Naviance helps BPHS students create MAPs to their futures
Learn more about B-P’s comprehensive plan By Cedric Brown As a high school senior, Noah Marek has some big decisions to make in the next few months. Among those decisions is which college or university...
View ArticleFormer NBA player Chris Herren challenges BPHS students to ‘be you’
Students at Broadalbin-Perth High School heard former NBA player Chris Herren’s story of how addiction to drugs and alcohol ruined his life – and nearly ended it – by watching a 30-minute video on...
View ArticleGov. Cuomo outlines school aid proposal, education agenda for 2016-17
On Wednesday, Jan. 13, New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo presented a state budget proposal that includes a $991 million school aid increase for 2016-17. The governor outlined his education agenda as...
View ArticleSaratoga exhibit to feature BPHS students’ art
Three BPHS students ← Grace Miller, ninth grade; Brooke McClarren, 10th grade; and Lola DiCaterino, 10th grade — will have their artwork featured in the High School All Stars Exhibition at The Arts...
View ArticleVolunteers needed for March Mini-Course Enrichment Program
Volunteer Sign-Up Form Are you a master sewer or a yoga guru? Are you an unbelievable baker or unbeatable at board games? If so, then Broadalbin-Perth would like to invite you to share your talents and...
View ArticleStudent authors share books with guests
Click to view slideshow. First-graders in Katie Murphy’s class and kindergartners in Beth Tomlinson’s class gathered Wednesday, Jan. 20, for a Winter Writing Celebration, inviting adult guests from the...
View ArticleSlice and a Story coming to BPIS Feb. 10
Watch for more information on the upcoming Slice and a Story event coming to the Intermediate School on Feb. 10.
View ArticleB-P Future City team brings home awards
The presenters at the Future City competition were, from left, Miles Compani, Kate Szumowski and Ben Nellis. Members of Broadalbin-Perth Middle School’s Future City Club recently brought home the...
View ArticleBPHS graduation rate rises to 91% for 2015
The graduation rate for Broadalbin-Perth High School was the highest among schools in Fulton and Montgomery counties for 2015, rising to 91 percent, according to a recent report released by the New...
View ArticleSave the date for upcoming Mom Prom
The Broadalbin-Perth Education Foundation is hosting its first-ever Mom Prom, an evening event in which ladies 21 and older can dress up and go out for a night of music, dancing and food. The Mom Prom...
View ArticleMitchell resigns seat on B-P Board
Steve Syzdek to fill seat until May 17 election Erin Mitchell, a member of the Broadalbin-Perth Board of Education since 2012, has resigned her seat on the board to take a teaching position with the...
View ArticleB-P wins $40K in grants for new dishwashers
Broadalbin-Perth schools soon will be able to abandon the flimsy Styrofoam trays and plastic ware they have been using because of broken-down dishwashers, thanks to two grants totaling $40,000 that...
View ArticleBPHS stages mock State Senate debate
The five candidates in Broadalbin-Perth High School’s annual mock state senate campaign took the stage in the Margaret Robin Blowers Auditorium Friday, Jan. 29, for their final debate. For the first...
View ArticleB-P responds to comptroller’s ‘moderate fiscal stress’ designation
In a report issued Thursday, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office identified 82 school districts statewide that are in or are susceptible to fiscal stress, including Broadalbin-Perth, which was...
View ArticlePre-Kindergarten registration underway
Pre-Kindergarten registration is underway for the 2016-17 school year. Full- and half-day programs are available. Children who reside in the Broadalbin-Perth Central School District and who will be 4...
View Article3rd-graders create moving art
Inspired by Henri Matisse and his technique called “Painting with Scissors,” third-graders in Jon Aery’s art classes at Broadalbin-Perth Intermediate School recently were challenged to animate a human...
View ArticleCareer Night moved to late spring
The Career Night event that originally was scheduled for Feb. 9 is being reworked to be held in late spring. The event aims to bring employers and educators from across the region to the middle school...
View ArticleWiFi now available on student-owned devices
Students at Broadalbin-Perth High School can now access the district’s WiFi network using their personal laptops, tablets and smartphones. To connect to the Internet, students should choose the...
View ArticleBPIS spelling bee crowns one champion, one to be determined
Broadalbin-Perth Intermediate School crowned one student spelling bee champion on Friday, February 5, with another contest yet to be settled. In the fourth-grade spelling bee, Logan Aery outlasted...
View ArticleJanuary Students of the Month named
Broadalbin-Perth Middle School has announced its January Students of the Month. They are, pictured from left, Anthony Covey, eighth grade; Jordyn Sassanella, eighth grade; Robert Minery, seventh...
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