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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To watch the high school’s annual Veterans Day Ceremony live, follow this link.
BH-BL Community Checks Yes Box for 2023 Capital Project Residents came out today to cast their vote in support of the district’s $53.93 million “Renewing Spaces, Inspiring Futures” capital project resulting in 1,100 yes votes and 219 no votes, which yields a passage rate of 83 percent. This is the largest passing percentage in capital …
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Olivia Wood & Erin Fresn Named SkillsUSA Officers Congratulations to BH-BL High School and Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education students Olivia Wood and Erin Fresn who were sworn in as SkillsUSA Officers during a tradition-rich ceremony in front of parents and friends on Oct. 17. Students ranging from future nurses to future chefs, …
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UPDATED at 11:26 am After diligently searching each BH-BL school and finding no evidence to support the email threat, Saratoga County law enforcement has officially cleared the district and we’ve lifted the hold-in-place. All students and staff will resume a regular school day and move throughout the building. Every school day our security protocols are …
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Area high school students and a pair of Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education chefs created delicacies and helped “plate” and serve hundreds of patrons during the recent Regional Food Bank’ of Northeastern New York’s Chefs & Vintners’ Harvest Dinner. The students joined chefs Paul Rother and Erica Weakley in volunteering to take …
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The BH-BL Transportation Department is implementing a new interactive transportation system that supports a mobile app providing parents/guardians instant access to their children’s transportation information and real-time GPS tracking. This means they’ll be able to see for themselves the ETA of their student’s bus, which can be particularly helpful if there is unexpected traffic or …
Community Showed Up In Droves to Support Fellow Spartan When the BH-BL community sets their mind on helping one another, it’s done in a B-I-G way. There were hundreds of spectators and participants at the “Kick Cancer” Kickball tournament on Wed., Oct. 5. There were so many people in attendance supporting fellow Spartan Charli Martin …
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Call it a lesson forged in steel BH-BL high school students met with officials at the STS Steel plant in Schenectady this week, learning about the operation and all of the opportunities that exist in the industry, such as welding, metal fabrication, etc. The students and BH-BL technology teachers Mr. Lombardi and Mr. Hadcock toured …
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