Support Students During Tomorrow’s Burlington Community Scholarship Foundation Telethon

This information originally appeared on the Burlington Cable Access Television Website

Click here for a brief message from BCSF President Jack Ferren 

It’s time once again to help Burlington students looking to further their education by attending a college or university.

The 20th Annual Burlington Community Scholarship Foundation’s (BCSF) Dollars for Scholars Telethon will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. It will run live on Burlington Cable Access Television’s Education Channel (Comcast – 22, Verizon – 40, RCN – 13).

The telethon, hosted by BCSF President Jack Ferren, will featuring three segments – one on education, one with businesses and a third with town officials. The groups come in and give donations and speak about their work.

“It’s Burlington on TV,” Ferren explained.

Viewers looking to support scholarships for Burlington students will also be given a chance to call in and make a donation. Also, from Tuesday, Oct. 14 to Thursday, Oct. 16, student volunteers will be calling residents to solicit donations to the cause.

BCSF, a non profit 501c3e, was founded in 1988 with the mission of helping Burlington residents defray college expenses, Ferren said. Since it began the organization has awarded $8 million in scholarships.

In 2013, The BCSF awarded 38 scholarships to high school graduates for a total of $80,000. The Adopt a Class program sponsored by Northern Bank & Trust awarded 28 scholars for a total of $22,500. Also last year, BCSF awarded six scholarships to Burlington Adults who have returned or began school, totaling $12,000.

Additionally under the BCSF umbrella the Burlington High School awarded $205,000.

“The grand total for 2013 in total scholarship awards collectively with the Burlington Community Scholarship Foundation and BHS program are; 397 individual scholarships totaling $315,000,” the organization’s annual report states.

Also in 2013 the organization became part of the Dollars for Scholars National Association, Ferren said.

“We took the foundation from local to global,” he said. “Graduates are now eligible for scholarships all over the world.”

Along with making a donation during the week of the telethon, Burlington residents can also support the foundation when they pay their town real estate tax, excise tax or water bill.

Great Opportunity For Burlington Youth Soccer Players To Connect With BHS Varsity Teams

This Sunday, 9/28 at Marshall Simonds Middle School, the Burlington High School Boys and Girls Soccer Programs will be presenting their second annual Varsity Day event.

 

This program provides Burlington Youth Soccer players the opportunity to train and be coached by our high school Varsity teams, in an attempt to build a relationship based on support, positive reinforcement, and player development. 

 

This program is free of cost and will take place at Marshall Simonds Middle School.  U8 and U10 players will participate from 1-3pm, and U12 and U14 players will be participating from 3-5pm.  This fun and informative training session will include free t-shirts, competitions, and give aways. This is a great opportunity not just for Burlington Youth Soccer, but also for our high schoolers to see the positive impact they can have on their community using athletics.

 

We hope to see you on the field on Sunday. 

53 BHS Students Earn Advanced Placement Awards

Congratulations to the 53 students (listed below) at Burlington High School who have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams.

The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. About 22 percent of the 2.2 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award.

The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP Exams.

At Burlington High School:

1 student qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average score of 4 or higher on a five-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.

 Nicholas Fahey

12 students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are:

Cecilia Chiang
Harsh Dedhiya
Stephanie Desrochers
Nicholas Fahey
Helena Keown
Abhishek Kulkarni
Marko Lazarevic
Samantha Lee
Matthew Martin
Amit Patel
Shamsh Shaikh
Rachel Vozikis
Lina Wu

10 students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are:

Irina Grigoryeva
Sarah Jamal-Eddine
Nicholas Merlino
Alexandra Minghella
Rachel Murgo
Eric Salina
Timothy Sunnerberg
Nikhil Thakkar
Mark Whitney
Xin Zhang

29 students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with scores of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are:

Gabriel Arcaro
Hope Becker
Ansh Bhammar
Alyssa Cameron
Natasha Chatterjee
Jonathan Chellali
Kyle Glennon
Dora Kadish
Yash Kamani
Ashay Lokhande
Kevin Macdonald
Jordan Mathieson
G A. Maurer
Pranav Menon
Rachel Merullo
Edmund Mitchell
Lance Olney
Gilad Oved
Dipen Patel
Kush Patel
William Poirier
Joseph Sateriale
Erin Savage
Michael Seleman
Shivesh Shah
Stuti Shah
Kumaraman Srivastav
Meghan Winters
Lawrence Yu

Of this year’s award recipients at Burlington High School, 11 are juniors. These students have at least one more year in which to complete college-level work and possibly earn a higher-level AP Scholar Award.

Through 34 different college-level courses and exams, AP provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit or advanced placement and stand out in the college admission process. Each exam is developed by a committee of college and university faculty and AP teachers, ensuring that AP Exams are aligned with the same high standards expected by college faculty at some of the nation’s leading liberal arts and research institutions. More than 3600 colleges and universities annually receive AP scores. Most four-year colleges in the United States provide credit and/or advanced placement for qualifying exam scores. Research consistently shows that AP students who score a 3 or higher on AP Exams (based on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest) typically experience greater academic success in college and have higher college graduation rates than students who do not participate in AP.

The College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the College Board was created to expand access to higher education. Today, the membership association is made up of over 6,000 of the world’s leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. Each year, the College Board helps more than seven million students prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success — including the SAT® and the Advanced Placement Program. The organization also serves the education community through research and advocacy on behalf of students, educators and schools.

BHS TED-Ed Club Presentations

The BHS TED-Ed Club students will be presenting this afternoon in the Fogleberg Performing Arts Center at BHS.  Please check out the topics at the link above.

Thank you to Ms. Scheffer for bringing the TED-Ed Club to BHS.

 

Summer Reading – Common Questions Answered

As was discussed at School Committee last night, Burlington High School will be bringing back Summer Reading this summer. BHS Department Head, Ben Lally, has linked a great overview of BHS Summer Reading in the post below. There is a list of frequently asked questions as well as an overview of the assignments that students will have too complete when they return from summer vacation.

BHS Post Graduation Party Fundraiser

Burlington High

Class of 2014

Post Grad Party Fundraiser

Roche Bros will donate 5% of each sale

Between the

Hours of 3pm – 6pm on March 27, 2014

Just give your receipt to one of our volunteers, a Senior or a Parent

at the front of the store.

That’s it, you have nothing else to do.

As parents, we turn to you for help in making the

Post Graduation Party a success.

Thank you from the BHS Post Graduation Party

Committee.

Breakfast Pilot at BHS

Breakfast will be offered daily in the high school cafeteria beginning on Monday, January 27th until Friday February 28th.  Breakfast will be served from 7:00 a.m. till 8:30 a.m. and will include the following daily options:

• Assorted breakfast sandwiches served with fruit selections and milk
• Assorted muffins and cheese sticks with fruit selections and milk
• Assorted bagels with cream cheese with fruit selections and milk
• Assorted Whole grain reduced sugar cereals with fruit selections and milk
• Yogurt Parfait with fruit selections and milk
• Fruit Smoothie with fruit selections and milk

The full price for a student meal is $3.00, the reduced priced meal is $0.30, and a student milk $1.00. An adult full price meal is $4.00.

Thank you to Food Service Director Karen Damaso and the cafeteria staff for initiating the pilot.

 

Help Us Help Best Buddies With Their Nonperishable Food Drive

HS and MS Report Cards Will Be Mailed Thursday

Due to a network outage across the town offices and the schools yesterday, the mailing of the middle school and high school report cards has been pushed back one day. The report cards will now be mailed out on Thursday, November 7.

The Roadmap to College Admission

Please come to Burlington High School for an important, free event. The feedback from prior years has been positive. Student are encouraged to attend.