BKW Elementary students have been big supporters of Albany’s Ronald McDonald House, and this year will be no different. On Friday, Feb. 14, they officially kicked off their Read for Ronald McDonald House 2020 readathon at a special assembly. Until March 16, the students will keep track of time they spend reading for donations to …
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An integral part of FFA is “Doing to Learn.” District II competitions were held Saturday, Feb. 8, in Pine Plains, NY. Four students in BKW’s FFA chapter worked hard to prepare for their CDEs (Career Development Events) and LDEs (Leadership Development Events). From that hard work came great success. Here are their placings: Jr. People …
Why should we drive safely around a school bus? Three BKW second graders gathered in Elementary Principal Annette Landry’s office one February morning to explain why. Our students, William, Addison and William, did a great job! We can all learn from them. Watch the video of the students. And by the way, our school resource …
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Congratulations to BKW junior Zeke Pulliam on scoring 1000 career points in basketball in a Jan. 29 game vs. Canajoharie. Go Bulldogs!
The students gathered in the gym on a sunny school day and sat quietly behind a line of mannequins and bags of medical supplies. By the end of the period, they had learned skills that may help them save a life. On Jan. 29, BKW School Resource Officer Albany County Deputy Sheriff Nathaniel Bray and …
The BKW alumni basketball game was a great success! The competitive and fun game raised over $5,000 for the Becker family to help Lukus in the fight against cancer. Thanks to all for your support.
Congrats to BKW senior wrestler Tyler Goodemote: He has joined the 100-win club.
Congratulations to Taylor Meacham: She has scored 1,000 career points as a girls varsity basketball player!
STEM – science, technology, engineering, math – and a bit of creativity as well: Students in Bill Dergosits’ 3rd grade class at BKW Elementary are learning how to code and program robots, including Natasha. What can Natasha do? View our video to see what the student below programmed her to do in class recently.
Coding is cool and STEM does rule in Bill Dergosits’ 3rd grade class at BKW Elementary, where students are programming mini racing robots. Listen to our student explain how this is done in our short video.
