A Berne-Knox-Westerlo senior has built a solid foundation for his professional future and will soon see if his skills are truly a cut above the rest. Meet Carter Iarusson. Mr. Iarusso will graduate in June from BKW and the Capital Region BOCES Building Trades program and will then launch his own construction business – Carter’s …

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Registration for fall sports is now open! Students can register at https://bkwschools-ar.rschooltoday.com/ All potential athletes need a valid physical on file with the school nurse prior to the first day of practice. Please contact Tom Galvin, Athletic Director, with any questions at Tom.Galvin@bkwschools.org. The following sports will be offered: Football Cheer – Varsity Football – Modified and …

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Congratulations to the track and field and softball team members for moving on in sectional playoff competition. Interested in keeping tabs on our student-athletes as they head into sectional playoffs? Here’s the schedule for those teams for the week of May 27-31. Let’s go Bulldogs!! BKW Varsity Girls Softball The BKW Varsity Girls’ Softball team …

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This fall, BKW senior Angelina Carpenter will begin her culinary journey at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA).  “I am really excited for the experience and to meet new people,” she said. “This has been a dream of mine.” Ms. Carpenter gets to chase her dream because of her training at Capital Region BOCES. Carpenter …

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The Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School spring athletic teams were recently recognized by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) as student-scholar teams for the 2023-24 athletic season. According to the NYSPHSAA website, to receive Scholar-Athlete team recognition with a certificate, the team’s average GPA for 75% of the roster must be greater than …

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The 2023-24 school year marked the return of archery classes for the secondary school. Classes were suspended during the pandemic and are now finding their place in the physical education (P.E.) curriculum for seventh and eighth-grade students. The archery unit was first introduced to BKW’s P.E. department in 2016 by the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE), which provided the necessary National Archery in the Schools Program …

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