Hello Parents/Guardians- I have a few important updates I wanted to pass along. We made a minor adjustment to the formatting of our mitigation protocol plan to clear up some confusion expressed in emails I have been receiving. It seems that some people interpreted the plan as proposing that we move from level to level based simply …
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Hello Everyone- As promised, here is a link to the nearly final draft of our 2021-22 Opening Plan. It has been reviewed by our school physician and will be approved by the Board of Education next week. The basic idea of the plan is that we will have four different levels of mitigation protocol to …
This class made history during the 2020-21 pandemic school year. They wore masks, stayed socially distanced, and attended hybrid school all year. But, they did it. Congratulations to the determined class of 2021 and best of luck on your future endeavors. #GreatDay2BeASpartan
The 2021 HS Spring Musical “Every Song a Story,” a review of selections from over a dozen shows, was a formidable undertaking during these challenging times. Thanks go out to all who helped make this possible. Due to the limitations presented by the pandemic, it has taken months to record, edit and now release to …
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Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School Albany campus announces program awards Nearly 300 Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School students were honored on June 14 for their excellence in programs preparing them for future careers in professions ranging from diesel technician to nurse, welder and chef. During an awards and graduation ceremony watched …
Among the 70 Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School students inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) this spring were BH-BL High School students Nick Grock, Aidan Martin & Abigail Smith. An additional 10 students, including Abigail Smith, were recognized for being in the society for the second year. Those honored come from …
In a year where social distancing took a front seat, it might be hard to imagine something good coming of it. Yet, there were a few good things including one big one at O’Rourke Middle School that staff and students are calling the “Spring Miracle.” As a result of less foot traffic, a mama duck …
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Congratulations to BH-BL HS art students Catherine Reed, winner of the Capital Region Prism Invasive Species Poster Contest, and Samuel Leone whose poster artwork took second place. The poster contest was open to high school students from 11 NY state counties. Second Place Poster
We all know this year was…different, to say the least. But BH-BL teachers and staff did what they could to hold onto tradition and events the best they could. Sure, somethings had to be shifted around a bit and done with smaller groups. Somethings were even completely virtual, such as this year’s STEM Fair. But …
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We’ve got ourselves WORLD winners! That’s right, after becoming state champions in April, the O’Rourke Middle School Odyssey of the Mind team competed in the Virtual World Finals competition. They competed against 71 teams from all over the world and came in 3rd place. Great job! Congratulations to sixth graders Paige Reyes, Emme Fischer, Stella …
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