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Berlin InvenTeam Completes Mid-Grant Technical Review

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submitted by Carolyn Barie

A team of young inventors from Berlin High School is the recipient of a grant from the Lemelson-MIT Program. On October 14, Lemelson-MIT announced Berlin was one of only fourteen schools nationwide that would receive up to $10,000 each in grant funding as part of its 2015–2016 InvenTeam™ initiative to inspire young people to solve real-world problems through invention. [Read more…] about Berlin InvenTeam Completes Mid-Grant Technical Review

Berlin Boys Basketball Season  Comes To An End At The Hands  Of The Northville Falcons

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By Doug La Rocque

Despite building a five point lead early in the game, the Berlin Mountaineers were not able to stop a strong transition and baseline game by Northville, and fell in the opening round of the Class D Section II Playoffs by a 73-57 score. [Read more…] about Berlin Boys Basketball Season  Comes To An End At The Hands  Of The Northville Falcons

Berlin Boys and Girls Basketball

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Berlin Boys Fall To Cambridge But Head Into Sectional Play Optimistic

By Doug La Rocque

The Mountaineers closed out the regular season with an 80 to 59 loss to the Cambridge Indians, stepping up in class as a tune up to this week’s Section 2 Class D competition.  Roark Slattery again led from the way with 27 points and six rebounds.  Slattery also dropped in six from three-point land.  Senior Ryan Shumway added 12 points while Ryan Gosse contributed another 11 points.   The Mountaineers held their own on the defensive boards, but only four offensive rebounds hampered their scoring efforts. [Read more…] about Berlin Boys and Girls Basketball

Mountaineers Posted Their 12th Victory Of The 2015-16 Basketball Season And Finish Well In CHVL Play

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By Doug La Rocque

“We jumped out of the gate on fire offensively,”  were the words used by Berlin Boys’ Basketball Coach Kasson Sauer to describe his team’s effort in defeating the Waterford Fordians on their own court Friday night by a score of 77-52.  It was their 12th win of the season against 7 losses, but more importantly they finished the Central Hudson Valley League with a 10-4 record, the third consecutive year with ten wins.  [Read more…] about Mountaineers Posted Their 12th Victory Of The 2015-16 Basketball Season And Finish Well In CHVL Play

Berlin Elementary Students Participate In All County Music Festival

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submitted by Carolyn Barie

Berlin Elementary School 5th Grade students spent a tumultuous two days of music making this past weekend at the Rensselaer County School Music Association’s (RCSMA) All-County Music Festival hosted by Averill Park Central School District.  [Read more…] about Berlin Elementary Students Participate In All County Music Festival