District News – Burnt Hills – Ballston Lake Central School District

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020

Student Musicians Recognized by Board for their NYSSMA All-State Acceptance

Congratulations to BH-BL High School students Cedric Sirianni, Blake Zardezed, and Will Ziegler for earning perfect scores (100) at their NYSSMA auditions and being named NYSSMA All-State musicians. As such, the students were also recognized publicly with proclamations by the BH-BL Board of Education at its January 22, 2020 meeting. Cedric Sirianni was accepted into …

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January 22, 2020January 22, 2020

Coaches vs Cancer Basketball Game, Jan. 24

The BH-BL High School Boys Basketball teams is hosting the Coaches vs. Cancer Night at the high school against Guiderland on Friday, Jan. 24. The Freshman game is at 4 p.m., JV starts at 5:30 p.m., and Varsity plays at 7 p.m. Come out and support your Spartans as they raise money for The American …

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January 22, 2020January 22, 2020

Prom Closet Donations Accepted Until Feb. 3

Can you believe BH-BL’s Prom Closet is in its third year? Beginning in early February, Prom Closet will once again open its doors to student “shoppers.” In preparation of this, donations of gently used cocktail and prom dresses, purses, jewelry, and shoes as well as men’s tuxedos/suits and dress shirts are all being accepted until …

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January 22, 2020January 22, 2020

Capital Region Schools Organize Public Forum to Discuss State Aid with Legislators, Jan. 30

BH-BL and nearly a dozen other Capital Region school districts will gather with state legislators at Columbia High School in East Greenbush for a Forum on Sustainability of Schools on Thursday, January 30 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the school’s auditorium. The event was developed to start a conversation with New York state legislators concerning the …

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January 17, 2020January 17, 2020

Lap Swim Cancelled Jan. 21-24, New Schedule Beginning Jan. 27

Due to student life guards participating in Regents week, lap swim will be cancelled from Tuesday, Jan. 21 to Friday, Jan. 24. Additionally, beginning the week of January 27, lap swim will only be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30-7:30 a.m. Residents looking to participate in lap swim on those days must register with …

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January 15, 2020

Is your child on our kindergarten registration list?

Do you have a child who is entering kindergarten in September 2020? Is he or she on the district’s kindergarten registration list? If not or if you aren’t sure, please contact BH-BL Registrar Jackie Martini at 518-399-9141, ext. 85015 or jmartini@bhbl.org to get on the list. Thursday, Feb. 20: Registration Packets will be mailed to …

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January 14, 2020January 15, 2020

Capital Project UPDATE: HS Auditorium Closes in January, Renovations Begin Early

Building Our 2nd Century II Capital Project UPDATE HS Auditorium Closes in January, Renovations Begin Early Included in the voter-approved Building Our 2nd Century II Capital Project is the renovation and upgrade of the high school’s auditorium. Originally slated to close next school year, the auditorium will now close in January 2020 and the construction …

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January 14, 2020January 14, 2020

Students’ Artwork in Saratoga All-Star Exhibition, Jan. 11-Feb. 8

Congratulations to BH-BL High School student artists whose work will be in the Saratoga All-Stars Exhibition from January 11-February 8 at the Saratoga Arts Gallery. Way to go: Cheyanne Stone (senior), Untitled, Archival Inkjet Photo Cindy Chann (senior), Untitled, Stoneware & Glaze Ada Bouchard (freshman), “Atypical,” Mixed Media Nicholas DeLeo (senior), “Imaginative Portrait,” Illustration Marker …

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January 13, 2020January 13, 2020

Future City Team Wins Regional Competition for 3rd Consecutive Year

Congratulations to O’Rourke Middle School’s Future City team for winning first place, for the third consecutive year, at this weekend’s 2020 Future City Albany Regional Competition. The team advances to the National Competition held in Washington, D.C. in February. In addition to the team’s city, Nerosparta, winning the regional competition, the team also received awards …

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January 10, 2020January 22, 2020

Hannah Shell Named Top Scholar in Regeneron Science Talent Search

Congratulations to BH-BL High School senior and Science Research Program student Hannah Shell who has been named a top 300 scholar in the 79th Regeneron Science Talent Search—the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and mathematics competition for high school seniors. Nearly 2,000 students entered the competition this year and Hannah is the only student …

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