Growing Green & Gold Pride BFA: Friday, May 6, 2022, Weekly Administrative Update

This blog focuses on sharing important information, classroom work, and photos taken throughout the week.

The administrators thanked staff throughout the week with encouragement cards, treats, and smoothies. A "thank you for all that you do daily" was expressed throughout Staff Appreciation Week.

Staff enjoyed special treats made by Chef Adam Monette and his culinary students during the 5/3/22 Faculty Meeting.

Congratulations

The Business Department wants to congratulate and thank Andrew, Colin and Jillian for their positive attitudes, being supportive of their classmates, and for demonstrating excellence in Leadership Training, Accounting, Business Management, and Career Exploration.

Congratulations March 2022 Math Students of the Month:

The names are in the same order as the pictures.

Brooke Balentine, Maggie Bates, Dominick Brock,

Arianna Dunbar, Liliana Foisy, Abigail Gardner,

Alyssa Gerrish, Lauryn Johnson, Lindsey Labelle,

Isma Rashid, Molly Smith

Congratulations April 2022 Math Students of the Month:

The names are in the same order as the pictures.
Forest Berno, Hazell Chaplin, Ruby Dasaro,
Isaac Ditch, Lydia Hodgeman, Luke Holcomb,
Arianna Jones, Anna Malboeuf, Carson McDonald,
Keegan O’Bryan
Not Pictured: Maggie Ladieu

Vermont All State Music Festival. The festival is at Colchester HS, from May 5-7, 2022.

Here are the names (left to right).

Armand Messier (Choral Director)

Emily Parent (Chorus)

Elio Hagg (Chorus)

Manny Chiappinelli (Band)

Nic Paquette (Band)

Pilot DesLauriers (Chorus)

Ella Poston (Orchestra)

Penelope Noza (Band)

Eric Bushey (Instrumental Director)

Here are a few more photos. Elio, Pilot, Emily.

BFA’s Kristi Waite and Marc Johnson (’05) Welcome Baby Girl!

Read the Mercury article: https://bfamercury.org/5725/showcase/kristi-waites-family-welcomes-baby-girl/

Here is another Mercury article on the Prom Attire event: https://bfamercury.org/5717/showcase/5717/

and one more “Bobwhite Lacrosse Takes on Seahorses” by Michel Telfer: https://bfamercury.org/5746/sports/bobwhites-lacrosse-takes-on-seahorses/

Congratulations St. Albans Messenger Athlete of the Week Sierra Yates!

Congratulations St. Albans Messenger Athlete of the Week Cam Johnson!

Classroom work, clubs, other

Students from Mrs. Hebert’s and Mr. Archambault’s classes attended the Sundog Poetry “Share Your Heart, Share the World” poetry event where students worked with Vermont poets and saw guest speaker poet Bianca Stone. BFA alumnus Samuel Boudreau led one of the poetry workshops.

Photos of Elio Haag, Hazen Kellner, and August Hawkins reading their poems,

all taken by Asher Ballantine.

Franklin County Conservation District Annual Tree Sale. Students in Mrs. Magnan and Mr. Brown’s Environmental Science classes helped to organize the 9,000 trees ordered by residents in Franklin Count.

“Geometry Movie Prop Enlargement Project”. Students had to use ratio, make scale drawings, find cross-sections, perimeter, area, and volume!

Senior Information

May 3, 2022

Dear Seniors and Families:

The end of year activities are starting this week! See the calendar below.

On June 1st, seniors will pick up their caps and gowns during enrichment in the cafeteria. The cost of the cap and gown is $23. Cash or check made payable to Balfour.

Please let me know if you, your family, or any of your guests at graduation, require special needs or handicap accommodations (wheelchair, hearing impaired, etc). I will provide a list of this information to our graduation ushers and ensure that we take care of those needs.

Once again, here is an image of our end of year events: