Thirty-five individuals became U.S. citizens at a ceremony hosted by Bethlehem Central High School, with Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado as a guest speaker, and U.S. District Court justice Mae A. D’Agostino presiding over the ceremony.
The BCSD Green Team is excited to be part of the Town of Bethlehem’s 2023 Spring Recycle Fest on Saturday, April 20 at Elm Avenue Park! The event is co-sponsored by the town, the Green Team, the Delmar Farmers Market and Grassroot Givers. When Earth Day! Saturday, April 20, 2024 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. …
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On Tuesday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. at Bethlehem Central High School, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will host an important session for area parents and guardians entitled Rising Issues of Online Safety, Security and Sextortion. The presentation will take place in the Bethlehem High School auditorium, located at 700 Delaware Ave in Delmar. …
While there is an overall increase in the proposed 2024-25 budget of 6.89%, or $7,346,231, most of these increases involve mandated and contractual obligations. These obligations include the higher costs of employee benefits (up $2,684,503) and an increase in debt service costs (up $3,210,682). Changes to the annual budget in staffing and program areas are …
Congratulations to the group of students recognized as the school’s “Be the Change” recipients for January and February.
Looking for somewhere to recycle your eclipse glasses? Send them to school! Starting tomorrow, each school throughout the district will collect used glasses that do not have any scratches, punctures, tears or other damage. The glasses will be sent to Eclipse Glasses USA, LLC by a BCHS student organizing the initiative as part of the …
Throughout March, the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) visited each of BCSD’s five elementary schools to highlight the process of maple syrup production. Students learned that March is known as “sugaring season” in the Northeast. In late winter, when the weather transitions and daytime temperatures warm to above freezing and nights dip below freezing, sap begins …
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The Bethlehem Central School District is mourning a sudden loss to the school community. Karen Maloney, a longtime aide to students with disabilities in the district, passed away on Sunday, April 7. Maloney was employed by the district for more than 20 years, at the middle school and most recently at Slingerlands Elementary School. Counselors …
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Students at Glenmont Elementary School welcomed science author and educator Dr. Jodi Wheeler-Toppen last week for two presentations, “How a Worm Wiggled into a Book” (K-2) and “Purr-fect Research is so Dog-gone Fun!” (3-5). K-2 students learned about worm anatomy and the importance of revision in writing. Students were encouraged to hold and observe live …
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Author Laura Vaccaro Seeger visited Hamagrael, Elsmere, Eagle and Slingerlands elementary schools this month. Laura is a New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, a two-time winner of both the Caldecott Honor Award and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award, and winner of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award, to name just a …
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