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HS Principal Brunson received Distinguished Administrator Award At the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSFLT) annual conference and awards banquet on Friday, Oct. 21, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School Principal Tim Brunson was presented with the Sister Rose Aquin Caimano Distinguished Administrator Award. This award is given annually to an administrator in …

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MS students win Sustainable Circuit Award at National Manufacturing Day for “The Buszer” Last week eight middle school students and technology teacher Nick Morocco attended National Manufacturing Day at Global Foundries in Malta where they presented their Lego prototype at a competition against 11 other districts. The students were challenged to manufacture a special design …

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BH-BL HS named School of Distinction for 6 consecutive years It’s now official! Presenting at the Oct. 4 Board meeting was Kristen Jadin, a representative from the New York State Public High Schools Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA), who congratulated BH-BL HS on being one of only 32 out of 782 public high schools in the state …

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Board seeking community input on Veterans’ Tax Exemption Act Survey closes Oct. 20 At the Veterans’ Tax Exemption Informational Forum on Sept. 20, the board and public learned about the exemption and what it means to qualifying veterans and non-qualifying taxpayers living in BH-BL. Before the board makes a decision about whether or not to …

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Is your SNN information up to date? With a new school year approaching, now is a good time to review and update, if needed, your subscriber profile information in the BH-BL School News Notifier (SNN) email alert system. This is particularly important if you are a parent/guardian with children who will be moving to a …

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Why are there piles of dirt at O’Rourke Middle School? Have you asked yourself that question recently after driving passed the school? Well, wonder no longer. Here’s the answer: We are installing safety barriers (also known as berms) in the form of raised landscaping beds in front of the library and sixth-grade classrooms located on …

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Dirt tossed at STEAM ground breaking ceremony makes it official School leaders, board and community come together to kick off the start of construction on the new STEAM addition at BH-BL HS On Wednesday, June 15, the BH-BL School District once again made history when a ground breaking ceremony was held at the high school …

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BH-BL sells Hostetter Leadership Building to Mekeel Christian Academy District offices temporarily relocate to O’Rourke Middle School this summer On Wednesday, June 1 the BH-BL Board of Education officially sold the Hostetter Leadership Building/District Offices (located at 50 Cypress Drive in Glenville) to Mekeel Christian Academy, which is a private school operating in the area …

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BH-BL High School named NYS High Performing Reward School for fourth consecutive year BH-BL High School is one of only two high schools in the capital region to receive prestigious recognition New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia recently announced the state’s 2016-17 Reward Schools, and Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School is once again recognized …

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Six BH-BL student athletes sign Letters of Intent BH-BL is proud to announce the signing of six elite athletes who accepted athletic scholarships for next year by signing Letters of Intent. Congratulations to: Samantha Hjelmar who will participate in Track & Field (high jump) and study exercise with a minor in nutrition at the University of …

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