The Week Ahead 11/24

We have been generously donated 50 turkeys from "Our Bright Future". If your family is in need of a turkey for Thanksgiving this year, please complete this form. This will be first come, first serve. Turkeys will be delivered to one of the schools (which school to be determined) on Monday afternoon, and must be able to be picked up on Tuesday (time to be determined). We will reach out to you by phone if you will be receiving a turkey on Monday afternoon. If we are unable to reach you on Monday afternoon, we will move to the next family on the list. If you did not make the cutoff, we will let you know via email on Monday afternoon.

Our Thanksgiving Spirit Week continues! Look for members of the Fall Cheerleading team in the cafeteria during both lunches on Monday, November 24th - Tuesday, November 25th to sign up and help your grade level win the spirit competition at next week's pep rally!

Monday - Character Day (dress as your favorite cartoon, movie, tv character, no masks/facepaint!)

Tuesday - Twin Day (find your partner and dress alike!)

Wednesday - Green and White Day (lets fill the gym with a wave of Green and White!)

Each year, the superintendent chooses a student to recognize for their outstanding accomplishments. This year, the student chosen was Nathan Cole! Nathan was recognized this past week at the School Committee Meeting by Superintendent Pierangeli. Nathan will be further recognized at the Worcester County Superintendent's Association Annual Scholar Recognition Luncheon on March 25, 2026 at Holy Cross in Worcester. Please join me in congratulating Nathan on a job well done!

Nathan Cole is a high-achieving senior who currently holds the top rank in his graduating class. He maintained the number one position throughout his junior year and continues to lead academically as a senior. Nathan is enrolled in the Manufacturing Pathway and is gaining valuable technical experience through an IT internship with the local middle school.

A dedicated scholar, Nathan has consistently earned honor roll distinction every quarter of his high school career. He challenges himself academically, having completed one Advanced Placement (AP) course as a junior and expanding his coursework to three AP classes during his senior year.

In addition to his academic excellence, Nathan is an active leader in his school community. He has been a member of the National Honor Society (NHS) since his junior year and currently serves as NHS President, exemplifying his commitment to scholarship, leadership, service, and character.

Nathan’s blend of academic achievement, leadership, and hands-on technical experience reflects his strong work ethic and dedication to excellence in all pursuits.

Bartlett is trying to figure out what staff would like to see added next to our Program of Studies! We are trying to gauge interest as to one of our next possible school pathways. Attached is a survey link and flyer with a QR code. Please let us know what you think would be best for our students; Graphic Design and Visual Communication, Early Education and Care, or Computer Science! Detailed explanations of each area is outline below!

Looking for some new Bartlett Gear? BHS has partnered with Josten's to create a new way to order. Check out the Mascot Shop and get some new clothes for our Spirit Fridays! They have sent us some coupon codes below if you are interested in ordering.

Save the Date!

Saturday, December 13th

Breakfast: 8am-11am

Craft Fair: 8am-1pm

Congratulations to our winner this week, Ryan Blackmore!

Are you interested in participating? Can you guess the correct answers about the staff? If you have an answer, be the first to email Ms. Smalarz , bsmalarz@webster-schools.org, with the correct answer to win a prize!

Here is the link to this year's handbook. Please make sure to review this book with your student(s).

Days: Every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (not offered on Tuesdays or half days)

Time - 2:15pm-2:45pm

Location - BHS Cafeteria

All high school students are to sit in the middle to back of the bus. High school students should not be sitting with middle school students in the front of the bus.

Make sure to keep reminding students that Saturday School is available to them. With a new quarter just starting, its a great way for them to stay on track!

Students can continue making up the points that they lost due to their absences this upcoming Saturday. Please encourage students to do this early so that they do not run out of time. They will have until Saturday, January 24th to recover any points lost! The dates for the remaining Saturday schools this quarter are: December 6 and 13, and January 10 and 24.

Saturday School is held at the Webster Middle School from 8am-12pm. Breakfast and a snack is provided. Students will need to bring their work with them, as teachers will not be able to provide it to individual students over the weekend. Students will need to stay the entire time and should also come with a fully charged chromebook and charger as there are no loaners available. There is no bus provided to or from Saturday School this year. Please talk to your student and remind them that cell phones need to stay away during the this time.

The Basement in C Section is considered to be an Unauthorized Area at all times, unless you are directly with a staff member. If a student is found in the basement, a consequence of a Saturday School will be assigned immediately.

If you play a sport and need to access the basement to drop off athletic equipment, the only available time to do so is before school starts from 7:10am - 7:20am. If you do not make it between that time, you will be responsible for carrying your own equipment with you throughout the school day.

Students in the cafeteria during lunch block are not allowed upstairs. If they do go upstairs, they are in an unauthorized area. If a student is found in the upstairs without permission, a consequence of a Saturday School will be assigned immediately.

If you are part of a club, you must remain academically and socially eligible to participate. Quarter 1 grades are being looked at to see if anyone is now ineligible to participate. If someone is no longer eligible, families will be contacted by the club advisor.

Social probation has been added to the consequences for daily tardies. This may also affect the students eligibility to participate. If students reach their 6th (or higher) tardy, they will be placed on social probation for 7 days for each tardy. During this time of probation, they cannot attend any meetings or events during that period of time. An administrator will be reaching out to families of students who are placed on social probation due to tardiness to school.

Regular Schedule

Half Day Schedule

7:10am - 7:20am Breakfast

7:20am - 7:25am Passing

7:25am - 8:30am Homeroom
(7:35am) Cheerleaders called to the Gym

(7:50am) Football Players called to the Gym

(8:00am) 7th and 8th Graders called to the Gym

(8:10am) 9th Graders called to the Gym

(8:15am) 10th Graders called to the Gym

(8:20am) 11th Graders called to the Gym

(8:25am) 12th Graders called to the Gym

8:30am - 9:55am Pep Rally

9:55am - 10:05am Dismissal from Pep Rally and Passing to Homeroom

10:05am - 10:25am Classrooms and Teachers called to 1st Lunch (Schedule of Classes TBD)

10:25am - 10:30am Passing Back to Homeroom

10:35am - 10:55am Classrooms and Teachers called to 2nd Lunch (Schedule of Classes TBD)

10:55am Dismissal from School

School Guidelines

If a student is going to be absent, tardy, or dismissed on any given school day, the parent/guardian must call the main office at 508-943-8552 to report it. When calling, please state:

• Your student’s name

• Reason for absence/tardiness

• Phone number where you can be reached during the day in case a return call is necessary

A note documenting the reason for the absence, tardy, or dismissal must be sent into the main office within two (2) days of the conclusion of the absence or tardiness. However, please note that a phone call and/or note only verifies the student's absence; it does not excuse the absence. When an absence, tardiness, or dismissal can be anticipated, advance notice is requested.

Absent

From School

• If a parent/guardian has notified the school of their student’s absence, the student will be coded as “Absent” in PowerSchool

• Students who are absent from school on any given day are not permitted to participate in any school or extracurricular activities on that day.

From Class

• On the 5th+ absence from class, the teacher will engage in two-way communication with the parent/guardian to develop a plan to make-up academic deficits resulting from absences

• All missed assignments due to absences (not truancies) will be graded as a “0” (with the icons “missing” and “absent” both highlighted in Powerschool) until the assignment has been completed and submitted

• Students are required to make-up all missed assignments due to any absence (not truancy)

Truant

• Students who are absent from school without a documented reason (ex. doctor note, call from parent/guardian) will be considered truant

• Missed assignments due to truancy will receive a grade of zero (0) without the ability to make it up

Tardy

To School

• Tardiness will be excused only if you have a note of acceptable explanation, such as a dentist or doctor appointment. Extenuating circumstances will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Tardiness to school is counted as time lost within the provisions of the Attendance Policy.

• Students are considered tardy if they are not in their 1st block classroom by 7:25am (Please note: Being in the school building by that time is not the same as being in class by that time)

• Tardy students are required to report to check in with the main office upon arrival

• Tardy students will be required to dispose of any purchased coffee/morning beverages upon arrival. If a student refuses to dispose of their beverage immediately, they will be issued a Saturday School

• Students that are chronically tardy to school (more than 3 times in a quarter) will be subject to progressive disciplinary action

To Class

• Promptness to class is as important as promptness to your job when you go to work. Good school citizens are never tardy to class because that interferes with their own education and disrupts the whole class. You have five minutes to pass between classes, and during that time you can reach any place in the school from any other place.

• If you are with a staff member or doing an errand that cannot be done at some other time, and if this results in your being late to class, please be sure that you get a pass from the staff member in charge before leaving that staff member. It is YOUR responsibility to get a pass whenever you are going to be late to class.

• Students who are not inside of the classroom when the bell rings are considered “tardy” to class.

Dismissal

• There are times when illness or personal family business of a serious nature occurs and you need to miss part of the school day. At that time, you may request an early dismissal. To obtain an early dismissal, bring a written request from your parent/guardian to the main office as soon as you arrive at school. All notes should include the first and last name of the student, phone numbers where the parent/guardian signing the note can be reached, time to be excused, reason for the request, and first and last name of the parent/guardian signing the note. Eighteen year olds must also have a pre-approved note from a parent/guardian. BHS reserves the right to verify all parent/guardian notes prior to approving student dismissals.

• Students will be called to the main office when being dismissed

• All students, who are dismissed for any reason, must sign the dismissal log before leaving school

• ALL individuals dismissing students will be expected to come into the building and present a valid picture ID before any student will be released from the school

• Students must be in school for 4 hours from the start of the school day to be considered present for the day. Students attending school for less than four hours will be considered “absent” from school that day.

• Students dismissed from school are ineligible to participate in athletics or extra-curricular activities on that day or the ensuing weekend should it occur on the day before a weekend.

• For eligibility purposes, with respect to athletics or extra-curricular activities, students dismissed for medical, dental, legal appointments, etc., must have the appointment verification documentation turned in to the office or to the coach or activity advisor upon their return to be eligible to participate (parental/guardian notes will not suffice)

• Any student clinically dismissed by the nurse due to illness may not return to school and is ineligible to participate in athletics or school activities

• If/when a student returns to school from a dismissal, they must sign back in on the dismissal log in the main office and produce their documentation for the time out of the building

• No student, except in emergencies, will be signed out after 1:30 pm

Tardy to School Progression of Consequences

We will be resetting the tardies to school for Quarter 2. When a student reaches the numbers below, the corresponding consequence will be assigned:

#3 - one call from the office

#4 - administrator detention (phone call will be made)

#5 - Saturday School (one call and email will be given)

#6 and above - Saturday School and 7 days of Social Probation for each tardy (one call and email will be given) *social probation means that the student will not be able to attend anything after the 2pm bell at school, to include athletics and/or clubs during that time.

*if tardiness to school does not improve, and administrator will be reaching out to set up individual meetings to discuss further plans/consequences.

Exciting news. Worcester State and Bartlett High School will be offering an after school course starting January 21st through May 15th. Based on student interest and faculty availability the course will be Intro to Criminal Justice. The course will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:15 - 3:30. Attendance at each class session is required and part of the grade. Students who register and pass the course will receive 5 credits in social studies equivalent to an AP course and 3 credits from Worcester State University transferable to almost any college or university. This course can apply towards the general education requirements for most degrees as a social science course.

A little information about the instructor:
William Keefe is a 30 year law enforcement professional (Webster and Dudley), an experienced adjunct professor for Worcester State University and Nichols College, and a veteran teacher of several Early College classes for our program. As someone who has worked in the field he is able to bring his experience into the classroom.

Deadline for registering for this class is December 20, 2025. To register, please complete the google form below. We will hold an information meeting prior to the start of classes to go over more details.

Students are continuing with throwing and catching skills while playing team handball. This unit we are adding dribbling. Students continue to work on game strategies, inclusion of classmates, and sportsmanship.

The students in the 18-22 year old Vocational Program are selling Herbs as a fundraiser. If you are interested in purchasing any of the following, please complete the form below.

$10 - 7-9 inch Window Sill Planters includes 2 herbs (choose from: Basil, Cilantro, Parsley, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme)

$15 - 12 inch Planter includes 3 herbs (choose from: Basil, Cilantro, Parsley, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme)

$4 each - Individual Herb starts (planter not included) (choose from: Basil, Cilantro, Parsley, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme)

Student Council will be selling "Feather a Teacher" feathers through Tuesday, November 25th! Feathers will be sold for $1 each during both lunch blocks. Right now Mr. Bsoumai has a strong lead!! Lets see who will be wearing a Turkey suit this year!!

Monday is the FINAL DAY of The Student Council Food Drive! Collection Boxes are outside of Ms. Nieves' Office and up in C270 in Ms. Stawiecki's Classroom. Let's shoot for a strong finish and challenge everyone to bring in 1 item on Monday!

Spread some fall cheer and send buy a Gobble Gram during lunches from between now and Wednesday, November 26th. You can purchase a fall duck for $2 and add a fun message for delivery for just $1 more.

Want a chance to win one of the three giant ducks? Enter the Big Duck Raffle — $1 gets you 2 tickets or $5 gets you 20 tickets! Winners for the giant ducks will be announced at the Pep Rally, so don’t miss your chance to waddle away with a prize!

Please join us as we host our first Bartlett Craft Fair. All money raised with table rentals will go to the senior class to help offset the cost of all senior week activities.

The fair will be held on Saturday, December 13th from 8am until 1pm. Whether you join us as a vendor or a visitor to the event, make sure to come and check it out! More details to follow soon, to include a vendor list! We already have over 40 vendors signed up to attend! Please share the flyer to help continue to get the word out!

If you are a student, please make sure to sign up at the link below, your registration fee is only $10!. Lets see how many students we can represent at the fair!

Confirmed Vendor List as of 11/20/25

• Red Thread Leather - Leather/Metal and sewing, quilting, crocheting
• Dodger's Journey Designs - Make your own T-shirt bar w/custom iron on transfers, epoxy animals/trays keychains, beaded keychains & pens, kids interactive table with make your own pen, stickers and mystery scoops
• Seven Legends Family Books - Books and Papercrafts, other small hand crafted seasonal items-typically not common/duplicates.
• Knotty Woman Macrame & Crochet - Sewing, Quilting, Crocheting, Clothing, Macrame
• 3d Printed Keepsakes - 3d printed art
• Lily Ryan Studio - Painting, Photography, Visual Arts, Pottery and Glassware, Stained glass
• Bartlett School Store/Pathways - Sewing, Quilting, Crocheting, Clothing, Christmas themed items
• Slow Your Roll - Sewing, Quilting, Crocheting, Clothing
• Beth's Sweet Treats - Food, Chocolate, 2 books i wrote and possible candles
• April's Diamond Paintings - Diamond painting items
• Let’s Get Hook’d - Sewing, Quilting, Crocheting, Clothing
• KBH Designs - Giftware, Holiday, Toys, Jewelry, Home Decor, Upcycle
• Paparazzi Accessories - Jewelry
• Creative Customs by Stacy - Sewing, Quilting, Crocheting, Clothing, Jewelry, Painting, Photography, Visual Arts, Resin sculptures and paracord dog collars
• Crafty Creations - Wood, Carvings, Carpentry, Sublimation items & ornaments
• Astral House Aromas - Candles, Soaps, Scents, Health & Beauty
• Richard's Paintings - Painting, Photography, Visual Arts
• The New Buzz In Town - Candles, Soaps, Scents, Health & Beauty, Giftware, Holiday, Toys, Home Decor, Upcycle, Wood, Carvings, Carpentry, Honey Jams
• Giftable Words}" - Books and Papercrafts, Jewelry, Keychains
• French Marigolds - Small and medium sized houseplants as well as dried floral gifts
• Deb's Diamond Creation - Tote bags, jewelry boxes. Compact mirror, ornaments, suncatchers, bookmarkers, magnets, trays, pictures, boxes, kit accessories, decorative bags
• Wendell’s Colorful Creations - Painting, Photography, Visual Arts
• JW's Woodshed - Wood, Carvings, Carpentry
• Susan Rohr - Books and Papercrafts
• The Gift Basket Boutique/The Peaceful Place Day Spa - Holiday Gift Baskets/Gift Certificates
• Wood 'n Wear - Sewing, Quilting, Crocheting, Clothing, Wood, Carvings, Carpentry
• Grandpa's Hobby - Wood, Carvings, Carpentry
• Made from the Hearth - Sewing, Quilting, Crocheting, Clothing, Food, Giftware, Holiday, Toys
• Hazel Bloom Creations - Sublimation items & paper crafts mix of everything
• Carol's and Mandy's Sewing Items - Sewing, Quilting, Crocheting, Clothing, Home Decor, Upcycle,
• Honeybee Crafts - Sewing, Quilting, Crocheting, Clothing
• Whimsical Windsong - Jewelry
• Blueberry Cottage Creations - Sewing, Quilting, Crocheting, Clothing
• Doris' Sewing Items - Sewing, Quilting, Crocheting, Clothing
• Enchanted Rose Crafts and Gifts - Giftware, Holiday, Toys, Home Decor, Upcycle
• Christine's Books - Books and Papercrafts
• DCF Foster Care Recruitment Non Profit - Non profit
• Rita's Sewing Items and Holiday Items - Sewing, Quilting, Crocheting, Clothing, Giftware, Holiday, Toys, Home Decor, Upcycle
• BHS PBIS - holiday gift basket raffle table

Sweet News, Snack Lovers!

Get ready to treat yourself because the Senior Class is bringing the ultimate holiday goodies to your taste buds! We'll be selling butter braids (the flaky, buttery desserts you didn't know you needed) and delicious cookies (because who doesn’t love cookies?) now until December 3rd!.

Key Dates to Know:

• In-person sales: Monday, November 18th to Wednesday, December 3rd
• Online sales: now through Wednesday, December 5th (so you can shop from the comfort of your couch!)
• Delivery: Wednesday, December 15th

This is the perfect chance to stock up on holiday treats for yourself, or get a head start on gift-giving.

Don’t miss out — see a member of the Class of 2026 to order directly through them or you can order online with the link below.

Students participated in fun Bingo games this past week and won some great prizes!! Keep earning those Bartlett Bucks to buy into the next event!!

PBIS hosted their first meat raffle this past Saturday, and it was a huge success! Thank you to all of you that joined us, and hopefully you won some meat!!

Breakfast with Santa and the Grinch is coming up fast! Saturday, December 13th at 8am-11am at Bartlett High School! $5.00 for ages 3 and up. Check out the flyer for more information! We hope to see you all there!

Looking for a way to spend those Bartlett Bucks?

Welcome to the PBIS School Store! It will be open all year long. Please see the items available to purchase with your Bartlett Bucks!

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. (Some items may be delayed based on stock availability - you will be notified by email of any items that we are unable to deliver by Friday)

You will need to pay for the items with Bartlett Bucks when they are delivered. If you do not have enough Bartlett Bucks on you at the time of delivery you will not receive the item.

If you would like the chance to participate in any of the games during pep rally, please make sure to sign up using the attached form. Once we have the sign ups, students will be randomly selected from the sign ups and the chosen kids will be called at the pep rally.

The 105th Annual Thanksgiving Day Football Game vs. Southbridge will be held on Thursday, November 27th at 10:15am at the Webster Memorial Athletic Field.

Tickets:

Presale: For Bartlett Students ONLY - $5 cash or 5 Bartlett bucks, available at both lunches on both Monday and Tuesday. One per student!

At the Gate: General Admission - $10 cash per person

In order to tryout for any team, students must do the following:

1- Parental permission forms need to be signed and passed in to Coaches or the Athletic Director prior to Wednesday 11/26

2- Updated physical on file at the nurses office

3- Must have passed at least half of all scheduled classes for Quarter 1

Dates:

Boys & Girls Track - paperwork due on Monday 12/1 or Tuesday 12/2

Boys Basketball - tryouts on 12/1 and 12/2 at 230-5pm in the Gym

Girls Basketball - tryouts on 12/1 and 12/2 at 5-7pm in the Gym

Cheerleading - tryouts on 12/1 and 12/2 at 7-830pm in the Gym

All teams MUST enter and exit through the back of the gym after school, this includes all coaches and athletes. There should be absolutely no entry in or out of the C section hallway that is labeled as "Gym" on the outside door. Parents, please pick up your athletes at the back entrance to the gym after practices or games, not at the entrance closest to the BHS basketball courts.

If you are part of a sports team, you must remain academically and socially eligible to participate. Quarter 1 grades will be looked at to see if anyone is now ineligible to participate. If someone is no longer eligible, families will be contacted by the coach.

Social probation has been added to the consequences for daily tardies. This may also affect the athletes eligibility to participate. If athletes reach their 6th (or higher) tardy, they will be placed on social probation for 7 days for each tardy. During this time of probation, they cannot attend any meetings, practices, or games during that period of time. An administrator will be reaching out to families of athletes who are placed on social probation due to tardiness to school.

Athletes MUST be supervised at all times when in the locker room hallway. If there is not a coach with them, then they will need to wait to go downstairs. All BHS athletes must use the bathrooms in the basement hallway, not the ones in the main part of the building once games and practices begin after school each day.

Seniors with MCAS qualifying scores in ELA were recently emailed a link to a Google form regarding interest in the Seal of Biliteracy.

The Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy is an honor offered to any student who demonstrates proficiency in English and any other language, whether they speak or sign the language other than English at home or learned it at school or in the community.

The State Seal of Biliteracy aims to:

1. Encourage students to study and master languages;

2. Certify attainment of biliteracy skills;

3. Recognize the value of language diversity;

4. Provide employers with a method of identifying people with language and biliteracy skills;

5. Provide universities with a method to recognize and give credit to applicants for attainment of

high-level skills in languages;

6. Prepare students with skills that will benefit them in the labor market and the global society; and

7. Strengthen intergroup communication and honor the multiple cultures and languages in a community.

Qualifying scores are MCAS ELA of 472 or higher. Students with a score of 501 or higher would be considered “with Distinction” should they also get higher scores on the Language portion of the test.

The interest form is the way students who qualify with their MCAS score let us know if they want to test in the other language (such as Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Twi, Tagalog, Gujarati, etc.). In order to be awarded the Seal of Biliteracy, students must also get qualifying scores on the “other” language assessment.

We are very excited that we have 66 seniors who are eligible to take the language portion of the Seal of Biliteracy. If interested, please send back that Google Form! If families have questions, please reach out to Dr. Mackay, Assistant Superintendent at pmackay@webster-schools.org or 508-943-0104 x. 40030.

See the attached flyer for information on possible internships regarding Clean Energy through Work Based Learning Alliance's virtual platform. The internships are 50 hour paid internships that take place outside of the school day.

MAPFRE and MA DOT high school PSA Contest:

Students are invited to participate in the 4th Annual Massachusetts High School Road Safety PSA Contest. It’s a chance for your students to showcase their writing and creative skills to influence road safety.

Motor vehicle crashes are among the leading causes of death and serious injury for teens. To tackle the issue, Fundación MAPFRE and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) are once again calling on students to write a script that will reach their peers and curb dangerous driving.

The contest is open to all Massachusetts high school students. There is no limit to how many teams from each school can enter the contest. The winning team will work with a Boston ad agency and road safety experts to produce the public service announcement (PSA) that will be aired online and on TV stations statewide. The winning school will also receive $3,000.

The PSA contest is now open for submissions. Visit the contest site for more information. The deadline to submit is December 19.

Are you a Grandparent raising a grandchild(ren)? Have you wondered how other grandparents are handling the stress of raising grandchildren? Are you looking for a “judgment-free zone” to vent? You are not alone! Come join our support group. Please see the flyer for more details.

If you, or someone you know, is struggling due to the continuation of the ongoing federal government shutdown, here are some community resources that may be able to help.