NCTEC Team Wins First Place in Regional Skills USA TV/Video Production Competition - March 7, 2017

Animation and Video Production seniors Hope Flanders from Niagara Wheatfield and Elliot Spitzer from Roy-Hart placed first in the Area 1 Skills USA TV/Video Production competition at SUNY Alfred. Students spent the day competing against other students in their areas of study from Alleghany, Steuben, Monroe, Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Cattaraugus and Ontario counties.

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NCTEC 3-D Visualization and Animation Team Places Third at the Skills USA New York State Competition - April 27, 2017

Junior Rebecca Albright from Roy-Hart and senior Nicholas Monaco from Starpoint won third place in the SkillsUSA New York State 3-D Visualization and Animation competition this year. Students spent three days in Syracuse, meeting and competing against other students from all over New York state. 

 

NCTEC AVP Student Wins Matt Puchlerz Memorial Scholarship in Honor of Former NCTEC Graphic Communications Student - June 9, 2017

Hope Flanders of Niagara Wheatfield, who attends the Animation and Video Production program at the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center, was the recipient of the sixth annual Matt Puchlerz Memorial Scholarship. The annual $1000 scholarship is designed for graduating seniors who plan to continue their education in the fields of web design or digital media arts. It was founded by the family of former NCTEC Graphic Communications student Matt Puchlerz, who passed away unexpectedly of Sudden Cardiac Death on September 1, 2010, at the age of 25. Hope plans to continue her education this fall at RIT, majoring in Animation.

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Animation, Film and Visual Effects program becomes part of the
NCTEC Tech Academy - September 1, 2017

This fall, the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center will implement their new Tech Academy initiative, which includes the following programs: Animation, Film and Visual Effects; Web Development and Game Programming; and Cybersecurity and Networking. The Tech Academy was formed to build more collaboration between the NCTEC tech programs, as well as offer students more options within this field. Each program is comprised of two one-year, stand-alone courses. While most students still prefer to take both years of their chosen program, students can also come for one year if that fits better with their schedule. Students wishing to attend the Tech Academy must complete an interview process in order to discuss their goals and interests, as well as the expectations of the program. 

 

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