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2022-23 district budget and propositions vote, school board elections May 17

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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FAQ about 1772 Helderberg Trail property purchase proposition

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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Dr. Pitterson shares important end-of-year info

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.

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‘Hilltowns’ doctor’ supports sale of former office to BKW Schools

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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Katy Keyser awarded competitive scholarship to attend National Agriculture in the Classroom 2022 Conference

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 …

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Secondary students take on classic car restoration project

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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Secondary students vote to show teacher appreciation

BKW Secondary School students voted on superlative categories in a fun contest to recognize their teachers in honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week, with the winning teacher receiving a donated gift certificate from The Center for Natural Wellness School of Massage Therapy. Students in grades 7-12 were presented with a google form listing a number …

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BKW supports legislation allowing whole and 2% milk in public schools

BKW Superintendent Dr. Timothy Mundell and incoming Secondary School Principal Bonnie Kane joined Assemblyman Chris Tague, and other state and local leadership at Ridgedale Farm in Sharon Springs on May 2 to promote legislation that would allow whole and 2% milk to be served in public schools.  As one of the keynote speakers, Dr. Mundell …

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BKW Secondary School announces 3rd Quarter Honor Roll

Congratulations to the following BKW Secondary School students for achieving 3rd quarter honor roll: High Honors – 95 and higher GRADE 7 Abraham, Joaquin Bremer, Holly Cole, Layla Elble, Charlotte Elble, Eden Emmerich, Madelyn Evans, Myla Ferguson, Henry Hellwig, Saige Hopkins, Evelyn Miller, Nicholas Mosbey, Madison Pasquini, Madison Sanchez, Maya Stevens, Justin Stevens, Marshall West, …

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