We Are BFA!

Congratulations

Cora Thomas!

Two-time National Silver Gloves Champion, in the 15/16 age category.

Congratulations SASA Leafs

The Saint Albans Messenger reported, "On January 28 to 29, the SASA Leafs Special Needs hockey team traveled to Weston, MA, to take on the East Coasts Jumbos in a weekend series."  Click here for the article: SASA Leafs set new personal best in Boston

Congratulations BFA Alpine Team

Ian MacKenzie recaps BFAs independent alpine racers busy week, complete with a top 10 finish and snow thrones. Click here for the article: BFA Alpine Update

Celebrate Black History Month

Celebrate Black History Month with the Social Justice Club in the cafeteria lobby next week, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday...there will be a gallery of info, art, culture, and trivia with prizes!

The Local Scholarship Event

Over 90 seniors joined their school counselors in the library on February 15th for the Local Scholarship Event. Students worked feverishly throughout the enrichment period to start their applications and better understand the process of funding their college journey. Special thanks to Jaime Bristol, Peter Jones, and Scott Coolege for attending and supporting our seniors throughout the event. Special thanks to Stephanie Gagnon, Martina Newell, Amy Turner and the local scholarships committees for all of the work they do behind the scenes to make the local scholarship process work smoothly.

Governor's Institute of Vermont

This past Wednesday, interested BFA students attended an information session with the Governor's Institute of Vermont. Every year BFA sends 6-8 students to GIV's statewide institutes drawing from youth talent across Vermont.

Participants are not only able to dive deeper into shared passions and interests, being a GIV scholar opens the doors to scholarships, new friendships and professional contacts.

Check out this year's GIV institutes at: https://giv.org/institutes/summer-2023/

One Act Play

Cast of the One Act Play practicing posture for their production of The Chips Are Down, a play by Don Zolodis set in the 1950s during the “red scare”.  Shows are on March 30th and April 1st.

The Mercury

Mackenzie Chamberlain (‘23) helps select Mercury archive articles to include in this year’s special print edition!

Journalism Class

Students in Larissa Hebert’s Journalism class recently examined the results of the MRUSD Equity Committee’s Listening Sessions to determine whose voices in the community needed to be captured. Out of their work, these are the community profiles that students wrote and have been published in The Mercury (more community profiles forthcoming):

“Pay it forward”- Vicki Isham Shares Her Heartfelt Story of Love- by Hannah Branon

Comstock Creates Safe and Welcoming Space for Local Youth- by Luke Holcomb

Ward (‘23) Keeps It Clean-by River Dalley

“Service to the Community” – Remembering Al Corey- by Rachel Ledoux


Bombardier-Working to Make “Kids Happy”- by Madison Gagner


Meet Stephanie Gagnon- by Auguste Kaeding

Noza (’24) Contributes to Community Conversation- by Anna Bouchard

Spanish III Class

Students in Señora Salemno's Spanish 3 class practice their preterite verbs with preguntas pasadas, or passed questions.

Winter Sports

Dance Team Competition Feb. 11th

Unified Sports

No snow, that’s ok; we will play Floorball instead! All are welcome, Thursdays 3-4 pm at the Collins Perley Sports Complex!

Bobwhites Basketball

Bobwhites Hockey

Comets Basketball

February 14, 2023, Comets Basketball Senior Night!  
Six Seniors: Ella Reynolds, Allie Bushey, Kalli Tabor, Hannah Branon, 

Lauren-Kate Garceau, and Madison Carey.

Comets Hockey

Spring Sports Sign-ups

A message from the BFA Athletic Department; Spring sports sign-ups are open on the BFA Athletics Website. If you are interested in spring sports, please don't wait to sign up. Registration closes on or before March 15.  Here is a link to the Athletic Website: https://sites.google.com/a/maplerun.org/athletics/

Back in Time

On February 12, 1982, BFA students and many community partners created the world's largest snowman (Guinness World Record at the time) in Taylor Park. His name was Abe, after President Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is February 12. His official height was 47 feet, 10 inches.

Yearbook Order Deadline

The last day to order the 2022-2023 yearbook is Friday, February 24th! This is the only way to guarantee that you will have one in June! It will contain memories to last a lifetime!
Online ordering link:
https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A08772600

Parent Teacher Organization

Are you interested in joining our 

Parent Teacher Organization mailing list?  

Click here to get involved!

Save the Dates

Principal Search

Good Afternoon,

I would like to once again thank you for your input and support as we navigate the hiring process for the next Principal of BFA. To those who participated in the input session, thank you! To those who participated on the interview committee, thank you for the time, energy, and thoughtful discussions we shared. We are pleased to announce that Polly Rico is our principal finalist and Polly will have opportunities to meet with the wider school community on Monday, February 20th, to answer your questions.

Please Save the Date!
Monday, February 20th, from 6:00-6:45pm, BFA students, parents/guardians, and community members are invited to meet in the BFA Library and will have a chance to ask questions to Polly and provide feedback.

Your input and feedback are greatly appreciated -- please plan to provide written feedback that will be considered prior to the superintendent's nomination to the Maple Run Unified School District Board of Directors. At the forums on Monday, Polly will share her experience and preparation for a principal position and will be available to answer questions that you have.

Thank you,
Casey Provost
MRUSD Human Resources Director