SNAPSHOT: Area teen forges bright future while challenging gender stereotypes

SNAPSHOT: Area teen forges bright future while challenging gender stereotypes

An area teen is forging a bright future for herself at Capital Region BOCES. LaJay York has not only learned a trade in the Welding and Metal Fabrication program at Capital Region BOCES but also has been hired to ply that trade professionally. York, hired by the city of Albany as only a high school junior, is among a handful of female seniors in the Welding and Metal Fabrication program who are preparing to work in an industry where women consti…