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Safety First—Meet our SRO Nate Bray

Visitors to BKW Schools will find an unfamiliar, but reassuring person walking our halls—our new school resource officer Albany County Deputy Sheriff Nate Bray. Deputy Bray began on the first day of school this year. His role is three-fold. He mediates student and family issues, educates students on drug and alcohol awareness and bullying, and …

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Summer school is a good thing for BWK cosmetology student

For most, attending summer school is seen as a punishment for not doing well enough to pass a class or classes. But for aspiring cosmetologists, summer school is a requirement — and a fun one at that. At Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School (CTE), students in the cosmetology program are spending a month this …

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District to seek new technology specialist

BKW Central School is preparing for its next step in advancing the district’s technology following the unexpected announcement that Technology Integration Specialist Lisa Cala Ruud is leaving in late August to become an Assistant Principal at Hudson City Schools. “We are obviously disappointed to lose someone of Mrs. Cala Ruud’s caliber, but we understand her …

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Physicals for Spring Sports to be held February 15th

Attention Berne-Knox-Westerlo Secondary School students! Physicals for spring sports will be held Thursday, February 15th starting at 9:00 a.m. in the High School Nurses’ Office. Physicals are also open to all students for working papers, 7th and 10th grade physicals, and New Student Physicals. To sign up, head to the Nurses’ Office, call 518-872-1482, or …

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Former BKW Soccer Coach inducted into NYS Boys Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame

This month, former Berne-Knox-Westerlo Boys Varsity Soccer Coach Jim Gillis was named the newest member of the New York State Boys Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame. Mr. Gillis coached the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Boys Varsity Soccer Team for 22 years, totaling 202 wins and five league championships during his tenure. He also served as the Section 2 …

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Bulldogs win Sectional opener, will face Galway Friday

In a back and forth affair, the #6 seed BKW Boys Varsity Soccer team defended home field, and beat #11 Canajoharie 4-2 in a Section II Class C opening round game. With the game tied 2-2 in the second half, the Bulldogs kept constant pressure on the visiting Cougars, netting two more goals to win …

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