Taste of Burnt Hills, Oct. 20

This year’s Taste of the Harvest Season is Monday, Oct. 20 from 6 to 8 pm at O’Rourke Middle School. First time hearing about this? Well, it’s a unique dinner event to benefit the BH-BL Education Foundation where patrons sample delicious entrees, side dishes, salads and desserts provided by local restaurants. Trust us, no one …

Go Home Early Drill, Oct. 10

On Friday, Oct. 10, BH-BL we will be dismissing all students 15 minutes early as part of the Capital Region BOCES annual “Go Home Early” drill. The “Go Home Early” drill allows students and staff to review what we would do if school needed to be closed unexpectedly during the day. Both students and staff …

All signs point to a bright future for Frankewich

All signs are pointing to a bright future for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School junior Efrayim Frankewich thanks in part to his trade-related education through Capital Region BOCES. A junior in the Criminal Justice program at the Career and Technical Education Center, Frankewich is preparing for a career in law enforcement. “I am planning to …

BH-BL senior plans career as an electrical engineer, gets a “charge” out of learning at CTE

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School senior Megan Emerich has a clear goal in life and chose Capital Region BOCES to give her future a jolt. Emerich is in her second year of the Electrical Trades program at Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus where she is learning the finer points of electrical work. …

Welcome to the Newest Spartans!

Welcome aboard! We are so excited to have your join the BH-BL team. New Teachers Cadence Brennan,  Rebecca Camacho, Caitlyn Clark, Kayleigh DeGonzegue, Jillian Egnaczyk, Emily Ellis, Alicia Esposito, Kerri Greco, Amy Holmes, Jacob Linendoll, Avery McGrady, Sarah McCue, Victoria Merrill, Jenna Morrow, Amy Norris, Shawna O’Neil, Tiffany Paz, Sarah Evans-Price, Kaitlyn Rounds, Mackenzie Stahler,  …

BH-BL to Offer Free School Meals to All Students

BH-BL’s Food Service Department is excited to announce that beginning in the 2025-26 school year, all students are eligible to receive free school meals. The new state-funded program–Universal Free Meals–means all students in grades K-12 may receive one free breakfast and one free lunch per school day at no cost to the student or their …

BH-BL’s New Cell Phone Policy

NYS Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed the Distraction-Free Schools Law, which outlines a statewide bell-to-bell policy to ban cell phone usage in public and charter schools. You can view the official announcement from Gov. Hochul here. In order to comply with Gov. Hochul’s mandate, the BH-BL Board of Education at its July 31 meeting adopted …

Board Revises Cell Phone Policy, Community Feedback Welcomed

The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Board of Education held the second reading of its updated cell phone policy 5300.31, at a workshop on July 14, making adjustments to comply with the newly enacted Education Law 2803, which governs the use of internet-enabled devices in schools. The revised policy maintains the current approach for elementary and middle …