“It has been a challenge, so far, due to quarantines and illnesses to have all students in their music classes daily to practice for the concert. Coupled with the recent spike in the number of positive COVID-19 cases in the secondary school, we are forced to change our plans for the Winter Concert. Our concert …
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December 1, 2021 Dear BKW Sports Fans, I hope this letter finds you well. As you know, the pandemic has severely impacted high school athletics. The purpose of this communication is to outline the regulations that COVID has impacted for high-risk indoor sports of basketball, wrestling and cheerleading. I realize that some of the regulations …
At the conclusion of their storytelling unit, students from Erin Snyder’s English Language Arts 7 class got the opportunity to share their own stories. They were tasked with creating legends while incorporating famous creatures. “As a class we gathered around the ‘campfire’, and students got a chance to share their tales,” Snyder said.
BKW Secondary School Principal Dr. Mark Pitterson talks about academic performance, academic assistance, state testing and a virtual Graduation Measures workshop in his latest post to his Principal’s Page.
BKW’s Secondary School Team 7 honored some GRRReat students who have demonstrated positive behavior throughout Quarter 1. These students were recognized for being Good citizens, Responsible, Respectful and Ready to Learn. Grrreat work Bulldogs!
BKW students are working for NASA. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden selected BKW to participate in their Growing Beyond Earth Challenge, which calls for students to conduct a series of experiments to find the perfect food plants for astronauts. During the challenge, students collect and work with data to determine which crops produce the most nutritionally …
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Why do we get November 11 off from school? BKW’s seventh grade students recently dedicated a day to examining this question. “In social studies, they learned about the history of Veterans Day and discussed stories about their family, friends and loved ones who served in the military,” said social studies teacher Emily DeNovio. “In English …
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Congratulations to the BKW/Duanesburg girls swim team on their 2021 Section 2/Division 2 Championship! Despite being only four years old and made up of only 12 athletes, the team was able to defeat many larger and more established schools. Way to go!
On Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, BKW alumna Kayleigh Reynolds-Flynn became her alma mater’s first student ever to earn an American FFA Degree, which she was awarded at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN. The degree is a top honor achieved by fewer than two percent of the more than 730,000 FFA members. Kayleigh, known …
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Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District is using a new app called ParentSquare for parent/guardian notification emails, texts and app notifications. ParentSquare is a parent engagement tool that will help our schools easily communicate and collaborate with parents. ParentSquare automatically generates an account for each parent/guardian, using their preferred email address and phone number as listed in the …
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