Betsy Conners Fulton City School District Executive Director of Instruction and Assessment stopped in the Cosmetology classroom for a paraffin wax treatment during the open house event. Pictured with Conners is OCB Cosmetology students Jerrica Dishaw (middle) and Cara Riciputo.

Neither rain, nor wind, nor a dip in the mercury stopped Oswego County BOCES’ students and their families along with community members and alumni from attending the organization’s annual Open House event and Come Back To BOCES Celebration. Held this year in conjunction with one another, the event gave visitors an opportunity to not only participate in typical open house activities and meet instructors, but also visit other departments, programs and educational services available within the OCB organization including an alumni and memories table where scrapbooks, class photos and old photographs were pulled from the archives and displayed.

If you are an alumnus of Oswego County BOCES and were not able to attend the event, we would enjoy hearing from you. To share memories, tell us who you are, or how BOCES may have helped you get to where you are today, e-mail us at pr@oswegoboces.org.

The Fulton District Wide Storytelling Festival was held and storytellers from throughout the district showcased their talents in telling a wide variety of stories. Participants told a folktale, fairytale, myth, legend, tall tale or fable. The stories ranged from spooky legends to hilarious tales and many had a useful moral attached that provided a bit [...]

Parents: Get your social life back on track! Go out “guilt-free” and have fun knowing that your children are not just waiting for you by the TV — but are having fun too!

Happy New Year to all of our readers in the tri-county region!
While our Richland facility is closed until April, the society is still active with Friday afternoon hours at the Barclay Court House in Pulaski (2nd floor over DMV, 2pm until 5) or by appointment. We got off to a rocky start following our [...]