— Photo by Mike McCagg of BOCES

Aiden Bedell of Guilderland and Evan Carl of Voorheesville work together as Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School students. “Before I came to BOCES,” said Bedell, who graduated from Guilderland High School in June. “I was afraid to try new things, thinking I would mess things up or make a mistake, but through CTE I've learned that you cannot progress without mistakes.” He plans to study at a local community college for a career repairing vehicles damaged in accidents.