Three Candidates Vie for Two Board Seats, Learn more at Meet-the-Candidates Night on May 13

On May 18,  in addition to voting on the 2021-22 School Budget and the continuation of an ex officio student board member, residents will elect two of the three candidates running for the board. The candidates, in the order they will appear on the ballot and in the budget newsletter, are incumbent David Versocki, newcomer …

Nick Grock Takes 1st Place in NYS SkillsUSA Competition

BH-BL High School student wins state championship; advances to Nationals Eleven Capital Region students placed in the top three places of their respective job skills competitions in New York State during the recent statewide SkillsUSA competition. Three of those Capital Region BOCES students took first-place honors and earned the right to compete in the national …

Students Participate in Grave Markings to Honor Veterans

Recently, 30 O’Rourke Middle School students visited three different Charlton Cemeteries to take part in grave marking as a way to honor veterans. The students also learned some local history from the Charlton Town Historian. Thank you to Monica Hills (6th grade teacher and National Junior Honor Society Adviser) and Kevin Ahern (retired 7th grade …

Emerich Enters International Science & Engineering Fair

Science Research student in Regina Reals class Owen Emerich has his engineering project on virtual display at the Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair. His project is entitled “ENMC041 – Retrofitting of 3d Printer for 5 Axis Motions” He states “3D printing also known as additive manufacturing is an area of technology that has been …

Martindale Earns Professional Certification at Cap Reg BOCES

Automotive seniors earn professional certifications at Capital Region BOCES ALBANY – Twenty seniors from across the spectrum of area schools recently earned professional automotive certifications at Capital Region BOCES. Students in Scott Tessier’s and Brian LaCroix’s Automotive Technology and AYES programs recently earned their Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Refrigerant Recovery and Recycling certification, thus heating up their career …

Rzeszotarski Named Gatorade NY Volleyball Player of the Year

BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETE NAMED GATORADE NEW YORK VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR In its 36th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Carlie Rzeszotarski of Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School as its 2020-21 Gatorade New York Volleyball Player of the Year. Rzeszotarski is the third Gatorade New …

O’Rourke Drama Club Presents 20 Years in the Making; A Musical Revue

While very different from our usual production, the drama club would like to invite you to experience a variety of acts and hearing songs from each of our shows over the last 20 years. Both members of the cast and crew participated and you can view this performance from the comfort of your own home …

O’Rourke’s Odyssey of the Mind Team are NYS Champions!

The O’Rourke Middle School Odyssey of the Mind team are New York State Champions! Congratulations to the team of 6th graders (coached by Middle School & High School teacher Kodi Kibler) Stella Kibler, Caroline Welsh, Lucy Capo, Arden Heiner, Emme Fischer, and Paige Reyes for not only winning 1st place in the state competition, but …