Friday, June 21: Early dismissal for HS, elementary schools

All BC elementary schools and the middle school will dismiss students early again on Friday, June 21 due to the high heat index and the impact on building temperatures. The adjusted schedule for Friday, June 21 is follows: All elementary schools – 12:30 p.m. dismissal Friday: Lunch periods will begin at 10:30 a.m. to allow all …

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 …

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 …

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, …

BC baseball wins NYS Class AA championship

Congratulations to the varsity baseball team on its first-ever state championship! There will be a community parade to celebrate the team on Saturday, June 15.

A cell-phone-free BCHS highlighted in Washington Post column

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. …