The Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District has been ranked in the top half or No. 36 among school districts in the Capital Region by the Albany Business Review for 2019. The district jumped ahead 14 spots from a No. 50 ranking in 2018. BKW is featured in the local business publication’s annual schools Report, which ranks …
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BKW Secondary School presented scholarships to the Class of 2019 at the annual Awards Night ceremony held on June 6. Here are the student recipients: ALBANY CITY LODGE #540 KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Trevor Burnside ALBERT J. LEOMBRUNO MEMORIAL AWARD Jovan Afzali ARLENE B. LENDRUM ATHLETIC AWARD Caitlyn Bianchi ARLENE B. LENDRUM MEMORIAL …
BKW Secondary School is proud to announce its top students of the Class of 2019. Named class Valedictorian is Nicole Carr, 18, of Berne. The class Salutatorian is Adrianna Fahd, 18, of East Berne. The two will graduate with their classmates at 2019 commencement ceremonies on Saturday, June 29, at the Egg in Albany. List …
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Congratulations to BKW’s Samantha Mengel, one of several hundred Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School students were honored on June 4 for their excellence in programs preparing them for future careers in professions ranging from health care to network technician. With a packed house of parents, family members, friends, faculty and staff, BOCES administrators …
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Please do not send medication to school with your child. This includes all over the counter medication such as Tylenol, Motrin, Midol, etc… It is against New York State Law and School policy. If your child requires medication in school the following must be provided by the parent/guardian: a written doctor’s order written parent/guardian consent …
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1984 BKW graduate Pamela Filkins Brush returned to school to get her Registered Nursing degree and just graduated with high honors from Eastern Gateway College in Youngstown, Ohio.
Two BKW secondary students were among 58 from the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) on May 28. Inducted from BKW were Samantha Mickle (Cosmetology II) and Reagan Smith (Residential Construction/Heavy Equipment I). Those honored come from a cross section of Career and Technical Education programs, …
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Dear BKW School District Community, Your Board of Education and district administration would like to extend a sincere thank you to everyone who came out to vote on the 2019-20 budget, the bus purchase proposition and Board of Education election on May 21. Also, congratulations to newly-elected board members Rebecca Miller and Matthew Tedeschi, and …
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Residents of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District went to the polls today and approved a $23,882,634 district budget for the 2019-20 school year by a vote of 553-270. The bus purchase proposition also passed by a vote of 603-215. The new budget will increase spending 2.7 percent or $627,448 from the current year. This new …
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Your feedback on our new Bulldog Club program is important to us. Please take a moment to share your thoughts by answering the survey questions (survey link below). Please return this survey to your child’s teacher by Friday, May 31. Thank you. Bulldog Club Parent Survey
