Six members of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo FFA Chapter competed over the weekend at the District II FFA Leadership Development Events in Pine Plains, with five of them winning awards and moving on to the Eastern Region Sub States competitions! Kayleigh Reynolds-Flynn took 1st place in the Sr. People in Agriculture category, while Graycie Swain took 3rd. …

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Dear Parent/Guardian: We are now in what I consider the busiest time of the school year. Third quarter progress reports are out and in the blink of an eye will be followed by the end of the quarter reports. We are also only a month away from the beginning of our Grade 7 and 8 …

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Congratulations to BKW senior Girls Basketball player Morgan Latham on being named a Section II Scholar-Athlete! And congratulations to BKW Girls Varsity Basketball Coach Tom Galvin on winning the Section II Sportsmanship Award! GO BULLDOGS!

Dear Parent/Guardian and Health Care Provider, This is to inform you of two important changes in Education Law effective 7/1/2018. Beginning 7/1/18 all New York State public school students must have a health exam when they enter school as a new entrant and in Pre-K or Kindergarten and grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and …

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Due to weather conditions, the BKW Central School District will be on a two-hour delay Thursday, March 8th.

Due to the anticipated heavy snowfall, all students will be dismissed at 11 a.m. today, Wednesday, March 7th. There will be no AM or PM out-of-district bus runs. All after school activities are cancelled.

On February 27th, the first organizational meeting of the BKW Agriculture Advisory Board was held. The function of this board is to support the BKW Agriscience Program, including the FFA by providing industry insight for program development. Attendance was great and the energy in the room was palatable. The following is a list of those …

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Congratulations to our students who achieved Honor Roll High Honors, Honors, and Honorable Mentions during the 2nd Quarter marking period. 7th grade Honor Roll 8th grade Honor Roll 9th grade Honor Roll 10th grade Honor Roll 11th grade Honor Roll 12th grade Honor Roll  7th grade High Honors (95% or higher) Taylor Case Katie Morseman …

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Are you interested in the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District’s Universal Pre-K half-day program or the proposed Full Day Pre-K program? Then mark your calendars! Information on both programs will be presented at Parent Information Night, March 6th, in the Elementary Cafeteria from 5:30-6:30 p.m. And the best part? Registering for Pre-K is as easy as …

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Due to inclement weather, BKW schools will be closed today, Friday, March 2nd. Stay safe and enjoy the weekend! The snow date for the 8th annual HS Dodgeball tournament will be Tuesday, March 6th. ES Gertrude Hawk fundraiser orders are due in the ES office by the end of the day Monday, March 5th.