The Mobile Maple Experience rolled into Elsmere Elementary School on Monday to educate students about one of New York State’s sweetest agricultural traditions. Housed in a 24-foot trailer, the New York State Maple Producers Association’s mobile classroom features interactive exhibits that trace maple production from its origins with Native American practices to today’s industry. Presenters …
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The Bethlehem Central Green Team will host the fourth annual Giveaway Weekend in the Town of Bethlehem from Friday, May 8, through Sunday, May 10. Recycling and reducing waste are great, but what about reusing? We all have items that are still good, but we have no use for. Start preparing now, set aside gently …
Award-winning kidlit author and Bethlehem Central High School graduate, Stacy McAnulty, returned to Bethlehem last week to visit all five elementary schools. Throughout the week, McAnulty encouraged students to think like writers as she walked them through her writing process and research methods. She stressed the value of gathering ideas from many sources: factual texts, …
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Bethlehem Central Athletic Director Len Kies has been named the NYSPHSAA Section 2 Athletic Director of the Year. The award recognizes exceptional leadership and meaningful contributions to interscholastic athletics. The honor was presented at the Capital Area School Development Association’s (CASDA) Capital Region Education Awards ceremony on April 30, celebrating Kies’s long-standing commitment to student-athletes …
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Bethlehem Middle School offers an extramural tennis program for students in grades 6-8 known as Friendship Tennis. This program is not an interscholastic program but rather an introductory experience to tennis with an opportunity to engage in competition with students from other schools. Registration is now open and all registration will be done using FamilyID …
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Slingerlands Elementary School students recently raised a record-setting total of $20,473 for Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region, the largest amount any school has raised in the program’s 12-year history! Slingerlands students participated in the READ for Ronald McDonald House campaign, a literacy-based fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital …
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Bethlehem Central High School junior Tyler Ilardi is headed to the birthplace of the Spanish language, Salamanca, Spain, this summer. One of fewer than 20 students nationwide, Ilardi has been awarded the National Spanish Exam (NSE) Junior Travel Abroad Scholarship. Through the program, Ilardi will study at the University of Salamanca with native Spanish speakers …
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The BCMS chapter of ALANA ( African, Latinx, Asian, Native American & Allies) will host its first event on March 24. Event: Our Voices, Our Power Poetry Slam Date: Tuesday, March 24 Time: 6 PM Location: Bethlehem Central Middle School – Library Experience a powerful evening of poetry and connection. Students and families from across …
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Two BCHS students have their artwork featured in the latest edition of Albricias, the student journal published by the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH). Juni Seagle BC junior Juni Seagle’s artwork, “La inmigración apoya la nación,” has been selected for the cover of the March 2026 issue of Albricias. The issue’s theme focuses on immigration, particularly …
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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 …
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