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More than two-dozen seniors in the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center (CTE) Criminal Justice program recently earned their CPR certifications. Among them were BH-BL High School seniors Chloe Gervais and Sadie Pelletier. Gervais and Pelletier completed the American Heart Association training that was led by CTE Criminal Justice teacher Gerald Place and …

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BH-BL has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) Award from The NAMM Foundation for their outstanding support and commitment to music education. Now in its 27th year, the program continues to spotlight and celebrate school districts and individual schools across the United States for their exemplary dedication to music education and …

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Five BH-BL High School computer programming teams recently competed in the Siena Programming Contest, and all five were extremely competitive. In fact, the “green team” held a commanding first-place lead for most of the night, explained Computer Science teacher Robin Clapper. While the final minutes were a nail-biter and a few late-breaking solutions bumped the …

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The pages of Jean Craighead George’s classic novel, My Side of the Mountain, have come to life for a Charlton Heights Elementary School fourth-grade PACE/enrichment class. This year, students aren’t just reading about main character Sam Gribley’s legendary year of survival in the Catskills—they are learning to live it. Throughout this year-long unit, students have …

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After an extensive search process, the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Board of Education at a special meeting on April 1, officially appointed Dr. Christopher Abdoo as the district’s seventh Superintendent. Dr. Abdoo currently serves as BH-BL’s Assistant Superintendent for Support Services and has more than 25 years of experience in public education, coupled with a strong …

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In late March, more than two dozen BH-BL High School students traveled to New York City for the annual National High School Model United Nations (NHSMUN) conference. BH-BL students represented the countries of Germany, Egypt and the United States in a wide range of committees that addressed various political, social, cultural, environmental and economic issues …

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Win, Place, Show at the National Museum of Racing The BH-BL Fine Arts Department is thrilled to announce that high school student Stella Kibler has been awarded second place in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s annual student art exhibition. Her stunning winning piece features a detailed reflection of the historic Saratoga …

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At tonight’s special meeting, the BH-BL Board of Education is expected to vote to appoint Dr. Christopher Abdoo as BH-BL’s next Superintendent of Schools. He replaces Superintendent Dr. Patrick McGrath who will retire at the end of this school year after 14 years of service at BH-BL. “Throughout the search process, we heard what we …

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High school students in Jennifer Wheeler’s Investing 101 class have spent the past several weeks learning about the Stock Market, investment sectors, mutual funds, bonds, compound interest, futures and options, cryptocurrency, and the regulatory environment. Today, they took their newfound skills and put them to the test at the Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge where …

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