The Week Ahead 11/10

Congratulations to the following students who made the honor roll for quarter 1!

Grade 12

High Honors - Chloe Drisco, Annalissa Krasnecky, Travis Russell

Honors - Izaiah Barjolo, Jayden Blaisdell, Nathan Cole, Marievelise Collazo, Niel Duszlak, Ethan Gomes, Georgia LaPierre, Josephine Medina, Eryk Piwowarczyk, Aubrie Regan Rosado, Lawrence Smith, Luis Villa Jeres, Luigi Villegas, Lilliana Wirf

Grade 11:

High Honors - Oluwatose Edebiri, Michael Stawiecki

Honors - Caden Case, Nathan Casper, MaKayla Chauvin, Daysha Collins, Cameren Forsythe, Brayden Greene, Omar Medina Perez, Megan Milligan, Morgan Minor, Teagan Napolitano, Kathryn Nascimento, Dhyey Patel, Irelyn Pottle, Gabriela Ramos Rivera, Tyler Whiting

Grade 10:

High Honors - Alexander Baker, Natalia DosSantos, Jordan Miller, Angela Sarfo

Honors - Matthew Czernicki, Allan De Belli, Willow Dennis, Calee Gardner, Gioana Louis Jean, Elijah Mckenna, Kaylee Podles, Joey Ramirez, Lindsey Ramsey, Kristie Remillard, Don Ta, Julia Urato

Grade 9:

High Honors - Emma Ferrar, Yaran Gonon, Mason Grzyb, Jordyn Marin Caceres, Makayla Place, Liana Porto De Luca, Amira Seddiki

Honors - Erica Amakpa, Tyler Brunnet, Riley Chambers, Raiza Colon Ramirez, Joshua Drew, Norma Elmaola, Lamar Kaifa, Aydin Lassiter, Mya Leatham, Weston Mulready, Patricia Paglalunan, Jazhel Jaireh Portante, Aoife Pyke, Joran Reeves, Adreanna Rose, Anthony Thomas, Devontay Vega

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!

If you missed last week's parent teacher conferences, it's not too late to meet with your student's teachers. Please make sure to reach out to the teachers and schedule a meeting time that works for both of you to discuss your student's progress in their classes.

Save the Date!

Saturday, December 13th

Breakfast: 8am-11am

Craft Fair: 8am-1pm

Congratulations to our TWO winners this week, Ryan Blackmore and Edyleana Caraballo!

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

Saturday school is available to all students. With a new quarter just starting, its a great way for students to stay on track! Phone calls and emails will go out mid week with notifications regarding students that are expected due to consequence to be at Saturday School on November 15th!

Please make sure to keep your eyes on PowerSchool accounts, and if you have any questions regarding student grades, make sure to reach out to the teachers! If you need help accessing PowerSchool, please reach out to Ms. Grzembski in guidance for assistance (bgrzembski@webster-schools.org).

Students can start making up the points that they lost due to their absences this upcoming Saturday. Please encourage your 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! Parent letters went home with the report cards this past week for any student that lost points due to attendance.

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.

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 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 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

No School - Veteran's Day

SEL Homeroom Schedule

Regular Schedule

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

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.

Quarter 1 report cards were mailed home at the end of the week. If you do not receive a report card by the end of this week, please reach out to Ms. Grzembski in guidance (bgrzembski@webster-schools.org).

Letters were sent home with the reports cards for any student that lost points due to absences from school. Students will then have the opportunity to make up this loss throughout the quarter by attending Saturday Schools. Attending Saturday School is the only way that these points can be made up. Up to 4 absences can be made up in one Saturday School session. The language from the handbook is below:

From the handbook, page 30: How absences affect quarter grades:

5 - 9 unexcused absences from a class

• At the end of a quarter - 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 - Students can work to recover lost points in the following quarter by attending Saturday School sessions to recover the points lost. Students opting for these Saturday School Sessions must designate which course they are attending for. (Once Saturday School Sessions have ended, After School Sessions will be made available to make up this time)

• For the 4th Quarter only - students can work on recovering lost points as soon as they reach their 5th unexcused absence by attending Saturday School Sessions

• The number of sessions will be determined by the number of absences.

• In the case that a course has ended (i.e. Semester 1 courses), Students can work to recover lost points by attending Saturday School sessions during Quarter 3 to recover lost points from Quarter 2

10 or more unexcused absences from a class

• Any student who accumulates 10 or more absences 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 can work to recover lost points in the following quarter by attending Saturday School sessions to recover the points lost. Students opting for these Saturday School Sessions must designate which course they are attending for. (Once Saturday School Sessions have ended, After School Sessions will be made available to make up this time)

• For the 4th Quarter only - students can work on recovering lost points as soon as they reach their 5th unexcused absence by attending Saturday School Sessions

• Must attend enough Saturday School Sessions to bring absences below 10, at which point the 10 point deduction will be enforced as noted above.

• The number of sessions will be determined by the number of absences.

• In the case that a course has ended (i.e. Semester 1 courses), Students can work to recover lost points by attending Saturday School sessions during Quarter 3 to recover lost points from Quarter 2

Please refrain from requesting schedule changes. There will be another add/drop period at the beginning of the 2nd semester for new courses.

We are planning on offering another after school course from Worcester State University here at the high school starting in January. The class will meet twice a week Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday. The time would be from 2:05 - 3:20. Attendance is required and expected, unless you are ill and make arrangements to make up work. Anyone who completes the course with a passing grade will receive 5 elective credits equivalent to an AP course and will also receive 3 college credits transferable to almost any college upon graduation. Upon completion of two Worcester State courses, students have an automatic acceptance into Worcester State University.

If you thinking about taking a course through Worcester State University with us, please complete the google form below and check any course that you would be interested in taking.

Bartlett High School's students and staff took part in this year's STEM week. Please see the press releases below!

The students were doing a lab in Honors Biology.

We are pleased to inform you of Bartlett High School’s participation in the Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy for the 2025-2026 School Year. The 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.

In order to earn the Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy, students must:

1. Demonstrate a high level of proficiency in English by earning a score of 472 or higher on the Grade 10 ELA MCAS,

2. Demonstrate a high level of proficiency in a world language by attaining a minimum score equivalent to Intermediate-High on an assessment approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and

3. Satisfy all other graduation requirements.

The Seal of Biliteracy with Distinction is available to students who:

1. Earn a score of 501 or higher on the Grade 10 ELA MCAS

2. Demonstrate a proficiency level of Advanced Low or higher on a Department-approved assessment, and

3. Satisfy all other graduation requirements.

The ELA MCAS Retests will take place on Nov 5 & 6, 2025 and again on March 3 & 4, 2026; Grade 10 ELA tests will take place on March 24 & 25, 2026. We will be administering Proficiency Assessments of Approved Language Other than English as soon as we know which assessments our students are interested in taking. More information to come…

We look forward to honoring the language expertise and diversity in our district through this initiative. If you have any further questions, please contact Seal of Biliteracy Coordinator, Dr. Patricia Mackay, pmackay@webster-schools.org 508-943-0104, x. 40030.

Student Council is continuing it's annual Food Drive this week! It will run from November 3rd - 21st. Non-perishable items will be collected to benefit the Webster-Dudley Food Share. Boxes have been placed in all 3 buildings. Lets see if we can fill them all!

*** NEW THIS YEAR *** there will be an option for "curbside drop off" on Friday, November 7th and 14th between 7:10 - 7:25am for those families who would like to donate items.

Student Council will be selling "Feather a Teacher" feathers beginning Nov 17th - 24th. Feathers will be sold for $1 each during both lunch blocks. Lets see who will be wearing dressing up as a turkey this year!

Spread some fall cheer and send a Gobble Gram to your friends! During lunches from November 10th–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!

The deadline has been extended! Make sure to scan the code and vote for the perfect song to be sung at your graduation!

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!

Sweet News, Snack Lovers!

Get ready to treat yourself because the Senior Class is bringing the ultimate holiday goodies to your taste buds! Starting Monday, November 17th, 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?).

Key Dates to Know:

• In-person sales: Monday, Nov 18th to Wednesday, Dec 3rd
• Online sales: Open NOW through Friday, 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.

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.

Test your luck and win some prizes on November 18, 19, 20, and 21! Bingo will be held during the school day on each day, one grade level each day! Times to be determined.

Tickets will continue to be on sale this week during lunch! Each ticket costs 10 Bartlett Bucks

Coming soon!! Bartlett High School's 1st Meat Raffle to help raise money for our school's PBIS team (for positive rewards for all students) is on November 22nd at 1PM at Webster Fish and Game! Check out the flyer for ticket prices! We hope to see you all there! Please share the flyer to help get the word out!

Coming in December! Breakfast with Santa and the Grinch! 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!

Mr. Paranto and a group of students attended the MIAA Sportsmanship Summit this past Thursday at Gillette Stadium. They joined student and adult leaders from across the state for an energized day. The program included student and adult workshop sessions, award presentations, and a keynote presentation.

During this upcoming week, one of our very own Senior Class students, Francois Longdaye Yambete, will be interviewed by NBC 10. The NBC 10 Boston "Hometown MVP" feature highlights impressive high school athletes who excel in their communities, recognizing both their athletic and person achievements. Keep your eyes out for the feature that they are doing on Francois! We will post information about it here once it is released!

Thinking about playing a sport this winter? Now's the time to sign up! Make sure to complete the form below as soon as possible if you are interested in any of the following:

• Boys or Girls Basketball
• Boys or Girls Indoor Track
• Cheerleading

Reminder: football home game tickets will be available for purchase in the main office.

• Tickets purchased with Bartlett Bucks must be bought in advance at the main office — Bartlett Bucks will no longer be accepted at the gate!

• Tickets purchased at the gate will be cash only!

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.

The share bin is located to the left of the condiment table (facing the cafeteria kitchen). If students are still hungry they can take what they want from the bin, and they are always welcome to grab extra fruit as well! If you want to leave items in the bin, please do so!

Thursday, November 18th from 4pm - 6pm

Please join the Webster Middle School, as they partner with the Seven Hills Foundation and Mawla's Kids, to bring to the town of Webster a community celebration for students and families! The event will be held in the WMS gym, and there will be art, games, raffles, music, and more! Make sure to stop by!

There will also be a donation station to share kindness and give back to the community. The flyer listing what is being collected is below!

Interested in attending the next district SEPAC Meeting about the importance of The Bureau of Special Education Appeals (BSEA) and their job within special education? The meeting will be on November 12, 2025 at 6:00pm via Zoom. Please see the attached images for more information.

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.