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Two BH-BL High School students, Kassidy Olson and Dawson Bertrand, were recently able to get first-hand experience in theater arts when they participated in the Proctor’s Theater Broadway Technical Career Exploration Program through Capital Region BOCES. BH-BL High School music teacher Ann Derrick explains that the program offered unique workshops, mentors, and observation opportunities during …

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Capital Region BOCES & BH-BL HS juniors Nate Martindale and Kyle Morey test the effects of heat on various metals during Integrated Science Class as part of the Automotive Trades Technology program on the Albany campus of Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School. Integrated Science Teacher Brian Conway said the objective of the lesson …

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Pashley Physical Education teachers Kim Ferrie and Adam Cohen recently entered a contest sponsored by the New York State Association for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance (NYS AHPERD) Association that was themed “Jump Start on our School Year.” Their lesson was aimed at bringing awareness to the importance of fitness for all of first …

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More than three dozen veterans participated in BH-BL High School’s annual Veterans Day Ceremony where they were personally thanked with a handshake by every high school senior. The ceremony began with a color guard presenting with the American Flag while the concert band played “America the Beautiful.” The pledge was recited and several SGO members …

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Competition was steep this year as 96 students participated in the Veterans of Foreign War (VFW) Voice of Democracy Audio Essay Contest through the Mayfair-Glenville VFW Post 4660.  This year’s theme is “What Makes America Great.” One winner is selected for every 15 local entries. Those winners then advance as co-equal entries to VFW District …

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In late October, BH-BL HS teacher Kurt Semon took students in his American Revolution History class to Boston, MA to explore the Freedom Trail. The students also participated in a two-hour private tour of the USS Constitution where they were able to take an indepth look at the ship.

Congratulations to BH-BL High School sophomore musician Jami Fuson for being been selected from an international pool of applicants as a finalist to perform with the WorldStrides Honors String Orchestra at Carnegie Hall at the end of January. Jami will travel to New York City and spend three days working with other musicians from 48 …

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How cool ???? is this? Last March, BH-BL High School music ???? teacher Karen Russell entered the school’s orchestra students ???? into a master class contest which ended up winning them a master class with Jeff Grogan! Grogan,  a world-class conductor, came to BH-BL to work with students. The work he did with BH-BL orchestra ????students …

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Congratulations to Hannah Shell, Jackson Winslow, and Andrew Poirier for being named Commended Students in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program.  They are recognized for their exceptional academic promise demonstrated by their outstanding performance on the PSAT. The National Merit® Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. Approximately 1.6 …

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Fourth graders at Stevens Elementary School were cordially invited by their teachers to a “Book Tasting” to sample a variety of … well, books ???? of course. In fact, after the students “made their reservations” they were escorted down the hall to the “restaurant” where dinner music was playing in the background and red and …

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