The success of Bethlehem Central High School’s “no cell phone” policy has been featured in a Washington Post opinion piece entitled “Want to go back in time? Visit a school where cellphones are banned.” The June 6 article is available on the Washington Post website, however, reader access may be limited by the newspaper’s paywall. …
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A new Buddy Bench was formally unveiled at Elsmere Elementary School. It is one of five in the district honoring the legacy of fallen U.S. Marine Shawn P. Martin.
This year, 30 longtime employees with a combined service of more than 650 years will leave BC after dedicating their careers to public service and to serving the children of the Bethlehem Central School District. On Wednesday, May 29, a reception was held at Garden Bistro 24 in Slingerlands to celebrate this year’s retirees. The …
Please join us for SPECTRUM, our annual exposition of the entire BCHS Music Department in concert. The concert will be held on Thursday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Bethlehem Central High School in Lower Gym B.
The BCHS Vincent J Crummles Acting Troupe (VJCAT) production of Romeo and Juliet opens tonight, Friday, May 31 and runs through Sunday, June 2. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7 p.m. and the Sunday matinee is at 2 p.m. The show will be held in Room D-122 at the high school. There is a …
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A total of 70 BC students were awarded medals and certificates for their performance on the 2024 Le Grand Concours.
Congratulations to Preya Krishna-Kennedy and Nick Petraccione on their awards!
Residents of the Bethlehem Central School District have elected Katherine Nadeau and Lauren Grasso to the Board of Education. Nadeau and Grasso will serve three-year terms beginning July 1, 2024. Nadeau, a current member of the seven-person Board, was elected to a second term. It will be the first term for Lauren Grasso. There were …
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What if you told a sitting Supreme Court justice that your dream was to one day have her job and she offered it to you on the spot? Believe it or not, that happened to BCHS senior Ella O’Brien on Thursday, May 9, when Ella and four other Bethlehem Central High School students had the …
Residents of the Bethlehem Central School District have approved a $114.0 million budget for the 2024-25 school year by a margin of 2,229 to 777, or approximately 74% in favor to 26% opposed. Vote results for the Board of Education election are preliminary. A total of 290 write-in ballots still need to be counted. The …
