The students gathered in the gym on a sunny school day and sat quietly behind a line of mannequins and bags of medical supplies. By the end of the period, they had learned skills that may help them save a life. On Jan. 29, BKW School Resource Officer Albany County Deputy Sheriff Nathaniel Bray and …
The BKW alumni basketball game was a great success! The competitive and fun game raised over $5,000 for the Becker family to help Lukus in the fight against cancer. Thanks to all for your support.
Trevor Burnside, a 2019 BKW graduate, visited his alma mater recently and talked to current students about Norwich University. Trevor is a freshman at the Northfield, Vermont university, the oldest private military college in the U.S.
Congrats to BKW senior wrestler Tyler Goodemote: He has joined the 100-win club.
Congratulations to Taylor Meacham: She has scored 1,000 career points as a girls varsity basketball player!
History came to life at BKW recently, when Clifford Oliver recreated for middle school-level students the persona of Solomon Northup, a free, African-American New Yorker kidnapped into slavery before the Civil War. Northrup’s story, first written as a memoir in 1853, was told in the 2013 film “12 Years a Slave.” The Dec. 16 educational …
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The December 9 Board of Education meeting has been postponed until Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. This regular meeting of the Board will be held in the Secondary School cafeteria at 7 p.m.
STEM – science, technology, engineering, math – and a bit of creativity as well: Students in Bill Dergosits’ 3rd grade class at BKW Elementary are learning how to code and program robots, including Natasha. What can Natasha do? View our video to see what the student below programmed her to do in class recently.
Coding is cool and STEM does rule in Bill Dergosits’ 3rd grade class at BKW Elementary, where students are programming mini racing robots. Listen to our student explain how this is done in our short video.
As the holiday season approaches, we begin to imagine family gatherings at which we share a hearty feast. For many, this tradition will not be possible. For one reason or another, families find themselves in difficult situations, short on money and short on food. At a time like this, we have the opportunity to show …
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