BH-BL High School News Archives - Burnt Hills - Ballston Lake Central School District

February 28, 2025March 4, 2025

High School’s New Cell Policy Proves to be a Success Among Staff and Students

At the February 26 Board of Education meeting, High School Principal Tim Brunson delivered an update on the school’s new cell phone policy, supporting his claims with compelling data and anecdotes. The policy’s development was spurred by New York Governor Hochul’s and state legislators’ consideration of significant statewide restrictions on student cell phone use during …

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February 25, 2025February 25, 2025

HS Drama Club Presents Mean Girls, March 13-15

High School Drama Club is excited to announce Mean Girls! This production is best suited for ages 13+. Mean Girls is a musical based on the popular film, following Cady Heron, a naive teenager who enters the cutthroat social scene of a suburban high school, where she attempts to navigate the powerful “Plastics” clique led by …

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February 14, 2025

Montalbano Forging an Education in Fire

BH-BL High School senior Jacob Montalbano uses a torch to cut metal recently at the Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education Center – Albany Campus. Montalbano, who aspires to own a business or go into welding inspection, is among 35 seniors enrolled in the Welding and Metal Fabrication program who are starting their senior …

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February 14, 2025

Music Students Selected for Regional & State Music Festivals

BH-BL’s music students have once again demonstrated exceptional talent and dedication by being selected for prestigious regional and state music festivals this year. Students from our orchestra, band, jazz, and choral ensembles were honored with opportunities to participate in the 2024-2025 Suburban Council Music Festival, Area All-State Music Festival, NYSSMA Conference All-State Music Festival, and …

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January 28, 2025

Cold, Flu & Bug Season, When to Keep Students Home

The peak of the cold and flu season is upon us and many schools have been experiencing a noticeable increase in illness. We have seen many cases of colds, flu, pneumonia, strep throat, and the stomach bug. The custodians have been extra diligent wiping desks and other hard surfaces (door knobs, faucets, countertops, etc.), and …

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January 23, 2025February 19, 2025

Founder’s Day Tickets on Sale Through March 10

The PTAs’ annual celebratory event, Founder’s Day, will be held on Thursday, March 20 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at the Century House in Latham. Tickets are $55 each and can be purchased at Mail N’ More in Burnt Hills or at any BH-BL Schools’ main office. Tickets are on sale until March 10. Congratulations …

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October 29, 2024

BH-BL grad inspires future fashion designers

BH-BL High School fashion students recently had a unique opportunity to learn from a successful alumna about her career and entrepreneurial journey in the fashion industry. Shauna Ryan, a 2014 graduate of BH-BL, shared her story during a presentation on Oct. 28. Shauna began her fashion education at SUNY Oneonta before transferring to the Fashion …

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October 22, 2024November 21, 2024

BH-BL’s winter-weather emergency procedures; What to know

Hello Parents, It’s that time of year again when we would like to remind everyone of BH-BL’s winter-weather emergency procedures. While it is very important to us to open school every day, our first priority, of course, is student safety. There are times when it is too unpredictable to make a full closing decision in …

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September 1, 2023August 31, 2023

Student Parking Permit Form

Students must have a parking permit in order to park in the student lot during school hours. Please fill out the Google Form to request permission to obtain a parking permit. There is a $10 processing charge for each parking tag. Students will be emailed to stop by the high school’s main office at specific …

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