2009-10 School Year
For an archive of past year's releases, choose a year below.
• 2008-09
• 2007-08
June 2010
• June 30, 2010 - Price of school lunch to increase in 2010-11
• June 29, 2010 - BCHS students feel right at home in France
• June 28, 2010 - Photo gallery: moving up, moving on and more June events around BC
• June 28, 2010 - Photo Gallery: BCHS graduates 431
• June 25, 2010 - BC is second in annual Business Review school rankings
• June 24, 2010 - More than 400 BCMS students ready to move up to BCHS
• June 24, 2010 - BCHS student and essay contest winner headed to Russia
• June 18, 2010 - Students weigh issues of respect, diversity and safety in ‘school climate survey’
• June 16, 2010 - Undefeated BCHS Masterminds team wins state title
• June 7, 2010 - Five BCHS Sophomores Reflect On Their Trip To China - Listen to the interview
May 2010
• May 28, 2010 - Photo Gallery: Friendship Games return
• May 25, 2010 - Congratulations to newly-tenured faculty
• May 25, 2010 - BCHS Student Honored In National Writing Contest
• May 20, 2010 - BCHS Masterminds Team wins 2010 Capital Region title
• May 20, 2010 - Congratulations to the BCHS boys tennis team on their Section II title
• May 18, 2010 - Voters approve 2010-11 budget, bus purchase and walking distance propositions
• May 18, 2010 - BCMS students raise more than $7,300 for Doctors Without Borders' work in Haiti
• May 6, 2010 - District administrators participate in important professional development
• May 10, 2010 - BMA gift of 4 timpani drums boosts secondary percussion program
• May 6, 2010 - Reading program gives young learners a 'Jump Start' on critical skills
April 2010
• April 28, 2010 - Photo Gallery: BC celebrates Earth Day at 40!
• April 28, 2010 - Two Slingerlands alums return to talk about the 'Power of One'
• April 22, 2010 - Efficiency efforts lead to Energy Star designation for three BC schools
• April 21, 2010 - New York State releases annual school report cards
• April 16, 2010 - A note to parents and neighbors
• April 14, 2010 - BCSD launches Facebook page
• April 7 - Community invited to view student art during April at Bethlehem library
March 2010
• March 31, 2010 - District closely watching state aid delay
• March 26, 2010 - Board adopts 2010-11 budget
• March 24, 2010 - District to begin 'capping' elementary classes to balance sizes and control costs
• March 15, 2010 - BCHS student named prestigious U.S. Presidential Scholar nominee
• March 12, 2010 - BC tops 90 percent in state release of graduation rates
• March 4, 2010 - Nominations now being accepted for BC Hall of Fame Class of 2010
February 2010
• February 25, 2010 - District, principal's union reach two-year contract agreement
• February 12, 2010 - 'Invention Convention' showcases Eagle's young innovaters
• February 9, 2010 - BC students' thoughts, hearts, hands and donations go out to Haiti
• February 8, 2010 - BCMS morning announcements put students in the anchor chair
• February 4, 2010 - Clarksville and Slingerlands 'sister schools' unite for a great cause
• February 1, 2010 - With full-day kindergarten comes early and important art lessons
January 2010
• January 26, 2010 - Farm to You Fest wins statewide award
• January 22, 2010 - Superintendent's report on multiage education
• January 21, 2010 - Glenmont buddy program reveals a class of great character
• January 20 2010- Aid cuts proposed by Governor set stage for BC's own budget process
• January 20, 2010 - BC students step up to help Haiti
• January 15, 2010 - What matters most? Community budget forums underway
• January 14, 2010 - Eagle fifth graders turn to 'glogging' to learn more about natural world
• January 6, 2010 - Follow BC on Twitter
December 2009
• December 28, 2009 - Clarksville art room a place for creativity -- and leadership and collaboration
• December 18, 2009 - Sex offender letter from Dr. Tebbano [PDF]
• December14, 2009 - Community budget forums again set for January, February
• December 17, 2009 - In 20-week research seminar, Lab School students 'engage'
• December 10, 2009 - In sixth grade Global Studies, a dialogue among nations
• December 3, 2009 - By Wiki, webcam and Tweet, fourth graders connect
November 2009
• November 20, 2009 - District to move forward with formal cell tower review
• November 12, 2009 - BCHS junior helps fill in autism puzzle with bookcase project
• November 4, 2009 - Hamagrael receives a Blue Ribbon in nation's capital
• November 4, 2009 - Ninety-two BCHS students earn AP Scholar recognition
October 2009
• October 28, 2009 - Public informational meeting on remaining cell tower location set for Nov. 18
• October 22, 2009 - District, town seek state grant to study potential savings from shared services
• October 22, 2009 - Danger of illegal school bus passing continues
• October 20, 2009 - Emergency alerts now available via text message
• October 8, 2009 - BC 'Reads for the Record' photos
• October 8, 2009 - BCMS 'Book Talk' focuses on banned materials video
• October 8, 2009 - Students celebrates Farm to You Fest photos
• October 8, 2009 - Superintendent urges safety precautions for walkers in parent letter [PDF]
• October 5, 2009 - District leaders challenged to re-think education for a digital world
September 2009
• September 29, 2009 - Nine BCHS students named National Merit Scholarship Semifinlists
• September 23, 2009 - A surefire sign of Fall: BCMS scarecrows
• September 23, 2009 - BCMS Garden Club is growing
• September 22, 2009 - Slingerlands community celebrates a popular addition — a new playground
• September 17, 2009 - Cell tower explorations at an early stage
• September 15, 2009 - Hamagrael named a 2009 National Blue Ribbon School
• September 11, 2009 - Full-day kindergarten comes to BC video
• September 9, 2009 - Students arrive for 2009-10 school year photos
• September 8, 2009 - Dr. Tebbano welcomes faculty and staff to a new year, 'a time of unprecedented opportunity'
• September 3, 2009 - Detective Whiteley, a familiar face in BC schools, is new BCMS resource officer
• September 3, 2009 - New teachers welcomed at two-day orientation
• September 1, 2009 - A digital feel to the district's annual literacy camp
August 2009
• August 18, 2009 - BC launches new, modern, user-friendly Web site
• August 13, 2009 - District sets 2009 tax rates
July 2009
• July 13, 2009 - District announces details of 2009-10 Free and Reduced Price Meal Program
• July 8, 2009 - New Board leaders focus on educational excellence, fiscal value