BKW Secondary School announced the second quarter honor roll for students in grades 7-12. Congratulations to the following students on their achievements. 7th grade High Honors (95^ average) Diana Colavito Bella Daguillo Peyton Delvecchio Emma Detlefsen Liliana Hughes Lorelei Kuhn Philip Latham Aggelos Lefkaditis Annie Lendrum Patrick Lendrum Sadie Poole Honors (90^) Chloe Blanck Rena …

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BKW is offering the following Fall 2 sports that will run from March 8 through May 1: Girls Varsity Swimming JV and Varsity Volleyball Varsity Football Boys Varsity Soccer Girls Varsity Soccer All athletes need to sign up via the link on the Athletics page on this website. In addition, all football and volleyball players …

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The BKW National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society are teaming up with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) in our annual charity fundraiser Pennies for Patients, which will run from  Feb. 1 to March 8, 2021. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Hero Squad Program is working with thousands of schools across the …

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A team effort by BKW’s Animal Science and Introduction to Business students won 2nd place in the New York Beef Council’s fourth annual Top Beef Contest, high school division, for their original recipe, Le Boeuf y Champignon Crêpe, also known as Beef Tip Crêpe. “During this cross-curricular collaboration, we were challenged to design an ethnic …

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Update, Feb. 10: As part of the approved high-risk sports plan, BKW has set up an email and phone number where any COVID-19 related questions or concerns can be confidentially reported: highrisksports@bkwschools.org, 518-872-0909, ext. 5500. Albany County Department of Health mandates have been met, and BKW is authorized to start high-risk winter sports beginning February …

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BKW students had a tasty lesson about foods from other cultures this week, right in their own cafeteria. BKW Food Services Director and Chef Lateef Clark prepared Asian-American-inspired cuisine at a pop-up demonstration in the Secondary School cafeteria during student lunch periods. Clark tapped into his years of experience in the culinary arts and shared …

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Governor Cuomo has stated that “high-risk” sports may begin play as of February 1, pending the approval of local Albany County Department of Health. Our local health department has stated that our high-risk winter sports of JV/varsity basketball, JV/varsity wrestling and varsity cheerleading can begin once the following qualifications are met: Each school district’s Board …

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As of Friday, Jan. 29, the Albany County Department of Health has paused the previously approved February 1 start of high risk sports. These include the BKW winter sports of basketball, wrestling and cheerleading as well as the fall-2 sports of football and volleyball. Requirements have been put in place that will allow the return …

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