BH-BL High School students in the Transitions Program recently lent a hand to Santa at the Toys For Tots “Workshop.” They sorted donated gifts and stuffed a variety of items into Santa sacks to be delivered to children around world. During class, the students were also learning about different holiday traditions as they virtually travelled …
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It’s been months of sending and receiving letters, emails, and care packages between O’Rourke students taking Chinese language classes and their pen pals in China. This week, however, students finally got a chance to put a face with a name when they jumped into GoogleMeets to say hello to their pen pals. Teacher Qui Wu-Bruni …
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The NYS Education Department (SED) recently changed its formula requirements that school districts must meet in order to provide free school lunches to all students. Until this school year, districts needed certification that 40 percent of its student population receives state financial services in the form of Medicaid, SNAP/TANF, etc. This fall, however, the state …
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