Pride Month guest speaker expands thinking on intersectionality
Three high school clubs committed to the advancement of human rights welcomed a guest speaker to talk about the nuances of discrimination.
Year: 2022
June 10-12: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at BCHS
This weekend, don’t miss A Midsummer Night’s Dream presented by VJCAT (Vincent J. Crummles Acting Troupe) at Bethlehem Central High School in Room D-122. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy – with elements of magic and romance, too! Dozens of BCHS students are taking part in this show either performing, working on the crew, designing …
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Asian Food Festival at BCHS is Friday, June 10
The students of the high school’s chapter of ALANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Native American & Allies) will host an Asian Food Festival on Friday, June 10 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. The festival will feature dishes from both local businesses, students, and parents. If you are interested in bringing …
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Congratulations to our 2021-22 BC retirees
At the end of every school year, the school district celebrates longtime faculty and staff who have or will be retiring. This year, 27 employees with combined service totaling nearly 600 years will leave BC after long careers serving the children of the Bethlehem Central School District. On Thursday, June 2, a reception was held …
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Poetry Out Loud update
BCHS junior Pamela White competed last night in the national finals of Poetry Out Loud, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation and hosted by poet and author Kwame Alexander. While it was a student from California who took the grand prize, White will receive a prize of $1,000 as …
Boys tennis team in Final Four of NYS tournament
On Friday, June 10, the BC boys tennis team lost a close match in the Final Four of the NYS championship at Flushing Meadows. Congratulations to the team on a great season!
Watch here, 7p: Student to compete in Poetry Out Loud finals
BCHS student Pamela White is one of only nine high school students from across the nation who will compete for the title of 2022 Poetry Out Loud™ National Champion and the $20,000 prize as part of an annual poetry recitation competition from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Poetry Foundation. The 2022 competition will culminate on Sunday, …
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Photos: Fifth Grade Survivor Day at Elm Ave Park
It’s an event designed to help students heading to middle school get to know their peers from all five elementary schools so relationship-building is a little bit easier when they enter sixth grade in the fall. Staffed by teachers, support staff, academic supervisors and plenty of volunteers, this year’s Grade 5 Survivor Day at Elm …
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Congratulations to our newly tenured educators
On the evening of June 1st, 15 Bethlehem Central educators were officially awarded tenure by the Board of Education. Please join us in celebrating the following members of our BC family and congratulating them on their tenure achievements. Their hard work and dedication are part of what makes Bethlehem Central all that it is. Elizabeth D. Colloton School Counselor High School Michael F. Doemel …
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Board to appoint diversity, equity and inclusion officer
On June 1, the BC Board of Education will appoint Dr. Latisha J. Ellis-Williams as the district’s first diversity, equity and inclusion officer.