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BCHS students share stories, culture and cuisine for Hispanic Heritage Month

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, students at Bethlehem High School have been spreading joy, culture and cuisine with their classmates and with younger students across the district. Members of the high school’s Spanish Honor Society and ALANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Native American & Allies) club traveled to each of the district’s five elementary schools to …

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Sign up for the Ski & Ride Club

A message from the Bethlehem Ski & Ride Club… Parents & Students: We are happy to announce the following registration through MySchoolBucks for the transportation/chaperone/banquet fee. This will reserve a spot for each individual student interested in participating in the Bethlehem Ski & Ride Program at Jiminy Peak for the winter 2026 season. Transportation Fee The …

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Seniors named 2026 National Merit Semifinalists

Four Bethlehem Central High School seniors have been named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists as members of the class of 2026. They are among the highest-scoring entrants from New York State recognized as part of the prestigious academic recognition and scholarship program that began in 1955. They now have the opportunity to compete next spring for …

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Aspiring chef and BC senior lends talents to fight hunger

Bethlehem Central High School senior Lita Start is set to join other aspiring chefs who will share their culinary skills this evening at a gala fundraiser to support the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York. Start, a student in the Culinary Arts & Hospitality program at Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center, …

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Open House Food Drive to support the Backpack Program

Fill our shelves: Backpack Program needs your help The BCHS Student Senate helps address food insecurity and food shortages through a K-12 weekend backpack food program. The program supplements food resources for students when school is not in session, focusing on weekends, holidays and school breaks. Each year, the Student Senate fills 60-100 backpacks weekly …

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BCHS/BCMS Counseling Staff Updates

There have been staffing changes in the counseling departments at the high school and the middle school for the 2025-26 school year. Please read about them below: High School Two vacancies in the high school counseling center have been filled by veteran school counselors in the district. Carla Young and Chynna Smith, both longtime counselors …

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Staff Opening Day 2025-26

Bethlehem Central School District faculty and staff officially kicked off the 2025-26 school year today, preparing classrooms and school buildings across the district in anticipation of students’ return on Thursday, Sept. 4. The day began with an opening session led by Superintendent Jody Monroe, featuring a welcome from Board of Education President Holly Dellenbaugh, introductions …

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Donate food, gently used backpacks to the BC Backpack Program

The BC Weekend Backpack program provides supplemental food to more than 80 students each week. Currently, the program needs donations of backpacks and non-perishable food items. Donations may be dropped off at any one of the district’s seven schools between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. through Friday, Aug. 29. Backpacks: Please consider donating a gently …

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BCHS ranked #1 high school in Capital Region, advances in national rankings

Bethlehem Central High School has been rated the number one high school in the Albany metro area by U.S. News & World Report in the national 2025-26 Best High Schools list. The Albany metro area includes 47 public high schools in the greater Capital Region. The online rankings were released on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. …

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