BHS Spring Sports Update - Red Devils Start Post Season Strong!

Kyle Shields homered twice yesterday to lead BHS past Boston Latin.

 Both the Boys Lacrosse and Baseball teams were winners in their tourney openers. The Baseball team pounded Boston Latin yesterday 17-6 thanks to two homers by senior Kyle Shields. The team will travel to Danvers Monday for a 6:30 game.

Meanwhile, the Boys Lacrosse team will be at Winchester for a second round game today at 5 p.m., following their 15-13 win over Beverly Wednesday.

In other acton today, our softball team will open post season action today with a 4 p.m. game against Newburyport on their home field (Marvin Field). The Girls' Tennis Team also gets started in Eastern MA North Tourney action, hosting Reading today.

Rounding out the weekend slate, the BHS Boys Tennis will begin its post season run tomorrow when they host Medford.

Today's Schedule - Senior Exams Begin

Senior Exam -  Period 1 - 7:38 –   8:38

Senior Exam -  Period 2 - 8:41 –   9:41

                          Period 3 - 9:44  -  10:27

                          Period 4 - 10:30 – 11:14

                          

                          Period 5 - 11:17 – 12:01  

                          Lunch 1   11:17 – 11:39

                                           11:42 – 12:26            

                          Lunch 2   12:04 – 12:26

                          Period 6   12:29 – 1:13

                          Period 7   1:16 –   2:00

BHS Boys and Girls Tennis Get Tourney Pairings

Catherine Gianino and the BHS Girls Tennis Team begin their post-season Friday.

After wrapping up their championship seasons in Middlesex League action, our Boys and Girls Tennis teams will be starting post-season play Friday and Saturday.

The BHS Boys Tennis team (16-4) is seeded third in the Eastern MA North Division 2 Tournament and will host 14th seeded Medford (9-7) Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

Click here for the entire Eastern MA Division 2 Boys Bracket.

The BHS Girls Tennis Team (16-3) is also a third-seed and will host 13th seeded Reading (12-6) at 3:30 on Friday.

Click here for the entire Eastern MA North Division 2 Girls Bracket.

We Are Moving Away From Textbooks - Please Join Us For The Second Digital Publication Collaborative

Here at Burlington High School we are very excited about moving away from classrooms and courses that are focused on traditional textbooks. We are firm believers that teachers can create much more engaging resources for their classrooms if they are given the time and resources to do this work.  Given this line of thinking, last summer we invited local educators to join us in June for the first Massachusetts Digital Publication Collaborative. 

After receiving such great feedback from those who attended last year, we are excited to partner with our colleagues from Bedford Public Schools and Andover Pubic Schools to host ANYONE who is interested in being part of this work again this year during the last week of June ( We currently have over 250 signed up to attend for this FREE event.

Here is a blurb from the Digital Publication Collaborative Website:

The MA Digital Publication Collaborative will highlight ways for educators across the content areas and levels to integrate new and emerging technology literacies into learning environments. There will be sessions that focus on iPad integration, digital content curation, digital publication creation and distribution, and many other educational discussions.

The schedule for each of the first two day will have hands-on sessions throughout along with a collaborative commons for attendees to spend time in if they want to dive into the work of curating and creating resources.  The third day of the collaborative will be entirely dedicated to curation and creation.

Please join us for this exciting endeavor!  You can register here. 

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Softball and Baseball Teams Open Eastern MA Tournament At Home

 

The defending Eastern MA Division 2 Champion BHS Softball team will open tournament play on Friday at 4 pm at Marvin Field against Newburyport High. The 16-2 Red Devils are seeded third in Eastern MA and the 14th seeded Clippers finished their regular season 11-9.

Here is a link to the entire Division 2 North Sectional Softball Bracket. 

Our BHS Baseball team is the number seven seed in the Division 2 North Sectional after finishing the regular season at 12-8. The Red Devils will host 10th seeded Boston Latin (11-9) at 4 p.m. Thursday on their home field at Francis Wyman School.

Here is a link to the entire Division Division 2 North Baseball Bracket.

Please Support The 4th Annual Teen LIGHT 5K Saturday

Shoe Fundraiser Continues through 6/20

From The BHS Collab Site:
The shoe drive that Collab is co-sponsoring is going strong: We have three massive boxes ready to ship, and many more to fill. If you still have any shoes at home (any age, any size) that you wish to donate, we now have full-sized donation boxes positioned in the main lobby, the cafeteria lobby, near the gym locker rooms, and the English, history and math halls. We will run this shoe drive through the end of the school year. Thanks for your support, and keep those shoes coming!
-Collab Staff

Senior Exams Start Friday - Science MCAS Next Monday

The dates for the MCAS Science test administration and Senior Exams will coincide this year (schedule attached).

As you may recall, MCAS testing requires extra length testing periods. Each testing period will be 75 minutes in length (see below schedule). To minimize disruption to freshmen taking the exams, all high school classes will follow the same schedule on testing days. All testing periods will be conducted immediately after the conclusion of homeroom. Testing will take place in the upper English hall (not math), Guidance and learning center rooms. Freshmen will test by homeroom grouping for all testing sessions.

Seniors will also report to their respective classrooms for senior final exams. English room changes will be posted at a later time.

The period rotation, and schedule breakdown, for each testing day is as follows:

Date                             Period Rotation          Test Periods

6/01                             1,2,3,4,5,6,7                1,2- Senior Exams

6/04                             3,4,1,2,5,6,7                3,4- Senior Exams

6/05                             5,6,7,1,2,3,4                5- Grade 9 MCAS Science Exam

                                                                        5, 6, 7- Senior Exams                        

6/06                              1,2,3,4,5,6,7               1-   MCAS Science 1- Senior Exam Make-Ups

Note: The Period 5 Senior Exam Period on 6/05 and period 1 make-up Senior Exam period on 6/06 will be 75 minutes to accommodate for MCAS Science students.

Final Act: BHS Spring Sing this Thursday

From The BHS Music Boosters Blog:

Can you believe it?

Finals are on the horizon, the class of 2012 will graduate in a matter of days and we will close the books on another fantastic year of music at BHS!

Before it all ends, take some time out for this year’s final BHS music department performance, Spring Sing. 

Relax in the air-conditioned comfort of the Fogelberg Performing Arts Center and enjoy a performance showcase that highlights the vocal music department. From freshmen to our soon-to-be graduates, solos to ensembles, you will love the range of talent and performances at this year's show. Also included will be a selection of songs by the BHS Chorus and a final farewell to our seniors.

Don’t miss the music this Thursday, May 31, at 7:30 pm.

BHS Spring Sing is free!