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At its August 21 meeting, the Board of Education is expected to adopt a Renovations Project that will go to voters on Oct. 23, 2018. The upcoming referendum would continue the improvements begun with the voter-approved October 2013 Building Our 2nd Century referendum (STEAM addition, Centennial field, safety & security upgrades, 21st-century classroom improvements, etc.) by remaining …

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2018 Renovations Committee Reviewed Districtwide Needs, Made Recommendations to the Board of Education The district’s 2018 Renovations Committee (comprised of community members, staff, parents, Board members, and students) were charged by the Board of Education to study major construction, renovation and maintenance needs districtwide. The committee met twice a month since January 2018. In that …

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School Renovations Vote, Oct. 23 2018 Renovations Committee Reviewed Districtwide Needs, Made Recommendations to the Board of Education The district’s 2018 Renovations Committee (comprised of community members, staff, parents, Board members, and students) were charged by the Board of Education to study major construction, renovation and maintenance needs districtwide. The committee met twice a month …

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BH-BL named “Best Communities for Music Education” school Congratulations to the entire Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake School District and community for being named among the nation’s Best Communities for Music Education for the 6th year in a row! BH-BL is one of 583 school districts across the nation that is being recognized by The National Association …

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BH-BL community comes together to fill high school’s Prom Closet Every year hundreds of BH-BL High School students get decked out in formal attire to attend prom. Every year there are also students who are unable to attend prom because of the associated costs. But thanks to the Prom Closet program students can now “shop” …

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Three BH-BL Students Medal at SkillsUSA More than three dozen Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) students including students from BH-BL showed their in-depth knowledge of the skilled trades and earned medals at the regional SkillsUSA competition Wednesday, March 14, in Schenectady. By doing so, all of the first-place winners and many of …

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Students participate in activities to support victims of Parkland, FL In response to the tragic incident at Marjory Douglas Stoneman High School (MDSHS) last month, members of the BH-BL High School Student Government Organization (SGO) and other student leaders decided to honor the victims and the Parkland, FL community on March 14 through voluntary student-led …

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Class takes virtual trip to Lake Placid’s Olympic Center BH-BL High School students in Jen Wheeler’s Sports Marketing & Management classes have been learning to think like sports managers and solve problems related to the industry by focusing on event planning, scheduling, budgeting and promotion. To enhance the curriculum and introduce students to a real-world …

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A letter from Superintendent McGrath regarding school safety following recent incident in Florida Dear BH-BL Parents, Our hearts are heavy today after yesterday’s tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, and our thoughts and prayers are with the families and community of Parkland. At times like this the enormity of our responsibility to …

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HS Science Research students presented at prestigious regional symposium Sinopoli advances to state competition On Saturday, Feb. 3, BH-BL hosted the 17th Annual Eastern Section Junior Science and Humanities Sub-Regional Symposium. Nearly 100 students from 23 different school districts from Buffalo to Orange County presented their research either in PowerPoint or poster format. More than …

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