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Five BH-BL High School computer programming teams recently competed in the Siena Programming Contest, and all five were extremely competitive. In fact, the “green team” held a commanding first-place lead for most of the night, explained Computer Science teacher Robin Clapper. While the final minutes were a nail-biter and a few late-breaking solutions bumped the …

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In late March, more than two dozen BH-BL High School students traveled to New York City for the annual National High School Model United Nations (NHSMUN) conference. BH-BL students represented the countries of Germany, Egypt and the United States in a wide range of committees that addressed various political, social, cultural, environmental and economic issues …

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High school students in Jennifer Wheeler’s Investing 101 class have spent the past several weeks learning about the Stock Market, investment sectors, mutual funds, bonds, compound interest, futures and options, cryptocurrency, and the regulatory environment. Today, they took their newfound skills and put them to the test at the Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge where …

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Earlier this month, a dedicated group of BH-BL and Ichabod Crane Distance Learning (DL) students had a valuable opportunity to visit the Modern Languages Department at Union College. Students enrolled in French, German, and Mandarin Chinese participated in a program specially created by department head, Doctor Ricci-Bell. The day’s activities were designed to highlight the …

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