The Rotary Club of Oneida honored 11 graduating seniors from the Oneida and Stockbridge Valley school districts on Tuesday for their successes in Career and Technical Education (CTE).Students recognized at this year’s Senior Award Luncheon, held at MOBOCES, were nominated by their CTE teachers based on their academic achievement, attendance and program accomplishments. They were congratulated by Rotary members, their school superintendents and administrators and MOBOCES administrators and teachers.
Oneida senior Dakota Corney, an Engineering Science student, delivered the student address. He shared a story about how his Engineering instructor, Dave Hale, helped steer him toward a positive career path and encouraged him to make good choices.
“When I leave here and go to college, it won’t just be people from around here. It will be people from around the globe,” he said. “You have to become globally competitive so you can become the best you can be.”
CTE Director Dave Arntsen told the Rotary audience that about 68 percent of CTE graduates from MOBOCES continue on with postsecondary education.
“That’s a fact we’re really proud of,” he said. “This is a place for both college-bound and work-bound students to come and be successful.”
This year’s honorees are:
Oneida
Dakota Corney, Engineering
Cassandra LeClair, Allied Health Partnership
Matteson Mair, Allied Health Partnership
Desirae Mennig, Cosmetology
Renee Mennig, Cosmetology
Christian Midgley, IT Systems
Andrew Shive, Criminal Justice
Alexa Skibitski, Allied Health Partnership
Danielle Vanderhoff, Health-Related Careers
Stockbridge Valley
Dustin Bartlett, Graphic Design
Tiffani Jacobs, Allied Health Partnership