BKW’s high school students tapped their AgriSTEAM knowledge, experience and creative skills to present an awesome Ag Day 2022 for pre-K through 6th grade students. Presenters included current high school students, alumni and district staff, local and regional experts – including those with whom students are interning – and feathered and furry friends of all …
BKW Central School District residents voted 295-108 on May 17, 2022 to approve a $24.69 million district budget for the 2022-23 school year. The approved spending plan totals $24,688,027 and represents a spending increase of 4.29 percent or $1,015,779 over the current year budget and a tax levy decrease of -0.5% or -$53,897. Residents also, …
BKW second grade students Emma Dolgawich-Adams and Eden Zayachek decided to start cleaning up their school’s playground during recess one day. When asked why, Emma said, “we found a lot of trash by the building,” and Eden added, “It was wrong. If animals eat it they will get very sick.” The students began gathering trash …
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BKW Central School District residents will go to the polls on Tuesday, May 17, to vote on a proposed $24.69 million budget for the 2022-23 school year. Voting will be held from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the elementary school cafeteria. Click here for complete budget information The proposed spending plan for 2022-23 totals …
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Overview On May 17, 2022, BKW Central School District residents will be asked to vote on the proposed purchase of property located next to the school, at 1772 Helderberg Trail, for a price not to exceed $410,000. May 17 is the also the statewide date of the annual school budget vote and Board of Education …
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BKW Elementary School Principal Annette Landry has posted a letter to parents and guardians on her Principal’s Page. Information includes important end-of-year dates and activities and a preview of summer enrichment opportunities. Read more.
BKW Secondary School Principal Dr. Mark A. Pitterson has posted his May 10 letter to parents/guardians on his Principal’s Page. Information includes the upcoming academic achievement recognition event, Regents examinations and transportation schedule, Secondary School concert, Senior Awards Night, Senior Picnic, Grade 8 Moving Up, Senior Trip, and the graduation rehearsal and ceremony. Read more.
Gary Kolanchick can’t help but feel nostalgic when he thinks back on the many years he spent working from the big grey building at 1772 Helderberg Trail. Today, happily retired, he makes his home in Kittery, Maine, driving his electric car across the border for his morning swim in Portsmouth, NH, to stay in shape. …
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Summer is a time for learning and growing for many educators, including BKW Elementary’s Katy Keyser, who has been awarded a competitive scholarship as a New York educator and will participate in the National Agriculture in the Classroom 2022 Conference from June 28 to July 1, in Saratoga Springs. Keyser, a literacy specialist and English …
There are school projects but then there are projects that become “classics.” Those are the kind of projects BKW Secondary School students want to get involved in. With the support of their teachers and the community, students plan to spend the next year restoring a 1976 Corvette Stingray donated by Paul and Diane Malecki and …
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