Last Thursday, BMHS had the opportunity to help the Food Services and Nutrition Department with the monthly Food Bank at the Marshall Middle School. We have been provided a number of grocery bags of food to distribute to families that may be in need during the holidays. If you are aware of a family that may benefit from a helping hand during this time, please feel free to contact our Guidance Department at 978-528-8761 or feel free to email a guidance counselor directly.
Spirit Week
Our annual Spirit Week competition will draw to close on Thursday at our pep rally. The competition for class spirit has been hotly contested with the sophomore class providing the stiffest competition to the Class of 2017. One of the biggest events each year is the Penny War. Classes collect pennies to add to their total while "silver" coins and dollars subtract money from other classes. Each year we raise thousands of dollars to donate to the Billerica Food Pantry. Since the inception of the Penny War in 1989, our students have contributed over $100,000 to families in Billerica that need additional support throughout the year.
Homecoming Dance
We will be hosting our first homecoming dance this Tuesday from 7:30 - 10:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. There will be a DJ and refreshments available. We will follow typical dance protocols and contact parents if your child has not arrived by 8:00 p.m. Also, students are not allowed to leave the dance until 10:00 p.m. unless picked up by a parent.
Playing Favorites 2
The Fine Arts Department wrapped up another successful fall musical season with the sequel to last year's smash hit Playing Favorites. Playing Favorites 2 once again asked audience members to guess which of the four directors chose the musical number performed. It was also the second year that I did not finish in the top three. For those that attended this weekend, here are the results:
1st Place - Ann Seaburg
2nd Place - James McLaughlin
3rd Place - Mary Bright
3rd Place - Daschnee Altenrod
“Good Morning Baltimore” from Hairspray - Jessica Dearbeck
“Take Me to the Fair” from Camelot - Andrew Mills
“America” from West Side Story - Jessica Dearbeck
“First Date/Last Night” from DogFight - Andrew Mills
“Picture Show” from Parade - Andrew Mills
“If I Could Have Been” from Working, The Musical - Jeff Gage
“Sounds While Selling” from She Loves Me - Jeff Gage
“Brand New Day: Everybody Rejoice” from The Wiz! - Andrew Mills
“Schuyler Sisters” from Hamilton: An American Musical - Chris Dearbeck
“Stay With Me” from Into the Woods - Jeff Gage
“Coffee Break” from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Jeff Gage
“Breathe” from In the Heights - Chris Dearbeck
“Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag” from Chicago - Jessica Dearbeck
“The Campaign: Our Favorite Son” from Will Rogers Follies - Jessica Dearbeck
“Run, Freedom, Run!” from Urinetown - Chris Dearbeck
“What I Did for Love” from A Chorus Line - Chris Dearbeck
Thanksgiving Day Football Game
This year's Thanksgiving tilt between Billerica and Chelmsford will be played at Simonian Field in Chelmsford. The game is set to kick off at 10 a.m. Tickets for the game can be purchased at the Main Office. The tickets prices are Students ($5) and Adults ($7). Billerica is on a two game winning streak and is hoping to close out the 2016 season with a win.
Building Committee Update
The commencement of the work for the access road is still set to begin the Monday after Thanksgiving break. However, there will be some work commencing tomorrow. Shawmut Construction will be working on drainage patterns as they exit our work site. There were some trucks on site today, which will be feeding cameras into the pipes that exit the high school fields and enter the adjacent lots. They will also be backfilling some previous work completed near the property line behind the third base bench on the baseball field. Next Wednesday Shawmut will begin fencing the perimeter of the building project behind the current high school. The back parking lot will remain accessible until February 2017.
