LIBERTY, NY — On June 15, the Career & Technical Education Center at Sullivan BOCES held its recognition ceremony for 213 graduating Career & Tech students at the Tri-Valley Central School District. 

The auditorium was filled with smiling faces, cheers and applause as the graduates made their way across the stage to accept their awards and certificates.

Jeffrey Molusky, executive principal of the Career & Technical Education program at Sullivan BOCES, opened the ceremony by welcoming the graduates, parents, board members and school administrators to this joyous occasion. 

He spoke about the advantages of the hands-on learning the students received. Each graduate, regardless of their future path, will benefit from and be better prepared than most as they enter college or the workforce.

Felicity Bauernfeind, a graduate from Sullivan West Central School District, and Allison Weinstein, a graduate from Monticello Central School District, were the class speakers at the ceremony. Each talked about their experiences at the Career & Tech Center, and how attending BOCES has helped them determine their future career paths, and how beneficial and enriching their experience at BOCES has been.

After the students’ speeches, BOCES board members Carol Park, Jackie Rutledge, Keith Stryker and Simmie Williams III presented Felicity Bauernfeind, Matthew Chigbundu-Obiokoye, Samantha Medina Garzon and Allison Weinstein with the BOCES Board Outstanding Career & Technical Education Student Award.  

“Regardless of the path you choose, you will benefit from everything you were taught at the Sullivan BOCES Career and Tech Center,” Molusky said. “Your experience has helped ensure your pathway to further education, training, and sound employment opportunities. Your work may result in dirty hands, sweaty brows, and aching muscles, but take pride in that. These momentary discomforts signify an unsung hero who makes modern life possible. 

“The work you will do is incredibly honorable and necessary,” he continued. “But most of all, you will enjoy the satisfaction of looking at your completed work and saying to yourself, ‘I built that,’ ‘I got that working again,’ or ‘I helped that person.’”   

Dr. Robert Dufour, district superintendent at BOCES, closed the ceremony with a statement from his mother: “Nobody ever does anything on their own.” He explained how everyone has had someone in their lives that have helped them in one way or another. 

Dr. Dufour then asked the students to stand and applaud everyone who has helped them over the years. “We have never succeeded without others, and we must always be thankful to those around us who have helped us succeed.”

For more information about the program offered through the Career & Tech Center, visit www.scboces.org/CTE, the Sullivan County BOCES Facebook page follow it on Twitter and Instagram.

Class of 2023

Allied Health

Erika Allison

Eliezer Cubero Vargas

Olga Gonzales Reyes                                                                                                                                                                             

Camila Gonzalez   

Novalyn Rivas  

Derek Jay Wheeler  

Animal Science

Ethan Blumenthal                                                                                                                                                                                  

William Chellis

Alexandra Cogswell

Emily Rose Curry

Dominic Gagliardo                                                                                                                                                                                 

Azalia Graffeo

Dillan Hanslmaier                                                                                                                                                                                   

Kayleigh Horvath                                                                                                                                                                                    

Caleigh McDole

Marayah Morra                                                                                                                                                                                     

Nataliya Parache                                                                                                                                                                                    

Destiny Pettus

Xaira Sennett                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Auto Body

Oscar Barrera-Campos                                                                                                                                                                         

Jose Bonilla                                                                                                                                                                                             

Joseph Brewer Jr

Austin Dolfini                                                                                                                                                                                          

Connor Evans                                                                                                                                                                                         

Luke Klein

Dylan Mitchell                                                                                                                                                                                        

Devaun Williams                                                                                                                                                                                    

Niel Patel

Auto Tech

Alfredo Arce Embree                                                                                                                                                                            

Benedict Bergmanis                                                                                                                                                                              

Chase Beseth                                                                                                                                                                                          

Louis Bilancione, Jr.                                                                                                                                                                               

Annabella Card                                                                                                                                                                                      

Nathan Coy

Natalio Crespo III                                                                                                                                                                                   

Brandon Cuevas                                                                                                                                                                                     

Rebecca Dalton

Omar Delgado                                                                                                                                                                                        

Nathan Edwards                                                                                                                                                                                     

Ahmed Elakwah

Anthony Hamilton                                                                                                                                                                                 

Jacob Harrington                                                                                                                                                                                   

Rahmel Harris

Russell Hodge Jr.                                                                                                                                                                                    

Joshua Klaus                                                                                                                                                                                           

Matthew Klein

Robert Kurtz                                                                                                                                                                                           

Armando Miguel                                                                                                                                                                                    

Luke Oefelein

Colin Phelps                                                                                                                                                                                            

Zion Smith                                                                                                                                                                                               

Zachary Thiel

Shane Turner                                                                                                                                                                                          

Rodney Wilson                                                                                                                                                                                       

Malachi Wright

Basic Welding

Patrick Adams                                                                                                                                                                                         

Aaron Altman                                                                                                                                                                                         

Bretten Benzenberg

Christopher Brush                                                                                                                                                                                 

Michael Davies Jr.                                                                                                                                                                                  

Armando Diaz

Dominick Furlipa                                                                                                                                                                                    

Lauren Kirk                                                                                                                                                                                              

Nicholas Kirk

Morgan McKinley                                                                                                                                                                                  

Vincent Mingo                                                                                                                                                                                        

Reuben Rausch

Evan Skala                                                                                                                                                                                               

Victor Tyutko                                                                                                                                                                                          

Brooke VanAken

Robert VonGerichten                                                                                                                                                                            

Synaida Wheeler                                                                                                                                                                                   

Ethan Williams

Broadcasting/Music Production

Janessa DeGroat                                                                                                                                                                                    

Grace Gonzalez                                                                                                                                                                                      

Ava Hesse

Jackie Anne Horton                                                                                                                                                                               

Samantha Medina Garzon         

Construction

Kaden Besson                                                                                                                                                                                         

Jeffrey Ferrufino                                                                                                                                                                                    

Michael Lauria

Anthony Llaguarima Chocho                                                                                                                                                               

Jose Martinez Hernandez                                                                                                                                                                    

Casimiro Pomales

Jorge Reyes                                                                                                                                                                                             

Cody Ricco                                                                                                                                                                                              

Denilson Turcios Mejia

Darren Watkins Tejada                                                                                                                                                                         

Micaiah Williams    

Cosmology

Jade Baker                                                                                                                                                                                               

Alexandra Barnes                                                                                                                                                                                  

Rebecca Brewer

Angelina Canfield                                                                                                                                                                                   

Victoria Champlain                                                                                                                                                                                

Keidy Escoto Morales

Imani Gonzague                                                                                                                                                                                     

Serena Harting                                                                                                                                                                                       

Gillian Ibarra

Mahetzin Leon Martinez                                                                                                                                                                      

Alyssa Mahler                                                                                                                                                                                         

Maria Marrero

Stephanie Meade                                                                                                                                                                                  

Jocelyn Mungeer                                                                                                                                                                                   

Samantha Powell

Savannah Rose                                                                                                                                                                                       

Sheone Santiago                                                                                                                                                                                    

Emalee Schleiermacher

Jadin Suarez                                                                                                                                                                                            

Destiny Virgil                                                                                                                                                                                          

Ashley Wilkins

Culinary

Lacy Babcock                                                                                                                                                                                          

Kayalah Brewster                                                                                                                                                                                   

Andrew Figueroa

Cameron Gieger                                                                                                                                                                                     

Matsuy Gutierrez                                                                                                                                                                                   

Dary Jadan

Sean Linton                                                                                                                                                                                             

Isiah Mateo                                                                                                                                                                                             

Kailan Odell Schreier

Alexus Parisella                                                                                                                                                                                      

James Paulding                                                                                                                                                                                      

Cameron Sullivan

Andrew Tejada                                                                                                                                                                                       

Alexis Williams                                                                                                                                                                                       

Andraya Young

Cameron Young                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Early Childhood

Gabrielle Dilles                                                                                                                                                                                       

Mikayla Dirie                                                                                                                                                                                          

Kaylee Feller

Andrew Gaebel                                                                                                                                                                                      

Gissel Gonzalez Ramirez                                                                                                                                                                       

Daniela Iniguez Gutierrez

Ashlee Ladenhauf                                                                                                                                                                                  

Courtney Mikalonis                                                                                                                                                                               

Alexis Oshaughnessy

Jersey Rios                                                                                                                                                                                              

Zandy Valencia Bamac  

Health Occupations

Norlis Acosta Bustillo                                                                                                                                                                            

Felicity Bauernfeind                                                                                                                                                                              

Samantha Bonilla                                                                                                                                                                                   

Cheyenne Bound

Shyann Boyles                                                                                                                                                                                        

Sierra Kaplan

Kaitlyn Lamantia                                                                                                                                                                                     

Jordanna Martinez

Brandy Salgado Perez

Rae-Lyn Stanton                                                                                                                                                                                     

Suani Valente                                                                                                                                                                                    

Innovative Design

 Brooke Compton                                                                                                                                                                                   

Logan Cox                                                                                                                                                                                                

Dylan Evans Machacek

Jordan Lopez Sanchez                                                                                                                                                                           

Hailey Markle                                                                                                                                                                                         

Jacqueline McKay

Damien Northcote                                                                                                                                                                                 

Joseph Park                                                                                                                                                                                             

Jessica Ponce

Weston Shaver                                                                                                                                                                                       

Adam Turk, Jr.                                                                                                                                                                                        

Christos Vernezos                                                                                                                                                                                  

Natural Resources

Eric Altman                                                                                                                                                                                             

Corey Bedward                                                                                                                                                                                      

Lucas Herbert

Jesse Hynson                                                                                                                                                                                          

Colin Kavleski                                                                                                                                                                                          

Briar Knight

Jacob Lucak                                                                                                                                                                                             

Jesse Payne                                                                                                                                                                                             

Christopher Pinkerous

Abigail Post                                                                                                                                                                                             

Adam Vandermark                                                                                                                                                                                

Grant Watch                                                                                                                                                                                           

New Vision Health

Madison Ames-Shaw

Erin Brawley

Matthew Chigbundu-Obiokoye

Madison Clancy                                                                                                                                                                                      

Meg Cruz                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Carla Granados

Stephanie Granados                                                                                                                                                                              

Jason Hernandez

Addison Kidney

Andrew Rein, Jr.

Sheila Smyth

Ava Toledo

Jayda Valentin                                                                                                                                                                                        

Allison Weinstein

Pre-Tech

Delyla Alger                                                                                                                                                                                            

John Taurino

Public Safety

Wilmer Acosta Bustillo                                                                                                                                                                         

Ian Allard                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Mariah Cadet

Dennis Call                                                                                                                                                                                              

Mackenzie Carlson                                                                                                                                                                                

Fabian Clough Jr

Michael DeFrank Jr.                                                                                                                                                                               

Jason Edwards                                                                                                                                                                                        

Xavier Footman

Ximena Garcia Gomez                                                                                                                                                                           

Dylan Hardy                                                                                                                                                                                            

Anthony Hernandez Sandoval

Gabriel Ivory                                                                                                                                                                                           

Anna Klimiuk                                                                                                                                                                                           

Holly McFarland

Zachary Miller                                                                                                                                                                                        

Ashlyn Nivelo Cruz                                                                                                                                                                                

Sendy Ramon Fernandez

Ryan Rampe                                                                                                                                                                                            

Aaidan Rausch                                                                                                                                                                                        

Michael Razumoski

Angelica Rothberg                                                                                                                                                                                 

Daniel Seminario                                                                                                                                                                                    

Dayris Valladares

Faith Velazquez