Senator Farley Salutes Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake School District

Senator Farley said this weekend congratulations to Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake School District for its 100th anniversary. It was his pleasure to obtain a NYS Senate resolution honoring such a great organization.

The resolution:

LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District to be celebrated on  September 22, 2015

WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense  of  this Legislative Body to recognize and commend those institutions of true purpose and  high  achievement  whose exemplary  programs  and accomplishments clearly demonstrate an enduring pursuit of excellence in the education of the youth of this noble Empire State; and

 WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its  long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative Body is justly proud to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the  Burnt  Hills-Ballston  Lake  Central School District to be celebrated on Tuesday, September 22, 2015; and

 WHEREAS,  The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District, after a century of service to its community, continues  to  create  an  educational  environment  which  ensures opportunities for learning, personal growth and social responsibility; and

 WHEREAS, Established in 1915, the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Union Free School District, as it was formerly known, was formed  when  three  one-room schools joined, becoming New York State's first consolidated school district; and

 WHEREAS,  Since  its  inception, the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District has grown from one school district with 36 students,  to a  five-school district serving more than 3,000 students with an average graduating class of 270, boasting a 97 percent graduation rate; and

WHEREAS, The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District  serves the towns of Ballston, Charleston, Clifton Park and Glenville; and

WHEREAS, Today, this vital institution has clinched 21 State Championships  in  athletics,  along  with  numerous regional academic awards; a renovations project is also currently  underway  coined,  "Building  our Second Generation;" and

WHEREAS, The steadfast and unyielding commitment of parents, educators and administrators to provide the highest quality education for students has  become  the  hallmark  and  tradition  of Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District; and

WHEREAS, Within the 21st Century, Burnt  Hills-Ballston  Lake  Central School District stands prepared to reach out, in an earnest and enthusiastic  quest  of  its  mission,  to  promote the maximum growth of every student, establishing standards and building skills which will carry its students and the citizens of its community into the future; and

WHEREAS, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District is  proudly aware of its distinguished past, eager to fulfill its present commitment to  parents,  students  and  the community, and planning with vision and purpose for the ebb and swell of growth and change it will encounter  in the years to come; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED,  That  this  Legislative  Body pause in its deliberations to commemorate the 100th  Anniversary  of  the  Burnt  Hills-Ballston  Lake Central School District; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District.