Bethlehem Central School District, Delmar, NY
by Clifford Lamere, Science Teacher (Sep 1967 - June 1991)
Webpage February 22, 2015 Revised July 1, 2024
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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GENERAL |
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Early History of Delmar High School and Bethlehem Central High School |
| Van Wie's Point School - 1861 one-room school in the Bethlehem Central SD |
| First 50 years of Bethlehem Central (link) |
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DECEASED STAFF (> 515 ) |
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HIGH SCHOOL & MIDDLE SCHOOL (> 235) 1. Deceased Teachers - High School & Middle School. Includes subject supervisors because they sometimes taught a class in addition to their other duties. (> 140) Guest Book for Margaret Dinova and Doris Quinn 2. Deceased Non-Teaching Staff - High School & Middle School (> 95) |
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DISTRICT EMPLOYEES NOT AT HIGH SCHOOL OR MIDDLE SCHOOL (> 280) 3. Deceased Elementary School Staff - Teachers & Non-teachers (> 145) 4. Deceased Substitute Teachers (all schools) (> 16) 5. Deceased District-wide Non-teaching Staff - positions which served more than one school - business office personnel, musical instrument instructors, bus drivers, bus garage personnel, Professional Service providers (Psychologist, Speech, Reading, Social Worker, etc.) (>85) 6. Unknown Position and/or Location for these deceased staff members (>35) |
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DECEASED GRADUATES (> 2,025) |
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1. Deceased Graduates - All Years - See the webpage to read the standards used to include a person as a deceased graduate. Those not included were put on other webpages that are listed below. When an obituary, etc. requires a fee to see it, or a link won't take you directly to it, the obituary has been copied and put on one of two companion webpages. A link from this All Years webpage will take you to the appropriate companion page. If your web browser is configured to do so, it will then drop down to the desired text or Social Security table for the deceased graduate. 2. Deceased graduates who served in World War II. (>25) |
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OTHER DECEASED GRADUATES & STUDENTS |
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1. The Alumni Directory of 1993 named 413 Deceased Graduates. Beware. I spoke with one of them in 2018, and later to the father of one graduate who is still alive. |
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2. Graduates for whom No Obituaries or other confirming death information could be found. (> 40) |
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3. Deceased persons who "Attended" BCHS, but are Not in a Yearbook. They may not have graduated. (c. 15) |
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4. Deceased Students (c. 35) - They were attending BCHS at the time of death. |
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Class of 1964 Contains 52 deceased graduates with 42 obituaries, plus many comments by classmates. However, this webpage is no longer being updated. Those with obituaries are now also part of the All Graduates webpage above. Those without obituaries are only on this webpage. |
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SCIENCE DEPARTMENT - High School |
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Andrew Joachim - Biology Teacher and special friend Andrew Joachim - Biology Teacher - Yearbook Photos Andrew Joachim (author) - Demonstrating Flight & Critical Distances as Survival Strategies in Living Crayfish Andrew Joachim - Bird research outside of school involving students Heinrich Joachim - well-known cellist, father of Andy Heinrich Joachim - US Supreme Court |
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Warren Kullman - Science Supervisor 1964-1977, teacher 1955-1964 |
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Clifford Lamere - Earth Science Teacher - Yearbook Photos |
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Norman Shartzer - Chemistry Teacher - Yearbook Photos |
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Thomas Watthews - Biology Teacher - Yearbook Photos |
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BCHS Science Department - Group Photo - 1970 Yearbook |
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BCHS Science Department - Group Yearbook Photos - 1969-1971, 1980, 1993-1996 |
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Science Supervisors - c1949-2015 (year of first BCSD science supervisor is uncertain) |
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OTHER DEPARTMENTS - High School |
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Webster MacDonald - Industrial Arts Teacher |
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Louis Spelich - Art (HS) |
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Staff Photos - BCHS 1961-1983 (majority are 1963) |
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Faculty Photos - BCHS 1964-66 |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
Beth Anderson '76, retired BC English teacher, has had a book published in 2024. Its title is:
Evolution to Excellence: Bethlehem Central School District's First Fifty Years.
Read description of book here.
Beth will have the following book signings (click on the links to view locations):
The Book House (Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany) on July 13 from 3-5
I Love Books (380 Delaware Ave (Four Corners), Delmar) August 24 from 10-12
Copies will be for sale at the book signings and are also available from I Love Books (Delmar),
The Book House (Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany), Market Block Books (290 River St., Troy), and Amazon.
Alma Mater (words to school song, by Alfred L. Marston class of 1936)
Near the mountain's silent splendor and the
Hudson wide; Nobly stands our Alma Mater filling us with pride.
Sing the praise of Bethlehem Central, fight to bring her fame; Conquer all who
dare to challenge, glorify her name.
Though we pass outside her portals when our days are through; orange and black
her grand old colors, we will honor you.
Sing the praise of Bethlehem Central, fight to bring her fame; Conquer all who
dare to challenge, glorify her name.
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LINKS TO OTHER BETHLEHEM INFORMATION |
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Bethlehem Central School District - official site |
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Bethlehem Central High School - official site |
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Bethlehem Central High School Yearbooks: 1929-1989 - complete yearbooks are online 1990-2017 - graduates are named, but there are no links to their photos Obituaries in the Spotlight 1983 - present, and Albany County Post 1927 - 1957 Directory of the Town of Bethlehem Cemeteries Records of the People of the Town of Bethlehem (complete 461 pg book) - baptisms, marriages, censuses, cemetery records, and more. A pdf file, it must be downloaded, then searched. Past Families in the Town of Bethlehem Spotlight newspaper issues 1955 - June 2016 |
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BCHS Yearbooks on Ancestry as of August 2020 (subscription required) 1936-1944, 1946, 1947, 1949-1951, 1957, 1958, 1960-1966, 1968, 1970, 1978-1980, 1985 Go to Edit Search and add a name OR just add a year at the bottom. |
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CLASS WEBSITES and REPRESENTATIVES ~ Class of 1951 * (website) John Sullivan. Updated 4/20/24. ~ Class of 1956 (FB website) Updated 3/19/24. ~ Class of 1961 * (website) Val Farny. Commencement Program Updated 3/11/24. ~ Class of 1962 * (website) Cheryl Maxwell Vieira. 30 deceased graduates added 4/16-18/24. ~ Class of 1963 * (website) Rudy Zwicklbauer. Photos of class play Updated 4/14/24. ~ Class of 1964 * (website) Susan Smith Slusarski. Updated 11/30/23. ~ Class of 1965 * (Rep.) Joanne Salisbury Lauster. Updated 4/16/24. x Class of 1967 (FB website) Private x Class of 1968 * (website) Private. Dave Van Hattum. ~ Class of 1969 * (FB website) Doug Kerr. Extracted deceased members 3/19/24. Updated 3/26/24. x Class of 1972 - 30th Reunion Photos only x Class of 1973 - 30th Reunion Photos only x Class of 1974 (website) Photos only ~ Class of 1975 (FB website) Checked 5/14/24. 22 deceased classmates I didn't have. x Class of 1977 * (website) 30th Reunion Photos Fallen Classmates Became private. x Class of 1981 (FB website) Private x Class of 1982 (FB website) Private x Class of 1983 (FB website) Private ~ Class of 1985 * (FB website) Checked 4/21/24. ~ Class of 1987 * (FB website) Checked 4/20/24. x Class of 1988 (FB website) Private x Class of 1989 (FB website) Private x Class of 1990 (FB website) Private x Class of 1994 (FB website) Private x Class of 1998 (FB website) Private x Class of 1999 (FB website) Private x Class of 2006 (FB website) Private x Class of 2011 (FB website) Private * = I have had contact with that class, or I have a list of deceased classmates from their website. ~ = I have updated deceased graduates for that class as of the date stated. w = work in progress
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I Am An Eagle
A new song about Bethlehem Central by Mike DeAngelis
(Retired Middle School Physical Education Teacher & Coach; BCHS Class of 1979)
Mike DeAngelis wrote and performed this song as a tribute to his former colleagues and his beloved alma mater.
It was presented at Staff Opening Day on August 31, 2016.
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INVOLVEMENT IN THIS RECORDING |
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Mike DeAngelis |
Songwriter, Acoustic Guitar & Vocals, Co-Producer |
Retired BCMS Physical Education Teacher/Coach; BCHS Class of 1979 |
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Scott Apicelli |
Drums |
Owner/Manager of Blue Sky Studios; BCHS Class of 1986 |
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Eddie Hotaling |
Recording Engineer at Blue Sky Studios |
BCHS Class of 2005 |
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Rob Lindquist |
Pianist/keyboardist |
Band Director in Albany City Schools |
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Ace Parkhurst |
Acoustic Guitar, Recording Engineer, Co-Producer |
Owner of The Bombshelter recording studio |
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Ed Tourge |
Bass Guitar |
Retired Music Teacher Albany City Schools |
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Recorded fall 2015 at The Bombshelter recording studio in Albany, NY & at Blue Sky Studios in Delmar, NY. Mixed & mastered at The Bombshelter. |
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Videos of BC students singing I Am An Eagle.
Bethlehem Central 2017 Choral Festival (Mike DeAngelis on guitar) (link) Bethlehem Central High School 2017 Graduation (link) |
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