{"id":65996,"date":"2016-03-01T23:07:14","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T04:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=65996"},"modified":"2016-03-01T23:07:14","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T04:07:14","slug":"students-compete-in-skills-event-at-morrisville-state-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=65996","title":{"rendered":"Students compete in skills event at Morrisville State College"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Rebecca<\/a>
Rebecca Shoemaker, of Chenango Forks, competes in the masonry event of the Region II BOCES Skills USA competition held at Morrisville State College. Shoemaker is in the masonry program at Broome-Tioga BOCES.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was a chance for Rebecca Shoemaker to tout her skills as a mason in the making.\u00a0Concentration filled the 17-year-old\u2019s face as she built a brick wall during the Region II BOCES Skills USA competition held recently at Morrisville State College.<\/p>\n

More than 700 high school students from technical schools and BOCES programs throughout Central New York converged on the Morrisville State College campus during the annual event, which enabled them to showcase their skills in nearly 50 events.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s harder to do than you think and there are a lot of mathematics and calculations involved. The trick is to take your time and pay attention to what you are doing,\u201d said Shoemaker, the only female in the masonry competition.<\/p>\n

\"Paige\"<\/a>
Paige Barrett, from Morris, a Milford BOCES student, competes in the cabinet making competition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paving the way in a male-dominated craft has never hindered Shoemaker from pursuing the career she set her sights on as a freshman.<\/p>\n

\u201cI decided to step out of my comfort zone. It\u2019s something that will allow me to help others,\u201d said the Chenango Forks resident, whose dream is to become a missionary and build orphanages, hospitals and clean-water wells in Africa.<\/p>\n

A student in the masonry program now at Broome-Tioga BOCES, she plans to enroll in Morrisville State College\u2019s residential construction program next semester to hone her skills and add to her arsenal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough church work I have seen so many less fortunate people,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t have much to offer, but I want to use my skills to help wherever I can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shoemaker is already making her mark on the world.<\/p>\n

Through local church work, she assists with building fireplaces for the elderly, fixing decks and patios and also assisted with reinforcing the foundation of a church in Johnson City.<\/p>\n

\"Nick<\/a>
Nick Most, of Endwell, Broome-Tioga BOCES, competes in the carpentry portion of the event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Skills USA competition enabled the college to showcase its top-notch facilities, including its award-winning automotive technology building, which housed welding sculpture and motorcycle service technology.\u00a0 Collision repair technology was hosted in the auto body building, while cabinet making, electrical construction wiring, carpentry, masonry and plumbing competitions were held in the college\u2019s wood technology facility.<\/p>\n

Competitions were judged by Morrisville State faculty, students, and industry and education representatives. The college also offered scholarship opportunities to those who competed.<\/p>\n

Centers that participated were:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adirondack Central<\/p>\n

Broome – Tioga BOCES<\/p>\n

Bohlen Technical Center<\/p>\n

Cayuga – Onondaga BOCES<\/p>\n

DCMO BOCES – Chenango CTE Center<\/p>\n

DCMO BOCES – R.W. Harrold CTE Center<\/p>\n

Herkimer County BOCES<\/p>\n

HG Sackett Technical Center<\/p>\n

Institute of Technology<\/p>\n

Madison – Oneida BOCES<\/p>\n

NCOC – Northern Catskills Occupational Center<\/p>\n

OCM – Charles H. McEvoy<\/p>\n

OCM – IE Henry Center<\/p>\n

OAOC – Otsego Area Occupational Center<\/p>\n

Oneida Herkimer Madison BOCES<\/p>\n

The Center for Instruction, Technology, and Innovation<\/p>\n

Seaway Career & Technical Education Center<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It was a chance for Rebecca Shoemaker to tout her skills as a mason in the making.\u00a0Concentration filled the 17-year-old\u2019s face as she built a brick wall during the Region II BOCES Skills USA competition held recently at Morrisville State College. More than 700 high school students from technical schools and BOCES programs throughout Central […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=65996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65996\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=65996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=65996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=65996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}