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Berlin School Dist.

Watersheds In Focus At BCS

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from the USDA Forest Service
Putting America’s Watersheds in FOCUS, a seven city educational tour, is coming to Berlin and Troy, on September 7 and 8.  The centerpiece of the tour is the Wyland Clean Water Mobile Learning Experience, a 1,000 square foot interactive exhibit on wheels, solely dedicated to demonstrating the many ways water shapes our lives – and how our lives are shaped by it. [Read more…] about Watersheds In Focus At BCS

BCS Sports Schedule For This Upcoming Week

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Saturday, September 1
Cross Country Scrimmage At Mt. Greylock, Williamstown, 10 am
Tuesday, September 4
Boys JV Soccer at Stillwater 4 pm
Thursday, September 6
Boys JV Soccer at Lee, MA, 4 pm
Girls JV Soccer at Lee, 4 pm
Girls Varsity Soccer At New Lebanon Tournament   5 pm
Girls Varsity Volleyball at home vs Cambridge      4 pm
Friday, September 7
Boys Varsity Soccer At New Lebanon Tournament  5 pm
Girls JV Soccer at home vs Hoosick Falls    4 pm
Saturday, September 8
Boys Varsity Soccer At New Lebanon Tournament noon or 4 pm           Girls Varsity Soccer At New Lebanon Tournament 2 or 6 pm

BCS Bond Impasse Continues

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by Thaddeus Flint
In what is becoming a tradition at Berlin Central School District Board meetings, the Capital Project bond authorization vote was taken once again Monday night, and, in keeping with the tradition, it once again failed to pass by the two-thirds super majority needed. In this instance only Board Member John Nash voted against the bond flotation. Even with Board Members Alan Webster Jr. and Bev Stewart absent, it was all that was needed to keep a $5 million upgrade to the District’s schools from proceeding. The project as a whole is not, though, completely stalled.
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Courtney Kellar Attends The National Leadership Meeting Of The FCCLA

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submitted by Dianne Mosher
Courtney Kellar, daughter of Steve and Barb Kellar of Berlin, and a junior at Berlin Central School cast New York State’s votes at the National Leadership Meeting of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) recently in Orlando, FL.  Kellar is the NY State Vice President of Parliamentary Law and Voting Delegate.
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Registration Day For New Students At Berlin Middle High School

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There will be a Registration Day at Berlin Middle High School in the Counseling Office on Wednesday, August 22, from 8:30 am until 1:30 pm for all new students in grades 6 through 12.  To register a child you will need a copy of your child’s birth certificate, health record (available at previous school), the last report card, a copy of the IEP (if your child is classified by the Committee on Special Education), proof of residency in the Berlin Central School District and a copy of the Custodial Agreement if you are divorced or separated.
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Corrado, Jordan BlueShield Scholar Award Recipients

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On June 26 BlueShield of Northeastern New York announced the 104 local high school seniors honored as the first Class of BlueShield Scholar Award recipients.
Among the 104 recipients are Kayleigh Corrado, a gradute of  Berlin High School and Conor Jordan, a graduate of Hoosac School.
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BCS Traveling Art Show

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The Berlin High School Art Department is proud to present its First Annual Traveling Library Summer Art Show! The show features student art work from Studio in Art,  a Foundational Art Course at the High School.
The exhibit will be in the Petersburgh Public Library from July 16 to 27 and in the Grafton Community Library from July 30 to August 10. It was on display in the Berlin Free Town Library from June 18 to 29 and in the Stephentown Library  from July 2 to 13.