Ossining Students Inducted into National Technical Honor Society

Six Ossining High School students were among 104 in Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES programs who recently were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society.

The Ossining inductees were Odaliz Campos (Cosmetology); Jhada Francis (Certified Nurse aide); Priscila Largo (New Visions Health); Joshua Pesantes (New Visions Health); Jeniffer Rojas (New Visions Health); and Katherine Zhinin (Veterinary Science).

PNW BOCES Superintendent Dr. James Ryan told the students that he and the faculty were proud of them.

“I have seldom seen students who have such tremendous composure, maturity and focus on their areas of interest,” he said. “I really am so taken by the dedication that you have for your areas of interest and I know that you are going to do great things as you go from Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES.”

The students were honored at a ceremony at PNW BOCES’ Yorktown campus May 18.

“Whether they are framing house in Carpentry, saving a tree in Urban Forestry or comforting a child in Early Childhood Education, Tech Center students gain skills few others do,” inductee Vilma Ramos of Walter Panas High School told the audience of 400, including fellow honorees, Tech Center faculty and staff, students, friends and family.

The students, from high schools throughout the region, attend technical and career classes at BOCES. To be nominated for the Honor Society, they had to maintain a 90 or better average in their course of study at Tech and an 80 or better at their home school district. In addition to scholarship, inductees had to exhibit character, skill, leadership and service.

(Photos: OHS student Odaliz Campos lights the candle representing leadership; group photo of inductees. Credit--PNW BOCES.)