PHOTOS & MORE!
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Arbor Day:
Today BFA Interact celebrated Arbor Day by planting a large maple tree in front of BFA's historic South Building. The tree replaces one lost in the past and is part of the city's larger mission of planting 50 trees a year. St. Albans is well known for its "treescape" which was no accident. Dr. Carmola and Johh Thoren started this mission more than 30 years ago by transplanting trees from a property on French Hill to the city streets. During their lifetime this dynamic duo planted more than 500 trees in St. Albans. The city has taken over this vital mission and maintains 1,700 trees throughout St. Albans. This story is a beautiful illustration of how a few committed people can make a huge difference.
Music News:
Aria Garceau and Nathaniel Cobb are chosen for the 2021 VT All-State Music Festival.Both Aria and Nathaniel prepared and recorded their All-State solo this year remotely and were honored with acceptance into the prestigious 2021 All-State Music Festival. With their own private teachers, they prepared and recorded the challenging solos required for this audition. All of BFA Music are particularly proud of their accomplishment this year especially because it required such personal drive and dedication. The festival in it’s normal format will not happen this year but will be replaced with a virtual festival on the 15th of May.
Nathaniel has played in every district music festival since his 5th grade year on either oboe or alto saxophone. He has performed with the Enosburgh Town Band since 5th grade playing with other musicians of all ages every Tuesday night and concertizing with that group all Summer long. Nathaniel has made All-State all four years of high school on the alto saxophone and plans to major in saxophone performance at the Crane School of Music in Potsdam, NY.
Aria has also participated in district music festivals since middle school, starting as early as 4th grade as a violinist in the District String Festival that year. This is also her fourth year of being accepted into the All-State Band and she also made the All New England Band her sophomore year. Aria is planning to attend Clarkson University next year to major in Civil Engineering but plans to both play in the Clarkson Pep Band and take music classes next door at the Crane School of Music.
Aria says “My advice to the underclassman would be to take advantage of the music festivals and to stay in band throughout high school. Band is a great community and you get to learn new things and meet new people you may not have known if you weren’t in band!”
Nathaniel’s advice to future generations of BFA musicians is: “Stay involved with music, take chances when opportunities present themselves, even if it is challenging, you might find it is something that you love. And join jazz band! It’s fun!”
Spring Sports:
Teen Talk:
Senior Communication:
Here is the link for the Live YouTube Event held on Tuesday, April 27th. https://youtu.be/rOBY-vtcxNg
Culminating Events Calendar: View our Senior Events Calendar & Save the Dates:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOBY-vtcxNg
Also, here is the link for the sign-up genius. We appreciate all of your support for these fun end-of-the-year activities!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B4EACAB2CA1F85-bfasenior
