Bristol County Agricultural High School: Aggie Weekly- November 19th

Good Afternoon Students, Parents, and Community Members:

This week we invited parents for our annual parent-teacher conferences. We heard so much positive feedback about how Bristol Aggie has helped their student and how incredibly supportive our teachers are with their child. We were able to witness this appreciation first hand when members of the PTO dropped off goodies and coffee to our teachers today (see photos below). #BAPride

This week’s HIGH 5 CLUB Student of Week- KAEDEN DACRUZ

TeachMrBraga- Operating the Gator w/ Kaeden Dacruz

PTO: On Friday, our incredible PTO brought in goodies for our staff after last night’s parent conferences. We always appreciate their thoughtfulness and generosity.

PTO Bonfire is BACK! On Friday, December 3rd, the PTO will be hosting its annual Bonfire. More details will follow.

Media Center News:

Our book fair is now open.

This is a great way to get a book for vacation or for gift-giving! There are books for grades K-12 and adult crossover!

Book Fair Dates: 11/15/21 - 11/28/2021

online JLG@Home Book Fair.

Contact Mrs. Noel with any questions. Thank you in advance for supporting our school!

Student Services: MA State Colleges College Fair

On behalf of the Massachusetts State Universities, we are inviting your students to join us for a virtual college fair with the Massachusetts State Universities!

November 18, 2021

State University Director College Panel

7:00 - 7:30 pm

Virtual College Booths

7:30 - 8:30 pm

To join the fair, you or your students can visit the State University College Fair website on the day of the fair.

Yearbooks are on sale at Balfour.com! The cost is $40, but personalizations and accessories may be purchased for an additional cost.

Families and friends of seniors may also purchase Ad Space to leave a special message for their student. You have the option of a ¼ page ad at $20, a ⅛ page ad at $10, or a shout-out ad for $3. See the online store for more details. Please note that this is only for seniors. The deadline to purchase an Ad Space is December 17, 2021.

Contact Ms. Reilly with any questions!

Senior Photos: Below is a copy of the email that was sent out to seniors earlier this year.

Hello Seniors!

It's time to start thinking about senior photos! All senior photos and baby pictures are due by November 24, 2021. That is the last day of school before Thanksgiving! Please email all photos to me at kreilly@bcahs.com. Only digital copies of photos will be accepted.

Some guidelines:

All photos must be school appropriate and meet the standards laid out in the student handbook.
Be as creative as you would like. It doesn't need to be a posed portrait taken by a professional photographer. You can send in a candid shot taken on your phone. You are welcome to include pets, cars, etc.
Make sure that your photo is in portrait, not landscape, orientation. If you send me a photo in landscape, it will be cropped to fit in the portrait templates in the yearbook.
Make sure to leave a little extra space around the edges of the photo so that it can be cropped if necessary.

If you have any questions or concerns about your photos, please let Ms. Reilly know as soon as possible.

Student Services: The Gilder Lehrman Institute and Marist College are pleased to announce the McCormick Family Foundation–Gilder Lehrman Institute History Scholarship Program.

Activities and Athletics:

XC Banquet: On Monday, the XC team held their banquet at Student Commons. Congratulations on a successful season.

Cross Country Track Mayflower League All Stars Samantha Goulart and Emily Santos were recognized at the banquet

The Cross Country Track Girls Varsity team was recognized at the XC banquet on Monday. #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence

The XC Seniors were recognized for their leadership at the banquet. #BAPride

Congratulations to the JV Cross Country team on a great season. #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence

FFA:

Fall River Children’s Holiday Parade - Saturday, December 5th!

EVERYONE IS INVITED TO HELP AND WALK/RIDE IN THE PARADE

This week students began constructing decorations for our entry into the Fall River Children’s Holiday Parade. Our theme is the Grinch and we will be decorating the school’s bucket truck and eclectic cars with Whoville decor!

JOIN US AT OUR NEXT PARADE MEETING ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23 RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL. WE ARE MEETING IN THE LANDSCAPE/ARBOR SHOP.

Future Float Parade Building Dates! We are off to an awesome start! Wait until you see it!

We are meeting in the Landscape/Arbor Building

Nov 23, December 1 and December 2

2:30 - 4PM or however long you can stay.

The parade is Saturday, December 4th!!! We will have a sign up for walkers.

TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT OPERATION CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENT

The State FFA is hosting the 2021 Tractor Driving and Equipment Operation Career Development Event on December 16th. The rules are below. This contest is open to ALL students. Please contact Mr. Howard to sign up!

Safe Equipment Operation

Safe Tractor Driving

Dairy Judging and Showmanship practices will be starting soon. All students, regardless of major or experience, are welcome to join! Reach out to Mrs. Bosworth for more information

Thanksgiving Food Drive Update!

In a stunning turn of events, NRM -- the reigning champ for donations -- was crushed by Small Animal Science! We are so happy to see such high numbers of donations! We have made boxes for our community, and any remaining items will be donated to PACE of New Bedford and Saint Vincent de Paul’s in Taunton.

Thank you so much for all of your donations. We are so glad we will be able to share so much with others this Thanksgiving.

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MSBA Update: This week our students gained access to the new addition which houses the new stairwell. In addition (no pun intended), we have new bleachers and basketball hoops in both gyms! We are excited to reach another milestone in the construction project. Just in time for winter sports to start on Monday, November 29th!