Go Home Early Drill is Oct. 10

The Bethlehem Central School District will conduct the annual Go Home Early Drill on THURSDAY, October 10, 2024. All schools will dismiss 15 minutes earlier than their regular dismissal on Thursday. There will be no late buses at BCMS or BCHS. All students will travel home the same way they do every day. Parents who …

Support BC gardens with Thursday dinners at Garden Bistro 24

For the ninth year in a row, the local restaurant Garden Bistro 24 is offering a special prix fixe menu every Thursday throughout the month of October, featuring produce grown in the school gardens throughout the district. The restaurant is offering a specially-crafted three-course menu for $35. Proceeds from each meal (15%) will be returned …

Increased police presence at JV football game; second threatening call deemed NOT credible

An important message from Superintendent Jody Monroe… Dear BC community: This afternoon, the Bethlehem Police Department received another anonymous phone threat targeting an unspecified football game today at Bethlehem Central High School. In the second call, the anonymous caller threatened to “shoot up” a football game at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Friday, Oct. 4. The junior …

Additional call received by police overnight deemed NOT credible

An important update from Superintendent Jody Monroe… Dear BC community: The Bethlehem Police Department received an additional phone threat on Thursday night, Oct. 3, at approximately 11:40 p.m. The anonymous caller threatened gun violence at an unspecified “football game” at Bethlehem Central High School today, Friday, Oct. 4. The police department and the Federal Bureau …

Update Oct. 3: Additional threatening call received by Bethlehem police being investigated

The Bethlehem Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) continue to investigate a series of phone threats received by the police department. The most recent threat — the third in the last 24 hours — made by an anonymous caller, was directed at the high school. The call was received at 5 p.m. …

An important message from Superintendent Jody Monroe

The following is an important message from Superintendent Jody Monroe… Call threatening school violence deemed to be “swatting” Dear BC community member: On Wednesday evening, Oct. 2, the Bethlehem Police Department received two anonymous threatening phone calls. One of the calls included a threat of violence against Bethlehem High School; the second call did not …

Support BC gardens with Thursday dinners at Garden Bistro

For the ninth year in a row, the local restaurant Garden Bistro 24 is offering a special prix fixe menu every Thursday throughout the month of October, featuring produce grown in the school gardens throughout the district. The restaurant is offering a specially-crafted three-course menu for $35. Proceeds from each meal (15%) will be returned …

Taxpayer Information & Tax Rates for 2024-25

School tax payments must be received or postmarked on or before Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 to avoid penalties. All information can be found here.

Mark your calendars: New start time for HS graduation

There is a revised start time for the 91st Commencement Exercises scheduled for June 26, 2025. The graduation will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 26 at the MVP Arena in downtown Albany (it had originally been slated to begin at 3 p.m.) Please update your schedules accordingly.