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.
Category: District News
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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Baseball parade Saturday afternoon, 2:30p
On Saturday, June 15, the NYS Class AA champions BC varsity baseball team will take a victory ride through Delmar on a fire truck, escorted by both fire department personnel and members of the Bethlehem Police Department. The parade will leave the high school at 2:30 p.m. and travel along Delaware Avenue to the Four …
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New administrators appointed to BCHS
At its May 22 meeting the Board of Education approved the appointment of two new assistant principals. Kimberly Sparkman and Sean Graney will begin roles as assistant principals starting July 1. They will replace Jim Smith, who has been appointed K-12 supervisor of social studies and business education, and Nicole Conway who will serve as …
Congratulations to our newly tenured educators
On the evening of June 5, twenty-one Bethlehem Central educators were officially awarded tenure by the Board of Education. Please join us in celebrating the following members of our BC family and congratulating them on their tenure achievements. Their hard work and dedication are part of what makes Bethlehem Central all that it is. Tyler B. Anderson, BCHS – Guidance Counselor Meghan A. Bornhorst, …
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