National Night Out “What Safety Means to Me” Poster Contest

The Bethlehem Police Department will host National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 6 at Elm Avenue Park in Delmar. All families in the Bethlehem Central School District are invited to join in the festivities celebrating safe neighborhoods. There will be live music, vehicle and equipment displays, a bounce house, raffles and more. This year, there …

2024-25 Slingerlands School Supply Lists

The 2024-25 school year at Slingerlands Elementary School begins on Thursday, September 5, 2024. School supply lists for the new year can be found below:  Kindergarten Print or download Kindergarten supply list [PDF] Backpack—labeled with name (No wheels please. Large enough to hold a folder, large library book, and a lunchbox) Plastic pencil box (4”x8”)- …

Early dismissal on Tues. and Thurs. at BCMS and elementary schools

All BC elementary schools and the middle school will dismiss students early on Tuesday, June 18 and Thursday, June 20, due to anticipated extreme heat. The high school will run final exams on the regular schedule but will be adding temporary, commercial-size air conditioning units to high school exam locations.  The district will monitor weather …

Congratulations to our newly tenured educators

On the evening of June 5, twenty-one 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. Tyler B. Anderson, BCHS – Guidance Counselor Meghan A. Bornhorst, …

Photos: Eagle Challenge 2024

Bethlehem Runs! Saturday’s Eagle Challenge brought the fun!  View the photo album on the district’s Facebook page. Special thanks to BC’s Wellness Committee, Student Senate, staff, student-athletes, board members, boosters, community organizations and this amazing community for making it such a fantastic day!

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 …

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 …