{"id":20277,"date":"2023-06-13T11:50:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T15:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/clean-technologies-echs-program-hosts-graduation-and-capstone-presentation\/"},"modified":"2023-06-13T11:50:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T15:50:42","slug":"clean-technologies-echs-program-hosts-graduation-and-capstone-presentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/clean-technologies-echs-program-hosts-graduation-and-capstone-presentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean Technologies ECHS program hosts graduation and capstone presentation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Clean Technologies ECHS program hosts graduation and capstone presentation<\/h4>\n<p>Emma Ralls\/ The Troy Record &amp; The Saratogian \/ June 8, 2023<\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/portfolio.hvcc.edu:8095\/echs_graduation_ceremony__project_expo_6-8-2023\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to access a gallery of photographs<\/a> taken at the ceremony by Vincent Giordano, photography\/multimedia specialist.]<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150899\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150899\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-150899 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/EarlyCollegeHSgraduation_June-2023-e1686588462300-450x385.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"385\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonathan Ashdown, executive dean of HVCC North, presents a graduation certificate during Thursday&#8217;s graduation ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MALTA, N.Y. \u2014 Clean Technologies hosted its graduation ceremony and capstone presentation for its Early College High School (ECHS) students on June 8.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony took place at the Hudson Valley Community College\u2019s TEC-SMART facility in Malta and was a celebration for the graduating class, as well as an opportunity for seniors and juniors of the program to show the projects they have been working on. These projects were based on a variety of topics including (but not limited to) renewable energy, sustainability, smart growth, nanotechnology, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The graduating class was made up of 41 students, representing 10 different high schools throughout the region. Of those students, 24 are planning on returning to Hudson Valley Community College to continue their education. One student, Kira Davenport, was recognized as only needing three more classes to earn her degree and would be graduating in December from Hudson Valley Community College.<\/p>\n<p>Many speakers shared words of wisdom and advice with the class of 2023, including Ballston Spa School District Superintendent Dr. Gianleo Duca, Vice President of Academic Affairs of Hudson Valley Community College Judith DiLorenzo, and Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner, D-Round Lake. Two students, Adam Conklin of Stillwater CSD, and Kyra Kelly of Saratoga Springs CSD, also took the podium to address their peers and reflect on their time in the program.<\/p>\n<p>The final speaker was teacher Jenna Singer, who has been involved at the senior level with this program for seven years. To her, one of the most special parts of the day was the students getting to share their senior capstone projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt shows they dove into something they were passionate about and they tried to develop solutions to problems that impact them and people like them,\u201d Singer commented. \u201cThey are really changing the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the ceremony, the students returned to their projects and had a chance to share solutions to different issues facing their community and world. From a community car repair garage, Grayson Zalewsky of Ballston Spa CSD\u2019s project, to Mental Health VR, Marie Turene of South Glens Falls CSD\u2019s project, these students were able to tailor their capstones to what they were passionate about and where they saw room for improvement.<\/p>\n<p>The mission of the ECHS program is to transform College and Career Readiness in students by creating new pathways between education and business. This is done by supporting a culture and learning environment with the tools and resources necessary for students to acquire and create knowledge, collaborate and innovate along with connecting with higher education, the community, the region and the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published:<\/strong>\u00a0Tue, 13 Jun 2023 11:50:42 +0000 by\u00a0d.gardner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Clean Technologies ECHS program hosts graduation and capstone presentation Emma Ralls\/ The Troy Record &amp; The Saratogian \/ June&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2086,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in-the-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2086"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20277\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}