May 15, 2013
BKW
Senior named Criminal Justice State Champion
Congratulations to Senior Gabriella Audino who won this year's Criminal Justice State Championship at the Action Skills Competition in Syracuse, NY, for her oral presentation on Latent Fingerprinting.
May 21, 2013
Berne-Knox-Westerlo residents approved the district’s 2013-14 school budget. A total of 660 people cast a ballot, with 437 voting "yes" and 177 voting "no." The bus proposition also passed and three candidates were elected to the Board. Read More
May 16, 2013
BKW students took part in an assembly on Tuesday, May 14, about the dangers associated with distracted driving in an effort to spread awareness and prompt conversation. Visit www.enddd.org to view the materials presented and to continue the conversation at home with your students.
April 29, 2013
Congratulations to all of the BKW students who made the 3rd quarter honor rolls. Keep up the good work! Read more
April 11, 2013
Parents and teachers should be prepared to see lower test scores on state assessments this year as these tests were redesigned to reflect Common Core Learning Standards. Due to these higher performance standards reflected in the tests, NYSED says a drop in scores is expected. Read More
April 10, 2013
Members of the Albany County Legislature visited BKW on Thursday, March 28, to honor the BKW athletes whose accomplishments merit recognition for sportsmanship, achievement and excellence. READ MORE & VIEW PHOTOS
April 10, 2013
The BKW School District strives to keep communication open with community members and ensure that all concerns and issues are addressed in the best way possible. Please take a few moments to review the protocol for communicating with school officials. READ MORE
March 22, 2013
Two BKW students, Lillian White and Haley Miller, have been chosen to exhibit their artwork in very selective art exhibits; The 14th Annual High School Regional Juried Art Exhibition and the Fulton-Montgomery Community College High School Art Show. READ MORE
March 15, 2013
Congratulations to 8th grader Kai Fischer who has qualified for state competition of the state geography bee. He will be competing on April 5 at the New York State Museum. Good luck Kai! Read more about Kai's win
March 14, 2013
In early March,
nine teams of students and teachers competed in the 3rd annual dodgeball
tournament, the Pete Shaul Showdown. Thanks to those who helped out and
to the wrestling team for selling concessions. Over $400 was raised
which will be used to buy new athletic equipment! View
Photos
March 14, 2013 Congratulations to the Senior members of the varsity girls basketball team on their selection to the Western Athletic Conference Exceptional Senior Basketball Game
March 14, 2013
In honor of March as youth art month, four students from BKW exhibited their artwork at the Fourth Annual Empire State Plaza Collection Student Exhibition.
READ MORE & VIEW PHOTOMarch 8, 2013
This year's 2nd Annual Science & Art Fair will take place on Thursday, March 28, 2013. Students in grades 7-12 may enter a science or art project into the fair by March 15. READ MORE
February 20, 2013
The honor rolls for second quarter are now out! Congratulations to the students who made the honor lists and keep up your great work. Read more & View lists
February 14, 2013
On the weekend of Feb. 9, the BKW Varsity Cheerleaders competed at the National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, FL with over 500 other teams from 30 different states. READ MORE & SEE VIDEO | VIEW PHOTOS
February 14, 2013
Congratulations to Courtney Tedeschi on signing her Division 1 national letter of intent to Depaul University for track/cross-country!
VIEW PHOTOFebruary 6, 2013
On Friday, Feb. 8, BKW will test a new automated messeging system called One Call Now that will be used to communicate important information, such as early releases, student attendance and emergency notifications. Please answer this phone call so that the service can connect to a live person. Read more
February 4, 2013
Starting Wednesday, Feb. 6, all BKW schools will be implementing the use of the newly installed buzzer entry system. In order to increase security for students while school is in session, the outside doors to the school will remain locked. READ MORE
January 30, 2013
There's another new face gracing the halls of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo schools – Len Kies, the recently appointed Dean of Students. READ MORE
January 28, 2013
The Annual BKW Middle School Geography Bee was held on Friday, January 11. For the second year in a row, Kai Fischer emerged as the winner! READ MORE
January 17, 2013
On Friday, Jan. 11, Liz Harvey broke the all-time leading scorer record in girl's basketball for Berne-Knox-Westerlo. Congrats Liz! Click here to watch her record breaking moment on ABC News.
January 16, 2013
Next week marks the beginning of Regents Exams. Please read the following letter from Principal Corey which was sent home with students. SEE LETTER [PDF]
January 10, 2013
Hot off the heals of the PARP (Parents as Reading Partners) program, the elementary school students at BKW will continue to have older reading partners to engage and foster the love of reading through the 8th Grade Guest Reading Program. READ MORE
December 20, 2012
In annual holiday tradition, from Nov. 12 to Dec. 19 the students from the BKW High School Student Senate and Key Club worked diligently to collect boxes of food and toys for the Hilltown’s Holiday Collection Drive. READ MORE
December 20, 2012
Come walk with us! BKW elementary school is now available to the local community to walk in the comfort of our halls during the mornings of these cold winter months. READ MORE
November 28, 2012
Are you planning to attend college and are looking for scholarships to help fund your upcoming education? The scholarships section of the BKW Guidance page is now updated. Keep checking back as new scholarship opportunities will be posted as they are available. View Scholarship opportunities
November 28, 2012
The honor rolls for first quarter are now out! Congratulations to the students who made the honor lists and keep up your great work. Read more & View lists
November 14, 2012
Congratulations to Courtney Tedeschi on her 5th place finish at the NYS Cross Country Championships. Courtney has become the first girl or boy in school history to qualify for the NYS Federation Meet of Champions, taking place on Nov. 17. Congratulations also to Allie Tedeschi for her 33rd place finish and Adam Forti on his 54th place finish at states.
October 30, 2012
The season for inclement weather is upon us...
Please take this opportunity to review how we communicate
school closings, delays and early dismissals.
October 29, 2012
Notice: We are currently experiencing issues with some of our teacher's pages which may delay these pages from being accessed and/or updated. The district is working on this issue. Please stay tuned for more information and visit our staff directory to keep in direct contact with your child's teacher.
• Students hike Vroman's Nose (Nov. 2, 2012)
• Senior Gabriella Audino named All-Star player (Oct. 25, 2012)
• What is APPR? 10 things to know about the new evaluation system (Oct. 10, 2012)
• Career & Tech students are to follow these procedures for closings and delays.
May 27
• No School, Memorial Day
June 3
• NYS Grades 4 & 8 Science Written Test
• BOE Meeting, 7 p.m., Business Office
• AP Night
June 4
• PTA Meeting, 6:30 p.m., E.S. Library
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