Good Afternoon Students, Parents, and Community Members:
Commemorating Memorial Day
On Memorial Day, the red poppy is a symbol of remembrance for the men and women who died defending our freedom.
Some ways to honor this holiday:
Honor and Respect
Visit a local Veterans cemetery. Almost every community has some sort of a war memorial.
Celebrate with a Parade
Go to a Memorial Day parade or ceremony.
To find one near you, check your local municipality’s website,
surf the listings at https://www.visitma.com/things-to-do/holidays/memorial-day/
or watch the National Memorial Day Parade on television.
Educate with History
Watch a movie and learn some history about famous battles of the past. The History Channel and The Military Channel have many shows that might fit this bill.
10 Military Movies to Watch on Memorial Day Weekend (5/2022 from Military.com -)
Be sure to check with your parents/guardians for content-level ratings and age-appropriate media.)
20 Memorial Day Movies To Watch As A Family This Year
(From documentaries to action, these movies show that people will never forget.)
LOCALLY: Honor Massachusetts Veterans This Memorial Day
Check out the Mass.Gov Blog for information.
Additionally, check out these resources and information:
Bristol Aggie Excellence Award: On Tuesday, Elsie Woodland and Megan Lyonnais were awarded with the Bristol Aggie Excellence award for helping another student who was in a difficult situation. We appreciate Elsie and Megan exemplifying our core values. #BAPride
Awards Night: On Thursday, we celebrated our 28th Annual Awards Night Celebration. After two years of remote events, it was great to host everyone back on campus and recognize excellence. We would like to congratulate all of our recipients and we want you to continue to demonstrate our core values.
Top Ten - 2022 Bios
Noah Hanson, the Valedictorian, of Rochester is the son of Sandy and Sara Hanson. He is a Bristol County Agricultural High School student trustee, class president, National Honor Society treasurer and was a member of the High Five Club. He led the boys’ soccer and basketball teams as their captain and was given the Mayflower League All-Star Award in both sports. He was also named this year’s MAVA Outstanding Vocational Technical Student. In addition he has volunteered his time to assist and tutor other students during the after school program and has been a mentor for a summer survival camp program for younger children. Noah was in the Natural Resource Management program while here at Bristol County Agricultural High School. Noah plans on attending the University of New Hampshire in the fall to major in Wildlife and Conservation Biology where he hopes to continue his microplastics research.
Kaeden Dacruz, the Salutatorian, of South Dartmouth is the son of Amanda Creador and her husband Joseph Creador. Kaeden was in the Landscape Design and Contracting program while here at Bristol County Agricultural High School. Kaeden has been a high honors student and takes pride in his academic accomplishments. Kaeden plans to attend the New York Institute of Technology in the fall to major in computer engineering.
Keely Zuber of Freetown, is the daughter of Karen Zuber. She is the vice president of the National Honor Society, a senior class officer, and a member of the poetry club. Keely also has volunteered her time to assist students in all academics as well as Arboriculture studies after school. Keely was in the Arboriculture program while here at Bristol County Agricultural High School. Keely plans to attend Paul Smith’s College in the fall to major in Arbor and Landscape Management.
Maisie Cunningham of Middleboro, is the daughter of Erin and Warren Cunningham. Maisie has played both soccer and basketball her entire career here at Bristol County Agricultural High School and is an avid animal lover. Maisie was in the Small Animal Science program while here at Bristol County Agricultural High School. Maisie will be attending Mercy College in New York in the fall to major in veterinary technology in hopes of becoming a wildlife veterinarian.
Alyssa Jaglowski of Swansea, is the daughter of Kathleen and Adam Jaglowski. Alyssa has participated in both volleyball and softball. She is a varsity softball captain, a student member on the Animal Science Advisory Board and a member of the National Honor Society. Alyssa was in the Small Animal Science program while here at Bristol County Agricultural High School. Alyssa will be attending SUNY Cobleskill in New York in the fall to major in Beef and Livestock Studies.
Mia Oliveira of Acushnet, is the daughter of Tara and Andrew Oliveira. Mia has been class secretary for three years and was a participant in the 92nd FFA National Convention in 2019. Mia was in the Large Animal Science program while here at Bristol County Agricultural High School. Mia will be attending University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth in the fall to major in Crime and Justice as part of the Honors College.
Althea Vedro of Swansea, is the daughter of Amy and Christopher Vedro. Althea has been an active member of the student council, holding the positions of treasurer and Vice President. Althea was in the Large Animal Science program while here at Bristol County Agricultural High School. Althea will be attending University of New Hampshire in the fall to major in Dairy Management.
Juliana Price of Taunton, is the daughter of Mary and John Price. Juliana is the vice president of the senior class, the secretary of the National Honor Society, a member of the Student Council and has been the captain of the varsity softball team for the past two years. Juliana was in the Large Animal Science program while here at Bristol County Agricultural High School. Juliana will be attending Regis College in the fall to major in Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
Eavan Doyon of Dartmouth, is the daughter of Stacy and Kurt Doyon. Eavan hopes to be an illustrator and continues to learn about the world of art. Eavan was in the Floriculture program while here at Bristol County Agricultural High School. Eavan plans on taking a gap year and then hopes to head to college to pursue an art degree.
Ella Olmez of North Attleboro, is the daughter of Justine and Inal Olmez. Ella has achieved honors for three years and with two being high honors. Ella was in the Small Animal Science program while here at Bristol County Agricultural High School. Ella plans to attend Bridgewater State University in the fall with hopes to later study abroad.
Final Exam Schedule ALL final exam days will be half days with dismissal at 12:00.
Updated Graduation Letter (5.26.22)
Dear Students and Parents/Guardians of the Class of 2022,
Graduation is rapidly approaching and we are making final preparations for this memorable event, which is set for Thursday, June 2nd at 6:30 pm. As we previously stated (letter dated April 4th), we are planning to host graduation on our baseball field. If weather impacts an evening ceremony, then we will have a rain date (see below for updated information and dates). Currently there are no Board of Health restrictions in terms of capacity, however, each graduate will be given 4 tickets. The tickets will give you access to the seating on the field. If you have more than four guests, they will be able to stand/sit along the fence (see graphic below), and they can bring their own seat if they prefer. We will provide the tickets at the mandatory graduation rehearsals on Tuesday, May 31st. Please see the detailed schedule below for seniors for the next week.
As we look ahead to next week’s graduation ceremony, we are constantly monitoring the forecast. At Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting, I requested a second rain date for graduation. Currently the forecast for Thursday, June 2nd’s graduation is 32% chance of rain, therefore we will continue to monitor the forecast closely. New England weather it is always difficult to predict and we want to prepare accordingly.
Original Date: Thursday, June 2nd @ 6:30
1st Rain Date: Friday, June 3rd @ 6:30
2ne Rain Date: Wednesday, June 1st @ 6:30
We will only use Wednesday, if rain is forecasted for BOTH Thursday and Friday. We will make the call on Tuesday, May 31st.
In terms of a layout for graduation see the sketches below that layout graduation guidelines and click here for the parking plan. Students are NOT allowed to decorate their caps for graduation. To help prepare for graduation, we wanted to provide families with as much information regarding logistics as possible. Handicap and elderly seating will be available (limited quantity) on the field facing the graduates (please click here to complete the elderly/handicap seating accommodations request). We will be providing transportation from the parking lot to the seating area on the field. Parents will be facing the graduates (overlooking the farm) on the field, and graduates will be facing home plate. Graduates will walk in between the family section (20 ft of separation) to their seats.
Graduation rehearsal is mandatory. If you do not participate in the graduation rehearsal you will not be able to walk at graduation. We are using this date to help distribute 4 tickets (1 vehicle per family/graduate is highly recommended) to each graduate and yearbooks will also be distributed at this time. Students will be reporting to the high school at 5:00 pm to conduct a mini rehearsal on graduation day.
Parking is limited on the south side of the campus that cannot accommodate all guests, so we are encouraging that graduates and families use the same vehicle to come to the ceremony. There will be handicap parking along the tree line at Gilbert Hall and the student parking lot has approximately 90 spaces (combined). Additional parking will be at the hayfield.
Upcoming Events
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me (KBraga@bcahs.com). We are excited to provide the Class of 2022 with a graduation ceremony on our campus post renovation. As we continue to plan for this exciting ceremony, a few changes may be made as we finalize our plans.
Arbor Jamboree featured in Taunton Daily Gazette
2022 Jamboree WInners
Work Climb
1st – Nathan Baker
2nd – Xavier Rickell
3rd – Charles Bellefeuille
Throwline
1st – Xavier Rickell
2nd –Gabriella Carvalho
3rd - Felicia Soares
Belayed Speed Climb
1st – Nathan Baker
2nd – Taylor Poole
3rd – Cyrus Gonsalves
Knot Tying
1st – Anthony Ashe
2nd – Tyler Bassett
3rd - Taylor Poole
Overall
1st – Xavier Rickell
2nd –James Chiavaroli
3rd - Julius Cromwell
Freshman Overall
Tyler Bassett
In the Classroom- NRM
MassWildlife was on campus this Tuesday May 24, 2022 to band the Bald Eagle eaglets with
the NRM Juniors and Seniors. A MassWildlife staff member climbed the tree that the nest was
in so that they could place the eaglets into a bag so that it could be safely brought down the tree
for processing and data collection. As the climber approached the nest, it was decided to leave the
eaglets alone as they appeared to be about 9 weeks old. MassWildlife staff were concerned that at
this later stage of development the eaglets could try to fly from the nest when the climber got too
close as they will fledge around 10-12 weeks old. The smaller of the two eaglets did try to fly, but
it was safely recovered, uninjured, and was able to be banded. The eaglet was given two bands
attached using rivetts, on each leg: a silver federal band and an orange state band (each state has
a different color band). The bands are used to identify the eagles and keep track of their population.
The eaglet was then placed back into the bag, weighted (9 lbs) and brought back up the tree to its nest.
Brooke Azevedo
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
Dean College, Franklin, MA
Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI
University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA
Stonehill College, Easton, MA
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
Gabrielle Boisclair
Fitchburg State University - Fitchburg, MA
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
Salem State University, Salem, MA
Logan Canuel
University of Maine , Orono, ME
Julius Cromwell
University of Maine , Orono, ME
Unity College, New Gloucester, ME
Maisie Cunningham
Otterbein University, Westerville, OH
Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Elana DeAlmeida
SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
University of Maine , Orono, ME
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Samantha Deppisch
Johnson and Wales University, Providence, RI
Penn State University, University Park, PA
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
University of Maine , Orono, ME
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
Makayla Dupe
Johnson and Wales University, Providence, RI
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA
University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME
University of Maine , Orono, ME
Sharon Erickson
Westfield State University, Westfield, MA
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
Ashley Goodrich
Delaware Valley University, Doylestown, PA
University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Platteville, WI
University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, WI
SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Alysha Guthrie
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Unity College, New Gloucester, ME
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Kaylyn Gutierrez
SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY
New England Institute of Technology, East Greenwich, RI
Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, HI
Framingham State University, Framingham, MA
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
Noah Hanson
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
University of Maine , Orono, ME
Ocean Isherwood
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA
Salem State University, Salem, MA
Grace Jackson
Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
University of Maine , Orono, ME
Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
Alyssa Jaglowski
Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Destiney Latimore
SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
University of Maine , Orono, ME
Valerie Lamanuzzi
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater OK
Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK
University of Maine , Orono, ME
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
Colin Linnehan
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
Assumption College, Worcester, MA
Unity College, New Gloucester, ME
Hope Lownds
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
Springfield College, Springfield, MA
Keene State College, Keene, NH
SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY
Angela Macdonald
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Delaware Valley University, Doylestown, PA
Shanna McCarty
Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY
Parker Megginson
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
Haven Moran
SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY
Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH
University of Maine , Orono, ME
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
Merrimack College, North Andover, MA
University of New England, Biddeford, ME
Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI
Kendra Morrissey
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
Merrimack College, North Andover, MA
University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA
Kristen Nihan
Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA
Mia Oliveira
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI
Ella Olmez
University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
Ellie O’Toole
University of Maine , Orono, ME
Delaware Valley University, Doylestown, PA
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
Penn State University, University Park, PA
Juliana Price
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA
St. John’s University, Queens, NY
Regis College, Weston, MA
Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ
Carolyn Robbins
SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY
Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
University of Maine , Orono, ME
University of New Haven, West Haven, CT
Makenzie Rumson
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY
New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY
Western New England University, Springfield, MA
Merrimack College, North Andover, MA
Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY
University of New Haven, West Haven, CT
Gabrielle Schwenk
SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY
Johnson and Wales University, Charlotte, NC
Assumption University, Worcester, MA
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Kylie Smith
University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME
Allison Tousignant
Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA
Massasoit Community College, Brockton, MA
Fitchburg State University - Fitchburg, MA
Althea Vedro
SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
Kyler West
Mitchell College, New London, CT
Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI
Julia Workman
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
Keely Zuber
SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY
On Friday Morning 5 FFA students visited Dighton Elementary School to give a presentation on Agriculture. They taught the Kindergarten class all about what's in an egg, chick development and more. The students loved having us bring real live animals to their classroom.
Spring Vocational Advisory: Two times a year, we are required to meet with industry professionals from each program which is called an advisory. On Wednesday, we treated them to a dinner in the Student Commons to thank them for their time that they have provided us each year.
Activities and Athletics
Beekeepers: The Apiary Club went out again this week to inspect the hives and maintain the bees. All 7 hives are thriving. The bees have been eating, building comb and storing pollen. In the next few weeks we hope to see eggs and baby bees. Anyone is welcome to join in and help out. Listen for announcements during assembly or see Mr. Surdi for more details. No experience is needed and we have plenty of bee suits.
Mr. Braga outstandingly finished a Half Marathon this weekend! Capturing a moment on his cell phone, of some fan support along the race as you see pictured a marked up round hay bale, “Go Mr. Braga” to root him on! Congratulations Mr. Braga!
JV Softball: The JV softball team celebrated their final home game.
The Week Ahead- A Week
Monday, May 30-No School- Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 31-No Morning Assembly this week
Senior Breakfast 8:10 (Student Commons)
Graduation Rehearsal 8:30 (Baseball Field)
Cap and Gown & Grad Tickets Distribution 12:00 (Gym)
Yearbook Distribution 12:30 (Gym)
No Late Buses
Wednesday, June 1
Graduation Rehearsal 8:30 (Baseball Field)
Late Bus at 5:00 pm (Student Commons Circle)
Thursday, June 2
Graduation Day - BCAHS Baseball Field @ 6:30
* Seniors report at *5:00 pm to gym
No Late Buses
Friday, June 3
No Late Buses
