Burgettstown Area School District
Weekly Update
Week Ending November 5, 2021
It was a productive week in Blue Devil Country! Please scroll down to learn more. #True2theBlue
Report Cards to be sent Monday, November 8th
Report cards for the first nine-week grading period will be e-mailed for students in grades one through 12 on Monday, November 8th. Please click HERE for information related to grades, attendance, and assignments for this school year.
District Liberian Rachel Spenser's vision to transform the elementary library by updating it with flexible seating began to take shape this week as new furniture arrived. With the hope of providing an atmosphere conducive to literacy in the classroom. BASD was awarded a a grant from the Washington County Community Foundation to pay for the upgraded furniture.
As publicized in last week's Weekly Update, students at BMHS participated in Rachel's Challenge assemblies this week. A community event was also held on the evening of the assemblies.
It is never too late to add just one more Halloween dress up picture to the update!
Young Playwrites Contest Update
In our September 10 issue of the Weekly Update, we wrote about one of Ms. Nonack's students from last year, Shelby Powers, who was a winner in The Young Playwright's Contest for City Theatre. Her play was recently performed at City Theatre. Shelby had the opportunity to design the set, work with their playwrights and actually cast the play. Below is the link to Shelby's play. "Spring in the Underworld." It starts at the 24:52 mark. Shelby had a hand in all aspects of this production. Ms. Noncak's wrote: "I am so proud of all the work that she did on this." Well, Done, Shelby!
https://citytheatrecompany.org/ypf-2021-middle-school-plays/
Password: MSPlays2021
This is available to view for the month of November.
Blue Devil Volleyball WPIAL All Section Awardees
The following student-athletes made the WPIAL Section 2A all-section volleyball team:
1st Team: Madison Kozares
2nd Team: Cecilia Ivanac
3rd Team- Elizabeth Ivanac and Madeline Newark!
Great job, girls!
#True2theBlue
Daylight Savings Time Ends November 7th
Don't forget that daylight savings time ends on Sunday, November 7th! While most of our clocks seem to automatically reset, remember to do so Saturday night so you can catch that extra hour of sleep!
Mr. Roth's students produced amazing color theory/pop art portraits!
Students in Honors Biology tested for the presence or absence of biomolecules in food and compared the results to a control group.
Congratulations to BMHS student Molly Baker on making the finals of the Valley's Got Talent Competition, which will occur on November 7th at the Sycamore Youth Center. MOlly is a stellar vocalist and an excellent piano player. She will be preforming Alesia Cara's "Scars to your Beautiful."
Elementary Students are reminded to dress in layers or wear a coat so they can play outside during recess
The Burgettstown Turkey Trot is less than a month away and we are hoping that you will join us for this wonderful tradition. In order to be guaranteed a t-shirt, you must register by November 17th. All information is provided by clicking on the picture below. We hope to see you there. The cross country and track team thank you for your support.
Masks Required!
By order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health: Effective September 7, 2021: "Each teacher, child/student, staff, or visitor working, attending, or visiting a School Entity shall wear a face covering indoors, regardless of vaccination status..."
Please CLICK HERE for related information.