Berlin Board of Education

08/26/2026

A new school year starts tomorrow, and we’re excited to have some new faces joining us across Berlin Public Schools! 🍎📚

Our newest educators have spent the past few days getting ready, meeting their teams, and preparing to welcome students into their classrooms. Tomorrow, the halls will be full again as we officially kick off the 2026–27 school year!!

Please join us in giving our new teachers a warm BPS welcome and wishing all of our students, staff, and families a great first day back! We’re so excited for everything this year has in store.

06/17/2026

Next up... Griswold Elementary had their 5th grade promotion ceremony this morning! We heard some incredible student speeches and fantastic performances from this amazing group of students as they officially said goodbye to elementary school and got ready for middle school.

📺 Catch the full Griswold stream over on BHS TV: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBMUXMxSi05OrZUdfNpMAnw/videos 🎥

Huge congratulations to everyone celebrating today! 🎉

06/16/2026

🏫 Hubbard Elementary School Promotion
The journey continues! We are also celebrating our 5th graders at Hubbard Elementary. These students have officially completed their promotion ceremony and are ready to take on middle school! It’s amazing to see how much they have grown since their first days of school, and they are officially onto the next big step.

📺 Watch the Full Ceremony: Missed any of the action or want to rewatch the memories? Check out the full ceremony on our YouTube page! https://youtu.be/a1BqaGLPaQY

Huge congratulations to everyone celebrating today! 🎉

06/16/2026

🎓 Kicking Off Our 2026 Promotion Series!
As the school year wraps up, we are so excited to celebrate the incredible milestones of our students. Over the next week or so, we’ll be sharing highlights from different promotion and graduation ceremonies across the district as our kids wrap up their grades.

First up... we absolutely can’t forget about the little Redcoats! 🔴

06/09/2026

🎶 SPRING CONCERT SERIES 🎶

The spring music season is officially in full swing! 🎤🌟

Check out the recent Griswold Elementary School Spring Concert! Our young singers absolutely knocked it out of the park. You could hear all the hard work, practice, and passion they put into every single lyric and harmony. They filled the room with so much joy!

A massive thank you to our incredible educators for bringing out the best in our students, and to all the families who filled the seats to support them! 👏❤️

🎵 Want More?
If you want to see more, we’ve already posted a few other school performances. Just scroll through our page to check them out, and stay tuned for more shows coming your way! 🎥👇

06/09/2026

A NIGHT OF RECOGNITION! 🎓🎨🏆✨

Last night’s Board of Education meeting was packed from wall to wall with incredible milestones, talent, and well-deserved recognition for the Berlin Schools community!

💐 Honoring Our Retirees
First up, a beautiful in-person ceremony was held to honor this year’s retirees. To our retiring staff: thank you for your countless years of hard work, unwavering dedication, and the massive impact you’ve left on generations of Berlin students. You will be deeply missed!

📸 Note: We managed to snap photos of several of our amazing retirees last night, but even if we missed you on camera, please know your legacy here is unforgettable!

🌟 Celebrating Excellence & Student Talent
Following the ceremony, the official Board meeting was a massive showcase of what makes BHS and our district so special:

Fine Arts Showcase: A stunning presentation highlighting the incredible creativity and talent of our student artists. 🎨

Teacher of the Year: A special honor recognizing our brand-new Teacher of the Year for their outstanding dedication to our kids! 🍎

Academic Excellence: Highlighting the phenomenal achievements of our newly named Valedictorian and Salutatorian! 🎓🏅
..and so much more!

From the educators who built the foundation to the students shaping the future, last night was a beautiful reminder of what Redcoat Pride is all about. 🔴⚪️

📺 Watch the Meeting Presentation!
Missed the action or want to check out the student art and award presentations in full? The livestream of the meeting is available to watch right now! Head over to the district page to check it out. 🎥👇
https://youtube.com/live/xlNDLuyzxGs?feature=share

(Also please note: The special retiree presentation took place before the meeting and is not included in the video stream).

Join us in the comments below by dropping a message of congratulations to our retirees, our award winners, and our incredible students! 💬👇

05/22/2026

🎶✨ LIGHTS, CAMERA, CHORUS! ✨🎶

The Hubbard Chorus absolutely lit up the stage earlier this week! Not only did they blow us away with their incredible voices, but they also brought some serious visual magic to the performance with an amazing light display.

Huge congratulations to our talented students and directors for a truly brilliant night! 💡👏

05/22/2026

🎶 Practice Makes Perfect! 🎶

Our latest Willard Monthly Highlight video is officially live, and this month we are heading inside the rehearsal room with the amazing Willard Chamber Ensemble! 🎼

Chamber music takes a lot of teamwork and precision, and these students are putting in the hours to make every note count. Turn your sound up and check out their incredible progress! 🔊👇

05/21/2026

Voices of McGee! 🎶✨

Last week, the McGee Middle School Spring Chorus put on an incredible performance! We are so proud of all the hard work these talented students put into the show.

The full concert is now available to watch on our YouTube channel! Hit the link below to enjoy the music. 👇

📺 Watch here:

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

05/15/2026

Worlds Collide: Future Media Pros in the Making! 🎬🎙️

Yesterday, the halls of Berlin High School were buzzing with creativity as we welcomed 5th graders from Hubbard Elementary for a hands-on Media Workshop day!

Working alongside BHS staff and student mentors, these young creators dove head-first into the world of digital storytelling:

📺 In the TV Studio: Led by Ms. Niro (BHS Tech Integration Specialist), students ran a full newscast. From anchoring and reporting to managing the "behind-the-scenes" tech, they saw exactly what it takes to produce a professional broadcast.

🎥 In the Library: Mr. D’Arcy (Media Director) and Ms. Hannon (Hubbard Tech Integration Specialist) led a filmmaking intensive. Students took on roles as directors, actors, and cinematographers to produce "Dos and Don’ts" videos about life at BHS, getting a real feel for a movie set before heading to the editing bay.

It was an incredible day of mentorship. Our 5th graders got a true taste of the media pathways available to them as they move on to McGee and eventually BHS. Everyone had a blast, and the future of Berlin Media is looking bright! 🔴⚪️🔵