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’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 …
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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 …
On September 4, there will be a new (ish) school leader welcoming, high fiving, and hugging Pashley Elementary School students as they exit buses and embark on their first day of school. At a recent meeting, the Board appointed Lyndsay Stein as the new principal of Pashley. Stein has been a Spartan since 2011 when …
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If your family is experiencing financial hardship or food insecurity, we want to help. This summer the district, partnering with local churches, is offering a weekly Food Backpack Program to support families in need. For more information or to sign up, please contact Nancy Hyde at nhyde@bhbl.org.
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 …
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Graduation day the BEST day to be a Spartan!
On Friday, June 20, Assemblywoman MaryBeth Walsh visited Charlton Heights Elementary School to recognize fifth-grade student Michael Caisse. Michael was the winner of the Saratoga County “There Ought to Be a Law” essay contest, selected from over 200 entries. Assemblywoman Walsh presented Michael with a $100 first prize for his persuasive essay. His essay proposed a law …
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BH-BL High School & Capital Region BOCES student Malachi Plaza (left) will be heading to the national SkillsUSA conference in Atlanta later this month, but he won’t be there to compete. Rather, Malachi Plaza, an Automotive Trades Technology student (and Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education colleague Elena Hymes, North Colonie) will take part …
It’s what you’ve all been waiting for–the spring edition of The O’Rourke Observer filled with works by O’Rourke Middle School students. Follow this link to view it.
