joellen.gardner, Author at Bethlehem Central School District

June 5, 2022June 6, 2022

Watch here, 7p: Student to compete in Poetry Out Loud finals

BCHS student Pamela White is one of only nine high school students from across the nation who will compete for the title of 2022 Poetry Out Loud™ National Champion and the $20,000 prize as part of an annual poetry recitation competition from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Poetry Foundation. The 2022 competition will culminate on Sunday, …

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June 3, 2022June 8, 2022

Photos: Fifth Grade Survivor Day at Elm Ave Park

It’s an event designed to help students heading to middle school get to know their peers from all five elementary schools so relationship-building is a little bit easier when they enter sixth grade in the fall. Staffed by teachers, support staff, academic supervisors and plenty of volunteers, this year’s Grade 5 Survivor Day at Elm …

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June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

Congratulations to our newly tenured educators

On the evening of June 1st, 15 Bethlehem Central educators were officially awarded tenure by the Board of Education. Please join us in celebrating the following members of our BC family and congratulating them on their tenure achievements. Their hard work and dedication are part of what makes Bethlehem Central all that it is. Elizabeth D. Colloton School Counselor High School Michael F. Doemel …

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May 31, 2022May 31, 2022

Board to appoint diversity, equity and inclusion officer

On June 1, the BC Board of Education will appoint Dr. Latisha J. Ellis-Williams as the district’s first diversity, equity and inclusion officer.

May 27, 2022

Letter from Principal Knox, May 27

Dear Hamagrael families, Arrival Shift Beginning today, we will no longer be using the PE side door as an entrance for arrival (drop off kids). We are asking that all students use one point of entry at the front of the building. I will be standing near the bus loop to help direct students until …

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May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

Photos: Glenmont PTA Spring Fest

Sack races, face painting, lots of smiles. The Glenmont PTA Spring Fest returned on Sunday, May 22 and was a great success. The summer-like weather helped make the gathering feel extra festive as students and families enjoyed time together in the sun. Thank you to our PTA volunteers for making it a very memorable afternoon …

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May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

BC student artist designs award-winning race t-shirt

When a group of faculty and staff participated in the 2022 CDPHP Workforce Challenge in downtown Albany, they did so in style with t-shirts designed award-winning student artist Corinne Anderson.

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

An important message from Superintendent Jody Monroe

Dear BC family: It was just last week that I wrote to you about a senseless mass shooting in a supermarket in Buffalo. Now, we are equally heartbroken to share in nationwide grief over the horrifying images of another school shooting, this time at an elementary school in Texas. As your family’s school leader, I …

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May 24, 2022May 25, 2022

Author Matt McElligott visits Hamagrael

Thank you to the Hamagrael PTA for bringing one of our favorite children’s authors to our school and providing a memorable experience for students.

May 23, 2022June 8, 2022

“Be the Change” recipients for March/April

A record 77 BCHS students were recognized for being role models among their peers in March and April. They are making BC proud.