Meal pick up for the week of November 23rd will be on Friday, November 20th at BFA from 2:30-3:00 p.m. (outside of Principal’s Office), or Tuesday, November 24th at BFA from 2:30-3:00 p.m. (outside of Principal’s Office), or SATEC from 11:30-12:30 or 4:00-5:00 p.m. (in the back parking lot).  Families will receive one bulk food package for each child (ages 0-18).  Families will need to sign up by calling or emailing Teri Brunelle at 527-6404 or tbrunelle@maplerun.org.  Be sure to indicate which day/location you will be receiving your meals and how many packages you will need.

Packages will include:

Loaf of Bread

Peanut Butter

Goulash

Sunflower Seeds

American Cheese

Cereal Bowls

Apples

Clementines

Juice Boxes

Carrots

Green Pepper

½ Gallon 2% Milk unflavored

1 Pint Chocolate Milk

Student and Staff Voluntary Influenza (Flu) clinic at BFA November 30th and December 3rd in the gym.  If you do not have the appropriate forms to register, please contact school nurse Val Lipka at 527-6405.

Winter Athletic Participation Online Registration will begin on Thursday November 12th and will continue through Friday November 27th.  

The winter season will open Monday November 30th.  The First Days of competition will begin the week of January 11th.   

Vermont COVID-19 Guidelines do NOT allow for spectators at ANY indoor events this year. 

Directions for the Online Registration can be found on the BFA Athletic Web Page.

TO ALL WINTER ATHLETES PLEASE NOTE

There will be individual athletic team meetings starting Monday, November 30th

The first day of winter athletic team practices will be Wednesday, December 2nd.

If you go out of Vermont during the Thanksgiving Break you will need to be quarantined and will not be able to enter BFA or the Collins Perley Sports Center for the start of the Winter Tryouts.

Today’s Lunch Menu:

Oven Roasted Turkey, Chef’s Mashed Potato, Turkey Gravy, Steamed Green Peas, PJ’s Cranberry’s Sauce, Dinner Roll, Pumpkin Squares

OR

Chef Salad, Dinner Roll

OR

Tossed Garden Salad with Cheese, Dinner Roll, Fresh Fruit

Milk Variety

Gaming Club will meet today, Friday (11/20), Monday (11/23), and Tuesday (11/24) from 2:50-4:50 p.m. in Science Room E-205.  All are welcome, and please remember that masks are required.

Please support the BFA Theatre Company by viewing the online production of The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon on Friday at 7PM at the following link:

https://youtu.be/_JKRZJs2rQo

This is a fun comedy mash up of fairy tales intended for young adults and adults.  It runs one hour and will begin promptly at 7PM.  We are inviting people to take a photo of themselves watching the show to share on our website.  Send your photo to Emily Parent, the Theatre Council Media Director at ejparent@maplerun.org.

Thanks so much for supporting these amazing and resilient students!

Do you like to dance?  Want to learn?  Athletic registration to join the BFA Dance Team is now open!  Email Ms. Kamitses if you are interested or have any questions about how to join at akamitses@maplerun.org.

Important Yearbook Dates

Yearbook Sales Link: http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A08772600 

Now until Dec 31, 2020 - yearbook $40

Jan 1, 2021 until March 5th - yearbook $50

Jan 29th, 2021 - Last day to personalize book online

Nov 20th - Senior PDAs to jparent@maplerun.org

Interact COAT DRIVEPlease consider donating gently used coats, hats, and mittens to the BFA INTERACT COAT DRIVE.  All coats stay within the county and are distributed to multiple local social service agencies.  Last year we ran out of coats in 5 days and distributed 800+ coats.

Thank you for ensuring everyone has a winter coat in our community.

Donation bins:

Outside the Main Office

Hannaford near Customer Service

Co-Op

NMC Hospital

Check out these new articles from The Mercury:

Connecting BFA Together by Adelyne Collin

Covid:  the Gift that Keeps on Giving by Felicity Gregware

Fabulous Flavie Studies Abroad by Olivia Belrose

Michael Atwood: Connecting Students with IT by Helen Simmons

Chromebook Care and Home Use guidelines for Families:

  • Use the device only on flat work surfaces like a kitchen table or desk, and never on the student’s lap, the floor, or while laying down on a bed or sofa to prevent accidental damage.
  • Have students use the device in public spaces in the home, and never in the student’s bedroom with the door closed. This helps establish that parents can more easily monitor usage.
  • Never have food or drinks near the device to avoid catastrophic liquid spill damage.
  • Never place a device on a flat horizontal surface where people sit or stand like the floor or a chair to prevent accidental damage.
  • Never carry a Chromebook or laptop by the screen, this can cause irreparable damage.
  • Charge the device while it rests on a table or other safe flat surface, but not in its carrying case. Many carrying cases have padding for protection, but this acts like a blanket and can cause devices to overheat while charging.

COLLEGE & SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION:

Attention Juniors & Seniors:  BFA is hosting virtual meetings with Admissions Counselors from local and out of state colleges and universities.  The meetings will take place on Wednesdays from 8:30-9:00AM and 11:00-11:30AM. Here is the December schedule with the links to join:

Month

Day

School

Time

Virtual Meet Link

Dec

2

Bishops University

11:00-11:30

 https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsf-upqD4uGtK9uimIHGZsGfW2F4oWlWeL