Masked Singer will continue next week!

Staff, we need YOU!! If you are interested in being a masked announcer, make sure to see either Tony Paranto or Barbara Smalarz.

Saturday School continues! Many students are attending for extra help, if you still want to join us, the links are below. This is also the time that students can earn back the points that they may have lost due to poor attendance in the second quarter (only 3 more Saturdays for Q2!). Saturday school consequences have also begun to be given.

Reminder - Times: 8am-12pm (must stay for the whole time). Come prepared with any work and a charged chromebook. Breakfast and a snack are provided. Transportation is available at general pick up and drop off locations.

Upcoming Saturday School Dates:

March - 22, 29

April - 5, 12

May - 3, 10, 17, 31

We are looking for 2 teachers and 2 more students to join our school council. This advisory committee will meet once a month once all members have been identified. The council will be comprised of the principal, parents of students attending the school, teachers, students, and "other persons drawn from such groups or entities as municipal government, business and labor organizations, institutions of higher education, human service agencies or other interested groups, including those from school-age child care programs". The role of the school council is to assist the principal in adopting educational goals for the school that are consistent with local educational policies and statewide student performance standards, identifying the educational needs of students attending the school, reviewing the annual school building budget, formulating a school improvement plan, and reviewing the student handbook each spring to consider changes in disciplinary policy to take effect for the following school year. The make up of the council encourages diverse perspectives in the formulation of a consensus plan. Please email gnieves@webster-schools.org if you are interested in being elected as a representative of the school council.

Remember, if you need to order supplies, please make sure to see Ms. Nieves for approval prior to giving the order to Ms. Donnelly.

Please make sure that you have your assigned Parking Tag hanging from your rearview mirror. If you notice a construction worker parked in a BHS parking spot, please make note of the make, model, and plate number of the vehicle, and report it to Ms. Nieves. She will then let the construction team know.

Individual Guidance Meetings with Junior Class Students

Spring Sports Season Begins

7:10am - Teacher lesson plans due in online folders

2:00pm - Department Head Meeting in Admin Conference Room

2:15pm - NHS Executive Board Meeting in A145

2:15pm - Marching Band Club in M13

2:15pm - Yearbook Club Meeting in A228

2:15pm - Drama Club Meeting in M1

Individual Guidance Meetings with Junior Class Students

Innovation Career Pathways Partnership Review

8:30am - QCC Decision Day

1:45pm - NCAA Signing Day in Library

2:15pm-3:10pm - Department Meetings in Department Head Rooms

3:10pm-3:30pm - Faculty Meeting in Cafeteria

6:00pm - Acapella Club Meeting in M7

Individual Guidance Meetings with Junior Class Students

6:45am - DECA Club Meeting in B107

8:30am - QCC Decision Day

10:30am - Mock AP Calculus Exam

1:00pm - Student Support Services Meeting in Main Office Conference Room

2:15pm - Art Club Meeting in A228

2:15pm - LGBTQ Meeting in M1

2:15pm - Junior Class Officer Meeting in M8

5:30pm - Mandatory Spring Athlete/Family/Coach Meeting in Cafeteria

Individual Guidance Meetings with Junior Class Students

7:30am - Homeroom - Social Emotional Learning with the Guidance Team

8:30am - 1st Period

9:45am - 2nd Period

11:00am - 3rd Period

11:00am - 1st Lunch

12:15pm - 2nd Lunch

12:50pm - 4th Block

2:15pm - Senior Class Officer Meeting in B214

2:15pm - Sophomore Class Officer Meeting in M8

Character Spirit Day

Individual Guidance Meetings with Junior Class Students

12:00pm - Virtual SEB Team Meeting

2:00pm - Student Course Requests due in PowerSchool

8:00am-12:00pm - Saturday School at Webster Middle School

Individual Guidance Meetings with Sophomore Class Students

7:10am - Teacher lesson plans due in online folders

2:15pm - NHS Executive Board Meeting in A145

2:15pm - Marching Band Club in M13

2:15pm - Yearbook Club Meeting in A228

2:15pm - Drama Club Meeting in M1

Individual Guidance Meetings with Sophomore Class Students

MCAS ELA Session 1 (students will be called to the testing rooms)

2:15pm - ILT Meeting in Admin Conference Room

2:15pm - DECA Club Meeting in B107

2:15pm - Freshman Club Meeting in A145

2:30pm - Big Brother Big Sister Program at Park Ave

6:00pm - Acapella Club Meeting in M7

Individual Guidance Meetings with Sophomore Class Students

MCAS ELA Session 2 (students will be called to the testing rooms)

6:45am - DECA Club Meeting in B107

7:30am - Mock AP Lang Exam

2:15pm - Art Club Meeting in A228

2:15pm - LGBTQ Meeting in M1

2:15pm - Junior Class Officer Meeting in M8

3:30pm - New Teacher Institute in Central Office

Individual Guidance Meetings with Sophomore Class Students

MCAS ELA Makeups (students will be called to the testing room)

7:30am - Mock AP Lit Exam

10:30am - LAT Meeting in Admin Conference Room

2:00pm - New Teacher Check In in Main Office Conference Room

2:15pm - Senior Class Officer Meeting in B214

2:15pm - Sophomore Class Officer Meeting in M8

Individual Guidance Meetings with Junior Class Students

MCAS ELA Makeups (students will be called to the testing room)

8:00am-12:00pm - Saturday School at Webster Middle School

Monday, March 17th

Spring Sports Season Begins

Tuesday, March 18th

1:45pm - NCAA Signing Day - Dakota Vaudreil will sign her national letter of intent to attend Simmons University and continue her Softball career.

Wednesday, March 19th

5:30pm - Mandatory Spring Athlete/Family/Coach Meeting in Cafeteria

Still thinking about playing a sport this spring? If you are, make sure to sign up on the form below. We NEED you! Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Track!

*This link will only work if opened by a student's gmail from Bartlett.

The band students are selling Poppin Popcorn, for more information please see a choir or band member or Ms. Malvar.

Fundraiser:

The Class of 2025 is officially declaring a Coin War! It’s time to get competitive and earn bragging rights for your grade level or staff! How it works:

• Earn points by adding pennies or dollar bills to your grade level or staff water jug.
• Subtract points from others by dropping silver coins (nickels, dimes, quarters) into your opponents’ jugs.

The goal: The water jug with the highest point total wins!
What’s at stake?

• If your grade level wins, you’ll earn exclusive access to the senior section and a special treat!
• If staff wins, they’ll get a dress-down day to celebrate!

Let the battle begin! Get creative, be strategic, and may the best group win! Good luck, everyone!

Senior Overnight:

On Friday, May 30th at 10pm until Saturday, May 31st at 5am Bartlett High School will be hosting a Senior Overnight Party for the graduating class of 2025, followed by everyone watching the sunrise (5:14am). The event will be held at Bartlett High School. We will have a night full of activities, and would love your help!

We are looking for donations to make this event a great success! Please let us know if/how you can help. We are looking for any and all types of donations, big or small.

Please complete the attached form if you, or someone you know, is able to help.

Wednesday, March 19th

10:30am - Mock AP Calculus Exam

Wednesday, March 26th

7:30am - Mock AP Lang Exam

Thursday, March 27th

7:30am - Mock AP Lit Exam

**Proctors and Schedule coming soon!

Tuesday, March 25th

ELA MCAS, Session 1

Wednesday, March 26th

ELA MCAS, Session 2

Thursday, March 27th

ELA MCAS, Makeup Testing

Friday, March 28th

ELA MCAS, Makeup Testing

The Massachusetts Education Reform Law of 1993, G.L. c. 69, § 1D, requires that all students meet the Competency Determination (CD) standard in Math, ELA and Science to earn a diploma in MA. The new statute says:

DESE Language:

“By satisfactorily completing coursework that has been certified by the student’s district as showing mastery of the skills, competencies, and knowledge contained in the state academic standards and curriculum frameworks in the areas measured by the MCAS high school tests described in section one I administered in 2023, and in any additional areas determined by the board.”

Please see the attached document for Webster Public School's New Competency Determination Guidelines

Please check out our brochures to see what the Pathways have to offer!

I’m thrilled to share some exciting news about our Principles of Engineering (POE) students and their incredible work on their Fix Fran’s Farm project!

Back in Quarter 2, the students tackled a real-world agricultural design challenge - applying their knowledge of mechanical design, simple machines, and mechanisms to develop innovative solutions. They had the freedom to choose from three engaging tasks:

• Designing a tool to extract plants without damaging the roots

• Constructing a system to guide chickens into a coop and protect them from predators

• Creating a way to remove and trap bugs without harming the fruit

After weeks of hard work and ingenuity, their projects were submitted to the Student-Industry Connects competition, hosted by the One8 Applied Learning Hub. This competition gave our students an incredible opportunity to showcase their creativity, problem-solving skills, and engineering expertise to real professionals in engineering and tech fields!

Click here for the link to their project. (Chris, Jodalis, Isaiah)

Click here for the link to the Investor Pitch / Commercial

Click here for the link to their project. (Xavian, Dhyey, Derek, Michael)

Click here for the link to the Investor Pitch / Commercial

Click here for the link to their project. (Gracien, Morgan, Nathan)

Click here for the link to the Investor Pitch / Commercial

Bartlett High School announced today that it has received grant funds from the One8 Foundation to offer new applied learning curricular programming from Project Lead The Way (PLTW) that will better prepare students for school and career success.

The students in Ms. Granger's PE classes were playing floor hockey this week.

The students in the Life Skills Program will be holding a fundraiser to purchase delivery t-shirts. Please see attached flyer for additional information. Order forms will go out next week.

The PBIS team is looking for a couple of 12th grade students to assist with prepping for the PBIS Easter Egg hunt on Monday, March 31st, Tuesday April 1st, and Thursday April 3rd until 3:30pm. With possible more hours the following week. If interested, please email Ms. Ludwig (kludwig@webster-schools.org) prior to the date, so she knows who to expect. It will be a great way to help the school and get your community service hours!

The PBIS team is hosting an Egg Hunt on April 13th from 9-11am. The cost is $5 per person. There will also be a continental breakfast, raffles, prizes and photo ops!

For Week #3, the PBIS Team would like to congratulate Don Ta and his teacher, Mrs. Colello, for being the winners of the Screens Off, Minds On raffle!

Please remember to keep handing out those Bartlett Bucks to any student who demonstrates the Bartlett Way expectations of being accountable, honorable, and safe. For specific examples, please refer to the PBIS posters found hanging throughout the building. If you need more Bartlett Bucks please stop by the Main Office. Let's reward all of those that are doing the right thing! Thank you for supporting PBIS.

Do you have a student that you want to give a shout out to for exhibiting the Bartlett Way? If you see someone that is Being Accountable, Honorable, and Safe today, fill out the form below. The shout out will then be posted on the tvs in the upstairs foyer and in the cafeteria.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/177T42o5Ys3yFhcswNgeyVmOPxpXtqzTrIGpgMjWfLOE/edit?usp=sharing_eil&ts=6706e16e

Welcome to the PBIS School Store! It will be open all year long. Please see the items available to purchase with your Bartlett Bucks!

All orders must be submitted through the online school store link; in-person orders will not be accepted.

Orders placed by Wednesday at 2:00pm will be delivered by Friday of that week. Items placed Thursday and Friday will be delivered the following week.

Start saving those Bartlett Bucks!

Link to the store: https://forms.gle/6oS5avHhJ3z2TJZBA

Our course selection process has begun. Make sure to check out all of the updated information and courses that are offered here at Bartlett High School!

Course selection screens are now available for students to choose their classes for the upcoming school year. Be sure to review your options carefully and select the courses that best align with your academic and career goals. Please see attached slides for general directions and scheduling timeline.

Don't wait until the last minute--plan ahead and choose wisely!

Scholarship season is here! All active scholarships have been posted on the Guidance Department's Google Classroom for the Class of 2025. As new scholarships come in the list will be updated. Scholarship info can also be found in both Naviance and in the Guidance Office. Please take advantage of these wonderful scholarship opportunities, and if you have any scholarship related questions please ask Mrs. Granger, Scholarship Coordinator, kgranger@webster-schools.org. The list of all active scholarships are listed in the link below.

Staff, do you have a student in your room that you are concerned about?, if yes, please make sure to submit a referral. We will discuss all student names that are submitted on Wednesdays at 1:00pm during our weekly meetings.

Referral Form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScqvw5n0G6vYmrgdR25greyKzgUE3ZdUFgdhyC2Eocdxec4GQ/viewform?usp=sf_link)

Families and students have received notices of point deductions due to absences in the quarter 2 report cards. Many email reminders have been sent and many guidance meetings have been scheduled. Please encourage your student to attend the Saturday sessions to earn their points back. One Saturday session can replace up to 3 absences! The last day to make up points lost for Quarter 3 is Saturday, April 5th.

Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) will be hosting their Bartlett High School Decision Days on March 18 and 19, from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM.

On Tuesday, March 18th, the students listed will be called down for a brief presentation about QCC. Following the presentation, each student will receive a paper pass with the scheduled time for their meeting with an QCC admissions counselor in the guidance suite.

If your student is absent from school, a doctor's note that states, "the parent contacted our office to inform us their child was ill and did not attend school" is not accepted as an excused absences. These notes, however, will be considered when coding your student as "not truant". If a note has more information such as "based on the symptoms the child is presenting, our office has determined that it can be managed at home and should return to school on______", then the note will be reviewed and most likely be accepted as excused. Any further questions regarding doctor notes should be asked of the nurses' office, kpepin@webster-schools.org.

Loss of Points/Credit due to absences -

5-9 unexcused absences from a class will lose 10 points from their grade in that class for that quarter.

Grade/Credit Recovery Process:

Process 1 - Students can recover those lost points in the following quarter, if and only if, they have no more than 2 unexcused absences from that class during that quarter.

Process 2 (if last quarter of the course) - Students can work to recover lost points as soon as they reach their 5th unexcused absence by attending a 1.5 hour administrative detention session (one missed class per session). Students may attend multiple sessions to recover for multiple courses if needed. Students opting for these administrative detention sessions (ADPs) must designate which course they are attending for.

10 or more unexcused absences from a class will result in an automatic attendance failure for the quarter and receive a grade of a 40 (District Minimum Grade).

Grade/Credit Recovery Process:

Students may earn credit back by attending a 1.5 hour administrative detention session (one missed class per session). Students may attend multiple sessions to recover for multiple courses if needed. Students opting for these administrative detention sessions (ADPs) must designate which course they are attending for. They must attend enough ADP sessions to bring absences below 10 at which point the 10 point deduction will be enforced as noted above.

Attendance Matters! Here is a look at this past week's attendance percentage for each day that school was in session!

Monday March 7th - 89.6%

Tuesday 2/25 - 90.9%

Wednesday 2/26 - 91.1%

Thursday 2/27 - 88.6%

Friday 2/28 - 90.1%

Attendance Matters! Daily attendance was a little down this week, we can do better! I hope that you had a great weekend and we will see you back on the Monday at 7:30am!

A public school district may excuse up to 7-day sessions or 14-half day sessions in any period of six months.

Based on this law, students may be approved for up to 7 excused absences in a 6 month period. Excused absences are defined as follows: Illness with medical documentation, A medical appointment that must be made during the school day, Observing a recognized religious holiday when the observance is during school, A family emergency, A planned absence for a personal or educational purpose that has been approved by the school, Educational disruption caused by a student's homelessness, unplanned hospitalization, or placement in foster care or a youth development center, Dismissal by the school nurse for illness.

**Note: Vacations will not be considered excused and should be avoided during days school is in session.

Our trading post is now closed due to the upcoming move this April. However, if you are ever in the need of something, clothes or basic supplies, please let a counselor or administrator know.

Join us in showing your off Bartlett Pride! Get your new BHS swag here! Remember, if you wear your Bartlett Gear on Fridays, you can wear your jeans!!

Bartlett – Family & Friends – Signature Ink

The School Wellness for Initiative for Thriving Community Health (SWITCH), in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Office for Food and Nutrition Programs (FNP) and The John C. Stalker Institute of Food and Nutrition (JSI) is seeking ways to help educators incorporate food literacy into the classroom.

Please take five minutes to complete the survey below. Educator and teacher feedback gathered from the survey will help to inform future food literacy professional development opportunities, resources and conversations.

Survey link: https://framingham.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5jsPuAeF1regKRE

The survey will be available until March 21, 2025.

If you have any questions about the survey, please contact MassSchoolWellness@framingham.edu. Your participation is greatly appreciated!

If you have have a concern regarding the ongoing construction project, please make sure to complete the form below.