Bristol County Agricultural High School: Aggie Weekly- December 10th

Good Afternoon Students, Parents, and Community Members:

Annual Bristol Aggie Toy Drive- click here to see NRM’s epic Tuesday!

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 or Ms. Costa 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. Those schools that are bolded and have an asterisk following them have been confirmed as schools that our seniors will be enrolling in Fall 2022.

Elana DeAlmeida

SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY
UMASS Amherst, Amherst, MA

Makayla Dupe

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

Destiney Latimore

SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY

Juliana Price

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA
St. John’s University, Queens, NY

Gabrielle Schwenk

SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY
Johnson and Wales University, Charlotte, NC

Kyler West

Mitchell College, New London, CT

Keely Zuber

SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY

Department of Education Tour: On Monday, representatives from the Department of Education toured the campus.

Dual Enrollment Opportunities

Bristol Community College will be hosting several Perkins funded courses for vocational technical students in the surrounding communities. In order to be eligible to take a course you must meet the following criteria:

Must meet all course prerequisites per the course policies of Bristol Community College
Have a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 2.0 or show potential for academic success
Maintain a GPA of at least 2.5 at Bristol to continue in dual enrollment
Submit a completed Bristol Dual Enrollment Application and/or an Underage Request Form (only for students under 16) - this is provided by Ms. Costa or found linked

Taking a dual enrollment college course takes both personal responsibility and dedication as it is a college level course and will require time outside of your normal school day to complete required coursework. Each student interested should meet with their school counselor to determine if they meet the criteria and are on track to academically be successful within a college course alongside their Aggie workload.

The courses below are being offered for Spring 2022, are free (aside from book fees) and are on a first come first serve basis, so there is no guarantee of a spot. In addition, students must meet prerequisites of the course they wish to enroll in and may be required to also register for the CSS 101 course if this is the first time taking a dual enrollment course.

ASVAB Testing

We will be hosting the ASVAB Test on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 from approx. 8:15 a.m until 11:15 a.m.

The ASVAB is a timed multi-aptitude test, which is given at over 14,000 schools and Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS) nationwide and is developed and maintained by the Department of Defense. The AFQT score determines whether you're qualified to enlist in the U.S. military. The Military uses ASVAB scores to identify the occupations that best suit the applicant’s abilities. The ASVAB exam focuses on the following eight categories: Arithmetic Reasoning, Auto and Shop Information, Electronics Information, General Science, Mathematics Knowledge, Mechanical Comprehension, Paragraph Comprehension, and Word Knowledge. Students are provided with scores on each of these individual tests and three Career Exploration Score composites: Verbal Skills, Math Skills and Science and Technical Skills.

**In addition, this test could assist in helping students explore their interests, expand their horizons and find the right path after high school, not just to enlist in the military.**

The test is completely free, approx. takes 3 hours and is offered priority to juniors and seniors but sophomores may sign up and take it if space permits.

If you would like to take the test please register here using your BA email address: ASVAB TEST SIGN UP

PSAT/NMSQT Test Results

PSAT/NMSQT test results from October, 2021 are now available for students. Students should create a College Board account so they can easily access their scores online and unlock a robust set of personalized resources to help them understand their scores.

Score reports for PSAT-related assessments are now exclusively online. With online reporting, students are seamlessly connected to other College Board opportunities, Official SAT® Practice on Khan Academy®, college readiness resources, and a path to find scholarships. In the next week or so, Student Services will distribute hard copies of score reports to students along with their test booklets. We will email students to come down to pick them up or students may drop in to see Mrs. Dias in Student Services for their booklets. However, students are recommended to create a College Board account to review their scores.

Bristol Aggie Bonfire- Click here for the article in the Taunton Gazette