Archives

Bringing a taste of the West to BKW

Theatrical students at BKW will showcase a rootin’ tootin’ good time as they set out to bring the production of ‘Way Out West in a Dress’ to life (written by Billy St. John, with music and lyrics by Bill Francoeur). The production, scheduled for March 21-23, is set in 1895 in picturesque Lucky Lady, Nevada, …

Archives

Spring Sports Registration; Sign up today!

Registration for spring 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. School physicals will be given on a date TBA. Please contact alicia.lounsbury@bkwschools.org for a physical or to check on physical status. JV and Varsity will begin 3/17/25 and …

Archives

Sociology folklore visits elementary classrooms

Last month, 20 high school students in Mr. James Lemire’s Sociology course visited elementary school classes from Kindergarten through sixth grade, sharing stories they wrote, illustrated, and turned into books themselves as part of a unit on Socialization and Culture in Community.  The elementary students and teachers universally raved about the stories and creativity of …

Archives

BKW Elementary School teacher named Extraordinary Educator

On Monday, January 27, BKW Elementary School fourth grade teacher Alyssa Smith was recognized by Curriculum Associates as an Extraordinary Educator. Mrs. Smith joins 29 educators nationwide in receiving this recognition. This annual listing focuses on best-in-class educators based on criteria ranging from classroom innovation to student engagement to establishing standards and success for students …

Archives

READBowl kicks off at BKW Elementary School!

There’s no need to travel to New Orleans for this year’s Super Bowl. We have our own Super Bowl right here at BKW! Over the next month, a friendly reading competition will take place between third and fourth-grade classrooms. Appropriately called the ‘READBowl,’ it has third and fourth-grade classrooms logging their time reading to gain …

Archives

BKW students seek knowledge and careers as they tour Capital Region BOCES

Nearly 20 students from our district interested in careers ranging from contractor to game designer to diesel mechanic visited the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus on Jan. 14 to learn how BOCES can provide the recipe for future success. Some students were looking to explore career options, while others …

Archives

Building interest with an internship

BKW senior Arlan Wright is building his professional resume while combining his interest in helping others with his business foresight. Since August, Arlan has created an internship opportunity that could mark the beginning of his business pathway while helping those needing prosthetics and orthotics. His passion for the industry is straightforward, and because Arlan was …

Post navigation