Binghamton City School District

🍎 NEW TEACHER FEATURE | Meet Emily! Emily is a 5th grade teacher at Jefferson, and is a Vestal native who went to SUNY Cortland! In her free time, Emily enjoys spending time with family, going to concerts, and reading #BPatriotProud

🍎 | With today being the first day of school, we're kicking off our new teacher features! Laurel Linkroum is starting as Restorative Practice Coordinator at Binghamton High School. A Whitney Point native, Laurel was drawn to a career in education due to her strong desire to help people reach their full potential. Laurel played Division 2 softball at Bloomsburg University, has performed as a singer/drummer all around Binghamton/Syracuse/PA, and owns a small business on her family's farm! Welcome, Laurel! #BPatriotProud

🙌 | Happy first day of school, Patriots! We hope you have an amazing year, and we KNOW you’re all going to crush it 💪 #BPatriotProud

🍎 | We can't wait to see everyone tomorrow! Send us your back to school photos and you may be featured on our page! Email pr@binghamtonschools.org #BPatriotProud

We're looking forward to seeing all these smiling faces tomorrow! 😁 #BPatriotProud

All our faculty and staff had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Anthony Muhammad speak today about how we can better empower our students to make sure each and every one of them are put in a position to succeed! #BPatriotProud

👀 | Look who we ran into! Recognize any of these AMAZING former BCSD employees? A group of Binghamton retirees got together for lunch yesterday - always great to see our former teachers and staff members! #BPatriotProud

🏅 | BHS Social Studies teacher Taylor Weigand is one of 75 teachers from around the world to receive the 2024 Yale Educator Award! This award recognizes outstanding educators who support & inspire their students to perform at high levels and achieve excellence. Mr. Weigand was nominated by BHS grad & Yale freshman, Ted Clarke. Congratulations! #BPatriotProud

📸 | We’re getting ready to see all the smiling faces back in school this week! Today was the annual Convocation ceremony where staff and faculty got together to be encouraged to think outside the box! They were all treated to a singing of the National Anthem by BHS senior Jasper Barrera-Burns, and a performance from some cast member from the spring BHS production of “Chicago”! #BPatriotProud

🚌 BUS ROUTES | It's almost that time of year! Check out the bus route times and locations for the 2024-2025 school year here! ➡ https://5il.co/2v25k

🏫 | New faces in new places! Our BHS class of 2028 got to learn a little about where they will be learning and growing the next four years! #BPatriotProud

🏌️ | Not a bad way to start tryouts for the Binghamton Golf Team! Congratulations to 7th grader Landon Travis on his hole-in-one on Ely Park’s second hole ! #BPatriotProud

‍🥽 GET YOUR GEAR | Our athletes are getting ready to hit the water this fall. Get your gear today to show them your support! (Store closes September 15) ➡ https://tinyurl.com/s2fe4xe2

🏈 GET YOUR GEAR | In case you missed the first window, the Binghamton Patriots football merch fundraising shop is back open from now until September 11 at 11 p.m.! ➡ https://tinyurl.com/4nbkzfkp

🍎 | Say hello to all our new faces getting to know our district this week at new teacher orientation! Take a minute to give them a big #BPatriotProud welcome!

🏫 | REMINDER! Next Tuesday is Freshman Orientation at BHS! Students should arrive by 8:30 for registration; an orientation for parents will take place that evening at 6:00.

👋 | TK & Kindergarten families are invited to stop by Calvin Coolidge next Wednesday, August 28th, from 1-2 to say "hi" to your new teachers and enjoy a popsicle with us! #BPatriotProud

🎸 | The BHS Pep Band working on some new material this week. Catch them at various sports and other events this school year! #BPatriotProud

🍔 | Do you have an appetite for helping our student athletes? Then stop by House of Reardon Thursday to support the Boys Basketball team! #BPatriotProud

📅 | Attention parents & guardians of incoming BHS freshmen! An orientation just for you will be held at the high school on August 27th from 6:00 - 7:30 PM. Be there for important information regarding the upcoming school year. This is SEPARATE from student orientation scheduled for the same day from 9 - 1! #BPatriotProud