Weekly Administrative Update

Dear Families,

As we prepare to take time off from school (February 24th-March 4th), for our Winter break, we want to bring attention to how much we appreciate everyone who has developed a routine for making school and attendance a priority. Every day of school is an important opportunity for students to learn as well as connect to peers and their teachers. Attendance Matters: Be Here, Be Engaged, Be Inspired in Learning.

If your family or your child needs support in any way, please reach out to their school counselor. The following are additional resources found in our community:

Northwestern Counseling & Support Services, (802) 524-6554

Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity

(Community Action: Food, Housing, Fuel), (802) 527-7392

Division of Economic Services (Reach-Up, 3 Squares, Utilities Assistance), (800) 479-6151

United Way 2-1-1 Information Hotline: Dial 211 for community, health, and human resources

We look forward to seeing you again when school resumes on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 8:10. Wednesday will be a seven-period class schedule.

Wishing all families an enjoyable, restful, and safe break.

Sincerely,

Polly Rico, Principal

Be Here, Be Engaged, Be Inspired in Learning!

On February 7, 2025, 27 students from the music department participated in the District Music Festival hosted by Enosbugh Falls High School. Students performed in the festival chorus, band, & wind ensemble. Chloe Weinstein (Voice) and Madeleine Messier (Violin) performed solos for the scholarship portion of the concert. We are proud of our talented BFA Music students and their efforts at the District Music Festival!

Don Allard A multiple-sport athlete for BFA-St. Albans in the late 1950s, Don Allard was a key player on the Bobwhites' football championship clubs in 1958 and 1959. In track and field, Allard captured the discus stat title in 1960 with a throw of 146 feet, 11 inches, a mark that still stands as BFA's school record. He was also a member of BFA's championship medley relay squad and a finalist in the 100-yard dash. After graduating from BFA, Allard earned a football scholarship to Michigan State University before injuries cut his collegiate career short.

Bert Berthiaume has coached a wide-range of sports, notably the softball program at BFA-St. Albans, where he has accumulated 562 wins, 10 state titles and 20 Metro league crowns. Berthiaume, a retired math teacher at BFA, also coached basketball, field hockey, soccer and volleyball at the Franklin County school. As a student-athlete at Missisquoi, he won two state titles and also picked up another crown as head coach with Milton girls soccer.

On Saturday, at the Vermont State Dance Championship, the Varsity Dance Team placed 3rd in both the Pom and Jazz categories. With this placement the team made program history by qualifying both routines for the New England Dance Competition! We are so beyond proud of these dancers. They will be going to Trumbull, CT on March 15th to the New England Championship!

Congratulations to the February 2025 Math Students of the Month!

Pictured L to R and top to bottom.

Molly Bernard, Maggie Duffy, Cole Howrigan, Makayla Couture, Luc Gonyeau, Sophia Mead, Laura Persons, Wyatt Rainville, Anastasia Couture, and Alexis Lafreniere!