In a press conference on Sunday, Feb. 27, New York State Governor Hochul announced that the statewide mask mandate will be lifted on Wednesday, March 2. This means that beginning Wednesday, masks are optional for students, staff and visitors to BH-BL schools and buildings, as well as on school buses. The district, which is currently …
At its Feb. 16 meeting, the Board of Education made a motion to table the adoption of the Revised Tiered Mitigation Plan to allow for a final board discussion after hearing from more than 35 people during Privilege of the Floor. After additional discussion at an emergency meeting on Feb. 17, the board unanimously (7-0) …
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O’Rourke’s “Waste-Free City” is #1 For the fifth consecutive year, O’Rourke Middle School’s Future Cities team takes first place in the regional competition. The 26-member team advances to Nationals later this month. Congratulations and good luck! The team’s challenge this year for the Future City Competition was to use the three principles of a circular …
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BH-BL High School junior Emily Burdikoff is working alongside college students and marketing professionals at a local renewable energy firm thanks to her studies at Capital Region BOCES. She is using her design and social media skills in the marketing office at Livingston Energy Group, building a professional portfolio filled with projects she learned to …
Congratulations to BH-BL High School students Emily Brooks and Jack Mongan who took home awards at the Eastern Junior Science and Humanities Symposium Sub-regional. Emily was awarded third place in the Environmental Science 2 room, and Jack won first place in the General Biology room. Jack advances to the State level competitions, Upstate JSHS, in …
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It was certainly an eventful week. Although Omicron is still impacting attendance, things continue to trend in the right direction. Cases, % positive tests, and hospitalization continue to trend downward. Two Fridays ago we reported a weekly total of 153 cases among BHBL students and staff. Last Friday that number was 114. This past week it …
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Embedded YouTube video about mustard donation to elementary school One boy’s love of mustard kicked off his Student Council campaign & ended in a ton of goodness It all started when Stevens Elementary School fifth grader Lincoln Barclay couldn’t find his beloved mustard in the school’s cafeteria on hot dog day. The COVID pandemic resulted …
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January 18, 2022 Dear BH-BL Parents/Guardians, This past weekend, updated COVID-19 health and safety guidance was released from the state. One of the biggest changes impacting school districts is that the New York State Department of Health will no longer conduct contact tracing. On a regional level, this means that individuals potentially exposed to COVID-19 …
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