Use LINQ Connect to pay for school meals
Bethlehem Central School District is set to replace MySchoolBucks with a new payment system, LINQ Connect, on May 28, 2024.
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Birthday Boxes Buddy Project at Slingerlands
It’s a ready-made birthday party with candles, balloons, cake mix, frosting, a whisk, sprinkles and everyone’s favorite, Funfetti. And it’s been packed with love. Recently at Slingerlands Elementary School, students, teachers, and families collaborated to assemble and deliver 40 of these Birthday Boxes to the Merrillac Family Shelter, Albany County’s only residential shelter designed specifically …
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“How Not to be a Wizard” at BCMS, May 2-4
Wizarding school starts tomorrow and one of the professors has quit at the last minute. Interviews for the position are going horribly. How will the headmaster ever find a replacement in time? Join BCMS Staged Creations Thursday, May 2 through Saturday, May 4 as students present “How Not to Be a Wizard” at the middle …
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BC students are Elevating Student Voices across the Capital Region
On Apr. 24, students participated in a Youth Summit at Proctor’s Theater in Schenectady.
Spotlight on Historically Black Colleges and Universities at BCHS
Bethlehem Central High School students had the opportunity to learn more about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) last week. HBCUs were established in the United States before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide Black students a safe space to learn and build community. From their inception, HBCUs offered Black students access to …
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Friday, May 24: No school for students, buildings closed
All schools and offices in the Bethlehem Central School District will be closed on Friday, May 24. The date is identified on the calendar as a contingent day. It was reserved for use as an instructional day if the district needed to make up a snow day. However, as we approach May, the district is confident that …
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Odyssey of the Mind team headed to World Finals
A high school Odyssey team is heading to the Odyssey World Finals in Iowa after a strong finish in NYS competition.
Kurt Hassenpflug appointed K-12 World Languages and ENL supervisor
At its April 24 meeting, the Bethlehem Central Board of Education appointed Kurt Hassenpflug as the district’s K-12 World Languages and ENL supervisor. The World Languages department’s mission is to develop confident and independent language learners who can communicate proficiently and possess the cultural competency necessary to be successful in an interdependent world. The World …
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Farm to School initiative highlights New York dairy
Throughout April, the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) visited each of BCSD’s five elementary schools to highlight the dairy production process. CCE educators taught students that New York is home to more than 3,600 dairy farms and over 600,000 dairy cows. Each cow yields around 7 gallons of milk daily, producing 15 billion pounds of milk …
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Eagle Challenge, Health and Wellness Fair coming May 18
Save the date! For the second year in a row, the Bethlehem Central High School Student Senate will host the Eagle Challenge on Sat., May 18. To complement the challenge this year, the BC Wellness Committee has organized a Health and Wellness Fair that will take place during the community event. Eagle Challenge Health and …
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