This Week at BMHS: December 12 - December 18, 2016

In Support of Others

Veterans

Please join the Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) and the

Bedford/Billerica JROTC in making the holidays happier for our veterans at the Bedford VA Hospital.

We would like to bring some much needed and very appreciated supplies from our community.  In these times of tight budgets and the financial demands of deployed soldiers, sometimes our veterans are put on the back burner.

You can drop items off at the JROTC room- E206.  Below is a list of items that would be greatly appreciated.  Please send in these items by Monday, December 19^th.  These items are for men only as the Bedford VA is all male.     

  

Hygiene and Personal Items:

toothpaste, toothbrushes, denture cleaner, mouthwash, shaving cream, soap, deodorant, shampoo, aftershave lotion, combs, writing paper, pens, playing cards

Computer Science in the Community

On November 29, 15 BHMS computer science students traveled to Bedford to visit Aspen Tech, a software company that creates process manufacturing optimization products.  Many of their customers are in the energy field.  Our students started the day with a panel discussion where representatives from different parts of the company talked about all of the types of activities that are involved in running a software company, from engineering, quality assurance, marketing, sales, legal, customer support and others.  They also described to their audience of high school students what paths they took in college and how it got them to where they are.  The purpose of the day was to promote STEM education, so the rest our our time where was spent at various learning stations.  These included a coding station, and various science stations.  The students favorite stations included one where they looked at the materials in disposable diapers and how much water they absorb, one where they had to figure out how move water from a plate to a glass (without picking up the plate) using only a lemon, a match, a straw and a coffee cup lid, and one where they created magnetic fields with batteries and copper wires.  All along the way, our hosts were very welcoming and friendly, chatting with the students about many topics.  The day zoomed by.

Massachusetts School Library Association:

The MSLA has announced that Rachel Bouhanda has been chosen to serve as the Legislative Committee Co-Chair on the 2016-2017 Executive Board of the Massachusetts School Library Association. This year the executive board is working compiling survey data to determine the status of school library programs. Also, they will be working to prepare recommendations for school libraries' inclusion in DESE's implementation plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act.

2016 Gift Ideas – Popular Books for Teens
The titles below are a compilation from popular summer reading books at BMHS and Barnes & Noble's Books for Teens Recommendations:

•  Cinder (and Scarlet), by Marissa Meyer
•  Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell
•  Finnikin of the Rock, by Melina Marchetta
•  Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, by J.K Rowling
•  Just One Day, by Gayle Forman
•  Maze Runner Series, by James Dashner
•  Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs
•  Openly Straight, by Bill Konigsburg
•  Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline
•  The 5th Wave, by Rick Yancey
•  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time,  by Mark Haddon
•  The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green
•  The Glass Castle, by Jeanette Walls
•  The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
•  The Queen of Kentucky, by Alecia Whitaker
•  The Sky is Everywhere, by Jandy Nelson
•  Divergent Series, by Veronica Roth