On May 15th, we will be visited by the MA State Police. They will be presenting an interactive Teen Driver Safety Program to all Juniors and Seniors. The Think Fast program is designed to be fun, interactive, and tailored to each age group and region, while also conveying safety information based on state and national guidelines.

Saturday School continues! Whether you are coming for extra help, lost attendance points, or an assigned consequence, come join us and get ahead!

Reminder - Times: 8am-12pm (must stay for the whole time). Come prepared with any work you may have and a charged chromebook. Breakfast and a snack are provided. Transportation is available at general pick up and drop off locations, if interested please let us know.

Upcoming Saturday School Dates:

Last 2 Saturday School Dates: May - 17th, 31st

We had a four way tie this week in the guessing! All four of the winners will receive bartlett bucks. Out of the four, one lucky winner was randomly chosen for the gift card. Mrs DeCourcey was the speaker, and the winner of the gift card was Nadia Olivier! We look forward to next week, keep those guesses coming in to Ms. Smalarz, bsmalarz@webster-schools.org.

The Super Team Banquet was held this past Thursday at The Thompson Speedway. The students did a great job presenting their speeches before receiving their awards!

The Junior/Senior Prom was held this past Saturday at Pleasant Valley Country Club. Everyone had a great time!

Mass Insight is offering a FREE Summer Bridge program for students interested in taking AP courses next year! It is a one-week course with 2 separate program dates available with morning (8:30 AM - 11:15 AM) and afternoon (2:15 PM - 5:00 PM) sessions available.

• Week 1 (August 4-8, 2025) offers Introduction to AP Calculus, Introduction to AP Chemistry, Introduction to AP Statistics , and AP Study Skills for All.
• Week 2 (August 11-15, 2025) offers Introduction to AP Biology, Introduction to AP Language & Composition, Introduction to AP Literature & Composition, Introduction to AP Physics, Introduction to AP Pre-Calculus, and AP Science Study Skills.

Please see the attached poster for more details!

WMS Drama Proudly Presents: Dorothy in Wonderland

Please join us on May 15th and 16th at 6:30 for a delightful musical experience, where both Dorothy and Alice find themselves and their friends lost in Wonderland trying to get home. Tickets are $5 and will be sold at the door.

Students must ride the busses that are assigned to them according to where they live. Students will not be allowed onto a bus if it is not their assigned pickup location or their assigned bus. In the afternoon, students MUST board the busses at BHS. If a student goes to WMS to get on the bus, they WILL NOT be allowed onto the bus.

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.

The slideshow listing the key information regarding log entries is included below.

This is not allowed under any circumstance. If you have forgotten your lunch, a family member can always bring your lunch to the main office. They must come into the office and bring it to Ms. Donnelly who will hold it until your lunch period. Door Dash and other delivery services will not be allowed into the building moving forward. This is explained in detail in our handbook.

The use is not allowed in our classrooms from the beginning of the class until the end of the class. There are no exceptions to this. Please look in our handbook for the specific details. Reminder that if you put your phone in the door holder for the class period you will receive Bartlett Bucks each time!

Our school day begins at 7:30am. This is the time that you need to be in your first period class. Saturday schools will be utilized for continued tardiness to school in the 4th quarter, for every 5 tardies to school, students will receive 1 Saturday School. If you are a sports player or take part in an after school activity, you MUST be here by 8am in order to participate.

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 3 hour Saturday School session (up to 3 missed classes per session). Students may attend multiple sessions to recover for multiple courses if needed.

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 3 hour Saturday School session (up to 3 missed classes per session). Students may attend multiple sessions to recover for multiple courses if needed. They must attend enough Saturday School sessions to bring absences below 10 at which point the 10 point deduction will be enforced as noted above.

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.

StudySync Benchmark 3 in all StudySync ELA classes

8:00am - AP Calculus Exam

2:15pm - NHS Officer Meeting in 278

2:15pm - Marching Band Club in 178A

2:15pm - Yearbook Club Meeting in A228

2:15pm - Drama Club Meeting in M1

3:30pm - Boys Tennis vs. Grafton (home)

3:30pm - Girls Tennis vs. Grafton (away)

3:30pm - Varsity Softball vs. Oxford (home)

StudySync Benchmark 3 in all StudySync ELA classes

8:00am - AP Precalculus Exam

2:15pm - DECA Club Meeting in M7

2:15pm - Freshman Class Officer Meeting in 270

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

3:30pm - Varsity Baseball vs. Auburn (away)

3:30pm - Varsity Softball vs. Quaboag (home)

3:30pm - Boys Tennis vs. Quaboag (home) *DH Pro Sets

3:30pm - Boys Track vs. Millbury (away) *SWCL Championship

6:00pm - Acapella Club Meeting in 178B

StudySync Benchmark 3 in all StudySync ELA classes

6:45am - DECA Club Meeting in M13

8:00am - AP Lang Exam

2:15pm - Art Club Meeting in A228

2:15pm - Junior Class Officer Meeting in M8

2:15pm - LGBTQ Meeting in M1

3:30pm - Boys Tennis vs. Millbury (away)

3:30pm - Girls Tennis vs. Millbury (home)

3:30pm - Varsity Baseball vs. Millbury (home)

3:30pm - Varsity Softball vs. Millbury (home)

3:30pm - Girls Track vs. Millbury (away) *SWCL Championship

StudySync Benchmark 3 Makeups in all StudySync ELA classes

8:00am - AP Spanish Exam

8:30am - MA State Police Think Fast Program in Cafeteria (all Juniors and Seniors)

2:15pm - Senior Class Officer Meeting in A144

2:15pm - Sophomore Class Officer Meeting in M8

3:00pm - Girls Tennis vs. Worcester South (away)

4:00pm - Boys Tennis vs. Whitinsville Christian (home)

StudySync Benchmark 3 Makeups in all StudySync ELA classes

12:00pm - AP Psychology Exam

3:30pm -Varsity Softball vs. Leicester (away)

4:00pm - Varsity Baseball vs. Oxford (home)

4:00pm - Boys Tennis vs. Oxford (away at Nichols College)

8:00am - Saturday School at WMS

8:00am - Band/Acapella trip to Six Flags

2:15pm - NHS Officer Meeting in 278

2:15pm - Marching Band Club in 178A

2:15pm - Yearbook Club Meeting in A228

2:15pm - Drama Club Meeting in M1

3:30pm - Boys Tennis vs. Southbridge (away)

3:30pm - Varsity Softball vs. Southbridge (home)

7:45am - MCAS Math Session 1

6:00pm - Acapella Club Meeting in 178B

6:45am - DECA Club Meeting in M13

7:45am - MCAS Math Session 2

7:45am - Senior EoC Exam in Cafeteria

12:00pm - BV Hub START Graduation

2:15pm - Art Club Meeting in A228

2:15pm - Junior Class Officer Meeting in M8

2:15pm - LGBTQ Meeting in M1

Quarter 4 Closes for Seniors

i-Ready ELA Testing in Homerooms

7:45 - MCAS Math Makeups

2:15pm - Senior Class Officer Meeting in A144

2:15pm - Sophomore Class Officer Meeting in M8

3:30pm - Varsity Softball vs. Montachusett (home)

6:30pm - Spring Music Concert

i-Ready ELA Testing in Homerooms

Senior Final Exams - A Day Periods 1 and 2

7:45 - MCAS Math Makeups

**Proctors and Testing Rooms TBD

Monday, May 12

Students will eat 2nd Lunch

8:00am-12:00pm - AP Calculus Exam

Tuesday, May 13

Students will eat 2nd Lunch

8:00am-12:00pm - AP Precalculus Exam

Wednesday, March 14

Students will eat 2nd Lunch

8:00am-12:00pm - AP Lang Exam

Thursday, March 15

Students will eat 2nd Lunch

8:00am-12:00pm - AP Spanish Exam

Friday, March 16

Students will eat 1st Lunch

12:00pm-4:00pm - AP Psychology Exam

May 12, 13, 14 - StudySync Benchmark 3 Testing in all ELA classes that use StudySync

May 15, 16 - Makeup StudySync Benchmark 3 Testing in all ELA classes that use StudySync

Tuesday, May 20 - MCAS Math Session 1

Wednesday, May 21 - MCAS Math Session 2

Thursday and Friday, May 22-23 - MCAS Math Makeups

Thursday, May 22 - i-Ready ELA Testing in Homerooms

Friday, May 23 - i-Ready ELA Testing in Homerooms

Senior exams begin on Friday, May 23. Please provide me with a hard copy of your exams by the end of the day on Friday, May 16th. I will have a folder on the outside of my door so that you can drop them off even if I am not there. Please make sure that you label the exam with your name, the course name, and the class period.

Reminder that all students are required to take a final exam during the assigned exam period, except for those seniors that have met the exemption eligibility as it is listed in our handbook. Students that miss the exam period, and have not pre-arranged a makeup date with myself due to medical reasons, will receive a zero for the exam. Do not arrange for alternative days for students to take exams if they know that they are not going to be there on the day of the exam.

Reminder - in order to play you must be at school by 8:00am! All coaches will hold students to this expectation.

Monday, May 12th

3:30pm - Boys Tennis vs. Grafton (home)

3:30pm - Girls Tennis vs. Grafton (away)

3:30pm - Varsity Softball vs. Oxford (home)

Tuesday, May 13th

3:30pm - Varsity Baseball vs. Auburn (away)

3:30pm - Varsity Softball vs. Quaboag (home)

3:30pm - Boys Tennis vs. Quaboag (home) *DH Pro Sets

3:30pm - Boys Track vs. Millbury (away) *SWCL Championship

Wednesday, May 14th

3:30pm - Boys Tennis vs. Millbury (away)

3:30pm - Girls Tennis vs. Millbury (home)

3:30pm - Varsity Baseball vs. Millbury (home)

3:30pm - Varsity Softball vs. Millbury (home)

3:30pm - Girls Track vs. Millbury (away) *SWCL Championship

Thursday, May 15th

3:00pm - Girls Tennis vs. Worcester South (away)

4:00pm - Boys Tennis vs. Whitinsville Christian (home)

Friday, May 16th

3:30pm -Varsity Softball vs. Leicester (away)

4:00pm - Varsity Baseball vs. Oxford (home)

4:00pm - Boys Tennis vs. Oxford (away at Nichols College)

Monday, May 19th

3:30pm - Boys Tennis vs. Southbridge (away)

3:30pm - Varsity Softball vs. Southbridge (home)

Thursday, May 22nd

3:30pm - Varsity Softball vs. Montachusett (home)

Bartlett Baseball & Softball teams are raising funds for the American Cancer Society. We'll honor the lives lost to cancer, celebrate survivors, and support the caregivers who so selflessly help others. Softball dedicated their game, Tuesday, May 6th and Baseball will be dedicating their game Monday, May 19th. Both games will begin at 3:30. Join us & donate today.

Senior Overnight Party

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 still 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.

The Class of 2027 is selling chocolate bars for $1 each throughout the month of May. Anyone interested in purchasing a candy bar can see Mr. Paradise (tparadise@webster-schools.org) or a participating member of the sophomore class outside of school hours.

The students in the 18 - 22 program are holding a plant start sale.

Plants are available for purchase from May 27-June 13th.

Prices start at $3.00

Plants Available:

Herbs - Basil, Cilantro, Parsley, Dill

Vegetables - Cherry Tomatoes, Zucchini, Lettuce, Cucumbers, Sugar Snap Peas, Green Beabs

Flowers - Zinnias, Marigolds, Dahlias, Nasturtiums

Plant starts are perfect for: Backyard Gardens, Container Gardens, Porch Pots, Window Sill Herb Gardens

Watch for order forms and complete plant lists soon! If you have any questions, please contact Yvonne Lambert at ylambert@webster-schools.org.

On Tuesday, May 6th, the BV Hub welcomed over 300 students to a collaborative event uniting high school seniors from across central MA, who are still considering their post-secondary options, with nearby businesses eager to recruit fresh talent. The gathering took place on the Concourse at Polar Park, where students, schools, businesses, and organizations came together for a morning dedicated to exploring career options, networking, and conducting interviews.

Bartlett's students in attendance were Urmi Dabhi, Cayleb Mercure, Kole Sebastyanski, and Derek Cappas-Monserrate. They explored career opportunities in Healthcare, IT & Electronics, Welding, and Clean Water.

On Friday, May 9th, select students from Webster Middle School and Bartlett from the CTE and Innovative Pathway Programs attended the One8 Foundation Showcase in Boston. All of the students did a fantastic job showcasing their projects!

Want a fun summer with purpose? Innovation, Design, and Engineering Academy (IDEA) is back again, immersing students in experiential learning, combining college-level topics with human-centered design to build leadership, creativity, and collaboration. Led by industry professionals, IDEA equips students with practical skills for college, trades, or careers, bridging traditional education with real-world expertise. IDEA2025 will host 4 cohorts (Health & Psychology, Computer Science & AI, Engineering & Manufacturing, and Business & Financial Literacy) at Boston University from July 7th to 25th from 9-2 PM where students end each day working on a project of their choice with mentorship. The program is three weeks for $300, with ample merit scholarships and financial aid opportunities; https://www.thestatelesscollective.org/ideapply2025

Students continue to work on dribbling, passing and shooting skills while playing, Around the World, Hot Shots, Master Blaster, HORSE/PIG, and modified game play during their basketball unit. During the next unit, students will be assessing their fitness levels through a battery of fitness test. Seniors will begin to prepare for final exams and graduation.

Hello Webster families! Please join us at a Worcester Bravehearts game for a fun, family evening to help support the Bartlett High School PBIS program. A portion of every ticket sold will go directly to the PBIS team so we can provide great activities for our students! It is the perfect way to have some fun and support your local high school. Tickets can be bought through the attached QR code.

Date: June 14th

Time: 6:30pm

Cost: Tickets - $12/person

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

The majority of local scholarships are now closed but a few with later deadlines are still available. We also will continue to post any new scholarship opportunities that become available, such as the Kathleen E. Czechowski Memorial Scholarship of Discovery House Preschool and Daycare Center, which was just posted today and has a deadline of May 23, 2025. This scholarship, and any other active scholarships, are available via Naviance or you can see Mrs. Granger for an application.

Students and families have received both letters and emails regarding quarter 3 attendance point deductions. Please encourage your student to attend the Saturday sessions to earn their points back. One Saturday session can replace up to 3 absences!

In quarter 4, students and families have and will continue to receive notices of attendance point deductions throughout the quarter as they occur. There will be no time to make up the lost points once the 4th quarter ends, so please make sure to encourage your student to attend Saturday school sessions immediately after getting the notice before it is too late.

Attendance Matters!

Here is a look at this past week's daily attendance:

Monday, May 5 - 88.6%

Tuesday, May 6 - 93.0%

Wednesday, May 7 - 92.8%

Thursday, May 8 - 92.3%

Friday, May 9 - 92.5%

We are doing better! See you all at 7:10am!

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!!

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