BCMS announces Character Award winners

Forty-five middle school students were honored recently for being peer role models. These students have demonstrated outstanding character traits and are working hard to create a positive school climate. Congratulations to the students listed below: Michaela Alford-Zappala Zach Anna London Atkins Katie Bauer Elliott Bethmann Olivia Buenau Rebecca Carbone Rebecca Carbone Charlotte Correia Grant Dangler …

2026-27 Curriculum Handbook and Course Selection Process

An important message from Principal David Doemel… Grades 9–11 Students and Parents/Guardians, The 2026–2027 BCHS Course Curriculum Handbook is now available. The course selection process will begin in January 2026. Students’ current teachers will make course recommendations for next year by Friday, January 30, 2026. These recommendations will be posted on ASPEN for review before …

Legally Blonde TIX on sale now

Don’t miss Legally Blonde The Musical, March 26 – 29, 2026, at Bethlehem Central High School! Tickets are on sale now for the spring musical presented by Stage 700.  A fabulously fun, award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods, a fashionable sorority girl who enrolls …

BCHS honors congressional trailblazer Shirley Chisholm for Black History Month

Members of  BC ALANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Native American & Allies)  chose to feature congressional trailblazer Shirley Chisholm, on t-shirts worn by students and staff last week in celebration of Black History Month. Chisholm made history in 1968 as the first black woman elected to the United States Congress, representing Brooklyn’s 12th Congressional District for …

Donate to the BCSD Food Services Community Food Drive

The Bethlehem Central Food Service Department is hosting a food drive to collect essential items for The Bethlehem Food Pantry to help our local families and individuals in need. Every donation brings us closer to building a hunger-free future! Items Needed: Canned or Boxed Food: Pasta sauces, Chef Boyardee products, mac & cheese, beets, canned …

Board appoints new Director of Athletics and Wellness

The Bethlehem Central Board of Education has appointed Andrew Santandera as the district’s new director of athletics and wellness. Santandera’s appointment is effective July 1, 2026. He succeeds Leonard Kies, who will retire at the end of the school year. Santandera will provide leadership and oversight for all interscholastic athletics in the district. Bethlehem Central …

BCHS senior earns regional Courage Award

Bethlehem Central High School senior Paisley Sims was honored earlier this month with a Paul and Suzanne Murray Martin Luther King, Jr. Courage Award. The award is presented annually by Siena University to three young people from the Capital Region who have demonstrated personal courage by taking positive action against racism, prejudice or bias-related violence …