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Automotive seniors earn professional certifications at Capital Region BOCES ALBANY – Twenty seniors from across the spectrum of area schools recently earned professional automotive certifications at Capital Region BOCES. Students in Scott Tessier’s and Brian LaCroix’s Automotive Technology and AYES programs recently earned their Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Refrigerant Recovery and Recycling certification, thus heating up their career …

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BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETE NAMED GATORADE NEW YORK VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR In its 36th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Carlie Rzeszotarski of Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School as its 2020-21 Gatorade New York Volleyball Player of the Year. Rzeszotarski is the third Gatorade New …

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Congratulations to BH-BL High School students who were inducted into the World Languages Honor Society!

Don’t forget to grab your After Prom Food Truck tickets! The $5 admission ticket is the only charge. Items from the trucks are included in this admission fee – you do not have to buy anything else! Eat at the school or take items home! Trucks will be parked in the student parking lot. Trucks …

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While very different from our usual production, the drama club would like to invite you to experience a variety of acts and hearing songs from each of our shows over the last 20 years. Both members of the cast and crew participated and you can view this performance from the comfort of your own home …

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The O’Rourke Middle School Odyssey of the Mind team are New York State Champions! Congratulations to the team of 6th graders (coached by Middle School & High School teacher Kodi Kibler) Stella Kibler, Caroline Welsh, Lucy Capo, Arden Heiner, Emme Fischer, and Paige Reyes for not only winning 1st place in the state competition, but …

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At it’s April 21 meeting, the board unanimously vote in favor of the 2021-22 school budget proposal that goes before voters on Tuesday, May 18. The proposed $72,549,692 budget carries a 2.30 percent tax levy increase and results in an estimated 1.25 percent tax rate increase. Overall spending in the proposed budget will increase by …

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Op-Ed from Saratogian Thank you BH-BL School Nurses: Donna Fredericks (HS), Laura Jewell (O’Rourke), Tracey Hay (Stevens), Jodi Reynolds (Pashley), Cheryl Traver (Charlton Heights), April Park (Districtwide) and Courtney Powers (substitute nurse) Additionally, so many other BH-BL staff jumped in to help to assist at the clinics—thank you! Photo left to right: Courtney Powers, Laura …

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How awesome is this? The O’Rourke MS Future City Team placed 5th in the nation (WOW!) and earned the special area award for Best Incorporation of Cultural and Historical Resources. They were also the regional champions! Congratulations to team members Sabine Adams, Gianna DeMartino, Chris Dempsey,  Megan Emerich, Miles Bechtel, Sawyer Brannigan, Chris Guo, Thomas Kotkoskie, …

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Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. The Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students. Nationwide in 2021, 686 …

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