Each year, the area’s local NBC affiliate, NewsChannel 13, receives submissions from its viewership for its Top Teacher recognition series. This month, BKW Agriscience Teacher & FFA Advisor Michaela Kehrer has been selected as a ‘Top Teacher’ as part of the news channel’s program to highlight the impactful work being accomplished in today’s classroom. The …
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Each year, the month of January is utilized as a platform to recognize the importance of mentorship. Whether in a classroom, through athletics or club activities, or by lending time for conversation – students can benefit from a mentor. Within a school district, that’s a strong reminder of the positive work being done by engaging …
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Over the past several weeks, BKW Elementary School fifth grade students have been utilizing virtual reality technology to dive deeper into their coursework. How does it work? Virtual reality allows students to experience a three-dimensional image or environment that can be interacted with in a seemingly real or physical way. Currently, students are getting to …
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On Saturday, Jan. 7, friends, family, and alumni joined together for the BKW ‘Alumni Basketball’ event on the high school campus. After a long hiatus, the highly anticipated alumni networking event was back, sold-out, and bigger than ever. This year’s fundraising event raised over $600.00 for the BKW Alumni Association and Athletic Hall of Fame. …
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Each school year, districts across New York state share important notifications related to students’ ability to understand and appropriately use technology platforms, such as social media. With technology playing a larger role in our daily lives, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District would like to provide some areas on which to concentrate for the safe use of …
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The BKW Alumni Basketball Game scheduled for Saturday, January 6, has been canceled. We look forward to continuing this tradition in the 2024-25 school year. Any questions or concerns can be forwarded to BKW Athletic Director Mr. Galvin at tom.galvin@bkwschools.org.
Class of 2023 Families & Guardians, Please note that Yearbook Ads/Messages From Home are available for purchase online from now until 2/9/2023. Interested? Please visit jostensadservice.com/student to start creating today! Please forward any questions to Jill Daviero at jill.daviero@bkwschools.org.
**Please note that this content was generously provided by Secondary School Librarian Mrs. Davis.** Did you know that all BKW students have access to ebooks (electronic versions of books) and audiobooks twenty-four hours a day/seven days a week? Meet SORA. SORA is a full-service, digital reading platform that provides students in 53,000 schools and districts …
This month, elementary students in the Art Adventurers club participated in an impactful project to bring awareness to a special organization within our community. After some initial thought and planning, this unique club of 4-6 grade students decided to create something unique to benefit the Kenneth’s Army, Champions for Children organization. As some may know, …
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The definition of success can take many pathways. But, the ability to reach successful solutions comes from the preparation performed in the classroom to facilitate stronger, dedicated and well-rounded students. Recently, the New York State Board of Regents and State Education shared the results of statewide math and English language arts assessment test scores for …
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