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Applying for Free & Reduced Price Meals has many benefits

The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. The program was established under the National School Lunch Act, signed by President Harry Truman in 1946. While all …

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BKW Board of Education summer 2021 newsletter

As one school year closes and new one begins, we thought we would take this opportunity to communicate with Bulldog Nation. First, we want to thank the community for their support, understanding, flexibility and patience over the past 18 months as we dealt with unprecedented circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic.  There were many challenges to …

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BKW Community Survey- Health and safety measures and remote options

Dear BKW families,  We hope you are enjoying the summer break and finding time with family and friends. At school, we continue to wait for guidance from NYS regarding reopening of schools in September. We are told that guidance will be coming out soon. There are several issues still unclear which have an impact on …

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Free summer meals

The Summer Meals NY program provides students with free, healthy summer meals while staying safe. Many of the program’s meal sites are serving grab-and-go meals to allow for social distancing. Visit the program’s website for more information. On the national level, Hunger Free America operates the National Hunger Hotline on behalf of USDA. The hotline …

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BKW Summer Drama Camp

Students attending Drama Camp have been enjoying a week full of fun, aligned with several interdisciplinary activities.  Under the guidance of Mrs. Keyser students have been reading and reciting poetry, practicing reader’s theater, creating masks that illustrate their self perceptions inside and out and of course  learning about different roles involved in theatre work.  Later …

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Applied Math and Construction class builds Little League dugouts

The BKW Applied Math and Construction class, led by Tech teacher Mr. Baker and Math teacher Mr. Jackson, designed and built two dugouts for the Berne Little League this past school year. The students used a modular design, allowing them to construct sections of each 8-foot by 20-foot dugout at school and then assemble them …

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Grade 7-11 fourth quarter honor roll

HIGH HONORS (95-Plus) Grade 7 Diana Colavito, Bella Daguillo, Peyton Delvecchio, Emma Detlefsen, Liliana Hughes, Lorelei Kuhn, Philip Latham, Aggelos Lefkaditis, Annie Lendrum, Patrick Lendrum, Sadie Poole Grade 8 Sean Carey, Amber Chase, Matthew Cyr, Aliza Jane Doherty, Emily Edwards, Hailey Lacko, Elise Lendrum, Owen Lounsbury, Alexis Malanga, Emily Sherman, Lincoln Snyder, Katie Sevens, Athena …

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Order your school supplies on Yubbler’s

Dear Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary Parents/Guardians: We are excited to offer Yubbler’s school supplies program which will help the school and make it a breeze for parents to get school supplies for next year. Yubbler.com is making our supply lists available for online purchasing at discounted prices. The best part is that Yubbler will donate 50% of the profits …

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Hybrid learning inspires awesome project

During a school year marked by hybrid learning due to the pandemic, a BKW Secondary School teacher was inspired to “do something a little different” with his students, resulting in a project that taught them a wide range of skills and produced an awesome end product. Students in technology teacher Joshua Baker’s Transportation Systems class …

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