📆 BETHELEHEM AREA EVENTS

🗳️📚 BETHLEHEM VOTERS APPROVE SCHOOL BUDGET & BUS PROPOSITION! 🏫🚌

🗳️🏫 RCS VOTERS APPROVE 2026-27 SCHOOL BUDGET & CAPITAL PROJECT! 💚💛

🌟🔭 BC THIRD GRADERS TAKE A JOURNEY THROUGH THE STARS! 🚀✨

🏅👏 RCS STUDENT LEADERS HONORED FOR EXCELLENCE & SPORTSMANSHIP! 💚💛

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🗳️📚 BETHLEHEM VOTERS APPROVE SCHOOL BUDGET & BUS PROPOSITION! 🏫🚌

Residents of the Bethlehem Central School District turned out Tuesday to support the future of local education, approving the proposed $119.8 million budget for the 2026-27 school year by a strong margin of nearly 78% in favor. 👏

✅ Budget Approved
✔️ 1,988 YES votes
✔️ 566 NO votes

Voters also approved the district’s bus purchase proposition with 72% support, allowing BCSD to continue replacing aging school buses and maintaining transportation safety for students across the district. 🚌

✅ Bus Proposition Approved
✔️ 1,832 YES votes
✔️ 716 NO votes

Three candidates were also elected to serve on the Bethlehem Central Board of Education:

🏫 Meredith Moriarty
🏫 Holly Dellenbaugh
🏫 Sara Bailey

Moriarty and Dellenbaugh will continue serving on the board, while Sara Bailey begins her first term as a board member starting July 1, 2026.

Vote totals for Board of Education candidates:
🗳️ Holly Dellenbaugh — 1,647
🗳️ Meredith Moriarty — 1,646
🗳️ Sara Bailey — 1,427
🗳️ Becky VonWedel — 988

More than 2,500 residents participated in this year’s vote, showing once again how much the Bethlehem community values its schools, students, teachers, and future generations. ❤️📚

District leaders said the approved budget will continue supporting student opportunities, academic programs, guidance services, extracurricular activities, and resources designed to help students succeed both in and outside the classroom.

Congratulations to the newly elected board members and thank you to everyone who took the time to vote! 🗳️👏

📲 Read more:
https://www.bethlehemschools.org/bc-voters-approve-2026-27-budget-elect-three-board-members/

#BethlehemNY #BethlehemSchools #BCSD #DelmarNY #SchoolBudget #CommunityStrong #SupportEducation #SchoolBoardElection #BethlehemLocalNews #CapitalRegion #PublicEducation #YourVoteMatters 🏫🚌📚

🗳️🏫 RCS VOTERS APPROVE 2026-27 SCHOOL BUDGET & CAPITAL PROJECT! 💚💛

Residents of the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District turned out Tuesday to support the future of local schools, approving the proposed $58.2 million budget for the 2026-27 school year with nearly 70% voter approval. 👏📚

✅ Budget Approved
✔️ 407 YES votes
✔️ 168 NO votes

The approved budget includes a 2.17% spending increase and an estimated tax levy increase of just 1.14%, which remains below the district’s tax cap. District officials say the budget continues support for student programs, staffing, and educational services across RCS schools.

Voters also elected three candidates to the RCS Board of Education:

🗳️ Jackie Kalney — 477 votes
🗳️ Michael Coyne — 471 votes
🗳️ David Kramer — 462 votes

Residents additionally approved all three propositions on the ballot, including a major capital improvement project focused on infrastructure upgrades and classroom cooling enhancements. ❄️🏫

✅ Proposition Results:
🏗️ Capital Improvement Project — Passed 388 to 182
🛠️ Proposition 2 — Passed 400 to 167
🚌 Bus Purchase Proposition — Passed 420 to 156

The proposed $16.4 million Capital Improvement Project will focus on critical building improvements and upgraded cooling systems designed to improve comfort and learning conditions for students and staff throughout the district.

District officials thanked community members for participating in the vote and supporting local education.

The RCS Board of Education is expected to formally approve the election and budget results during its next meeting on Wednesday, May 20 at 6 p.m. in the RCS High School Library.

📲 Read more:
https://www.rcscsd.org/article/2921062

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🌟🔭 BC THIRD GRADERS TAKE A JOURNEY THROUGH THE STARS! 🚀✨

Students across the Bethlehem Central School District recently blasted off into an unforgettable astronomy adventure thanks to the arrival of the immersive Starlab portable planetarium! 🌌🪐

Third graders had the chance to step inside the inflatable dome classroom and explore the wonders of the night sky in a hands-on, interactive learning experience that brought science, storytelling, and culture together in an exciting way. 🌠📚

Before entering the dome, students learned how to identify constellations using constellation tubes and rotating sky models while discovering how stars appear to move around Polaris — the North Star. They also explored how constellations shift with the seasons and over time. ⭐🧭

Inside the Starlab dome, students viewed a realistic projection of the northern hemisphere sky and learned astronomy terms like:
🔹 Zenith
🔹 Horizon
🔹 Asterism

The experience also included the Indigenous legend “How Hummingbird Created the Stars,” helping students understand how cultures throughout history used stories to explain the night sky. Students later explored Greek mythology and constellation stories projected overhead inside the dome. 🌌🦅📖

Starlab transforms classrooms into immersive 360-degree learning environments, making astronomy come alive for young learners in a truly memorable way. 🚀✨

A big THANK YOU to teachers Rebecca Beiter, Cynthia Reiss, Lindsey Mooney, and Luca Renz for organizing and leading these stellar educational experiences for BC students! 👏🌟

📲 Read more:
https://www.bethlehemschools.org/third-graders-explore-astronomy-through-starlab/

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🏅👏 RCS STUDENT LEADERS HONORED FOR EXCELLENCE & SPORTSMANSHIP! 💚💛

A huge congratulations to 12 outstanding students from A.W. Becker and Pieter B. Coeymans Elementary Schools who were recently recognized at the prestigious NYSAHPERD Capital Zone Elementary Student Leadership Awards! 🎉🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Held on May 11, the Sandra G. Morley Capital Zone Elementary Student Leadership Awards celebrate students who demonstrate exceptional leadership, citizenship, sportsmanship, fitness, and positive character in Physical Education. 💪⭐

Teachers selected these students for consistently leading by example both in and out of the gymnasium — showing teamwork, encouragement, determination, and kindness throughout the school year. 👏

🏫 A.W. Becker Honorees:
🌟 Nora Reinisch
🌟 Madison Stanton
🌟 Bentley Belleville
🌟 Sasha Glode
🌟 Everly Grundman
🌟 Beverly Beach
🌟 Lennox Hart
🌟 Crosby Sayre
🌟 Cole Johnson
🌟 Alana Slaver

🏫 Pieter B. Coeymans Honorees:
🌟 Elsie Kowalski
🌟 Regan Roehr

RCS teachers Miss McClave, Mrs. Conover, Mr. Conte, and Mr. Herwick shared how proud they are of these students and their accomplishments. ❤️

This recognition highlights the importance of leadership, teamwork, and positive attitudes at a young age — and these students represented the RCS community with pride! 👏💚💛

Congratulations to all of the award recipients on this well-deserved honor! 🏅

#RCS #RCSDistrict #StudentLeadership #FutureLeaders #Sportsmanship #ElementaryExcellence #CapitalRegion #RavenaNY #Coeymans #SelkirkNY #BethlehemLocalNews #LeadershipMatters #StudentSuccess 🏅👏💚💛

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