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Berlin School Dist.

BCS Sports Schedule – 9/5 to 9/16

September 5, 2008 By eastwickpress

Fri., Sept. 5

Girls JV Volleyball, Home, Taconic, 4:30 pm

Girls Var. Volleyball, Home, Taconic, 5:30 pm

Girls JV Soccer, Home, Emma Willard, 4 pm

Girls Var. Soccer at Emma Willard, 4 pm

Boys JV Soccer At Lee, MA, 4 pm

Boys Var. Soccer at Lee, MA, 4 pm

Sat., Sept. 6

XC at Mt. Greylock

Mon. Sept. 8

Boys Var. Soccer, Home, Heatly, 4 pm

Girls Var. Volleyball at Cambridge, 5:30 pm

Tues., Sept. 9

Girls Var. Soccer, Home. Doane Stuart, 4 pm

Girls Var. Volleyball, Home, Germantown, 4 pm

XC at Hudson, 4 pm

Wed., Sept. 10

Boys Var. Soccer, Home, Doane Stuart, 4 pm

Thurs., Sept. 11

Girls Var. Soccer at Loudonville C., 4 pm

Girls Var. Volleyball at Loudonville C., 4 pm

Fri., Sept. 12

Boys Var. Soccer at New Lebanon, 4 pm

Girls Var. Volleyball at Mt. Greylock, 6 pm

Sat., Sept. 13

XC at Blackbird Invitational

Mon., Sept. 15

Girls Var. Soccer, Home, Waterford, 4 pm 

Girls Var. Volleyball. Home, Waterford, 4 pm

Tues., Sept. 16

Boys Var. Soccer at Germantown,

4 pm

Tues., Sept. 16

XC, Chatham, Home, 4 pm

Filed Under: Berlin School Dist., School News

National School Lunch Program At Berlin Central School District

September 5, 2008 By eastwickpress

The Berlin Central School District offers healthy meals every school day for District children. Breakfast costs $.95 in all schools throughout the District and lunch costs $1.65 in the Berlin, Grafton and Stephentown Elementary Schools and $1.75 in the Berlin Jr/Sr High School. Children from households that meet federal income guidelines are eligible for free meals or reduced price meals. Reduced price meals cost each eligible student $.25 for lunch and $.25 for breakfast. To apply for free or reduced price meals, parents may submit an application or a Direct Certification letter from the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance and return it to Kellie Kaschak, School Nurse Teacher, Berlin Jr/Sr High School, P.O. Box 259, Berlin, NY, 12022 as soon as possible.  

All parents of Berlin Central School District children are encouraged to fill out an application.  All information is kept confidential.  If you did not receive an application and would like one, you may visit  www.berlincentral.org, your local town library or town hall and Bank of America in Berlin.  Instructions for filling out the application will be included.  

If you have questions about the application or program, please contact Kellie Kaschak at 518-658-2515, ext. 224, or Tammy Whitman at 518-658-2684, ext. 230.

Filed Under: Berlin School Dist., School News

Make Your Own Sundae With Berlin XC Team

August 29, 2008 By eastwickpress

The Berlin Central School Cross Country team will be holding a “Make Your Own Sundae” event in Lena’s parking lot, Route 2, Labor Day weekend. The team is raising funds to participate in a Cross Country Invitational at Sunken Meadow State Park on September 20. This is the same course where team members will race if they make it to the New York Public High School State Championships. The team has enjoyed great success in the past and looks for a successful season this year. Attending this invitational would provide an unprecedented experience for all team members and also provide practice for the state meet at the end of the season. It would be wonderful if the whole team could attend.

The team is still accepting company or individual donations, and if anyone would like to send a check made out to Berlin Central School with a notation that it is for Berlin Cross Country it would be greatly appreciated.

Filed Under: Berlin, Berlin School Dist., Grafton, Local News, School News

Letter to the Editor: Playground Needs Attention

August 29, 2008 By eastwickpress

To the Editor:

It seems like the playground at the Berlin Central Elementary School needs some attention. There are broken glass beer bottles on the ground and missing slats in the jungle gym tower, among other safety concerns. Aside from obvious safety issues, what is the school’s state of disrepair telling the kids about the importance of school and community? With a bunch of community members and a couple hours some weekend it seems like we could really fix up the playground. Email me if you are interested, and we’ll pick a date. BIGBUG9@juno.com. 

Schuyler Gail

Route 22, Berlin

Filed Under: Berlin, Berlin School Dist., Letters & Comments, Local News, School News

No Give-Backs In BCS School Tax

August 22, 2008 By eastwickpress

by David Flint

The Berlin School Board in four of the five past years has voted in August to reduce the tax levy approved by the voters in May, finding some money from the fund balance to reduce the proposed tax increase. This year there are no give-backs. On Tuesday the Board  formally approved the tax levy of $8,317,221 that the voters OK’d in May, an increase of 4.85% over last year. Based on assessed valuation and equalization rates, the levy results in the following tax rates per thousand and percentage changes in the individual towns. Only one town, Poestenkill, will see a decrease this year.

Berlin $57.60 5.4%

Grafton             $175.62 3.1%

Petersburgh        $25.49 3.5%

Poestenkill         $61.29 -1.7%

Stephentown      $48.00 3.1%

Interim Business Manager Scott Hunter noted that the true value tax rate for the District as a whole is now $14.40 per thousand of assessed value. There has been a steady decline in that figure since 2002-03 when it was $19.92 per thousand, the decline was accounted for by a combination of smaller tax levy increases and a substantial increase in assessed valuation. The rate is still about $3 more than the State average. 

Superintendent’s Report

Interim Schools Superintendent Charlotte Gregory said she had attended a Stephentown Town Board meeting at which the production company for the movie “Taking Woodstock” presented its plans for filming in the Stephentown area. Gregory was concerned that school buses might be delayed on September 15 and 16. She said the Town Supervisor subsequently contacted her, and she will go with staff this week to see what the situation is. The production company has offered compensation for any individuals or organizations that are inconvenienced. Gregory suggested that instead of monetary aid the company might provide someone with professional expertise to come and speak with students about film making. They will discuss this at a later date. 

Gregory said the staff has done an excellent job with summer school. Instruction and transportation schedules for the opening of school are progressing well. Training sessions have been held during the summer focusing on school safety, and there will be more in September. With the resignation of the High School Guidance Counselor, the school has received 200 applications for his replacement. Gregory said ten of these have been selected for further screening. 

Healthy Schools

Board Member Elizabeth Miller reported on her attendance, at a Healthy Schools Leadership workshop held in August in Syracuse. Three other members of the District Health Council also attended, participating in discussions of diets, health education, physical education, AIDS and more. Miller said she was impressed with the work of the Healthy Schools Leadership Institute. She also noted that Berlin looks pretty good with respect to other schools. She learned that most schools, including Berlin, are out of compliance with State requirements on elementary physical education. However, it was pointed out at the workshop that schools can use certified outside activities such as participation in dance lessons or community soccer to make up some of the requirements. 

Miller said the District Health Council is in the process of planning for the future and refining their goals. They plan to increase their membership and they will be seeking grant opportunities and looking into alternatives for food service. 

The Board will have a goals workshop on August 25. They also set a Capital Project workshop meeting for Wednesday, September 3, at 6:30 pm at Berlin Elementary School and their next regular meeting for Tuesday, September 16, at 7 pm at the High School.

Filed Under: Berlin, Berlin School Dist., Grafton, Petersburgh, Stephentown

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July 24, 2008 By webadmin@brainspiral.com

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