This week's Masked Announcer was Ms. Daniel! Congratulations to Carmen Ruiz Acosta for correctly guessing our special guest! Thank you to all who participated! Keep up the awesome school spirit and good luck next week! Remember to send in your guesses via email to Ms. Smalarz (bsmalarz@webster-schools.org) immediately following the announcements on Friday morning to enter into the contest!

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 is back in session! 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 4 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 - 15, 22, 29

April - 5, 12

May - 3, 10, 17, 31

We are looking for 3 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.

Any students interested in participating in the Young Writers Creative Writing Contest should see Ms. Sanborn in Mobile 4 for an entry form. The theme for this contest is Fight or Flight. Entry forms include story starters and ideas to help you plan your writing. Stories must be 100 words or less. Students have the opportunity to be published in a book and win a $50 Amazon gift card. If you have any questions, please see or email Ms. Sanborn.

Three students from Bartlett were chosen to be included as published authors in the Young Writers' most recent contest. The theme of this year's contest was Fright Club: The Forgotten. Young Writers challenges students to write a story in 100 words or less. This is the 7th year that BHS students have participated in this contest. Young Writers will provide Bartlett High School with a complimentary copy of the book, and additional copies are available for parents to purchase. This year's published authors are Nadia Olivier, Landyn Balser, and Maya Issler (not pictured).

The "Club del Libro en Español Worcester" is organizing a Poetry Contest among Spanish speaking young writers. Our aim is high-schoolers and college kids from Massachusetts and beyond. Last year we had poems from Venezuela, Dominican Republic and other countries. Most of the writers were from Worcester. This year they are expanding their program and have invited the students at Bartlett to enter the contest if they are interested as well. There is a $300.00 prize as well as the opportunity to have their poem recorded in the Talking Books Library at the Worcester Public Library if they are chosen as the winner. Please see the two flyers below for more information and contest rules.

Moving forward, if anyone needs 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. Beginning Monday, we are asking that if you notice a construction worker parked in a BHS parking spot, to 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.

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

9:30am - 10th Grade OneGoal Presentation in Cafeteria

12:30pm - Freshman Class Meeting in Cafeteria - Course Scheduling

1:00pm - Sophomore Class Meeting in Cafeteria - Course Scheduling

1:30pm - Junior Class Meeting in Cafeteria - Course Scheduling

2:00pm - Spring Sports Meeting in Cafeteria

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

MCAS Math Retest Session 1 (students will be called to the testing room)

12:15pm - BHS Course Offerings Presentation to All Saints Academy

2:15pm - ILT Meeting in Admin Conference Room

2:15pm - DECA Club Meeting in B107

2:15pm - Freshman Club Meeting in A145

2:15pm - NEASC Steering Committee Meeting in M2

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

6:00pm - Acapella Club Meeting in M7

MCAS Math Retest Session 2 (students will be called to the testing room)

6:45am - DECA Club Meeting in B107

10:00am - BHS Course Offerings Presentation to WMS

1:00pm - BHS Course Offerings Presentation to St. Joseph's School

2:15pm - Art Club Meeting in A228

2:15pm - LGBTQ Meeting in M1

2:15pm - Junior Class Officer Meeting in M8

6:00pm - MCAS Information Night in Cafeteria

Dress Like a Leprechaun Spirit Day

MCAS Math Retest Makeup Session (students will be called to the testing room)

10:00am - Senior Scoop in Main Office 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

8:00am - 3:00pm - PD Day

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

Individual Guidance Meetings with Junior Class Students

Spring Sports Season Begins

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

2:00pm - Student Course Requests due in PowerSchool

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

2:15pm-3:10pm - CPT Meetings in assigned rooms

3:10pm-3:30pm - Department Meeting in Department Head Rooms

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 Day Spirit Day

Individual Guidance Meetings with Junior Class Students

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

Parental permission forms can be picked up in the main office.

Make sure to have a current physical on file in the nurse's office.

"We need you to be an ATHLETE here at Bartlett High School"!

Monday, March 10th

2:00pm - Spring sports meeting (Baseball- Softball- Girls & Boys Track- Girls & Boys Tennis)

Come in and get your information from coaches on practice times and expectations.

Monday, March 17th

Spring Sports Season Begins

Wednesday, March 19th

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

The Varsity Softball Team is selling "It's Indians Game Day" T-Shirts. Good for ANY Bartlett Game Day! Just $15 each! If interested, make sure to see a Varsity Softball Player or contact Coach Stawiecki at cstawiecki@webster-schools.org.

It's that time of year! If you are interested in playing a Spring sport here at Bartlett make sure to sign up. We NEED you! Boys and Girls!! Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Track!

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

Our Student Council Representatives attended the MASC State Conference this past week where they connected with peers, gained insight from expert speakers, and participated in engaging workshops. They all had some great things to say about their time away!

Deijah Delgado: "I enjoyed listening to the speakers and interacting with various people from other schools. I had a lot of fun during the get togethers and learned different ways people do things for fundraisers, activities, etc."

Jared Fallas: "I enjoyed the trip to Cape Cod. I learned that communication is one of the key components to what makes a good council. I also learned that failing is apart of life and it will make you stronger."

Irelyn Pottle: "I had enjoyed all the time I spent on the trip with my peers and have had many take aways both in student council and personally. However one of the most important take ways I’ve gotten from this trip is that I think our school would benefit from some changes. Some people in our school disagree with how our school runs some things but they do not try to help solve the problems that we have at our school. That’s why I think that if we as a community put more effort into being more involved, being open to change and new ideas I think that as simple as that sounds it could go a long way and make our school a better place for all."

Jayden Casey: "I had a great time. I loved the whole experience; meeting new people, the different activities we did, learning new things other school did that was successful, the food, getting to become closer with kids at our own school, the speeches given and the dances. It really highlighted that all the efforts and stuff for student council and different fundraisers can be accomplished and accomplish so much more than anticipated. It was really cool to see all these people who really care, want to improve and succeed all in the same room and come and work together."

Georgia LaPierre: "At the MASC conference I learned skills like speaking up, voicing my opinions, and confidently taking charge. I also had the opportunity to improve my public speaking, which was something I needed to work on."

Niel Duszlak: "The MASC Confrence displayed and taught me skills such as leadership, public speaking, and communication. Overall it was an amazing experience and a valuable trip."

Tais Tapia: "At the Masc conference i learned about the importance of paying attention to the people around you. I learned that in order to be a good leader, you need to keep all of your peers in mind. I also learned how important it is to have school spirit. Seeing how excited all the other groups were to represent their schools made me realize that we are slacking in that department. It inspired me to help make Bartlett a school to be proud of."

Students from the Drama Club are learning to sew! This past week, students began to familiarize themselves with a sewing machine and sewing tools and started a small pillow project. In addition, 3 of our students have completed the NFHS Theater Safety and have been awarded their certificates. Congratulations to Victor Almodovar, Estella Capone, and Aiden Castillo.

March Madness Spirit Days

Thursday, March 13th - Dress Like a Leprechaun

Friday, March 21st - Character Day

Friday, March 28th - College Day

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.

March 11 and 12 - Math Retest

March 13 - Math Retest Makeups

March 12 at 6:00pm in the cafeteria

Please join us for an MCAS information session regarding the recent MCAS changes and the upcoming Spring MCAS schedule.

Wednesday March 19th

10:30am - AP Mock Calculus Exam

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

Principles of Engineering students spent the week using their newly acquired programming skills to design, build, and program sensor-equipped cars with motors. Each car was designed to start when its rear sensor was activated by the previous car and to stop when it triggered the starting mechanism of the next vehicle.

IED students created kit wind turbines intended to charge rechargeable batteries. Over the past week, they measured and designed models of their turbines using the CAD program OnShape. These virtual models will serve as the foundation for designing and 3D printing mounting systems, enabling the turbines to be securely attached to various locations such as rooftops, trees, tables, window sills, and even car roofs.

Students in Mr. Nasis' Health Class show off their Vision-Board projects. They used a free, interactive online portal designed to assist them with their college & career planning. The platform offers a wide range of tools & resources tailored to help students navigate their academic and professional futures.

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!

Students -

Running until March 14th, students have the opportunity to be entered into a weekly raffle if they keep their phones away and never use their phones in class (this includes headphone use). A student who puts their phone in the classroom phone holder will receive two entries for that class period. Each week, one lucky winner will be chosen from the entries, and their teacher will also win a prize! Let’s keep those screens off and our minds focused!

How it Works (For Staff Only, Not to be Shared with Students):
Students who keep their phone away and never use their phone in class (including headphones) will have their names submitted by the designated block teacher to be entered in the raffle each day. A student who puts their phone in the classroom phone holder will receive two entries for that class period.

Raffle Entry Link for Staff to Enter Names: https://forms.gle/4VvLNLYj5GdaSzG1A

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

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.

Seniors, ever wonder about going to college but you don’t know what you want to study? Come to the QCC presentation on March 18-19, 2025, at 8:30 am in the BHS cafeteria!

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 2/24 - 89.0%

Tuesday 2/25 - 91.5%

Wednesday 2/26 - 90.0%

Thursday 2/27 - 93.0%

Friday 2/28 - 90.8%

Attendance Matters! Daily attendance continues to go up! 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

Please find the latest newsletter for all things Webster Farm to School attached here. Lots of good stuff in this issue!

Reminder, emails have been sent out to all 3 schools regarding seed and seedling starting participation. If you are interested in taking part, please fill out the Google form for your school below. This opportunity is open to everyone and a great way to get students interested in garden/farming topics.

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.