March 13: Weather-related Updates

Snow Storm Predicted for March 13-15 What it means for BH-BL We have a few important announcements regarding the impending snow storm: 1. Monday, March 13, afternoon and evening activities are running on schedule.  2. If we have a snowday tomorrow (Tuesday, March 14) it will be a traditional snow day,  NOT a remote day. This would be the third school …

Bonesteel Advances to State Science & Humanities Symposium

Congratulations to Carsyn Bonesteel, a HS Science Research student in Regina Real’s class, for taking first place in the Medical Sciences session at the recent Sub-Regional Eastern Junior Science & Humanities Symposium held at BH-BL High School. Bonesteel now advances to present her winning work–A Multifaceted Approach to Determine the Therapeutic Efficacy of Ventral Pallidum …

Jewell, Connelie Winners of VFW’s Voice of Democracy Essay Contest

Congratulations to BH-BL HS students Benjamin Jewell and Madelyn Connelie who are the 1st and 2nd place winners, respectively, of the local VFW Post 4460 Voice of Democracy essay contest. Both students were recognized by Veterans and the BH-BL Board of Education. Ben read his essay aloud at the last board meeting. Follow this link …

Students Selected for Pro Musica Choral Festival

BH-BL Students Participated in  Pro Musica Choral Festival Congratulations to the BH-BL High School students who were  selected to perform in this weekend’s Albany Pro Musica Choral Festival (Jan. 21) at the UAlbany Performing Arts Center.  They were chosen by application to sing in a 175 member choir made up of students from more than …

Congratulations: Kibler Named NYS Master Teacher

Kibler Joins Statewide Network of STEM Educators O’Rourke Middle School math teacher Kodi Kibler has been selected as a New York State Master Teacher. Governor Hochul announced the selection of 18 educators from around the capital region and a total of 221 educators from around New York State to join the NYS Master Teacher program. …

Grade 8 Technology Students Build 301 Birdhouses for Community Project

If you were worried about the housing market for nature’s fine-feathered friends, you can stop. Thanks to O’Rourke Middle School eighth graders in Nick Morocco’s technology class, there are now 301 new and vacant wooden bird houses that will be donated to Saratoga County’s Birdhouse Program. This year, the program’s directors sought out area schools …

CHES 2nd Graders Create Gingerbread Community for their ‘Bots

It was like a scene from a holiday movie with excited children setting up Gingerbread-like homes, stores, police station, and other buildings they crafted for their elaborate Gingerbread community. The students in Mrs. Hjelmar’s second grade class spent weeks working on a cross-curricular assignment that combined STEAM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Arts-Math) activities with social studies and ELA to …

Robotics Team Takes 1st Place for Innovative Project

Robotics students from BH-BL recently participated in the Hudson Valley FIRST Lego League qualifier tournament in Ballston Spa. The group, entitled “The Rainbow Top Hat Robo Builders: The Newer Generation,” took first place in the Innovation Project category in the tournament. Their innovation project is to enable community recycling of single use batteries. The students …

Charlton Heights Principal Announces Retirement

Mr. Sinnenberg: A Spartan Through and Through Long-time Charlton Heights Elementary School Principal Tim Sinnenberg recently announced that after nearly 30 years at BH-BL he will retire on January 1, 2023. Tim, a 1985 BH-BL High School graduate, began teaching at Charlton Heights in 1992. He spent nearly 11 years teaching third- and fourth-grade students …