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Berlin School Dist.

BCS Board Members Explain Their No Votes

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by Thaddeus Flint
On December 13, 2011, residents of the Berlin School District went to the polls and approved by a substantial margin a $6.8 million capital project to fix up its aging schools. The tally was 307 “yes” and 173 “no.” A bond for $5 million would need to be floated as a means of financing the project, though a large part of the expenditure was expected to be reimbursed by State aid.
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BCS Bond Vote The Same As It Ever Was

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by Thaddeus Flint
At about halfway into last Wednesday’s Berlin School District Board meeting, Board member Frank Zwack took his glasses off and buried his head into his arms at the table where his fellow Board members were once again arguing over the Bond authorization for the Capital Project. The meeting went on. Nobody seemed to find his actions all that unusual. For the sixth time the Board had failed to obtain the required super-majority fifth vote to get the $6.8 million Capital Project underway at the elementary school. [Read more…] about BCS Bond Vote The Same As It Ever Was

Berlin Middle/High School Is County Envirothon Champ

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submitted by the BCS Administrative Office
The Berlin High School Envirothon Team was named the Rensselaer County Capital Region winners on May 10. On Thursday, May 10th, the Berlin High School and Middle School Envirothon teams traveled to Schoharie Valley to the Blenheim Gilboa Center to compete in their first Envirothon competition – the 2012 Capital Region Envirothon. They finished in first place, outcompeting reigning champions Tech Valley High School. The students performed remarkably well given they only had several weeks to prepare. [Read more…] about Berlin Middle/High School Is County Envirothon Champ

BCS Agriculture Club Heirloom Plant Sale

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The Berlin Middle/Senior High School Agriculture Club is sponsoring an Heirloom Plant sale. Club members have started several species of heirloom tomatoes from seed and are selling the plants for $3 each.  Contact Dawn Wetmore or Jean Kirsch at Berlin High School 518-658-2515 or via email at dwetmore@berlincentral.org  or  jkirsch@berlincentral.org to coordinate plant pick-up.

BCS Elementary School Properties Appraised At Zero

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by David Flint
The market value of the Stephentown and Grafton Elementary Schools has been determined to be zero. At a sparsely attended public hearing Tuesday evening on the 2012-13 Berlin School District budget and the upcoming May 15 voting, Business Manager William Burke noted that the property appraisal reports had been received from the Bauer Appraisal Group of Albany and posted on the District’s website at Berlincentral.org.
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Petersburgh Fire Department Cindy Harrison Memorial Scholarship

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Applications are now being accepted for the Petersburgh Fire Department Cindy Harrison Scholarship from those continuing their education through either college or vocational training. Current or former Berlin graduates who have overcome obstacles and/or struggled through adversity are eligible.
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BCS Bond: Déjà Vu All Over Again

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by David Flint
Bond authorization for the Capital Project approved by Berlin School District voters in December came up once again at the School Board meeting on Tuesday and once again failed to get the required super-majority fifth vote. Board Members Gina Goodermote, Frank Zwack, Rachel Finney and James Willis voted in favor of proceeding with authorizing the bond, but Beverly Stewart and John Nash could not be moved. Board Member Alan Webster Jr. was absent.
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