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Science Research students take first and second place wins at Symposium On Saturday, Jan. 26 Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School hosted it’s 18th annual Eastern Section Junior Science and Humanities Regional Symposium. Nearly 80 students from 18 schools presented their authentic research to professional judges in the scientific community. Students were competing for one of …

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Fourth-grade students get “slimed” during the high school’s annual Science Demo Day Gooey slime, glow-in-the-dark bubbles, DIY Lava Lamps, and Boo Bubbles were just a few of the experiments fourth grade students were introduced to last week during the high school’s annual Science Demo Day. Students from all three elementary schools visited the high school’s …

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Stevens Students Participate in Filling Bowls Project Stevens Elementary School 4th & 5th grade students recently demonstrated their ability to blend kindness and creativity into one through the Filling Bowls Project. The students worked with art teacher Karen Taylor to sculpt and paint ‘pinch pots,’ which are small bowls used across many cultures from ancient …

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O’Rourke students take first place in Capital District Regional Future Cities competition Team advances to National competition, Feb. 17-19 It was another outstanding competition for O’Rourke Middle School’s Future City team who took first place for the second year in a row at the prestigious Regional Future City Competition held Saturday, Jan. 12 at The …

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BH-BL HS Student Wins Statewide School Bus Art Competition Leonard Bus Awards $1,000 Scholarship to Alisa Mazon Leonard Bus Sales recently announced that Alisa Mazon, a senior at Burnt Hills – Ballston Lake Central School District has won their inaugural “A Day in the Life of a School Bus” art competition. As the winner of …

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Gratitude Trees Support Kindness & Positivity As Part of “We Are O’Rourke” Initiative O’Rourke Middle School students (and staff) believe they have much to be to be grateful for and want to share their gratitude. What better way to do this than with Gratitude Trees that display thankful messages. The trees are just one of …

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Pashley Students Turn Pumpkins into Famous People Fourth-grade students in Ms. Muscanelli’s and Robert’s classes recently presented their Pumpkin Biography projects to families, staff and peers. The pumpkin creations were the culminating project in a month-long lesson where students learned how to research and write biographies. They were tasked with identifying a person from the …

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Eight Students Sign National Letters of Intent Congratulations to the eight BH-BL HS student athletes who participated in today’s National Letter of Intent signing event. Way to go, Spartans! Sydney Plemenik  (Field Hockey) – Merrimack College Rory Graham  (Cross Country) – Manhattan College Darien LaPietro (Lacrosse) – University at Albany Nick Hunziker (Cross Country)- Iona College Tyler Berg (Cross …

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PES Students Spread Kindness for All To See These Brownies from Troop #2424 are certainly displaying how they uphold the Girl Scout Promise by spreading messages of kindness throughout Pashley Elementary School in the form of wall quotes. Thank you to (not all pictured) Sofie Parker, Amelia Piconie, Elizabeth Sargeant, Cece Malizia, Gwen Libertucci, and …

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Coach Bynon named to NYVBCA 2018 Hall of Fame Class Congratulations to Girls Volleyball Coach Gary Bynon who was recently recognized for being inducted into the New York Volleyball Coaches Association’s 2018 Hall of Fame Class. Gary Bynon has coached at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake for more than 31 years. He has more than 700 wins, …

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