Kick off the new year by viewing the Winter 2023 O’Rourke Observer. It’s full of student work, including poems, survey results, tips, articles, news, updates and much more. Check it out by following this link to Google Slides.
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 …
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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 …
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It’s that time of year again–cold and flu season. And that means more and more kids (and adults) will be exposed to lots of germs. As such, we have seen an uptick in a variety of seasonal illnesses in our buildings over the past several weeks. The district will continue to implement its cleaning and …
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 …
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In case you missed the Nov. 16 “Curriculum Conversation with Dr. Collins,” we are sharing the presentation with you. This was the first in a series of open dialogue and curriculum discussions that Dr. Collin’s will host this year. We’ll let you know when the next one is scheduled. Follow this link to view the …
If you’ve applied for a NYS Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB), you’ll need to attend the informational meeting on Thursday, Nov. 17. General information about the NYSSB can be found by following this link to our NYSSB webpage. Mark your calendars with dates from the 2022-23 NYSSB timeline below. 2022-23 Timeline for Seal of Biliteracy Thursday, …
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Tri-M, or Modern Music Masters, is a music honor society in which you may gain membership for a combination of your music-related and academic accomplishments. Tri-M members are selected for their exceptional scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Congratulations to High School Chapter 7455 newest members Elizabeth Abdoo, Angelo Aldi, Rachael Bush, Lillian Caccamo, Regan Crary-Gracz, …
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Embedded YouTube video about BH-BL new auditorium reveal We are ready for our Spartan performers to take the stage! On Wednesday, Oct. 26, BH-BL students, administrations, staff, Board of Education members and local dignitaries made history at BH-BL with a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the official re-opening of the Arthur C. Mengel Auditorium at …
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Congratulations to the 51 BH-BL students who were accepted into the Saratoga-Warren All-County Band and Chorus. The honored band students rehearsed with other students from area schools under the direction of a guest conductor, performing on Saturday, Oct. 22, at Ballston Spa High School. Good luck to BH-BL chorus students who will be performing Saturday, …
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