The Bedford Buccaneer
Bedford High School's Weekly Newsletter
- Thursday, September 24: Senior Caregiver Night (Class of 2027 Caregivers)
- Tuesday, September 29: Financial Aid Information Night (Seniors/Caregivers)
- Thursday, October 8: Back to School Night (Caregivers)
- Monday, October 12: No School (Indigenous Peoples Day)
- Wednesday, October 14: Chamber Orchestra Concert
- Tuesday, November 3: No School (Staff Professional Development)
- Monday, November 9: End Term 1
- Wednesday, November 11: No School (Veteran's Day)
- Friday, November 13 - Saturday, November 14: Fall Play
- Wednesday, November 25: Early Dismissal
- Thursday, November 26 - Friday, November 27: No School (Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend)
- Thursday, December 3: Parent-Teacher Conferences
- Wednesday, December 9: Instrumental Concert
- Thursday, December 10: Choral Concert
- Wednesday, December 23: Early Dismissal
- Thursday, December 24 - Friday, January 1: No School (Winter Break)
The full Bedford High School calendar can be found here.
The Athletic Department schedules can be found here.
The Bedford Public School District calendar can be found here.
Schedule Change Requests
Students may request to add or drop classes with their School Counselor through the 18th school day.
The schedule change request period is through September 29, 2026.
Schedule Change Requests:
1. Email your counselor with details about the requested changes.
- If you are missing a class from your schedule (there is a "hole" in your schedule), send your top three choices, in order of preference
- If you would like to change a class that you are currently enrolled in, include the course you would like to drop and why, plus your top three choices, in order of preference, to take its place
- Counselors will respond to email requests within 2 school days
2.Use the link below to schedule a 15-minute appointment with your counselor. Please be mindful of the class you are missing for this appointment. Students who are missing a class are encouraged to schedule during that period.
- If you received a requested or alternate course and would like to request a change, please book an appointment beginning Monday, September 14.
- Requests for schedule changes will be considered based on the individual student’s needs and the space available in the schedule.
- If a student withdraws from a course prior to the 18th day (September 29), the course will not appear on the student’s transcript.
- If a student withdraws from a course, including changing a course level, after the above deadline, a W (Withdrawal) will appear on the student’s transcript for the course that was dropped.
- Requests for schedule changes after September 29 will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the teacher, content-area Program Administrator, and Director of Counseling.
- Mr. Brian DeChellis: email booking link
- Ms. Janel Halupowski: email booking link
- Ms. Julia Richards: email booking link
- Ms. Khunravy Say: email booking link
- Ms. Sam Thyne: email booking link
Last day for schedule change requests: September 29, 2026
Student Parking Update
Parking Permit lottery notifications were sent home to students and parents through Aspen on September 17. Beginning October 1, 2026, only students with a permit may be allowed to park on campus.
Seal of Biliteracy Information
Applications for the Seal of Biliteracy are due by March 1, 2027
More information is in the attached letter or on our website. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Adam Bailey, World Languages Program Director, at adam_bailey@bedfordps.org or call (781)275-1700 x4522.
Device Protection Program for Grades 6-12
This year, Bedford Public Schools is offering a new voluntary device protection program for school-issued Chromebooks and iPads used by students in Grades 6–12.
For $50 per student, enrolled families receive $0-deductible coverage for damage, theft, loss, and hardware or battery failure. Families who do not enroll will be invoiced for each repair or replacement, with costs ranging from $50 to $420; outside or individually purchased insurance plans will no longer be accepted in place of the district program. Families who purchased individual insurance in a multi-year plan from Worth Ave (the district's former insurance partner) will still have that insurance honored.
Families who need financial assistance may also request a confidential fee waiver through the same link using our streamlined process. Automatic waivers are processed for families using state services or MassHealth.
Why Consider Enrolling?
Without device protection, families remain responsible and will be invoiced for the cost of damage, loss, or theft of a school-issued device. Depending on the repair needed, those costs can range from $50 to $420.
What the $50 Device Protection Program Covers
Damage, including cracked screens and liquid spills
Theft or loss
Hardware and battery failure
The BPS Technology Department will handle all repairs and replacements directly, helping ensure that students have continued access to a working device tech_support@bedfordps.org
Questions may be directed to FeePayments_Waivers@bedfordps.org.
If You Choose Not to Enroll
Participation is voluntary. Families who do not enroll will continue to be financially responsible for damage, loss, or theft of their student’s district-issued device and will be invoiced according to the repair fees referenced below. Beginning this year, outside or individually purchased device insurance plans will not be accepted in place of the district program.
Please visit NEW BPS Device Protection Program to sign-up or apply for a waiver.
Athletics This Week
Information for the Senior Class and their Families
Senior Thanks: due October 4
Baby Photos: due October 4
Senior Portraits: due October 25
Senior Siblings: due October 25
Congratulatory Ads: October 31
Yearbook Orders: December 31
College Visits
Upcoming College Visits
Register in Naviance | See BHS Calendar for Details
Monday, September 21
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Plymouth State University
Wednesday, September 23
Colgate University
Gordon College
Thursday, September 24
University of Rhode Island
Emmanuel College
Friday, September 25
Case Western Reserve University
If there is a mental health emergency, please call: Advocates Psychiatric Emergency Services (available 24 hours) at (800) 640-5432, or Massachusetts Behavioral Health Helpline (available 24 hours) at 833-773-2445 (call or text), or Call 9-1-1.
If you are seeking counseling support for your child, please reach out to one of these resources:
- Your child’s pediatrician to ask for a counseling referral
- Bedford Youth and Family Services at 781-918-4328
- Eliot Community Human Services at 978-369-1113
Bedford Youth & Family Services
Check out the services available to BPS students and their families.Cartwheel
Families can now raise their hand directly for mental health support with Cartwheel – we’re here when you need us. Whether your child is struggling with anxiety, having a hard time with back-to-school transitions, or just needs someone to talk to, Cartwheel is here to help.
Emergency Forms & Permission for Acetaminophen/Ibuprofen
- ALL students, send in an emergency form ASAP.
Physicals
- Incoming 9th graders are required to have an updated physical (completed within the last 12 months) for high school.
- Students who plan to participate in sports are required to have a physical every year. Physicals for sports should be uploaded into the athletic portal: https://bedford-ma.finalforms.com/
Epi-Pens
- Students with an epinephrine rescue device must have an unexpired two-pack for the school year, along with the doctor’s orders (Allergy Action Plan) for the current school year.
- All students prescribed an epinephrine device should have this two-pack on their person.
- An extra set of pens may be kept in the health office.
- Students are asked to stop by the health office during the first week of school to review used and provide the expiration date.
Guidelines for When Your Child Is Sick
Keep your child at home if any one of the following occurs:
Vomiting within the last 24 hours
Diarrhea within the last 24 hours
Temperature of 100 degrees F or higher within the last 24 hours without anti-fever medication
Strep is suspected, but results of the culture have not been confirmed
Positive throat culture for strep
Student may return 24 hours after antibiotic treatment has begun
Any symptoms of acute illness such as persistent cough, runny nose with body aches
Your child should be able to control nasal secretions with proper use of tissues.
If there is a cough, it should be infrequent and not likely to be disruptive to the class.
Your child should feel that they could get through the planned school day without exclusion from outdoor recess or gym.
Your child should look and behave like him/herself for 24 hours before returning to school.
To help prevent the spread of communicable diseases at school, please report all communicable
illnesses (i.e. strep throat, bacterial infections, Fifth disease, etc.) to the Attendance Line or contact the school nurse directly.
Please call your child’s school nurse if you have any questions or you need help determining whether your child is well enough to attend school.
Please review the Massachusetts DPH respiratory virus guidelines link - MA DPH Respiratory Virus Guidance update
Questions?
Reach out to Nurse Vaughan at:
- 781-275-1700, x4416, or
- email annmarie_vaughan@bedfordps.org
Bedford High School Parents Association (BHSPA)
Welcome BHS Families! The BHSPA is a parent-volunteer organization which raises and distributes funds to various initiatives, programs, and events for BHS, like:
- Student Planners
- Teacher / Student Grants
- Community Days / Student Appreciation Events
- Jon Sills Tenacity Challenge
- Military Child Day
- All Night Grad Party
- Teacher / Staff Appreciation Events
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Fall Appeal
Our Fall Appeal is just beginning. Please visit our website for more information and to make a donation.
Join Us!
The BHSPA meets with Principal Kim Comeiro once a month, and has a board meeting once a month. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive, committee representing all voices in our caregiver community. Would you like to get involved? Please email us at: BHSBucsParents@gmail.com.