Bristol County Agricultural High School: Aggie Weekly

Good Afternoon Students, Parents, and Community Members:
This week our students completed their third quarter. For freshman students, last day to make up assignments will be Monday. Upperclassman will have until Wednesday. With only one quarter left in the school year, we want to encourage our students to stay focused on finish the year strong.

Next Phase for Seniors: We are proud to share with you our senior’s plans for their next step in their college and career exploration. Based on the knowledge and skills, learned during their 4 years at BA, we are excited to publish acceptances into colleges, universities, military plans, and any career pathways each week. Please let Ms. Dias know in Student Services so we can update our list weekly. Thank you for your dedication to excellence and drive to maintain Bristol Aggie Excellence.

Chelsea Botelho-

Becker College, Worcester, MA

Julie Braga-

Worcester State University, Worcester, MA
Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT
MCPHS University, Boston, MA

Foster Cripps-

Unity College, Unity, ME
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA

Emma Duarte-

SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY
University of Maine Orono, Orono, ME
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Delaware Valley University, Doylestown, PA

Chaylene Ferreira-

Johnson and Wales University, Providence, RI
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA

Olivia Garcia-

Wheaton College, Norton, MA
Rhode Island College, Providence, RI

Sydney Hussey-

University of MA Stockbridge School of Agriculture, Amherst, MA

Kayla Keith-

Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA

Kiara Nunes-

Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA

Peyton Patota-

SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
University of Maine Orono, Orono, ME
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
UMASS Amherst, Amherst, MA
Becker College, Worcester, MA

Rabekah Quartochi-

SUNY Morrisville, Morrisville, NY
Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY
Becker College, Worcester, MA

Kelly Rovoredo-

Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
Salve Regina University, Newport, RI
Rhode Island College, Providence, RI

Meghan Sherman-

Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA

Julia Repeta-

University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Merissa Silva Robertson-

Nicole Simas-

University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
University of Maine Orono, Orono, ME

Mia Slater-

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
Curry College, Milton, MA
Rhode Island College, Providence, RI
LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA
Simmons University, Boston, MA

Ross Sousa-

University of Maine Orono, Orono, ME
UMASS Amherst, Amherst, MA
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Kristi-Rose Teixeira-

University of Maine Orono, Orono, ME
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
Canisius, Buffalo, NY
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA

Michaela Totman-

University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Imani Vinnie-Rose-

University of Maine Orono, Orono, ME
UMASS Amherst, Amherst, MA
Becker College, Worcester, MA
Johnson and Wales University, Providence, RI
SUNY Morrisville, Morrisville, NY
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA
SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY

Kaitlyn Walorz-

University of Maine Orono, Orono, ME

Cassidy White-

University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA
Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
Curry College, Milton, MA

Student Scheduling:

PowerSchool Class Registration

Using the Class Registration page in PowerSchool Parent, students and their parents can manage their course requests.

How to Register for Classes: Use the following procedure to request classes for the next year.

Click here to login to PowerSchool (www.bristolaggie.powerschool.com/public)

Enter Username and Password on the Student and Parent Sign In screen.

On the start page, click Class Registration from the navigation menu. The Class Registration page appears.

Click the Pencil icon to select courses from each area. The Course Request pop‐up window appears.

Select the checkbox for the course you want to request.

The Course Request pop‐up window includes the following information

Click Okay. The Course Request pop‐up window closes. A green checkmark appears in the area for which you selected courses (figure 1).
Note: A red exclamation mark appears if courses need to be selected for an area.

Repeat Step 3 through Step 5 for each course request.
Note: A Road icon appears if a teacher has recommended the course. Click to view the recommending teacher. A Note icon appears if the course contains prerequisite notes. Click to view.

Click Submit. The [Scheduling Year] Course Requests page appears (figure 2).
Note: Students and their parents are able to update/change course requests by selecting Class Registration from the navigation menu.

In the Classroom:
Animal Science: The Animal Science Department was chosen as the filming site for this years NFL Fuel Up To Play 60 campaign. Patriots special team star Nate Ebner and NFL Play60 student ambassadors from each of the New England states visited the farm this past summer. Here is one of the latest videos released from the filming. Click here to view the commercial.

Floriculture: The junior Flori class learned about rangoli floral designs in class this week. The purpose of rangoli designs is thought to bring good luck in Indian celebrations.

Senior Flori students learned about Ikebana design and created haiku poems that reflected their designs.

Blaze Abren created the following Ikebana design and haiku

Sometimes what we want

Is not always what we need

Just let these things be

Sydney Hussey created the following Ikebana design and haiku

Stairway to heaven

Glows with white light clear and clean

It leads me home

Hannah Cahill created the following Ikebana design and Haiku

Flowers bloom in spring

Warm weather will bring you joy

Summer is coming

Flori junior Madison Medeiros created a bubble bowl design using ranunculus and ixea flowers grown in the greenhouse.

Physics: Senior physics students in Mr. Surdi’s class built this see-saw to learn about simple machines.

Introduction to Agriculture: This week in Introduction to Agriculture class, Mrs. Noel’s freshman students capitalized upon our new large interactive LED display monitor. Students enthusiastically facilitated an introductory discussion about cheese production using the monitor.

Later, Mrs. Boudreau utilized the display monitor to present a financial literacy unit for the freshman. Students learned the fundamentals about financial aspects such as paycheck withholdings, taxes, banking, budgeting, credit, and goal setting. The monitor presents excellent opportunities for students to engage in these lessons.

Student Services: Go to Student Services for all of your scholarship needs.

Message from the PTO:
Hello Aggie Families,
Happy Spring!
I am writing to remind you that the next PTO meeting is April 10, 2019, at 7:00PM in the library. We will be discussing Spring Show, Teacher Appreciation Week, Senior Essay Contest and more. Please come and hear what’s going on, or better yet, add your input.
Also, we are planning our Board elections. We will be voting on all Board positions, President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary, at our May 8, 2019 meeting. If you are interested in running for one of these positions, please email me by April 29, 2019, so your name can be added to the ballot.
My email is bigdaddyj508@gmail.com.
Be sure to plan to attend our May 8 meeting so you can vote and have your voice heard!
Looking forward to seeing you at our meetings.
Thanks,
John Robertson, BA PTO President

Activities and Athletics:

National Honors Society: This year for NHS’s charitable donation the National Honor Society has decided to run a sock drive. We have partnered with Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program and their "Boston Sox for Socks" campaign to collect packages of new white socks! There will be collection boxes around campus (on every floor of the main building and floriculture) and we will be mailing or delivering the socks directly to the shelter. The drive will hopefully run for around 2 weeks!

With the cold and rainy months moving along, the homeless community need help to stay warm and dry. If everyone in our school were to donate one package, that’d be over 400 pairs of socks for a veteran, child, or anyone struggling to find shelter.

If you can, please help us make a difference by skipping a coffee one morning and purchasing a package of socks! Attached is a link to the BHCHP promotional video for the sock campaign as well as their website if anyone is curious on how else they can help.

BHCHP Sock Promotion Video