Aggie Weekly-September 21st

Aggie Weekly

Good Afternoon Students, Parents, and Community Members

This week we hosted parents for our annual Parent-Teacher night when parents hear from their child’s teachers regarding expectations.  We heard so much positive feedback from families about how accommodating our staff was and welcomed their child into their learning atmosphere.  It truly takes a village, and we look forward to building strong partnerships. On Wednesday, we went over our security protocols with all students.  Our top priority is student safety and we will continue to find strategies to keep our community safe.

This Year’s First High Five Club Winner!

Congratulations to Madison Krueger pictured above with Dr. DiGioia!

Parent Reminder: We want to remind families not to park at the circle at Gilbert Hall. Thank you

Student Services:

Dear Bristol Aggie Families,

As a reminder, we are instituting a state mandated screening program in tenth grade related to the use of alcohol, marijuana and other substances. The Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) program screening process is part of our annual state mandated screening program. All screenings are interview based and will be conducted in confidential individual sessions by our Student Services staff. The screenings will take place on September 25th and 26th. We will utilize the CRAFFT II screening tool which is the most commonly used substance use screening tool for adolescents in Massachusetts.

If you would like to opt your child out of this screening, please provide the school with written notification. Opting out of the screening is separate from opting out of the research survey. You may opt out by sending a note in to my attention or by emailing me at bboudreau@bcahs.com. In addition, screening is voluntary and students may choose not to answer any or all of the screening questions.

We encourage all parents/guardians to talk with their child about substance use. For ideas on how to begin these conversations and other helpful information, please refer to the Substance Use Screening portion of the Student Services page on the Bristol Aggie website for references and information. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Beth Boudreau, School Adjustment Counselor

508-669-6744 x.163/ bboudreau@bcahs.com

In the Classroom:

Arbor: Arbor majors at the annual southeastern Massachusetts Tree wardens and arborist field day with their prizes won.

Pictured: Senior Arbor students

Landscape: Construction of the Fall Show exhibits is in full swing.

VO-AG 4 students divided ornamental grasses at our container nursery.

Floriculture students begin the harvest of sunflowers that they planted in the spring.

Floriculture students delivering flower arrangements for the Farm to Table fundraiser.

Math: During Mr DeMello’s sophomore Geometry class, William’s turtle Buster waited patiently in Mrs. Ciolfi’s room.  As students finished their quiz, they were able to meet Buster. Buster came to school today, to enjoy time as a special guest of Mr. Johnson and the Geek Club.

NRM: Students are prepping for #FallShow2018

Large Animal Science: Mr. Flynn providing instruction to the large animal exploratory students. #OutdoorClassroom #BAPRIDE

Small Animal Science:

AgMec: Ag Mec students getting detailed instruction.  

Activities and Athletics:

Help sea creatures, participate in international monitoring, and go to the beach!

The Ocean Bowl club invites any students, families, friends, etc. to come to Horseneck Beach on Saturday, September 22 from 10am to 2pm to participate in the International Coastal Cleanup. We will be picking up trash as well as recording the trash that we find, which is added to an international database that aids in research, education, and policy-making. For students, there is a van with space for 7 departing at 9am and returning by 3pm. Please wear closed-toed shoes and bring work gloves if you have them. Aggie students need to complete the Field Trip Form and anyone under 18 participating will need to complete this waiver. For more information, or to sign up, please contact Ms. Perry: eperry@bcahs.com Hope to see you there!

Essay Contest: High School students of Indian Country: Join us as the next generation of Tribal leadership!

You have the opportunity to ensure the future of agriculture in Indian Country, by submitting your vision on: What can be done today in preparation for the future generation’s ability to feed themselves utilizing the Native American Agriculture Fund and the new Farm Bill?

Essay Guidelines:

1. The 2018 Essay Contest & Conference is open to Native American Youth (either enrolled in a Federally Recognized Tribe OR descendants living on Indian-owned land) and entering grades 9-12 during the 2018-2019 school-year.

2.  Only one essay submission will be accepted per participant.

3. The essay should be a minimum of 3 full pages and maximum of 5 full pages (excluding works cited), should be double-spaced with 12-point Arial font, and have 1-inch margins. The essay should be converted to a .pdf file and uploaded on the application portal.

4.  A blinded committee will review eligible essays to select three finalists based on organization of information, spelling and punctuation. The finalists will be keynote speakers and honored at the IAC Annual Meeting in Las Vegas and awarded travel scholarships to attend the 2018 IAC Youth Conference in Las Vegas.

5. In addition, 75 essay contestants will be awarded a full travel scholarship to attend the 2018 IAC Youth Conference in Las Vegas, December 10-13, 2018.

6. A full travel scholarship will offer a chance for the youth recipient and one designated chaperone* to fully participate in the respective 2018 IAC Membership & Youth Meeting Sessions. The travel scholarship includes:

• the most feasible travel accommodations for 1 youth and 1 chaperone (to be booked by the IAC);
• shared hotel accommodations, checking into the Hard Rock Hotel - Las Vegas on December 9 and checking out on December 13;
• 2 total per diem gift cards (1 for youth essay contestant and 1 for designated chaperone);
• paid registration to fully participate in all 2018 IAC Membership & Youth Meeting Sessions;

7. All essay submissions are due by 11:59:59 pm MST, Friday, October 19, 2018. No late entries will be accepted.

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE: Additional points are awarded for essays submitted by October 5th, 2018.

*Designated chaperone must be at least 21 years of age and willing to be responsible for themselves and their youth during the entire event. It is required that the designated chaperone participate fully in IAC Membership Programming and that they ensure their youth participates fully in IAC Youth Conference Programming. The chaperone should be confident in navigating travel, taxis, and hotel check-in. Once travel is booked, the designated chaperone can only be changed at their expense.   Learn more at: http://www.indianaglink.com/youth/ Questions? Contact kelsey@indianaglink.com or call 605-964-8320

Mr. Johnson on “speak like a pirate” day! Great spirit!

Mr. Johnson: What’s a pirate’s favorite Element?

Answer: Argon (rrrrgon) 😃😃😃😃😃

Volleyball:  

FFA

We had a great time last weekend at the Big E (Eastern States Exposition) in West Springfield for FFA Day. During FFA day the Big E hosts FFA members from all over the Eastern Region for Regional Competitions. This year we had members compete in six different Career Development Events (CDE) in preparation for the National FFA Convention in October.

• Horse Evaluation
• Karolyn Auer
• Gabriella Costa
• Dairy Handling
• Benjamin Gomes
• Emily Lynch
• Emma Duarte
• Dairy Evaluation - 4th Place Team
• Trevor Clapp - 10th individual
• Kaity Walorz - 12th individual
• Kiley Rose - 20th individual
• Lauren Paine
• Safe Equipment Operation
• Cameron LaFleur - 8th individual
• Livestock Evaluation
• Lily Dias - 10th individual
• Logan Caruthers -  13th individual
• Sabina Myers - 19th individual
• Olivia Camara - 21st individual
• Floriculture - 1st Place Team
• Ross Sousa - 1st individual
• Lily Berube - 2nd individual
• Hannah Johnson - 3rd individual
• Caitlyn Viau - 6th individual
• Environmental/ Natural Resources - 1st Place Team
• Andrew Flory - 1st individual
• Mia Slater - 5th individual
• Merissa Silva-Robertson - 6th individual
• Alexander Cameron - 7th individual

In addition to our competitors we were able to bring 50 freshman for a fun day at the fair and get their first exposure to the FFA. This was possible largely due to a grant through the Big E which paid for the bus. Everyone had a great day, and congratulations to all the competitors for a great job.

Week Ahead- B Week

• Monday, September 24
• Girls Soccer vs Holbrook @ 3:30
• 5:00 Late Buses
• Tuesday, September 25
• Assembly- Report to Gym
• Faculty Meeting- @ 2:40 - Library (Fall Show Discussion)
• 5:00 Late Buses
• Boys Soccer vs Coyle Cassidy @ 3:30
• School Building Committee Meeting @ 6:00 - Keith Hall
• Board of Trustees Meeting @ 7:00 - Keith Hall
• Wednesday, September 26  
• Boys Soccer vs Old Colony @ 3:30
• 5:00 Late Buses
• PTO Meeting @ 7:00- Library
• Thursday, September 27
• Bus Evacuation Drills- 7:45
• NEASC 5 Year Committee Meeting: 10:45-12:15- Library
• Early Release- Teacher PD
• Schedule:
• Period 2: 8:10-9:00 (same)
• Period 1: 9:02-9:52 (same)
• Period 3: 9:54-10:42 (same)
• Period 4: 10:44-11:47 (CHANGE)
• 1st Lunch: 10:42-11:10 (same)
• 2nd Lunch: 11:18-11:47
• Girls Volleyball vs Upper Cape @ 3:30
• Friday, September 28
• Boys Soccer vs Avon @ 3:30
• Freshman Volleyball vs Westport @ 3:30
• 5:00 Late Buses