School Supply Lists Revised to Reduce Cost for Families, Maintain Academic Opportunities

For the past few years, BH-BL administration has been working closely with teachers and K-12 Academic Supervisors revisiting and refining the annual school supply lists. The focus has been to shift much of the costs that have been traditionally passed to parents over to the general school budget fund. The district has essentially eliminated all …

Phone System Outage

We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with the district’s phone system. If you need to reach someone in the district office or schools’ main offices, please call the emergency phones below: District Office: 518- 949-7165 Transportation: 518-949-6846 BHBL High School: 518-949-6399 O’Rourke Middle School 518-949-5322 Charlton Heights: 518-949-0037 Pashley: 518-949-3167 Stevens

BH-BL Senior, Venditti, Earns SkillsUSA Scholarship

An aspiring esthetician is among the recipients of the 2023 Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education (CTE) SkillsUSA scholarship. ­Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake senior Tessa Venditti received the honors during the June 7 CTE graduation ceremony at Proctors in Schenectady. Venditti was extremely involved in the SkillsUSA organization during her time at BOCES, competing in …

Stevens Students Raise Funds For A Water Well in India

Stevens Elementary School student council members participated in a  service project to raise funds for the construction of a water well overseas. The students’ hard work has paid off–literally! They were able to raise nearly $1,650 through the Gallons of Change fundraiser.  They will be using the money to fund the construction of a water …

Gilmore Receives William Kress Memorial Humanitarian Award at Capital Region BOCES

Congratulations Jacob Gilmore! A BH-BL senior and Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School graduate with a passion for helping others and a drive for a career in medicine is the recipient of The William Kress Memorial Humanitarian Award 2023. Jacob Gilmore, a Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers program graduate, was presented the scholarship during …

Six HS Student Compete at SkillsUSA Competition

Congratulations to the nearly 70 students from 19 area school districts, including six BH-BL high school students, who represented Capital Region BOCES during the prestigious SkillsUSA statewide competition in April. The students  competed in events that tested their abilities in the skilled trades and workplace, and allowed them to showcase their work-related skills learned through …

HS Students Tour Active Duty Nuclear Fast Attack Submarine

High School students taking the US Military History course did something few people ever get to do–they toured an active duty nuclear fast attack submarine. In late April, the students, their teacher Kurt Semon, and Social Studies Department Chair John Antoski toured the US Submarine Base at New London, Connecticut. They were able to each …