BCS Between A Rock And A Hard Place
March 5, 2010 2 Comments
by Phillip Zema
Because of various economic factors, Berlin Central is currently stuck between a rock and a hard place. State aid cuts, increased expenses and declining tax revenues have created challenges for the District. Berlin is not alone, as most area schools face identical predicaments. A number of solutions may work, but each has [...]
PTO Pancakes
March 5, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Berlin Elementary School PTO is sponsoring a pancake breakfast on Sunday, March 14, at the Berlin Elementary School from 8 to 11 am, serving pancakes, scrambled eggs and sausage. The cost is $6 for adults, $4 for children under 12 and for seniors and free for kids under 3.
Read more of this articleMountaineers Basketball Season Ends in Greenwich
February 26, 2010 Leave a Comment
by Ryan Mosher
Despite playing very well the Berlin boys basketball team saw their season come to an end on Friday night, February 22, in Greenwich. The sectional play-in game pitted the Witches of the WASAREN League against the Mountaineers. The teams were battling it out for the right to play against #3 seed Voorheesville in [...]
The Berlin Middle School Presents Tom Sawyer This Weekend
February 26, 2010 Leave a Comment
Double H Trip
February 26, 2010 Leave a Comment
Sixteen students along with five chaperones volunteered recently at the Double H Hole in The Wall Camp in Lake Luzerne. The students used their school holiday, January 19, to pay tribute to their friend Cooper Reiman. Cooper passed away last February from muscular dystrophy. The Double H camp was a favorite place of Cooper’s.
Read more of this articleAn Angel In The FCCLA Talent Show
February 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
Mountaineers Celebrate Senior Night
February 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
by Ryan Mosher
Before their final home game of the season last Friday night, the Berlin boys basketball team celebrated its senior night. The Mountaineers only have three seniors on the squad this year. Cody Blain, Drew Webster and Shawn Willis were all honored prior to the tip-off of the game against Waterford.
Pre-Kindergarten Interest Survey
February 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Berlin Central School District is conducting an interest survey for potential pre-kindergarten for the 2010-2011 school year. If you have a child who will be four years of age on or before December 1, 2010, please call Trish Jansen at 658-2010 by March 1 between the hours of 8:15 am and 3 pm to [...]
Read more of this articleLetter To The Editor – Concerns With The Finances Of The Berlin Central School District
February 12, 2010 1 Comment
To the Editor:
As a banker with over 20 years of experience, I’ve spent my career analyzing financial statements and business plans of companies and non-profit organizations. My professional experience tells me savvy, financially stable organizations tend to plan for their long term financial futures, while less sophisticated and less disciplined organizations tend to focus their [...]
Character Assembly At Grafton Elementary
February 12, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Grafton Elementary School held its monthly Character Assembly on Monday February 1. The character trait for February is Honesty/Trustworthiness.
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