Birthday Boxes Buddy Project at Slingerlands

It’s a ready-made birthday party with candles, balloons, cake mix, frosting, a whisk, sprinkles and everyone’s favorite, Funfetti. And it’s been packed with love. Recently at Slingerlands Elementary School, students, teachers, and families collaborated to assemble and deliver 40 of these Birthday Boxes to the Merrillac Family Shelter, Albany County’s only residential shelter designed specifically …

Spotlight on Historically Black Colleges and Universities at BCHS

Bethlehem Central High School students had the opportunity to learn more about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) last week. HBCUs were established in the United States before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide Black students a safe space to learn and build community. From their inception, HBCUs offered Black students access to …