DCMO BOCES Students Showcase Skills at Annual NYS Conservation Contest
Students in the Conservation and Heavy Equipment program from the DCMO BOCES Pole and Harrold Campuses pose with their instructors at SUNY Morrisville on May 21. They were on campus for the annual NYS Conservation Competitions. (Submitted photo)
MORRISVILLE - Students from the DCMO BOCES Conservation programs at the Alan D. Pole Campus in Norwich and Robert W. Harrold Campus in Sidney Center competed in the annual NYS Conservation Competitions, held May 21 at SUNY Morrisville. Twelve schools from across New York State participated in the event, which featured a wide range of forestry, heavy equipment, and woodsman skill competitions.
Congratulations to the following DCMO BOCES students who placed in their events:
First place finishers:
Bryce Seymour (Unatego CSD) – Tree Felling, Cody Taggart (Unatego CSD) – Maple ID, Jack Cannistra (Bainbridge-Guilford) – Tree Climbing, Logan Kingsbury (Franklin CSD) – Bull Dozer Log Roll, Kelsey Quiter (Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton CSD) – Backhoe, Justin Lewis (Hancock CSD) and Carson Elmore (Downsville CSD) – Skidsteer, Emma Mueller (Afton CSD) and Remington Barkman (Bainbridge-Guilford CSD) – Jack and Jill Peavey Log Roll, Evyn McKeraghan (Norwich CSD) – Bull Dozer Backfill, and Gabe Merrill (Greene CSD) – Mini Excavator.
Second place finishers:
JP Barnes (Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton) – Tree Felling, Jack Cannistra (Bainbridge-Guilford CSD) – Chainsaw Cut, Emma Mueller (Afton CSD) – Maple ID, Justin Lewis (Hancock CSD) – Log Scaling, Remington Barkman (Bainbridge-Guilford CSD) – Tree Climbing, Troy Cannistra (Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton CSD) – Mini Excavator, Justin Lewis (Hancock CSD) and Carson Elmore (Downsville CSD) – Peavey Log Roll, and Alivia Plows (Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton CSD) and JP Barnes (Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton CSD) – Jack and Jill Crosscut Saw.
Third place finishers:
Alivia Vitek (Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton CSD) – Maple ID, Boston Besse (Bainbridge-Guilford CSD) – Log Scaling, Nathan Tomeo (Sidney CSD) – Backhoe, JP Barnes (Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton CSD) – Log Skidder, and Logan Kingsbury (Franklin CSD) and Jack Cannistra (Bainbridge-Guilford CSD) – Peavey Log Roll.
DCMO BOCES is a regional provider of educational services to students and schools, and operates school campuses in Sidney Center and Norwich. To find out more about DCMO BOCES services and programs, visit www.dcmoboces.com.
— Information from DCMO BOCES
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