Lunches & Buses Part II -
After many conversations with students over the past week regarding the cafeteria, we enlisted their input to create a better seating design in the cafeteria. In truth, the history of the design was for optimal sight lines for supervision and expediency in cleaning. I do not believe the notion of comfort for students was ever taken into consideration. Last year, Mrs. Dyer's psychology students created a questionnaire to identify areas of growth for BMHS. The students identified the cafeteria as one of the most challenging locations in our school. There concerns ranged from the size of the cafeteria, the ambient noise level, and not sharing the same lunch period with their friends, which made the exercise of finding a table exponentially more frightening. Although I did not experience the same level of anxiety during my lunch experience at BMHS, I can assure you that it is real and many students dread the lunch period. Mrs. Dyer's students used the information provided by the students and created a layout for seating that would address many of the concerns that students identified. We spent this past Friday afternoon mapping out these changes and relocating chairs and tables with the hope that students will feel less apprehensive about the cafeteria experience at BMHS. We created large seating options for groups of 10 or more as well as medium size options for groups of 6-10. We also created smaller group seating for 4-6 and 2-3. This pattern cascades from one side of the cafeteria to the other in a symmetrical pattern. Truthfully, the students wondered aloud if I had OCD issues (I do!). Hopefully, this adjustment will create a more welcoming environment and serve as a positive reminder that student voices are as important as any in our building.
I would like to thank everyone for their assistance and patience as we implemented a significantly different traffic pattern at BMHS. The traffic flow onto our campus has improved each day. In the morning, after all the buses arrive and all students disembark, we will open the bus lane for parent drop off. We have been completing student arrival around 7:05 a.m. each morning. In the afternoon, there is no exiting onto River Street until all buses have picked up our students. The final bus typically arrives around 2:24 p.m.and leaves our site by 2:30 p.m. At that time we would allow exiting onto River Street.
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 Early Release Day
Guidance Visits Senior Classes
The Guidance Department will be visiting all senior English classes this Thursday and Friday to provide an overview of all the items seniors will need help completing this year as they prepare to leave BMHS and begin the next chapter in their life. There is also a Senior/Parent Night this Thursday, September 22 at 6:30 p.m. in our Auditorium. Additional information will be sent to each student and parents' email from Guidance Director Melinda Cripps. If you have any questions, please call 978-528-8761.This Week in Athletics
Monday, Sep 19, 2016
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Time
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Event
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Details
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3:30pm
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Golf: Varsity Match (Date Changed
to 09-21-16)
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vs. North Andover @ Billerica Country Club
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3:30pm
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Golf: JV Match
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Dracut Senior @ Hickory Hill Golf Course
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3:30pm
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Soccer:Boys Freshman Game
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Woburn @ Joyce Middle School
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3:30pm
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Soccer:Girls Freshman Game (Postponed)
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Woburn @ Joyce Middle School
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3:45pm
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Football:Boys JV Game
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vs. Andover @ Billerica Memorial High School
Calabrese Stadium |
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4:00pm
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Soccer:Boys JV Game
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Peabody Veterans Memorial @ Peabody Veterans Memorial
High School
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4:00pm
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Soccer:Boys Varsity Game
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Peabody Veterans Memorial @ Peabody Veterans Memorial
High School
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4:00pm
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Volleyball:Girls Freshman Game
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Newton South @ Newton South High School
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4:00pm
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Volleyball:Girls Varsity Game
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Newton South @ Newton South High School
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5:30pm
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Volleyball:Girls JV Game
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Newton South @ Newton South High School
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Tuesday, Sep 20, 2016
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Time
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Event
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Details
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3:45pm
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Soccer:Girls Varsity Game
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vs. Methuen @ Billerica Memorial High School
Alumni Field |
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3:45pm
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Soccer:Girls JV Game
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vs. Methuen @ Marshall Middle School
Soccer Field |
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3:45pm
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Soccer:Boys Varsity Game
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Methuen @ Methuen High School
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Lower Turf
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3:45pm
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Soccer:Boys JV Game
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Methuen @ Tenney Grammar School
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Wednesday, Sep 21, 2016
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Time
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Event
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Details
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3:30pm
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Cross Country:Boys Varsity Meet
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Methuen @ Methuen High School
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3:30pm
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Cross Country:Girls Varsity Meet
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Methuen @ Methuen High School
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3:30pm
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Golf: Varsity Match (Date Changed from
09-19-16)
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vs. North Andover @ Billerica Country Club
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3:30pm
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Soccer:Girls Freshman Game
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vs. Central Catholic @ Dutile Elementary School
Field |
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4:00pm
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Volleyball:Girls JV Game
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vs. Methuen @ Billerica Memorial High School
James Gymnasium |
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4:00pm
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Volleyball:Girls Freshman Game
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vs. Methuen @ Billerica Memorial High School
Back Gym 1 |
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4:45pm
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Soccer:Boys Freshman Game
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vs. Central Catholic @ Dutile Elementary School
Field |
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5:00pm
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Volleyball:Girls Varsity Game
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vs. Methuen @ Billerica Memorial High School
James Gymnasium |
Thursday, Sep 22, 2016
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Time
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Event
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Details
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3:45pm
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Soccer:Boys Varsity Game
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vs. Tewksbury Memorial High School @ Billerica
Memorial High School
Alumni Field |
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3:45pm
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Soccer:Boys JV Game
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vs. Tewksbury Memorial High School @ Marshall Middle
School
Soccer Field |
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3:45pm
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Soccer:Girls Varsity Game
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Tewksbury Memorial High School @ Tewksbury H.S. Turf
Field
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3:45pm
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Soccer:Girls JV Game
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Tewksbury Memorial High School @ Wynn St/ Field,
Tewksbury
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Friday, Sep 23, 2016
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Time
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Event
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Details
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3:30pm
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Soccer:Boys Freshman Game
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Methuen @ Tenney Grammar School
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3:30pm
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Soccer:Girls Freshman Game
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Methuen @ Tenney Grammar School
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3:30pm
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Swimming:Girls Varsity Meet
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vs. Lowell @ Billerica Memorial High School
Shawsheen Tech Swimming Pool |
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3:45pm
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Football:Boys Freshman Game
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Dracut Senior @ Dracut Senior High School
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4:00pm
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Volleyball:Girls JV Game
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vs. Burlington @ Billerica Memorial High School
James Gymnasium |
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4:00pm
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Volleyball:Girls Freshman Game
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vs. Burlington @ Billerica Memorial High School
Back Gym 1 |
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5:00pm
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Volleyball:Girls Varsity Game
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vs. Burlington @ Billerica Memorial High School
James Gymnasium |
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7:00pm
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Cheerleading: Varsity Game
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vs. Dracut Senior @ Billerica Memorial High
School
Calabrese Stadium |
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7:00pm
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Football: Varsity Game
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vs. Dracut Senior @ Billerica Memorial High
School
Calabrese Stadium |
Saturday, Sep 24, 2016
Sunday, Sep 25, 2016
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Time
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Event
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Details
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4:30pm
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Swimming:Girls Varsity MVC Diving
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Andover @ Greater Lawrence Technical School
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