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Good Morning America Weekend
Edition
Checkout Saturday
mornings, Good Morning America Weekend Edition, starting
July 4 on Channel 10, to hear "Your Three Words"
from our 2009 graduates. |
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BH-BL sports program ranked
#1 in New York
Ever heard the saying "you
can't hide that Spartan pride" ??
Well, here's one more reason
why. The New York State Sportswriters
Association has ranked Burnt Hills-Ballston
Lake as having the # 1 interscholastic sports
program in the state for the 2008-09 school
year. Way to go, Spartans!!!
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Summer School
signups will be held on
June 29 from 8:00am until 3:00pm and June 30 from 8:00am
until noon. Summer School begins on Wednesday,
July 1 at 7:30am in the Red Room at the high school.
Classes will be July 1 and 2 and resume on Monday, July
6, Monday through Thursday each week. |
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Driver's Education - Next
session will be the fall session
Registration will take place at the beginning of the
09-10 school year.
This program is open to students attending Burnt
Hills-Ballston Lake High School who are age 16 or older
and have their New York State Learner's Permit or
Driver's License. Students are accepted based on
their grade, seniors first and/or a lottery draw if
there are not enough seats for all in a grade.
There are two driving instructors, which will
accommodate 40 students. Cost of the program is
$300 plus a $3 registration fee (checks payable to BH-BL
Schools). All accepted students are required to purchase
a textbook for $35.
Enrolled students receive 24 hours of
classroom instruction, 18 hours of in-car observation
and 6 hours of behind the wheel instruction.
Attendance at all sessions is mandatory to meet the
State time requirements. No make-up classes will
be scheduled for missed classroom or driving time.
Parent/guardian assistance is needed to provide at least
20 hours of supervised driving time in the family car.
Upon successful completion of this
course, the student will be issued an MV285 "Blue Card"
allowing the student to obtain a senior license at age
17 and an insurance card to be presented to your
insurance company to obtain any applicable premium
discounts.
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Health
requirements to play a sport
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A Health
Clearance Form
(yellow sheet)
is required for students to tryout for any sport.
The Health Clearance form needs to be obtained from
the school nurse within 30 days prior to the
start of the sports season once all needed paperwork
is on file in the nurse's office.
School Physicals for Fall 2009 Sports
The School Physician will be
available on May 20, 2009
for those who need a physical for sports.
Please see the Nurse to make an appointment.
What to Bring to the Nurse
In
order to obtain a
Yellow Sheet,
students should bring the following to the nurse:
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A
copy of their physical with the date of the exam
being within one calendar year of the start of
the sport (or check with the school nurse to see
if the physical on file is current).
Physical Form in pdf format
School / Sports Health Exam.
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A
Sports Health Recertification form (available
from the athletic office or nurse's office) to
be completed by parents ONLY if the physical was
done more than 30 days prior to the date of
tryouts. The Health Recertification form
updates health information from the date of the
physical to the date of the start of the sports
season. Health Recertification Form in pdf
format
School / Sports Health Recertification Form.
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Please contact the school nurse with questions or
concerns. High School: Mrs. Fredericks, ext. 3102,
Middle School: Ms. Ferlo, ext. 4035. |
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2008-2009 Important Dates |
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National Prize Winner, Cassandra
Hartt
Congratulations to Junior, Cassandra Hartt. She is
a National Prize Winner in the Being an American Essay
Contest sponsored by The Bill of Rights Institute.
Cassandra was one of three winners chosen from over
30,000 students around the country who answered the
question, What civic value do you believe is most
important to being an American?
Trace
the enduring importance of this value throughout the
American story by discussing: a Founding document that
reflects this value; a figure from American history who
embodies this value; and ways you can personally put
this value into practice.
Cassandra
has been invited to a four day, all expenses-paid, trip
to Washington, DC with one parent and her Social Studies
teacher March 29-31, 2009. On the last evening
there will be a gala where Cassandra will receive her
award of either $1,250, $2,500, or $5,000 from Supreme
Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Other activities
will include a tour of the White House, a viewing of the
IMAX film We the People and a Congressional
luncheon on Capitol Hill. The person Cassandra
profiled was Eldridge Gerry of Massachusetts, submitted
by her teacher, Karen Ferris-Fearnside. |
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High School Senior Awarded Silver
Prize
John "Declan" Crowley, an Irish step
dancer, was awarded the silver prize and $5,000 from
youngARTS, a program sponsored by the National
Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. Declan was
selected from a pool of more than 6,000 young artists
who represent the top 2 percent of visual and performing
artists in each of the 50 states. Declan will
participate in an all-expense-paid trip to New York City
as part of an artistic residency program where he will
perform at the Baryshnikov Arts Center and participate
in master classes and workshops with other Irish step
dancing artists. |
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BH-BL High School English
Teacher is Top Teacher of the Week on WNYT
Dennis Harrington is
featured as Top Teacher of the Week for week of March 8.
See his video clip at
WNYT. |
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Science Bowl Team Competition
Congratulations to
the Science Bowl Team comprised of Eric Brousseau, Andy
Cook, Doug McErlean, Sam Wilson, and Zach Wood who
competed Saturday, March 7 going undefeated in their
division. The team lost a very competitive game in
the quarter finals. |
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2009-10 High School Course Guide
now available:
BH-BL students thinking about
courses they may take in the future at the high school
can download our
Curriculum Guide for 2009-10
in pdf format. (Warning to dial-up users: This is a
very big file.) Students receive a
printed copy of this 36-page booklet from their
guidance counselor. Parents should also take a look at
the list on page 6 of the 32
courses that offer pupils a
chance to earn college credits while still in high
school. |
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Global 10 Classes Adopt a School
in Ghana
Students in Global 10
classes at the high school have adopted the Akuffo Tom
School in Ghana this year. Burnt Hills residents,
Joan and Harry Thornhill, who lived and taught in Ghana,
were guest speakers recently and spoke with students
about their experience teaching Ghana. The
students recently completed their first fundraiser and
sent $688.64 to the school for school supplies and other
items needed at the school. The classes plan on
continuing to raise funds for the school throughout the
year. The Global 10 classes are taught by Mrs.
Ferris-Fearnside, Mr. Turner, Mrs. Tolan, Mrs. Wang, and
Mrs. Austro. |
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Science Olympiad Team places
sixth overall at Regional Competition on Saturday,
February 7th
The Science Olympiad Team
competed at the College of St. Rose on Saturday, placing
sixth overall as a team. The following is a list
of team members and their placement.
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3rd place Cell
Biology - Doug McErlean and Katie Fogg
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4th place Chemistry
Lab - Andrew Muller and Joe Maher
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1st place and 3rd
place Elevated Bridge - Andrew Muller, Matt Fitts,
Christian Mesh, and Stephanie Bodensieck
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4th place
Experimental Design - Kaitlyn Madden, Sara Mahar,
and Joe Maher
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5th place Herpetology
- Shelby Delgado and Sam Roecker
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5th place Physics Lab
- Andrew Muller and Stephanie Bodensieck
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5th place Solar Power
- Craig Maughan and Sam Wilson
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3rd place Technical
Problem Solving - Matt Fitts and Andy Cook
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5th place Trajectory
- Dan Fortin
Congratulations to all
the students who participated. |
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Fine Arts:
Please refer to the quick
link on the right to view the Fine Arts updated web
page. |
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Alex Flinn, Young Adult Author,
Visits High School
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In a visit
coordinated by the Library and English
Department, Young Adult author, Alex Flinn,
spent October 3rd with our students talking
about her books and the writing process.
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Pictured from left:
Alex Flinn hands high school student, Alexandra, a
signed copy of her latest novel, Beastly, while
Mrs. Roberts-Pekar looks on. |
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School Report
Card posted: On
August 11, 2008, the NY State Education
Department made the 2006-07 Report Cards for all NY
schools public on its website. You can view or download
this compilation of 2006-07 test scores, graduation
data, class size, attendance and other data for the
BH-BL High School here (pdf format). More
information and the report cards for all the schools in
our district can also be viewed on the State Ed. website
by clicking on "Saratoga County" at
New York State Report Cards. |
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"For our dear
old Alma Mater, cheer maroon and white!"
Spartans shine at Graduation on June 25
Nearly 300 members of the BH-BL
Class of 2008 crossed the stage of the Saratoga
Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, June 25, when the
High School celebrated its
89th Annual Commencement. Go to
Graduation 2008 to view photos of the day's smiles
and activities. |
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Fundraisers
Please see Daily Announcements link above
for class and club fundraising announcements. |
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PESTICIDE
APPLICATION
NOTIFICATION -
according to New York State Education Law Section 409-H,
the school district is providing written notification to
all persons in parental relation, faculty and staff
regarding the potential use of pesticides and or
fertilizers throughout the school year. The
announcement including the application for notification
is available at the
high school main office. |
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High
School Time Capsule readied What
local photos and other materials can convey the current
spirit of BH-BL to those who come to our school 50 years
from now?? Go to
Time Capsule to see how high school students have
answered this question. |
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BH-BL
Student Art Gallery Check out the
Student Art Gallery featuring work by Burnt
Hills-Ballston Lake High School students.
More views of the students'
pieces are available at
Student
exhibition. |
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Safety measure:
High School pupils should have identification at sports
events Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
parents and students are advised that 8th grade and
younger pupils may not attend evening varsity
interscholastic sports contests without an adult.
This policy means that older (high school)
pupils may need to show identification to document
that they may attend without an adult. The change was made due to a growing number of youngsters being
left unsupervised at games and more incidents of
fighting, belligerence and other inappropriate behavior.
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Clarification The "BH-BL Spartan Cards"
that provide card holders with discounts at local
merchants are being sold by our many sports booster
clubs, not the school district. For more
information, contact booster club presidents, many of
whom are listed on page 11 of the printed district
calendar. The school district appreciates the many
efforts that various groups make to support our kids,
athletes and programs. |