WORK PACKET DROP OFF will be held today, Friday, May 1st. A drop off bin will be placed outside of the north building at the Academy Drive entrance (by the cafeteria). The bin will be out Thursday and Friday 9 AM to 3 PM.
IT’S THE FINAL DAY OF SPIRIT WEEK!
· Friday, May 1st - Since Tradition Never Graduates, throw on your favorite BFA attire to reminisce and show your spirit!
Spirit Week Raffle Prizes for Participation! We hope you are all excited to show your BFA spirit virtually this week! In order to get more folks involved and support local businesses, teachers have purchased gift cards from area businesses as prizes. For every day that you participate your name will be entered into the drawing. We will share winners in the announcements next week! BFA Strong!
Important - when sending us your submissions, please share files as:
“Your name+grade_day of the spirit week_date” so that we can organize and edit them. Please send all Spirit Week photos to kesweeney@maplerun.org.
Each day we will announce the CLASS who had the highest participation, and at the end of the week the ultimate winner (and the prize) will be announced!
Make sure your photos are taken against an appropriate background so that we can make a fun slideshow at the end of this exciting week!
Please contact Kayleigh (kesweeney@maplerun.org) with any questions!
AP Students: If you have signed up for AP tests and have not paid your balance, it is due today, Friday, May 1st. You can mail a check payable to MRUSD to BFA Guidance, 71 S. Main Street, Saint Albans, VT 05478. If you have questions about how much you owe please contact Desiree Gunter dgunter@maplerun.org.
AP Guide for students taking the AP exams that begin on Monday, May 11th:
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-testing-guide-2020.pdf?SFMC_cid=EM305179-&rid=157100191
Sophomores and Juniors interested in possibly joining the NHS/National Honor Society: Informational meetings will be held next week. Two options are being offered, as students have different availability. Plan on joining on either Tuesday, May 5th from 8:45 - 9:15 a.m., OR Thursday, May 7th from 2:35 – 3:00 p.m. Please contact Mrs. Johnson (ajohnson@maplerun.org) ahead of time, or if you are interested but cannot attend, to get access to a Google Meet invite and the handouts, or if you have any questions.
ATTENTION SENIORS:
The BFA Local Scholarship Application deadline is today, May 1st (originally April 1st). With this ONE application, you can be considered for more than 40 possible scholarships! You may submit your application via mail or email to the addresses below. Be sure to include both pages of the application, as well as a copy of your college financial aid award letter.
Mail applications to:
Guidance Office
Bellows Free Academy
71 South Main Street
St. Albans, VT 05478
Scan and email to: bfaguidance@maplerun.org
For a FREE app to scan using your phone, try Genius Scan or Adobe Scan, or any app of your choice.
There are many other scholarships to which you may be applying. You can access 60 additional scholarship applications through the Guidance department page on the Maple Run BFA website. We will post updates ASAP if we learn of any deadline change. Contact your teachers or school counselor if you need letters of recommendation and/or your transcript. If you have any documents that require your counselor's signature, please put your counselor's email address on the signature line. If there is a link provided for counselors to upload your transcript or complete a portion of your application online, please be sure that is sent to your counselor as he or she can do this from home!
If you have any questions while completing individual scholarship applications, please contact your counselor. We are all doing things in new ways right now, but we are still here to support you in this process and the Scholarships are still available to support you in managing college costs!
The Food Shelf has modified their hours due to the crisis. They are providing food to families on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays from 12-2 p.m. The food shelf is providing food to 1 out of 10 families in our area.
Interact has been working with the Food Shelf for the past couple of years through the Rotary. The BFA community has donated hundreds of pounds of food in the past year. Due to the crisis, they are asking for cash donations and are buying bulk food. Please give at www.northwestfamilyfoods.org.
SAVE THE NEW “TENTATIVE” DATE FOR THE PROM on Saturday, June 20th from 7-11 p.m. at the Hilton Lake Champlain Hotel in Burlington. Tickets are $30 each. This will be a pay at the door event.