Support our music programs with BMA spirit wear

The following is a message from Bethlehem Music Department and the Bethlehem Music Association… On behalf of the Bethlehem Music Association, in support of our Bethlehem Music Program across all BCSD Schools, proudly we share an EXCLUSIVE ONE WEEK HOLIDAY launch of our collaborative new logos and team apparel for all musicians, music-minded students, faculty …

Holiday visit honors memory of longtime community member who helped bring EV buses to BCSD

As people begin to gather for Thanksgiving, one family traveling to Delmar from Colorado made a special stop Monday at a place that’s not on most families’ must-do list for the holiday: the Bethlehem Central bus garage. Staff and community at BCSD welcomed the family of the late David Burtis. Burtis, a longtime Delmar resident …

Hamagrael’s 39th Annual Handcrafted Craft Fair Dec. 3

Hamagrael’s 39th Annual Handcrafted Craft Fair will take place IN PERSON for the first time since 2019! Please join us on Saturday, December 3, 2022 from 10am – 4pm. The Hamagrael Handcrafted Craft Fair is one of Hamagrael PTA’s main fundraisers. This year’s fair will feature handcrafted jewelry, heirloom wood furniture, masks, stationary, fine art, …

Slingerlands Elementary Students Buddy up for Good

Alix Messier and Beth Kourt’s second and fourth grade classes have been buddying up to make a positive impact on one another, as well as their community. Each month, the classes join together to complete a service project to spread positivity. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, families from both classes donated supplies and …

Bethlehem CSD to participate in State’s Farm to School Initiative

You may have noticed a new apple symbol on our school lunch calendars; this is the mark of an exciting new initiative BCSD is taking part in. An apple appears on school menu items to indicate an item we are sourcing from local New York State farmers and producers. The New York State Farm-to-School Program …

The scarecrows are back at BCMS

The BCMS Garden Club spent Tuesday afternoon assembling scarecrows out in front of the middle school building. 

BCHS Student Musician takes first place in prestigious Chopin Competition

Congratulations to Bethlehem Central High School junior, William Lauricella who won first place in the 2022 Capital District Council for Young Musicians’ Annual Chopin Piano Competition. The CDCYM’s annual competition sees 25-30 of the finest young pianists, ages 10-17, in the Greater Capital region compete. The prestigious event draws its judges from the faculties of …