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Berlin School Dist.

New Lebanon Color Run 5K A Success

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submitted by Erin Clary

The New Lebanon Travel Club hosted its first Color Run 5K on Saturday, June 6. Thirty-one runners/walkers participated in the 5K and eight children participated in the Fun Run.  First, second, and third place male and female finishers were awarded with trophies following the race:

First Place, male: Harrison Zema, 20:48

Second Place, male: Tim Lambert, 20:49

Third Place, male: Billy Poppy, 21:05

First Place, female: Corie Noel, 22:29

Second Place, female: Allura Meizinger, 25:30

Third Place, female: Natalie Zema, 26:09

Top finishers Billy Poppy, left, Tim Lambert, Harrison Zema, Natalie Zema, Corie Noel, and Allura Meizinger. Photo courtesy of Erin Clary.
Top finishers Billy Poppy, left, Tim Lambert, Harrison Zema, Natalie Zema, Corie Noel, and Allura Meizinger. Photo courtesy of Erin Clary.

Berlin School Board Seeks Building Condition Survey For Guidance

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by Alex Brooks

The Berlin Central School Board of Education held a round table discussion about the District’s facilities.on Thursday, June 4.

Superintendent of Buildings Cyril Grant said a survey of the District’s buildings that is required every five years is due by November 15 of this year (the last one was done in 2010), so it should be set in motion very soon. [Read more…] about Berlin School Board Seeks Building Condition Survey For Guidance

Beryl H. Moul Memorial Grange Scholarship Opportunities

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The Beryl H. Moul Memorial Grange Scholarship was established in 1958 by West Sand Lake Grange #949 in memory of prominent Grange Member Beryl H. Moul.  Applicants must be Rensselaer County residents (for at least four years) and must be accepted in an accredited two or four year college program pursuing a career in agriculture, home economics, nursing, natural resource management, environmental engineering or pharmacology.  The application deadline which includes an official High School transcript is June 10, 2015.

Rensselaer County Farm Bureau is proud to sponsor scholarships for candidate (s) interested in pursuing a career in agriculture.  Applications must be postmarked on or before July 1, 2015.  Please send to Rensselaer County Farm Bureau

Eastern New York Farm Bureau Regional Office

PO Box 370

Salem, NY 12865

Phone: 1-866-995-7300 / eny@nyfb.org

Instructions for each scholarship, as well as others, can be found at any Rensselaer County High School Guidance Office or at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County website at www.ccerensselaer.org under “4-H Scholarships” and applications can be found under “4-H Forms.” For questions please contact Kandis at the CCE office of Rensselaer County at 272-4210.

Berlin Track Team Has High Hopes For Post Season

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by Jen Burhans

The Berlin varsity track and field team is winding up its season as the weather warms up and sectionals and States loom near.

The combined boys and girls teams have fared well in the WASAREN league, setting two new school records and racing in five invitationals this season.

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Berlin High School Team Wins Regional Envirothon Competition

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On May 7, one high school and one middle school team from Berlin CSD competed in the 2015 Capital Regional Envirothon competition at New York State Power Authority’s Visitor Center in Gilboa, NY. The Berlin High School team won the competition for Rensselaer County and will advance to the state competition to be held May 27 and 28 at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY.

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