Please join BKW Schools in celebrating School Board Recognition Week October 21-25. It takes strong schools to build a strong community, and the men and women serving on the Board of Education devote countless hours to make sure BKW schools are helping every child learn at a higher level. They make tough decisions every month …
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BKW is one of just two school districts in the state to pilot Cyber S.W.A.T., or Safety While Accessing Technology, a grant-funded internet safety program to be led by BKW’s School Resource Officer, Albany County Deputy Sheriff Nathaniel Bray. Deputy Bray will help BKW students learn how to safely navigate online communities, while making positive …
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Classroom, community and cafeteria: Farm to School connects all of these, while children learn and grow. On Oct. 15, BKW class of ‘71 alumnus Joseph Kiefer, a food justice consultant, Farm to School expert, Vermont Food Bank founder, and co-founding partner of Vermont FEED (Food Education Every Day), spoke to faculty and staff at his …
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BKW 6th grade students learned about censorship and showed their passion for reading during Banned Books Week in late September. They learned about literary freedom with Mrs. Keyser in the elementary library, who urged them to “Keep the light on, students!”
BKW senior Brittany Celebucki, who studies welding at the Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical School, has been profiled on local television station CBS-6. View the CBS story at: https://cbs6albany.com/community/positively-upstate/positively-upstate-follows-in-her-fathers-footsteps-as-a-welder?fbclid=IwAR1XOqoieSQ0d9w9XPyampaXvnGFXZITQSqPmacFe-N1A2dEhORwMbHtmiw Go Brittany!
Congratulations to BKW senior Reagan Smith on her selection for the 2019 Greenville Volleyball All-Tourney Team. She was named an All-Star after the Oct. 28 tournament.
Congratulations Bulldogs! BKW’s teams were honored by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association for “Exemplary Display of Sportsmanship, Ethics & Integrity” for Section 2. The award was presented to BKW at the Sept. 18 Athletic Council meeting. The award is displayed on the athletics bulletin board in the high school.
Berne-Knox-Westerlo Class of 1994 graduate Nicole M. (Ferraino) Clagett will receive the 2019 Global Humanitarian Award from the Corporation for National & Community Service in an Oct. 23 event at SearStone Retirement Community in Cary, NC. The award, previously known as the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizes Clagett for her outstanding community service, dedication to …
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The BKW Athletic Department will induct its 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame members at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4 in the High School Cafeteria. Honored this year will be: Coaches – Dave Troy and Don Dennis Athletes – Todd Slingerland, Glenn Dow and Neal Dow Team – 1978-79 Boys Basketball Team Athletic Booster – …
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With a focus on positive changes benefiting all students, BKW faculty and staff joined with Superintendent Dr. Timothy Mundell, Board of Education President Nathan Elble and board members Rebecca Miller and Matthew Tedeschi in kicking off the new school year at a Sept. 3 conference day. In his districtwide welcome, Dr. Mundell recognized buildings and …
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