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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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Grade 4 students perform science experiments at the high school’s Science Demo Day What do kids like more than making their own slime? At BH-BL’s annual Science Demo Day we learned that fourth graders also enjoy experimenting with glow-in-the-dark bubbles and lava beakers, popping smoke bubbles (dry ice), testing their catapult-making skills, and discovering robotics. …

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BH-BL’s robotics team earns 2nd place in Motivate Award Congratulations to BH-BL High School’s robotics team, the Mechaspartans, for taking 2nd place in the Motivate Award category at the FIRST Tech Challenge competition this past weekend. The Mechaspartans competed against 17 other teams at the FTC competition and were required to design, build, program, and …

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Five BH-BL HS students name Commended Students by National Merit Scholarship Program Congratulations to Edward Hull, Samantha Whitman, Bradley Albright, Miya Hugaboom and William Halm for being recognized as Commended Students in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. They were recognized for their exceptional academic promise demonstrated by their outstanding performance on the PSAT. More …

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Grand Opening Ceremony draws in more than 150 people to celebrate and tour new STEAM addition On Wednesday, Sept. 6 Superintendent Patrick McGrath along with Board members, local dignitaries, and high school students cut the maroon and white ribbons to officially mark the opening of the high school’s new state-of-the-art STEAM addition. After the speeches …

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Stevens fifth-grade students raise and release salmon BH-BL participates in repopulating local stream, helping environment Stevens students know that if their fifth-grade teacher is Mr. Somoza they’ll be raising salmon in the classroom–and they couldn’t be more thrilled! “It’s a Somoza tradition,” explains one student who was excited to be a part of a project …

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HS Science Research student produces tRNA and prepares for a science career Mary Hamilla, who is enrolled in the BH-BL’s Science Research in High School program, has spent much of this year interning in a state-of-the-art laboratory and working among some of the world’s leading RNA scientist at University of Albany’s RNA Institute. During her …

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