Competition was steep this year as 96 students participated in the Veterans of Foreign War (VFW) Voice of Democracy Audio Essay Contest through the Mayfair-Glenville VFW Post 4660. This year’s theme is “What Makes America Great.” One winner is selected for every 15 local entries. Those winners then advance as co-equal entries to VFW District …
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In late October, BH-BL HS teacher Kurt Semon took students in his American Revolution History class to Boston, MA to explore the Freedom Trail. The students also participated in a two-hour private tour of the USS Constitution where they were able to take an in-depth look at the ship.
Congratulations to BH-BL High School sophomore musician Jami Fuson for being been selected from an international pool of applicants as a finalist to perform with the WorldStrides Honors String Orchestra at Carnegie Hall at the end of January. Jami will travel to New York City and spend three days working with other musicians from 48 …
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How cool ???? is this? Last March, BH-BL High School music ???? teacher Karen Russell entered the school’s orchestra students ???? into a master class contest which ended up winning them a master class with Jeff Grogan! Grogan, a world-class conductor, came to BH-BL to work with students. The work he did with BH-BL orchestra ????students …
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Congratulations to Hannah Shell, Jackson Winslow, and Andrew Poirier for being named Commended Students in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are recognized for their exceptional academic promise demonstrated by their outstanding performance on the PSAT. The National Merit® Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. Approximately 1.6 …
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Fourth graders at Stevens Elementary School were cordially invited by their teachers to a “Book Tasting” to sample a variety of … well, books ???? of course. In fact, after the students “made their reservations” they were escorted down the hall to the “restaurant” where dinner music was playing in the background and red and …
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High School health teacher Kathy Henry-Starace recently took a team of students (AJ Giaquinto, Vincent Vinditti, Maddy Smith, Zoe Tappy, Emma Nuzzi & Megan Nelson) to the AAA Occupant Safety Summit where they learned about seatbelt safety and new advances in technology to promote driver and passenger safety. ???????? The students also participated in the …
Congratulations to the following Band students who have been accepted into the Saratoga-Warren All-County Band: High School: Owen Bechtel, Mia Belanger, Emilie Bennett, Carsyn Bonesteel, McKenna Hickey, Anya Kotkoskie, Rhiannon Lara, Allison LeClair, Rhyan Lorenc, Justin Ronca, and Will Ziegler. O’Rourke Middle School: Angelo Aldi, Miles Bechtel, Arabella DeVito, Samantha Girard, Kaitlyn Green, Lauren Green, …
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During a recent Rock Your Math event in Mrs. Sala’s fifth-grade classroom, the students “rocked their math” skills by reviewing place value skills, reading and writing numbers in their various forms, and using math vocabulary to solve problems. Tapping into their writing skills as well, the students continued to generate seed ideas that could be …
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