District Ends Recent Transportation Contract Seeking Substitute Drivers & Monitors

Over the course of the last several days there have been some questions raised about a contract that the district signed with a small company called Drive With Success. Some of these questions and internet posts raised valid concerns while others were highly speculative and inaccurate. Drive with Success seeks to provide school districts with …

Junior Malachi Plaza sworn in as SkillsUSA President

BH-BL junior Malachi Plaza was sworn in as president of the SkillsUSA morning sessions at the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC). Malachi, who attends the automotive trades technology program, is one of several local students who will help lead the CTEC Albany campus SkillsUSA chapter for the 2024-25 school year. The …

O’Rourke Student is a Published Poet

A huge congratulations to O’Rourke Middle School student Guinevere Libertucci whose poetry was recently honored in the Creative Communication’s “A Celebration of Today’s Writers” poetry contest. Her poem was also published in the Poetry Anthology. Way to go, Gwen! Fun Fact–Singer/Songwriter Taylor Swift once won among the top ten finishers in this SAME competition when …

BH-BL senior puts a charge in his future at Capital Region BOCES

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School senior Dane Fendrick is putting a charge in his future at Capital Region BOCES. Fendrick is scheduled to graduate from the Electrical Trades program in June and hopes to take the skills he learned at BOCES to work for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). “I like electrical work …

Research Students Win Awards at State Science Fair, Mertzlufft to Compete at International Fair

BH-BL High School and Science Research students rake in the awards at the Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair (GCRSEF), which is a state-level fair for the International Science and Engineering Fair sponsored by Regeneron. Congratulations to the following students for their incredible work, dedication, and success: High School Science Research senior Lilly Mertzlufft …