UPK openings still available – Apply today

The Bethlehem Central School District is partnering with two local organizations (TSL Adventures and Childtime Learning Center) to provide a universal pre-kindergarten (UPK) program that will serve 92 four-year-olds in the 2025-26 school year. There are still openings for the 2025-26 Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) program. Registration will remain open and will be ongoing until all …

BC track & field athletes are state champions and record-setters

The Bethlehem Central varsity track and field team finished a great season with a historically successful trip to the New York State championships in Middletown, NY on June 13-14, 2025. BC’s 4×800 meter relay team of seniors Kate Bannigan and Charlotte O’Meara, junior Logan Kuhn, and sophomore Anna Chrapowitzky won the New York State and …

Elsmere welcomes back the Class of 2025 for Senior Assembly

On Friday, June 6, Elsmere Elementary welcomed back members of the BCHS Class of 2025 for one final visit before graduation. The Senior Assembly is a heartwarming Bethlehem tradition that began at Elsmere. The gymnasium was buzzing with excitement as families of the Class of 2025 gathered where it all began. Current Elsmere students cheered …

BCMS students turn mathematical theorem into catchy earworm

When you can’t quite remember that mathematical formula or theorem, what do you do? If you are the talented students in Michelle VanSteele’s Honors Geometry class at Bethlehem Middle School, you might try attaching that info to a catchy song and rewriting the lyrics so they stick in your head. An impromptu songwriting and singing …

National Spanish Exam recognizes 77 students at BCHS

Each year, many BCHS Spanish language students participate in the National Spanish Exams. The exams are sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) and are offered in schools throughout the 50 states and many other countries. Learn more and see some recent statistics about the National Spanish Exam. Seventy-seven students …

BC junior recognized in Congressional Art Competition

Bethlehem Central High School junior Quinn Knaub has been recognized in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for New York’s 20th Congressional District.  Knaub’s original watercolor and ink piece, Living in Creativity, was awarded runner-up in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition and will be displayed in Congressman Paul Tonko’s district office for the next year. Knaub …