At its May 6, 2026 meeting, the BH-BL Board of Education unanimously
appointed Sarah Christy as the new Assistant Principal of BH-BL High School. She is replacing current Assistant Principal Tom DiAcetis who will retire at the end of this school year. Christy will begin at BH-BL on July 1.
Christy has 18 years of educational experience and comes to BH-BL from Mohonasen Central School District where she is currently an assistant principal at Draper Middle School. Prior to that, she spent 16 years as a K-12 Teacher Leader & High School Choral teacher in the Averill Park School District (8 years) and Smithtown Central School District (8 years). During this time, she was the recipient of the Gideon Hawley Teacher Recognition Award presented by Union College and the recipient of the Students and Teacher Who Make a Difference Award presented by CASDA.
In her current position at Mohonasen, Christy’s main responsibilities center around student and school culture, strategic behavior management, scheduling, teacher training, data-driven leadership, curriculum & instruction, community building, and safety & compliance.
“Sarah Christy is an outstanding addition to our district,” says Assistant Superintendent Dr. David Collins. “Her extensive background in adolescent leadership is precisely the caliber of expertise we sought for this position. She comes to us with a stellar reputation as a visionary educator and a proven leader.”
In addition to becoming a Spartan professionally, Sarah and her husband live in the district and are parents of current Spartans. Their two sons attend O’Rourke Middle School and Charlton Heights Elementary School, respectively.
“We had a large pool of very strong candidates for this position,” adds Superintendent Dr. Patrick McGrath. “All of the candidates were highly qualified but Sarah was an exemplary candidate whose experience and passion for student success make her the perfect fit for this role.”
Christy is also a graduate of the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam where she earned a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Performance Concentration in Voice. She earned a Masters of Arts in Liberal Studies from Stonybrook University and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Leadership from SUNY Potsdam.
“I am thrilled to be joining the team at BH-BL High School,” says Christy. “The excellence of the school district and the wide array of opportunities that are provided to the students at BH-BL are what drew my husband and I to want to live here. It is an honor to now serve the community that I am so passionate about and continue to support that tradition of excellence the district provides. I hope to continue to build meaningful opportunities for students that allow them to discover their passions and reveal the promise of their future. Go Spartans!”
“We look forward to welcoming Sarah to the High School Team,” says BH-BL High School Principal Tim Brunson. “We have a plan in place to make her transition to BH-BL as smooth as possible. I am excited to introduce her to our students.”