How BC families can find free meals, food benefits this summer
Information on finding free summer meals for students in the Capital Region.
Category: District News
Congratulations, BCHS Class of 2024!
On June 27, a class of 344 students from BCHS received diplomas at a commencement ceremony held at the MVP Arena in downtown Albany.
Eagle’s student-led Bus Book Club honored by Board of Education
On a Monday morning in October, Drey Martone’s fifth-grade class gathered as each student shared something that “filled their bucket” over the weekend, a practice in appreciation the class engaged in at the start of each week. Harper S. shared how she had witnessed an older student reading a book to a kindergartener on the …
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90th Commencement Exercises to be streamed live at 3p on Thursday
Watch the 90th Commencement Exercises for Bethlehem Central High School live Thursday, June 27 at 3 p.m.
Photos: BCMS Grade 8 Moving Up Ceremony 2024
Friends, family, teachers and staff gathered on Thursday, June 25 at the high school to celebrate the Moving Up Ceremony for grade 8 students.
ALANA celebrates its 5th annual Sankofa at BCHS
On Thursday, June 20, students from the Bethlehem Central High School class of 2024 who are members of ALANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Native American & Allies) took part in ALANA’s fifth annual Sankofa. ALANA is a student alliance at Bethlehem Central High School created in 1998 to promote cultural awareness and inclusion. Members and advisors …
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46 seniors awarded the NYS Seal of Biliteracy
The Bethlehem Central High School Class of 2024 includes 46 New York State Seal of Biliteracy recipients! The NYS Seal of Biliteracy is an award that formally recognizes students who have attained a high level of proficiency in two or more world languages (one of which must be English) by high school graduation. One senior, …
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Building a better school environment with trickle-down peer leadership
Peer leaders use their National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) training to engage middle schoolers in creating a more welcoming school environment.
Early dismissal on Tues. and Thurs. at BCMS and elementary schools
All BC elementary schools and the middle school will dismiss students early on Tuesday, June 18 and Thursday, June 20, due to anticipated extreme heat. The high school will run final exams on the regular schedule but will be adding temporary, commercial-size air conditioning units to high school exam locations. The district will monitor weather …
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Lab School students go big on community service hours
Lab School students at Bethlehem Central High School have performed thousands of hours of community service and many have gone well beyond the 15 service hours required annually for those enrolled in the program. English teacher Andrew Rickert said despite declining Lab School enrollment, students are volunteering at record rates and several Lab School students …
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