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WBH Special Friends Day Schedule

All WBH children are welcome to invite a special loved one or friend to visit their classroom, eat lunch with them, and visit our Scholastic Book Fair on Tuesday, November 19.  Here is the schedule by grade. We can’t wait to meet our new friends!  


FAFSA Workshop NIGHT-November 19

To the Parents of the Class of 2020: Please join us for FAFSA Workshop Night on Tuesday, November 19 from 6 pm to 7 pm in the Computer Lab located in Room 135. Financial Aid Representative Earl Tretheway from The University at Albany will be assisting families in filling out the actual Free Application for… Read more »


WBH Principal Update – November

Dear Families, It is hard to believe that the holiday and winter season is right around the corner.  I want to take this time to update you on some happenings around our school. It was great seeing so many families at our parent teacher conferences.  Open communication is the key to a successful school year. … Read more »


Junior High Students Celebrate Red Ribbon Week

Members of our Jr High School celebrated Red Ribbon Week (10/28-11/1)! The purpose of this program is to bring awareness to the dangers of drugs, alcohol and vaping. To help carry out this message, members of the group Outspoken! (lead by Mrs. White and Mrs. Evans) facilitated activities in PE class that helped simulate being… Read more »


Greener Pathways Mobile RV Unit Offers Narcan Training

The Greener Pathways Mobile RV Unit will be offering Narcan Training on Friday, November 8th. This mobile unit will be parked in the WBH elementary parking lot from 2pm to 4pm. In addition, from 10 am to 12 pm it will be available at the town hall New Lebanon the same day. Flyer


Cummings and Gallucci to Receive Award from CASDA

New Lebanon Jr/Sr High School cleaner Bob Cummings and Walter B. Howard Elementary School Teacher’s Assistant Deborah Gallucci will be honored with the Capital Area School Development Association (CASDA) Friends of Education Award on Wednesday, November 6, at the 4th Annual Friends of Education Dinner being held at the Albany Marriott Hotel. CASDA presents this… Read more »


Spooktacular Painting Fun

Students from WBH joined the Class of 2021 for an afternoon of “spooktacular” painting and fun on Thursday, October 24! While the paintings were drying, Halloween music was played for some games of Freeze Dance! Thank you to all the students who participated and all of our helpers for the event. Be sure to keep… Read more »


WBH Elementary Holiday Craft Fair

The Walter B. Howard PTA Holiday Craft Fair is on Saturday, December 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Jr/Sr High School. There will be crafters, silent auction, raffles and more! Craft Fair Flyer Vendor Form


Fall Sports Banquet

The BNL Sports Banquet date has officially been changed to November 13th, 2019 at 6:00 pm. Dinner is available before the awards starting at 5:30 pm Banquet Flyer


Students Volunteer with the Housatonic Valley Association

The New Lebanon environmental club and Ms. Sime’s digital mapping class volunteered with the Housatonic Valley Association to help plant native trees along the banks of the Green River to maintain a healthy watershed in Austerlitz, NY.