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BCS Staff And Students Return To Schoharie

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submitted by Karen Day, Berlin HS Class of 2012 Adviser
This Saturday, January 14, Berlin Central School staff and students are returning to Schoharie for a fourth time. We will be leaving the MS/HS at 8:30 Saturday morning and returning at 5:30 pm. In Schoharie we will be demolishing the interior of a home where the owners have decided to rebuild rather than walk away from their home and start over in a new place. [Read more…] about BCS Staff And Students Return To Schoharie

Berlin HS Class Of 2012 Pizza Night

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On Friday, January 13, the BCS senior class will be holding a Pizza Night fund-raiser from 4 to 7 pm at the MS/HS. Hot, fresh pizzas are available for $8 a pie plus $1 extra per topping. Available toppings are pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, green peppers, black olives, onions, ham, pineapple and jalapeños. You can eat-in or take-out. You can order pizzas by calling 658-2515 ext. 209 starting at 3 pm or you can email Karen Day at kday@berlincentral.org.

Berlin Sixth Grade Receives Grant To See Mummies

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by Sherry Bowman-Kluck
Thanks to a scholarship grant and Stewart’s sponsorship, the sixth grade students of Berlin Central School had the opportunity to view a movie presented at Proctor’s Theatre in Schenectady this past December. Kimberly Bugbee, Sixth Grade Team Leader, applied for and obtained a GIANT Screen Scholarship Grant to see the film “Mummies: Secret of the Pharaohs.” [Read more…] about Berlin Sixth Grade Receives Grant To See Mummies

Emergency Service Concerns Brought To The BCS Board

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by Thaddeus Flint
First responders from the Berlin Rescue Squad and the Berlin Volunteer Fire Company were present at the Berlin Central School District’s December Board meeting Tuesday in response to a lack of response from the Board on whether to allow responders who also work at the schools to respond to emergency calls in the District.
“My secretary wrote this letter to you in July,” said Mark Primeau, Chairman of the Fire Commissioners for Berlin. The letter in question was a demand to allow employees of the School District to attend to emergency calls during school hours and still be paid. “We are not asking for miracles,” he said, “we are just trying to help people.”
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Notice Of BCS Vote Count Correction

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from Superintendent Young’s Office
It has come to our attention that there was a clerical error in reporting the results of the December 13, 2011, referendum on the capital project for the schools of the Berlin Central School District. This inadvertent error does not affect the outcome of the vote – we are pleased that the project was passed by a substantial margin.
The vote was initially reported as 373 “yes” and 173 “no.” The correct tally was 307 “yes” and 173 “no.” We thank the voters for their support of this important project.

Mountaineers Overcome Slow Start To Top Heatly

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by Ryan Mosher
The Berlin boys basketball team seemed to start a little flat on Monday night against Heatly. The Mountaineers were outplayed in the first quarter, allowing the Hornets to capitalize on second and third shot opportunities by not boxing out and by getting out rebounded. Despite all that, Berlin still was able to stay close, trailing 16-14 after one quarter.
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Kelsey O’Dell – VFW Voice Of Democracy

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by David Flint
Kelsey O’Dell, daughter of Lecia and Larry O’Dell of Petersburgh, has been selected as the winner of the Berlin High School Voice of Democracy Essay Contest. Since 1947 the Voice of Democracy has been the  premier scholarship program of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Each year more than 50,000 high school students compete for more than $2.3 million in scholarships and incentives. Students compete by writing and recording a broadcast script on an annual patriotic theme. This year’s theme is, “Is there pride in serving in our military?”
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