BC students participate in Capital Region Youth Summit

Eight Bethlehem Central High School students recently represented BC at the fourth annual Elevating Student Voices Youth Summit. The group joined nearly 100 other students from across the Capital Region in celebration of student-led efforts to build more inclusive and welcoming school communities. The group included Claire Aliggayu, Gabriel Bernal Burgos, Avani Dixit, Shyanne Figueroa …

50 BCMS students earn Character Awards

Fifty middle school students were honored recently for being peer role models. These students have demonstrated outstanding character traits and are working hard to create a positive school climate. Congratulations to the students listed below: Gregory Amirbekian Franklin Bartolon-Morales Violet Bashant Lila Bashant Izzy Brooks Phoebe Clark Henry Cohen Avery Dashew Declan Dempsey Noelle DiBari …

Sprinkle, don’t pour: author visit inspires K-5 writers

Award-winning kidlit author and Bethlehem Central High School graduate, Stacy McAnulty, returned to Bethlehem last week to visit all five elementary schools. Throughout the week, McAnulty encouraged students to think like writers as she walked them through her writing process and research methods. She stressed the value of gathering ideas from many sources: factual texts, …

Kies honored as NYSPHSAA Section 2 Athletic Director of the Year

Bethlehem Central Athletic Director Len Kies has been named the NYSPHSAA Section 2 Athletic Director of the Year. The award recognizes exceptional leadership and meaningful contributions to interscholastic athletics. The honor was presented at the Capital Area School Development Association’s (CASDA) Capital Region Education Awards ceremony on April 30, celebrating Kies’s long-standing commitment to student-athletes …

Hamagrael CLOSED today, Thurs., Apr. 30

Hamagrael CLOSED today, Thurs., Apr. 30 9:30a update: Hamagrael CLOSED today, Thursday, 4/30 due to a continuing power outage. The outage is now expected to last into early afternoon. ​  

Glenmont speaker inspires students with simple, powerful message

If students at Glenmont Elementary School spent much of last weekend trying to write their names with their elbows, here’s why: It was a challenge from a guest speaker who had traveled to the school with a singular message, “It’s okay to be different.” Local speaker John Robinson, who lives just blocks from Glenmont, visited …

Donate: BCHS garden courtyard to honor memory of Mme. Michèle Atallah

Students at Bethlehem Central High School have launched a fundraising effort to overhaul the garden courtyard at the high school, dedicating it to the late Madame Michèle Atallah, a beloved French teacher who passed away last fall. The courtyard, which is adjacent to the Counseling Center at the school, would be opened for student use.  …