CRCS Duo put Charge in their Futures at BOCES

SCHOHARIE — A pair of Cobleskill-Richmondville High School seniors are putting a charge in their futures at Capital Region BOCES.

Gavin Knapp and Alan Koon are among more than 100 students from across the Capital Region enrolled in the Career and Technical Education Electrical Trades program that is offered on the Schoharie and Albany campuses.

Knapp aspires to a career as a lineman and Koon is planning to enter a union.

Both selected BOCES to provide them with the skills necessary to advance their skills. 

“I chose BOCES because I wanted to learn a trade and electrical seemed like the best one and because it allowed me to learn and work with my hands,” said Koon.

Knapp is pursuing a family tradition of electrical work with his father working for the New York Power Authority, but he proudly states he will be the first lineman in his family.

“I want to be a lineman,and get a job with National Grid,” he said.

“Going to BOCES is giving me a good, broad base of skills,” Knapp added.

The Electrical Trades program teaches students the fundamental skills in electrical theory through classroom instruction and hands-on shop lessons. Through this training, they can become successful residential, commercial and industrial wiring professionals. 

“I like the labs we do at BOCES because I get to work with my hands and not deal with normal school stuff,” said Koon.

For more information on the Electrical Trades program, visit https://www.capitalregionboces.org/career-technical-education/courses-programs/electrical-trades/.