Congratulations to BH-BL High School’s student artists Georgieanna Harris and Nathan Wolf, who had their work accepted into the “2023 Art in Three Dimensions Show.” Their work will be on display in the Mohonasen High School W.B. Haessig Art Gallery throughout February, with a reception Feb. 8 from 6-7 p.m. for friends and family. Go …
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Spartan Banking is Open! Business students and staff, local dignitaries and representatives from First NY Federal Credit Union held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Feb. 3 to mark the grand opening of the high school’s Spartan Bank. Students in the Personal Finance Management and Investing 101 classes, which are focused on teaching financial literacy, money …
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Congratulations to Carsyn Bonesteel, a HS Science Research student in Regina Real’s class, for taking first place in the Medical Sciences session at the recent Sub-Regional Eastern Junior Science & Humanities Symposium held at BH-BL High School. Bonesteel now advances to present her winning work–A Multifaceted Approach to Determine the Therapeutic Efficacy of Ventral Pallidum …
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School Bus Driver Shortage Could Mean Delays This is a follow-up notification that outlines the Transportation Department’s rotating bus delay schedule, just in case the district needs to implement a one-hour delay on any given day due to a bus driver shortage. This schedule was created to help minimize disruptions for parents by ensuring that …
Congratulations to BH-BL HS students Benjamin Jewell and Madelyn Connelie who are the 1st and 2nd place winners, respectively, of the local VFW Post 4460 Voice of Democracy essay contest. Both students were recognized by Veterans and the BH-BL Board of Education. Ben read his essay aloud at the last board meeting. Follow this link …
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BH-BL Students Participated in Pro Musica Choral Festival Congratulations to the BH-BL High School students who were selected to perform in this weekend’s Albany Pro Musica Choral Festival (Jan. 21) at the UAlbany Performing Arts Center. They were chosen by application to sing in a 175 member choir made up of students from more than …
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Kibler Joins Statewide Network of STEM Educators O’Rourke Middle School math teacher Kodi Kibler has been selected as a New York State Master Teacher. Governor Hochul announced the selection of 18 educators from around the capital region and a total of 221 educators from around New York State to join the NYS Master Teacher program. …
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A Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School senior is building a bright future in the world of medicine thanks to Capital Region BOCES. Elise Waller, BH-BL senior, is enrolled in the New Visions: Health Careers program at Ellis Hospital, where she is learning all aspects of the healthcare industry. As a high school junior, she earned …
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If you were worried about the housing market for nature’s fine-feathered friends, you can stop. Thanks to O’Rourke Middle School eighth graders in Nick Morocco’s technology class, there are now 301 new and vacant wooden bird houses that will be donated to Saratoga County’s Birdhouse Program. This year, the program’s directors sought out area schools …
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Kick off the new year by viewing the Winter 2023 O’Rourke Observer. It’s full of student work, including poems, survey results, tips, articles, news, updates and much more. Check it out by following this link to Google Slides.
