer BOCES at 315-867-2044 or kmills@herkimer-boces.org - or contact and member of the scholarship foundation.

Herkimer Region College & Career Scholarship Foundation’s annual natural wreath sale helps provide financial assistance to technical scholars through awards the foundation gives out each year.

Read more: https://www.herkimer-boces.org/article/2510719

This is the last week to order your natural wreath and support local scholarships!

Wreaths are $25 and must be ordered by Nov. 7. To order, contact Kelly Mills at Herkimer BOCES at 315-867-2044 or kmills@herkimer-boces.org - or contact and member of the scholarship foundation.

Herkimer Region College & Career Scholarship Foundation’s annual natural wreath sale helps provide financial assistance to technical scholars through awards the foundation gives out each year.

Read more: https://www.herkimer-boces.org/article/2510719

There's just one week left to order your natural wreath and support local scholarships!

Wreaths are $25 and must be ordered by Nov. 7. To order, contact Kelly Mills at Herkimer BOCES at 315-867-2044 or kmills@herkimer-boces.org - or contact and member of the scholarship foundation.

Herkimer Region College & Career Scholarship Foundation’s annual natural wreath sale helps provide financial assistance to technical scholars through awards the foundation gives out each year.

Read more: https://www.herkimer-boces.org/article/2510719

Special Programs at the WEB Complex students had a blast showing off their creativity for our Pumpkin Decorating Contest!

Each classroom designed and decorated their own masterpiece. Now that all entries have been submitted, our staff and students will be voting on their favorites.

Thank you to Cullen Pumpkin Farm for generously donating 20 pumpkins to us!

DID YOU KNOW? Every year, when the Herkimer BOCES Building Construction program completes a house and prepares it to be moved, a branch from a tree on the BOCES property is attached to the house for good luck.

Building Construction teacher John Martin said former teacher Ed Head started the branch tradition, so Martin has continued it along with teacher Shelby Creater.