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Award winning author-illustrator Laura Vaccaro Seeger visits elementary schools

Author Laura Vaccaro Seeger visited Hamagrael, Elsmere, Eagle and Slingerlands elementary schools this month.  Laura is a New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, a two-time winner of both the Caldecott Honor Award and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award, and winner of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award, to name just a …

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BCHS World Language students awarded scholarships

Three BCHS  students were named by their language honor societies as scholarship recipients. Junior Zara Pattison was awarded the 2023-24 Bertie Green Junior Travel Award from the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH), a national honor society for students studying Spanish or Portuguese. As one of just 21 juniors chosen for this prestigious award nationwide, Zara will …

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Author/Illustrator Sylvie Kantorovitz visits BCMS

Graphic novelist Sylvie Kantorovitz spent a day at Bethlehem Central Middle School last week. Kantorovitz shared her experiences as a child who emigrated from Morocco to France. She detailed the challenges her family endured living in a foreign country as well as the joy and triumphs they experienced. Kantorovitz’s talk was based on her graphic …

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Two BCSD students chosen to participate in national poster contest

Three BCSD students placed in the New York Association of Pupil Transportation’s statewide poster contest, and two will be entered into the American School Bus Council’s national competition. Bethlehem students were invited to submit poster entries illustrating the theme, “Driving Safely Into the Future” to be judged by the BC Transportation Department. Winning entries from …

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2023-24 School Climate Survey Results

The Bethlehem Central School District’s 2023-24 School Climate Survey results are in. More than 600 people participated in the survey. The 78-question survey included responses about school safety, facilities, peer relations, social and emotional support, alcohol and drug use, and school discipline. The 2023-24 survey was open from January 8-26. “A strong school community naturally …

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BCHS Hygiene Drive to benefit homeless

Bethlehem Central High School’s Lab School will collect hygiene items to benefit the Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless. The Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless in Albany provides services to homeless and at-risk individuals and families. IPH supports year-round and seasonal emergency shelters, a housing program, and community-based programs that include a drop-in center as well …

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Three BCSD students enter statewide poster contest

Three BCSD students were selected to represent the district in a statewide poster contest for the New York Association for Pupil Transportation (NYAPT).  Bethlehem students were invited to submit poster entries illustrating the theme, “Driving Safely Into the Future” to be judged by the BC Transportation Department. Winning entries from each division will be entered …

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