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Mackey, Rispole, Silva and Wood Win Awards at Model UN Conference

This past weekend, 43 BH-BL High School students in the Model United Nations club attended the 43rd annual Central New York Model UN Conference at Syracuse University. The two-day conference was attended by more than 800 student delegates from more than 3 dozen schools throughout upstate NY. Student delegates participated in five separate committee sessions …

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Community feedback results presented to the board of education as superintendent search moves forward

On Wednesday, Jan. 7, the Burnt Hills–Ballston Lake CSD Board of Education reviewed the themes that emerged from the community feedback gathered as part of the district’s superintendent search. The presentation, delivered by District Superintendent & CEO Lauren J. Gemmill of Capital Region BOCES, summarized input from both an online survey and a series of …

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UPK Applications Open Feb. 4

Interested in entering your child’s name into the lottery for the 2026 Universal PreK program? See details below. Is my child eligible for UPK? Applications for UPK will open Wednesday, Feb 4, 2026, and will be posted on the district’s website that day. The application window closes on Monday, March 9, 2026. Due to limited …

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Model UN students take home awards

More than 40 members of the BH-BL High School Model United Nations (UN) club participated in the Capital Region Model UN conference on Dec. 6 at HVCC, where they competed against 200+ students from nine different school districts. Students compiled research for their assigned country and prepared position papers in advance of the conference. At …

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After 14 Years as School Leader, BH-BL Superintendent Dr. McGrath Announces His Retirement

Board of Education to Begin Statewide Search for New School Leader Dr. Patrick McGrath, Jr. has announced that at the end of the school year he is closing out his 14-year run as the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake School District’s sixth superintendent. His planned retirement marks the end of an era as he prepares to usher …

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BH-BL Offers Free School Meals to All Students

BH-BL’s Food Service Department is excited to announce that beginning in the 2025-26 school year, all students are eligible to receive free school meals. The new state-funded program–Universal Free Meals–means all students in grades K-12 may receive one free breakfast and one free lunch per school day at no cost to the student or their …

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