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Welcome to the new Parents' Page

Useful resources for parents and students on a single page

As students and their parents navigate the final years of high school, a single resource of key information and guidance, arranged in an easy-to-use format can be valuable. The Parents' Page seeks to fill that need.

This page will provide the information you need about the programs and services at HFM BOCES, as well as help in making crucial decisions about education, jobs, and life after high school. Be sure to visit Career, College & Financial Aid, Success Stories, and our Resources page.

If you cannot find what you need, use the form at the left to let us know what kind of information you value and find useful. We will try to accommodate you.

This week at the Career & Technical Center

Featured program:
Criminal Justice

Students prepare for entry into college criminal justice or security management programs as well as career opportunities in law enforcement, public/private security and the correction fields. To enroll, students must have excellent school attendance and good grades. Students also must have visited the HFM Career & Technical Center Criminal Justice program, must never have been arrested, and must be recommended by a high school guidance counselor or principal.

Note: Students who successfully complete this program may be eligible for advanced credits in criminal justice from Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Herkimer County Community College, Schenectady County Community College or Hudson Valley Community College.

Watch the short video about the program

"Only the educated are free."

- Epictetus

Free help for college financial aid applicants

Local 'Financial Aid Nights'  excellent resource for current, accurate information

Working your way through the college financial aid process can be complicated and confusing. Being armed with information is the best way to combat the fear of the unknown – and using available local and federal resources is a great way to get the most current and accurate information. [more]

• Financial Aid Nights schedule

• Free application for financial aid

• Dispelling financial aid myths

"The only title in our democracy superior to that of President is the title of citizen."

- Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941)

What can the Business Education Alliance do for you?

There are many very good career and employment opportunities available in our region. For graduates entering the work force for the first time, and for returning college graduates in particular, This is a great place to live and to get ahead. We invite you to explore The HFM Business Education Alliance to learn more.

"The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work"

- Mark Twain

SUNY Open House Schedule - Fall 2009

Check the online schedule at www.suny.edu/student for additional dates. Students and parents should contact campuses directly for information about open house regsitration, information sessions, and the availability of individual visits.

"Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely"

- Karen Kaiser Clark

How to survive a college fair

It’s going to be noisy and crowded. Don’t let that scare you away, because you may find your dream college there!

Parents and students should prepare before the fair to gain the most from the experience. [more]

HFM BOCES College Fair - Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

8:30 am - 2 pm - HFM BOCES Conference Center

Colleges invited to participate

Knowledge for College

A College Answer^® newsletter for college-bound students and their parents

Making the BIG Decision

It's time to focus on finding your dream school. there is no time to waste, you have things to do and decisions to make—first is deciding where to apply.

Download the fall edition here

"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do"

- John Wooden

Influenza-like illness updates

NYSED provides guidance for schools regarding influenza-like illness

Parents and students concerned about H1N1 virus and other flu related news can find up-to-date information at the HFM BOCES Influenza Information page.

The primary means to reduce the spread of flu in schools continues to focus on early identification of students and staff who are ill and should be excluded from school and all school-related activities, and to encourage good hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette. [more]

"I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday."

- Abraham Lincoln

Sign up to help our school!

Tools for Schools program supports area schools

Price Chopper program distributes $500,000 in free equipment

Price Chopper's Tools for Schools program allows schools to earn points for free equipment for our school. Once you sign up, everything you purchase at Price Chopper with your AdvantEdge Card earns points to help the school of your choice earn a larger share of the $500,000 in FREE equipment that is distributed each year through the Tools for Schools program. The program runs from Aug 2, 2009 through February 2010. Sign up at http://www2.pricechopper.com/toolsforschools/ The school code for HFM BOCES Career & Tech Center is 15802.

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at eighteen or eighty." -

-Henry Ford

Planning for college

College choice: Make every visit count

A girl sits at a desk with a determined look in her eyes. She’s sifting through college pamphlets and browsing university homepages. She hopes if she just looks hard enough, something will jump from the page to make her decision easier.

A boy paces across a room plastered with pithy sayings about education and reaching goals. He’s waiting to see his guidance counselor to talk about his post-high school plans. He hopes the counselor has some sage advice, because he’s intimidated by the magnitude of the decision before him.

A bit melodramatic. Yes, but one of these teens could be your daughter or son.  [more]

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