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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

HFCS Baseball Plays Way Into Championship Game At Bruno Stadium

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by Steve Bradley
The Panther baseball team, ranked 6th in sectional seeding, traveled to Amsterdam last Saturday to take on the number 2 seed Rensselaer Rams at Shuttleworth Stadium. Although it took a bit for the team get going, the boys ended the game with a big win, 17 – 1.
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HFCS Senior Awards Night

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Hoosick Falls Junior/Senior High School will be holding its annual Senior Awards Night for the graduating seniors on Thursday, June 21, at 7 pm in the Jr./Sr. High School Auditorium. If you are interested in giving a new award, or if you would like to attend to present your current award, please contact the Counseling Center at 518-686-7321 ext. 1510 by June 5.

HFCS Prelicensing Course

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The NYS 5 hour prelicensing course, needed to obtain a NYS driver’s license, will be offered on Wednesday, June 6, at the Hoosick Falls Central School. Registration that evening begins at 4:30 pm in the High School office with the class following promptly at 5 pm. A valid learner’s permit and $35 check or correct cash is needed.  Please call Terri Burdick  at 686-9492 x 1034 for any further information.

St. Mary’s Academy Funtastic Fair

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St. Mary’s Academy has set the date! This year’s Funtastic Fair is scheduled for Friday, June 8, and Saturday, June 9, from 5 to 10 pm. We’ve added more amusement rides this year, along with two nights of fun. Friday night there will be a Dodge Ball tournament in the St. Mary’s gymnasium and Saturday night there will be Indoor Laser Tag by Grin Mobile.
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