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BH-BL named among “Best Communities for Music Education” fifth year in a row For the fifth year in a row, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake is one of 527 school districts across the nation that is being recognized by The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation for their outstanding music education program. In cooperation with researchers …

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BH-BL Science Research students earn awards at Science & Engineering Fair See their work at annual Science Symposium, April 27 This past Saturday, BH-BL High School Science Research students competed at the 2017 Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair where more than 100 Senior Division projects were presented, thus making the competition quite stiff, …

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STEM-related projects erupt, glow, and generate power at Pashley’s Science Fair Students, parents, and grandparents filled the gymnasium at Pashley Elementary School during the annual Science Fair which boasted projects based around STEM–Science, Technology, Engineering and Math–this year. Attendees got to roam the room stopping at student stations to either view detailed posters that explained …

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Board adopts Veterans’ Tax Exemption At its Feb. 7 meeting the BH-BL Board of Education held a second vote on the Veterans’ Tax Exemption to include the entire board. The exemption passed, 5 to 2, and is scheduled to go into effect for the 2017-18 school year. Resident veterans should contact their local assessor to …

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Native American history comes to life in students’ living museum Ms. O’Rourke’s fourth-grade class at Pashley Elementary School spent the past three weeks learning about, researching, and studying Native American history. The culmination of their hard works was a Living Museum where students explained to their visitors–and there were many, including other students and teachers, …

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Board divided on offering Veterans’ Tax Exemption At its Dec. 13 regular meeting, the outcome of the Board of Education’s vote on the NYS Veterans’ Tax Exemption was split with two yes votes, two no votes, and one abstention. Additionally two board members were not present. This resolution did not receive the majority of votes …

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BH-BL’s School Delay and Closing Procedures Reminder New procedures help district make more accurate school closing decisions Now that the winter weather has arrived, we’d like to remind parents and students of BH-BL’s school delay and closing procedures. When determining whether to delay or close school, the decision-making process begins at 4:30 a.m. and includes …

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Hurricane Sawyer blew into Charlton Heights to wreak havoc I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll leaf blow your house down. Wait, what? That’s not how the story goes. This must be enrichment (PACE) teacher Carrie Sunkes’ unit about hurricanes! For 10 weeks, Sunkes taught Charlton Heights (and Pashley and Stevens) students in grades 1 …

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Water testing results at BH-BL (UPDATED November 22, 2016) On September 6, 2016, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a new law that requires public schools in New York to test all water outlets currently or potentially used for drinking or cooking purposes for lead levels. Per the new law, if the lead level from a water …

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Board to decide on Veterans’ Tax Exemption, Dec. 13 BH-BL board members held a public forum in September to explain how the Veterans’ Tax Exemption would impact BH-BL residents, collected feedback via community survey throughout October, and held a public hearing Nov. 14. At its Dec. 13 meeting, the board will decide if it will …

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