“Be the Change” recipients for Jan-Feb, 2024
Congratulations to the group of students recognized as the school’s “Be the Change” recipients for January and February.
Category: Highlight
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Recycle eclipse glasses at BCSD schools
Looking for somewhere to recycle your eclipse glasses? Send them to school! Starting tomorrow, each school throughout the district will collect used glasses that do not have any scratches, punctures, tears or other damage. The glasses will be sent to Eclipse Glasses USA, LLC by a BCHS student organizing the initiative as part of the …
Science author and educator visits Glenmont
Students at Glenmont Elementary School welcomed science author and educator Dr. Jodi Wheeler-Toppen last week for two presentations, “How a Worm Wiggled into a Book” (K-2) and “Purr-fect Research is so Dog-gone Fun!” (3-5). K-2 students learned about worm anatomy and the importance of revision in writing. Students were encouraged to hold and observe live …
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Award winning author-illustrator Laura Vaccaro Seeger visits elementary schools
Author Laura Vaccaro Seeger visited Hamagrael, Elsmere, Eagle and Slingerlands elementary schools this month. Laura is a New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, a two-time winner of both the Caldecott Honor Award and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award, and winner of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award, to name just a …
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BCHS World Language students awarded scholarships
Three BCHS students were named by their language honor societies as scholarship recipients. Junior Zara Pattison was awarded the 2023-24 Bertie Green Junior Travel Award from the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH), a national honor society for students studying Spanish or Portuguese. As one of just 21 juniors chosen for this prestigious award nationwide, Zara will …
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Photos: District Orchestra Festival
On Wednesday, Mar. 13, hundreds of Bethlehem Central School District orchestra students performed for family and friends as part of the district’s Orchestra Festival. The two-part concert began with Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and ended with Ode to Joy and featured the talents of orchestra students in grades 4-12. It was a thrill for audiences …
BCMS Select Choir wows MVP arena, Siena basketball fans
On Thursday, Mar. 7, the Bethlehem Central Middle School Select Choir performed for basketball fans at the MVP Arena in downtown Albany. The group was featured singing the National Anthem ahead of the Siena College men’s basketball team’s game against visiting Niagara. The choir, led by choral director and teacher Katie Daly, did an outstanding …
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Author/Illustrator Sylvie Kantorovitz visits BCMS
Graphic novelist Sylvie Kantorovitz spent a day at Bethlehem Central Middle School last week. Kantorovitz shared her experiences as a child who emigrated from Morocco to France. She detailed the challenges her family endured living in a foreign country as well as the joy and triumphs they experienced. Kantorovitz’s talk was based on her graphic …
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BC Odyssey of the Mind earns trip to state tourney
Students use creativity to earn a spot in the NYS finals.
BC senior named U.S. Presidential Scholar Program candidate
Fay Hu, a graduating senior at Bethlehem Central High School, has been named a candidate in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Approximately 5,000 candidates nationwide were selected from nearly 3.6 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools this year. Inclusion in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program is one of the highest honors …
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