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Embedded YouTube video of the history of BH-BL

BH-BL sells Hostetter Leadership Building to Mekeel Christian Academy District offices relocate to renovated high school in summer 2017; Mekeel Christian Academy slated to open school doors in fall 2017 BH-BL and Mekeel Christian Academy (MCA) leaders are currently in negotiations regarding the sale of the Hostetter Leadership Building. MCA is slated to purchase the …

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Spartan Pride at its best! Centennial celebration video montage October 10 was a great day to be a Spartan! BH-BL held a ceremony to celebrate its Centennial, officially name the new turf field and unveil a new field sign. The day-long event included the Homecoming football game, Homecoming festivities, a varsity field hockey game under …

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Centennial Celebration & Homecoming festivities a community success Thank you for attending and being involved Thank you all for attending and participating in BH-BL’s Centennial celebration and Homecoming festivities. It was exciting to see the community come together to celebrate this momentous occasion and become a part of our district’s history. The day was a …

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Join us in celebrating 100 years of excellence at BH-BL Centennial celebration October 10 This school year marks the district’s 100th year in existence. It all began when three one-room schoolhouses joined to form New York state’s first “consolidated” school district–known then as the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Union Free School District. In 1916, the district’s first …

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Renovation projects move full steam ahead Access road near high school field being cleared In mid November, construction crews began clearing and grading the land behind the high school athletic field to make way for an access road off of Route 50. This road will be used to get to and from the equipment storage …

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Project work at middle school right on schedule MS parking lot to be ready for start of school If you’ve driven by O’Rourke Middle School recently, you’ve likely seen large piles of dirt, new curbing and sidewalks being installed, and construction crews using heavy machinery to prepare the middle school main parking lot for new …

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It’s official! Work on the referendum project has begun The middle school portion of Phase I of the voter-approved Building Our 2nd Century Renovations Referendum project is underway. As of today, the O’Rourke Middle School parking lot and bus drop-off/pick-up area is being milled, the asphalt is being removed and the stone surface is being …

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District set to break ground on renovation project, summer 2014 BH-BL district leaders and the Board of Education are excited to announce that the first phase of the voter-approved Building Our 2nd Century Renovations Referendum project is slated to begin this summer, 2014. For the past several months, district leaders and the Renovations Committee have …

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BH-BL residents approve $34.2 million Renovations Referendum Highest number of referendum voters in BH-BL history turn out to vote On Tuesday, Oct. 22, BH-BL residents approved the district’s $34.2 million Renovations Referendum by a vote of 1368 to 653, by a margin of 67.7 percent. The referendum, which carries a less than 1 percent tax …

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