VOORHEESVILLE — Learning-by-doing: it’s the best way to learn a skilled trade, like electrical or plumbing, and, for Sarah Bracken, it’s also how she plans to solve the world’s problems.

These local students have been named to the dean’s list or received a similar honor from their college or university for the fall 2016 semester:

— Mary Grace Barada of Delmar at Keene State College in New Hampshire;

— McKenzie Burns of Schenectady in the Class of 2020 at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania;

These local students were among more than two dozen area BOCES Career and Technical students to receive academic honors during the end-of-year awards ceremony:

— Samuel Machia, Guilderland, integrated English in automotive maintenance;

These local students were among more than two dozen area BOCES Career and Technical students to receive academic honors during the end-of-year awards ceremony:
— Samuel Machia, Guilderland, integrated English in automotive maintenance;

— Jeff Wright, Bethlehem, integrated English in welding;

These local students were among 31 from the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School inducted into the National Technical Honor Society with grade-point averages of 92 or greater at Career & Tech, an overall average of 85 or greater at their high schools, and fewer than six absences: