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April 11, 2019

Drew Wideman represents BKW in CTE national news release

BKW CTE student Drew Wideman is mentioned in this national news release: Two Capital Region BOCES programs have been selected as “top” Career and Technical Education programs by a national organization. The Commercial Construction/Heavy Equipment and the Manufacturing and Machining Technology programs were deemed by the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education at …

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April 8, 2019April 8, 2019

End of year schedule

Thursday, April 18, 2019 School Not in Session Tuesday, May 7. 2019 Regular Board of Education Meeting & Budget Hearing, 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2019 Annual Budget Vote & Board of Education Election Friday, May 24, 2019 School Not in Session Thursday, June 6, 2019 Senior Class Awards Night 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 17, …

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April 2, 2019

Adopted state budget begins to clear BKW budget picture

Now that New York has adopted its state budget, BKW officials can work toward finalizing a budget proposal to present to the board of education. “Each year, our budget process comes to a standstill while the state hammers out its budget,” said Superintendent Dr. Timothy Mundell. “We know the foundation aid in the governor’s proposal …

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April 1, 2019April 3, 2019

They are because we are – Ben Boone

It comes as no surprise that athletics play an important part in a student’s school career. But for some, a sport or teammate or coach is life changing. Meet BKW football player Ben Boone.

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019

Summer programs schedule

Te help parents plan their summer calendars, please look at these dates. Each school will send further information home with students as it becomes available. July 1-Aug. 12—Secondary School Summer School at Cobleskill CSD July 8-12—Bulldog Basketball Camp July 8-26—STEAM Camp July 8-Aug. 16—Special Education Extended School Year July 15-19—PTA Art Enrichment Camp July 22-26—Art …

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March 12, 2019

Meet BKW’s Food Service Director

Dear BKW Families: I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself as the new director of the Food and Nutrition Department. I am excited to be a part of the BKW community. Going forward, you will see a variety of new menu items and snack options. My goal is to provide students with wholesome, …

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March 11, 2019March 14, 2019

A message from Dr. Mundell—education for all

Dear BKW Community, We hope you are all doing well. As we look ahead to the next school year, we are very excited to prepare for the renovation work involved with the capital project. The plan is for work to begin on June 26. It will continue throughout the 2019-20 school year, culminating in mid-September …

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February 26, 2019

Second quarter Secondary School honor roll

BKW Secondary School proudly announces the school’s 2018-19 Second Quarter Honor Roll recipients. 7th Grade High Honors (95^) Skylyn Fryer, Emma Gardiner, Jodie Howland, Kathryn Joslin, Antonina Lefkaditis, Sara Macrina, Ruby Poole Honors (90^) Angelina Carpenter, Faith Coates, Emma Cyr, Lauren Emmerich, Richard Harris, Mackenzie Lawrence, Rylee Quay, Sadie Plant, Abigail Pasquini, Blake Shaver, Lena Thomas, Tyler Weidman Honorable Mention (85^) Dominick Plouffe, Kaylee Sperry, Kaci Anderson, …

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February 15, 2019

A message from Dr. Pitterson

February 14, 2019 Dear BKW Family, It is almost unbelievable that we are now in the third quarter of the school year. A lot have been accomplished so far and many more important activities are still to be accomplished within the next few months. In late January we had our usual mid-year Regents Examinations. Thanks …

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February 3, 2019April 3, 2019

They are because we are – Blue Bag Program

We found a group of volunteers who dedicate hours each month to get books into the hands of BKW students. Retired BKW teacher Judy Tambasco brought the Blue Bag Program to school, believing children would read if they had a steady flow of books to read. She was right. Meet Judy Tambasco and her group …

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