Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Thaddeus Flint
A January report by the New York State’s Comptroller Office which showed the Berlin School District as being “susceptible to fiscal stress” does not “necessarily reflect what is actuality in terms of school districts,” said the Berlin Central School District’s Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Stephen Young, at the February Board meeting Tuesday night.
[Read more…] about BCS Superintendent Of Schools Rebuts Fiscal Stress Rating
by Jen Burhans
The Berlin boys basketball team was seeded 9th in the Section and were scheduled for an away game with 8th seeded Canajoharie on February 18. Coming off a winning season the team prepared to endure the long bus ride to Canjo by getting in a game with Germantown over the weekend. A strong showing against Germantown gave them hope going into Canjo, but a delay in getting the game started might have thrown them off in the first quarter of play in this Sectional game.
[Read more…] about Mountaineer Boys Basketball Loses A Close Sectional Game
submitted by Patrice Nash
Berlin Central High School students who are enrolled in Hudson Valley Community College “College in the High School” classes are able to apply for a scholarship in memory of Courtney Carelli and Ryan Gardner. Courtney Carelli and Ryan Gardner attended both Berlin High School and Hudson Valley Community College. Since its inception in 2004, this scholarship has encouraged and assisted students in being able to obtain hundreds of college credits in a high school setting. Scholarships are awarded for both the fall and spring semesters.
This past fall the scholarship was awarded to ten students who were enrolled in Hudson Valley Community College classes such as CADD (full-year), Calculus with Precalculus I and Spanish 4. They are Rachel Barnum, Jeffrey Curtis, Alessa D’Alessio, Carter Dawes, Kodi Day, Kaitlyn Goodermote, Josh King, Matthew Mears, Cullen O’Brien and John Schatz.
For the spring semester, the scholarship was awarded to seven students who are enrolled in Hudson Valley Community College classes such as Calculus with Precalculus II and Spanish 5. The recipients of the Courtney Carelli and Ryan Gardner Memorial Scholarship spring semester are Alessa D’Alessio, Kodi Day, Kaitlyn Goodermote, Josh King, Melissa Mandel, Matthew Mears and Cullen O’Brien. Congratulations to these students!
We would like to thank the Carelli and Gardner families for this opportunity in honor of Courtney and Ryan.
This Saturday, March 1. the FCCLA will hold its annual talent show, “Secret Garden of Talent.” Mixed with the singing, piano playing, etc. will be a 2014 Olympic trivia contest. Prizes will be awarded to the winners. All attending the show will receive Olympic trading cards with USA athletes on them.
The show is Saturday March 1 at 7 pm at the High School in Berlin. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. Refreshments will be on sale. Proceeds send members of the FCCLA chapter to the State leadership conference.
submitted by Monica Shupe
The Third Annual Berlin Free Town Library High School Art Show will run from March 5 to March 24 with an opening reception on March 11 from 5 to 7 pm. [Read more…] about The Third Annual Berlin Library High School Art Show
by Thaddeus Flint
The Berlin School Board held a special informational meeting on February 6 in an effort to determine the public’s interest in using the District’s facilities outside of the normal school day.
by Aaron Willis
The Berlin boys modified basketball team, coached by Aaron Willis, wrapped up its league season on Monday, February 10, with a 39-26 victory at Loudonville Christian. [Read more…] about Mountaineer Boys JV Basketball Finishes Strong
by Jen Burhans
The Mountaineers started the week off right with a win over New Lebanon. The first quarter set the pace for the game with Berlin getting 23 points. Berlin got another 23 in the 2nd quarter to finish the half 46-24. Berlin stayed in charge of play adding 18 and 17 points in the last 2 quarters ending the game with 81 points. [Read more…] about A Split For BCS Boys Basketball
The Mountaineer boys basketball sectionals will be Tuesday, February 18, at Canajoharie. Departure is at 4:45 pm; game time is 7:30 pm. Berlin is the 9 seed, and Canajoharie is the 8 seed. Admission to the game costs $3.
With a win the next game would be Friday, February 21, at Hudson Valley Community College. Departure will be at 3 pm; game time is at 5 pm.
