Family change of address or new contact information

From time to time, families will move within the district. If your address changes, please contact District Registrar Melissa Haas by email at mhaas@bethlehemschools.org with the following information: Student name Old address New address Please note that you will need to include proof of residency when making a request to change your address. If you …

BC Future Business Leaders earn statewide recognition

Students from the BCHS Chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) scored high marks in several categories at this year’s New York State FBLA Spring Leadership Conference. The conference, which is the annual high point for FBLA members, was held virtually this year. The BC students and students from across the state competed in …

BCMS student earns top honors in global game design competition

In the world’s first international game-making challenge for kids ages 10-18, a young video game developer from Bethlehem Central Middle School has been named a top winner. He is Ezra Cotton, a seventh-grader who recently earned a $2,000 grand prize with a video game that challenges players to put their gaming skills and their environmental …

Rising rock star talks to students about music, performing and more

She’s a rising rock star, a former contestant on NBC’s The Voice and a graduate of Suburban Council rival Shaker High School, but that didn’t stop singer and guitarist Moriah Formica from spending time (virtually) with BC music students as part of Women’s History Month. The 20-year-old, who told the Bethlehem students she discovered her …

Updated Districtwide School Safety Plan with Pandemic Plan

At its March 17 meeting, the BC Board of Education approved an updated version of the 2020-21 Districtwide School Safety that includes a Pandemic Continuity of Operations Plan. The plan has been developed to meet the requirements of subsection (2)(m) of Education Law §2801-a which requires public employers to prepare a plan for the continuation …

Andrew Baker to be appointed principal of Slingerlands Elementary School

Andrew Baker, the longtime supervisor of the Bethlehem Central School District’s English Language Arts (ELA) department, is expected to be named principal of Slingerlands Elementary School. Baker will succeed Heidi Bonacquist as principal. Bonacquist is retiring in June. Slingerlands Elementary School is one of five K-5 schools in the BC school district. It has a …