Good Afternoon Students, Parents, and Community Members:
This week is our last newsletter for the school year, unless there is important information to share with our community. Next week is finals week Please note that “All students in-person will be REQUIRED to be in-person for FINALS. Students will not be allowed to take the finals remotely if they are in-person Quarter 4. Any questions please contact your teacher. Have a wonderful summer break and we look forward to a normal school year in the fall.
Student IDs: We would like to remind students (and parents) that we will not be reissuing new IDs this fall to students. Students are expected to keep their IDs for their entire time at Bristol Aggie. Any lost ID will be charged $5.00. Any questions, please contact the main office.
bristol babble: Click here for this week’s edition of bristol babble. Watch it until the end for the outtakes. Have a great summer!
In the Classroom:
ELA: In Mrs. Coderres’ English class, students recently studied slave narratives. For her project, Senior Kiya Doberck wrote this Alphabet poem about Frederick Douglass and his experiences. It is a fitting tribute as our country prepares to celebrate Juneteenth.
A
Black slave
Captive to master,
Douglass is my name.
Everyday is never ending torture.
Freedom from this, I desire greatly.
Great pain I have suffered from master.
How would life be if I wasn’t one?
I always used to wonder that, but not anymore
Juggling with fate and beatings, everyday I displeased my master.
Killing me on the inside, I could do nothing about this.
Learned to read and write I did; it was taught to me.
My master’s wife educated me and oh, how grateful I was for that.
Nobody exists that I would ever wish this on; it is a living nightmare.
“Owned” should not be a term used when one is talking about a human being .
Please end this terrible thing called slavery. Poor, helpless people are used and overworked each day.
Quietly I stood, but not anymore. One day I gained the courage to fight back against him.
Revived from my helpless and weak state, I regained my manhood against master. From that day, things changed.
Slavery could not own me forever. I was not going to allow that. I knew what I could overcome.
Tough days would not soon be over yet, but I began to have hope for myself and my new life.
Useless I was told, but I am not. I am a man that deserves rights, too. I will fight for freedom.
Very excruciating to watch my friends be undermined and suffer. Everyday I pray that they survive the beatings of our horrible Master.
White people are allowed to own, whip, beat, kill, degrade, torture, and destroy us for their own needs. Nothing else felt so suffocating.
Xylography must’ve been master’s specialty, for he treated us like his pieces of wood, the way he used his whip against our beaten skin.
Young indeed, I was born into slavery. Lucky I am to have escaped it. I feel so very sorry for the poor folk who haven’t.
Zoetic was not able to be experienced at one time, but now things are different for me. I write about my past for others to learn.
ELA: After reading Elie Wiesel's Night, students in Mrs. Coderre's English class created Holocaust Memorial Projects to honor those who experienced the atrocities of that time.
Trista Staton made a babka bread to honor the Jewish culture. She sweetened it with honey and added some cinnamon. Her memorial statement asks her audience to remember the sacrifices of the Jews during the Holocaust.
Cryrus Gonsalves and Phoebe Wamboldt put their Arboriculture skills to work in creating their unique Star of David plaques.
FINALS: All students in-person will be REQUIRED to be in-person for FINALS. Students will not be allowed to take the finals remotely if they are in-person Quarter 4.
Attention Students- NEW Traffic Pattern: Starting Monday June 14th, students will need to use the lower driveway located behind Ag Mechanics to access that side of the campus. The walkway between Gilbert Hall and Ag Mechanics will be closed for the remainder of the school year. Please see the image below:
Next Year’s School Calendar: CHANGE TO FRESHMAN ACADEMY/ORIENTATION
The Week Ahead:
Monday, June 14
Softball vs Holbrook @ 3:30 (Away)
Tuesday, June 15
Period 6 exam (1:08-2:30)
Freshman and Sophomores ONLY
Baseball vs Bristol Plymouth @ 3:30 (Away)
Wednesday, June 16
Period 1 exam
Juniors ONLY
Period 3 exam
Juniors ONLY
Period 4 exam
Freshman and Sophomores ONLY
Period 5 exam
Freshman and Sophomores ONLY
Thursday, June 17
Period 2 exam
Juniors ONLY
Period 3 exam
Freshman ONLY
Period 7 exam
Freshman and Sophomores ONLY
Friday, June 18
Make up exams- follow normal schedule
Monday, June 21 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
Make up exams
Period 1: 8:10-8:56 (same)
Period 2: 9:00-9:45 (same)
Period 3: 9:53-10:38 (same)
Period 4: 10:40-11:15 (Change- NO LUNCH)
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