BHS’ Responding to Emergencies Class Is Back In Action
Submitted by the BCS Communications Department
Berlin High School’s Responding to Emergencies class is back for its second year. This is a half-year elective offered by Ms. Honsinger, an American Red Cross First Aid/AED/CPR instructor and a Health and Physical Education teacher at Berlin Middle-High School.
Ms. Honsinger’s motivation for the elective course is to boost interest and/or enrollment in emergency response volunteering. Students must be at least 16 years old to enroll in the course and receive American Red Cross certification.
Each Responding to Emergencies course includes American Red Cross First Aid, CPR and AED training as well as three hours of community service.
Students enrolled in the class have recently been spending some of their community service hours tending to and updating all of BCSD’s coaching medical kits.
Those who are interested in receiving more information about volunteering in Rensselaer County can contact a volunteer at their local firehouse or EMT station or email volunteer@rensco.com.
JV/ Varsity Masterminds End Regular Seasons On Top
The JV masterminds ended their 2020-21 season by winning their last 2 matches against Hoosick Falls (265 to 0) and Tamarac (150 to 135). Congratulations to Ray Erikson, Elsie Corbett, Ashleigh Smerdon, Danny Rivera, Connor Sniger and Riley Smith on winning their league this season!!
Congratulations again to the Varsity Masterminds team on putting Berlin at top of the leaderboard for the season and securing their spot in the playoffs! This is the first time the Mountaineers have been in the playoffs since 2017!
Wellness Fair
The district is also holding a Spring Wellness Fair and SMITH 5K on May 1 and we are looking for vendors. More details can be found here on the BCSD website https://berlincentral.org/2021/03/12/save-the-date-for-bcsds-annual-spring-wellness-fair-may-1st/