The 2019 BKW Secondary School Summer Reading List was posted until January, 2020. Please see teachers with any questions.

BKW Central Schools has captured a national award for its “They Are Because We Are” Facebook video series campaign launched this school year. The district is a recipient of a 2019 Golden Achievement Award from the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA). NSPRA’s Golden Achievement Award recognizes exemplary work in all aspects of school public …

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Parking on the BKW campus will be limited this summer due to construction at the Elementary and Secondary School buildings. If you will be coming to the campus while school is out this summer, please following the map for parking and sidewalk access below. Basically, there will be no parking in front of or behind …

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Seth Simpson, HVAC student from BKW “I am coming back here to take adult Welding next year. I want to combine my HVAC and welding skills and get a job doing both. I will be more employable.”     Samantha Mickle, Cosmetology student from BKW “I want to get a job in the industry next …

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The Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District has been ranked in the top half or No. 36 among school districts in the Capital Region by the Albany Business Review for 2019. The district jumped ahead 14 spots from a No. 50 ranking in 2018. BKW is featured in the local business publication’s annual schools Report, which ranks …

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BKW Secondary School presented scholarships to the Class of 2019 at the annual Awards Night ceremony held on June 6. Here are the student recipients: ALBANY CITY LODGE #540 KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Trevor Burnside ALBERT J. LEOMBRUNO MEMORIAL AWARD Jovan Afzali ARLENE B. LENDRUM ATHLETIC AWARD Caitlyn Bianchi ARLENE B. LENDRUM MEMORIAL …

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BKW Secondary School is proud to announce its top students of the Class of 2019. Named class Valedictorian is Nicole Carr, 18, of Berne. The class Salutatorian is Adrianna Fahd, 18, of East Berne. The two will graduate with their classmates at 2019 commencement ceremonies on Saturday, June 29, at the Egg in Albany. List …

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Congratulations to BKW’s Samantha Mengel, one of several hundred Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School students were honored on June 4 for their excellence in programs preparing them for future careers in professions ranging from health care to network technician.   With a packed house of parents, family members, friends, faculty and staff, BOCES …

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Please do not send medication to school with your child. This includes all over the counter medication such as Tylenol, Motrin, Midol, etc…  It is against New York State Law and School policy.  If your child requires medication in school the following must be provided by the parent/guardian: a written doctor’s order written parent/guardian consent …

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1984 BKW graduate Pamela Filkins Brush returned to school to get her Registered Nursing degree and just graduated with high honors from Eastern Gateway College in Youngstown, Ohio.