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 …
High School Orientation For Parents of Current Grade 8 Students Click below to begin the slideshow video. Turn your volume up! For full screen viewing, click the double arrow icon in the bottom right corner of the presentation.
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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Dear BH-BL Parents, I hope you and your families had a nice holiday break. I wanted to provide an update as we head into the weekend and prepare to welcome in a New Year. We are looking forward to seeing all of our students and staff back in school on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022! As …
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Concert Procedures for Performers & Audiences Choruses and Orchestras will be masked and spaced at 3 ft. to the best of our ability. Bands will perform with bell covers on instruments and will be spaced as far apart as possible. Staggered Performance times – on the ½ hour. When a student is finished performing, they …
District to host in-person forum On Wednesday, Nov. 17 from 7-9 p.m. in the cafetorium at O’Rourke Middle School, district leaders hosted a public forum to provide the community with COVID-related updates, answer questions, and hear from the community. Superintendent McGrath and Assistant Superintendents Collins and Abdoo, the district’s COVID Coordinator, Jodi Reynolds, and school …
Dear BH-BL Parents and Staff, We lost a true Spartan today. Joe Czub, our Transportation Supervisor, was in a tragic accident at his home on Sunday, and he passed away overnight. On behalf of our entire BH-BL community I want to express our deepest condolences to his wife and family. Joe was more than a …
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The State of New York has recognized and named BH-BL High School as a School of Distinction for having all 25 athletic programs as scholar athlete teams. Senator James Tedisco also recognized the school for this honor and presented student athlete scholars representing the school with a state proclamation. He congratulated the students for helping …
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