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October 6, 2023
Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES welcomes our new District Superintendent D.J. Shepardson, who started on Oct. 1.
The Herkimer BOCES Board of Education selected Shepardson...
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September 22, 2023
Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES District Superintendent Sandra Sherwood is retiring at the end of September, and Herkimer BOCES is throwing her a celebration titled "Sandy's...
![VP-TECH students present at New York Power Authority event from their internship](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego_boces%2C_ny_ar/article/image/large_43034c8e-e65f-47b5-8101-f37d7e369d9a.jpg)
September 6, 2023
Three participants from the Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES Valley Pathways in Technology Early College High took part in a New York Power Authority internship this summer a...
![Sandy Sherwood passes a microphone to DJ Shepardson](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego_boces%2C_ny_ar/article/image/large_f73d8cb3-af38-40dd-aaf5-26a80bcd876d.jpg)
September 6, 2023
The annual welcome event for all Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES staff before students return to school had extra meaning this year for multiple reasons.
It was the l...
![Sandy Sherwood, Shawn Maxson, DJ Shepardson, Brayden Shepardson and Erin Louis at golf tournament award presentation](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego_boces%2C_ny_ar/article/image/large_9524b31b-461d-4258-a5b7-01e4525885d0.jpg)
August 31, 2023
The 20 th annual Herkimer Region College & Career Scholarship Foundation Golf Tournament raised more than $13,000 to provide scholarships to students pursuing college or employme...
![Rescue Heroes participants pose in front of the Ilion firehouse with police chief and firefighter](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego_boces%2C_ny_ar/article/image/large_2a2b1435-b115-43c0-8cad-7ac57da65848.jpg)
August 7, 2023
When 13 local female students recently went through the first Rescue Heroes Summer Day Camp at Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES, there were many ‘aha’ moments as the students...
![Future District Superintendent DJ Shepardson signs his contract with Shawn Maxson and Holly Pullis](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego_boces%2C_ny_ar/article/image/large_e8ca77cc-fe83-4ff5-a39c-86d6e0b20322.jpg)
July 18, 2023
HERKIMER – The annual Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES Board of Education reorganization meeting always involves voting on the board leadership, but this year, it also includ...
![Herkimer BOCES District Wide School Safety Plan Draft Cover with the BOCES logo on it](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego_boces%2C_ny_ar/article/image/large_013e57a7-4ae1-4096-8cf5-4640f107fed7.jpg)
July 17, 2023
The Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES Draft 2023-2024 BOCES Wide Safety Plan is now available for public review.
To download the draft plan, click here. A Herkimer BOC...
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July 13, 2023
During the 2022-23 school year, Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES Health Science Careers students had the opportunity to hear directly from two graduates about how they benefi...
![Three Welding winning juniors post together](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego_boces%2C_ny_ar/article/image/large_b554314f-2420-478a-b82f-46a572eb10c6.jpg)
June 29, 2023
Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES Welding and Metal Fabrication students completed hands-on projects and presented them to other students, staff and administrators during mock...
![Environmental conservation officer teaching student how to cast a fishing pole](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego_boces%2C_ny_ar/article/image/large_6302e7d0-3658-4bd6-ac26-bf4a65739301.jpg)
June 28, 2023
Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES Special Education students in English language arts teacher Charlene Bufalini’s class recently had the opportunity to visit Fulmer Creek in M...
![Team Dangle members pose with plaques from 2022 golf tournament](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego_boces%2C_ny_ar/article/image/large_979deceb-82e6-41cb-a50e-620952a7ab82.jpg)
June 27, 2023
The 20 th annual Herkimer Region College & Career Scholarship Foundation Golf Tournament will raise money to provide scholarships to students attending college following a vocati...
![Special Programs graduates pose together outside](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego_boces%2C_ny_ar/article/image/large_4249341d-50c5-4b67-b2d4-7a8b9f30ecaf.jpg)
June 26, 2023
Four students who attend Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES Special Education classes at the Herkimer BOCES William E. Busacker Complex in Herkimer were recognized with a gradu...
![Visual Communications SkillsUSA national champion students at national competition](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego_boces%2C_ny_ar/article/image/large_5eeef5a6-22e2-4ce9-b4fd-523ff759f0ce.jpg)
June 24, 2023
Three Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES Visual Communications Media Arts students teamed up to win a national championship at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conf...
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June 22, 2023
The Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) has selected Donald (DJ) Shepardson as its new district superintendent and chief executive of...
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June 17, 2023
As students lit each other’s candles and passed the flame down the row, the light grew in the otherwise dark auditorium, moments before more than 30 local adults officially comple...
![LPN graduate speaking in classroom](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego_boces%2C_ny_ar/article/image/large_987f09b5-b6c6-4e5c-9e94-a8bd6670ba13.jpg)
June 15, 2023
The Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES Adult Practical Nursing
Program is currently recruiting adult students for the next school year
and is releasing three videos about t...
![CTE completers pose in front of the stage at Herkimer College](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego_boces%2C_ny_ar/article/image/large_942bc91d-c2c8-489d-8a3d-78b1566795f3.jpg)
June 15, 2023
The 170 students who completed Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES Career and Technical Education programs this school year were honored in a graduation-style ceremony on Tuesda...
![Junior CTE students on stage holding awards](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego_boces%2C_ny_ar/article/image/large_3096b932-dd69-432d-9f32-72fd0188c95f.jpg)
June 14, 2023
Congratulations to all of the Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES Technical Education students who won awards during a recent ceremony for juniors!
Below are photos from ...
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June 12, 2023
Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES Adult Practical Nursing Program students recently had the chance to meet with prospective employers in the Mohawk Valley and see first-hand h...