BUDGET UPDATE In an executive order issued Sunday, June 7, Governor Andrew Cuomo extended the school budget and board election ballot deadline by one week. School districts in NY can now accept school budget vote absentee ballots by mail until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16. The deadline for hand-delivered ballots, however, remains 5 p.m. …
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Celebrating this year’s seniors sure has been different, but our pride and support remains as strong as it always does. Congratulations to the class of 2020. We wish you the best of luck on your future endeavors and are proud of the accomplishments you’ve already achieved. Check out this tribute slide-video made by the High …
On Monday, June 1, nearly 15,000 absentee ballot packets were mailed out to eligible voters. This is the first time that most of the BH-BL community will be voting by mail. To help make this process a bit easier, here are some fast facts about voting absentee ballots and a couple images of what the …
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On Monday, June 1, nearly 15,000 absentee ballots addressed to BH-BL qualified voters were brought to the post office by 10 a.m. Residents should receive their absentee packets in the mail this week. This will give qualified voters enough time to complete the ballot and put the pre-paid envelope in the US mail in time …
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This past weekend, the Charlton Heights Odyssey of the Mind team became world champions! They won first place in their division at the Virtual World Finals Competition, beating 117 other teams from all over the world. The team of fifth graders: Lucy Capo, Emme Fischer, Arden Heiner, Stella Kibler, Paige Reyes, and Caroline Welsh have …
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Absentee ballot packets in mail Monday, June 1 Despite the fact that BH-BL election officials were assured that they had exceeded all necessary timelines, the district was informed this morning by NTS Data, the state-wide vendor it was using to print, label and mail absentee ballot packets to qualified voters, that they are experiencing a …
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Every BH-BL graduating senior received a “Class of 2020” sign to be proudly displayed on their lawn. These unprecedented times have resulted in district’s across the nation showing their support for this year’s graduating classes in different way. Thanks to High School Principal Tim Brunson, the BH-BL community is now filled with more than 200 …
NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that New York school facilities will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year. As we look to the future, we must think about what a return to school buildings might look like and how best to support students, families and staff. We know that we are …
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May 19, 2020 Dear BH-BL Parents, I saw a remarkable story on the news the other day about a 108-year-old New Jersey woman who survived coronavirus a century after living through the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918. It got me thinking of how our fledgling school district, founded in 1915, must have battled through that pandemic in …
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The Tuesday, May 12, 2020n Board of Education meeting is at 5 p.m. and residents can join the meeting via Google Meet. Join the meeting using this link. A friendly reminder for anyone attending the meeting to please keep your computer or device microphone on mute to reduce the amount of audible interference.
