91st Commencement Exercises to be streamed live at 2p on Thursday

The 91st Commencement Exercises for Bethlehem Central High School will be held on Thursday, June 26 at 2 p.m. at the MVP Arena in downtown Albany. Livestream Information The ceremony will also be livestreamed in cooperation with the arena. The livestream will be hosted on the BCSD Events Channel on YouTube and will begin at …

BCMS to present NEWSIES JR. in 2026

EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT: Bethlehem Central Middle School is pleased to announce our 2026 musical….NEWSIES JR! Disney’s Newsies JR. is a 60-minute version of the 2012 Broadway musical, based on the 1992 film. Inspired by the rousing true story of newsboys in turn-of-the-century New York City, Newsies JR. features a Tony Award-winning score …

Important: Half-day schedules at elementary, MS due to heat

On Monday and Tuesday, June 23-24, there will be half-day schedules for students at the elementary schools and the middle school due to the extreme heat. Exams at the high school will take place as scheduled, with temporary air conditioning being added to Gym B Exams not originally scheduled to be held in Gym B will be …

Board of Education welcomes two student representatives

At its June 18 meeting, the Bethlehem Central Board of Education appointed BCHS juniors Claire Aliggayu and Rose Pastore to serve as student members of the Board in the 2025-26 school year. New York State law requires all school districts to include at least one student representative on the Board of Education beginning in the …

Slingerlands welcomes back Class of 2025 for Senior Assembly

On Wednesday, June 11, Slingerlands Elementary welcomed back members of the BCHS Class of 2025 for their Senior Assembly, a cherished Bethlehem tradition.  Led by their former fifth-grade teachers, the seniors made their way through the familiar halls of Slingerlands, lined with cheering students holding handmade signs that read Slingerlands Loves You and Bethlehem Forever. …

UPK openings still available – Apply today

The Bethlehem Central School District is partnering with two local organizations (TSL Adventures and Childtime Learning Center) to provide a universal pre-kindergarten (UPK) program that will serve 92 four-year-olds in the 2025-26 school year. There are still openings for the 2025-26 Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) program. Registration will remain open and will be ongoing until all …