This Week at BMHS November 20 - 26, 2017

The Tradition Continues

We will be concluding our annual Spirit Week competition this Wednesday during our Pep Rally. The students and faculty have been participating in the various themed days and will be closing out the days with 'Murica Monday and Class Color Tuesday. The entire school will be wearing Green and White on Wednesday during the rally, which features class contests and performances by our band, color guard. choir, and cheerleaders. We will also be donating the funds collected during our Penny War to the Billerica Food Pantry.

The annual Billerica vs. Chelmsford football game will be played at the Marshall Middle School on Thursday morning at 10 a.m. 

Early Dismissal

Thanksgiving Break will begin on Wednesday, November 22.
Students will be dismissed between 10:10 - 10:20 a.m. on Wednesday.

Homecoming Dance - A Gala for Gifts

We will be hosting our annual Homecoming Dance on Tuesday evening from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. All proceeds from the evening will go to help local families during the holiday season.

Running Down a Dream

Our girls cross country team qualified for the All State (7th team in school history- 5th in a row) meet held this weekend in Wrentham.

Only 20 teams in the state qualify for this championship (12 from Eastern Mass; 4 Central; and 4 from Western MA).  

​In addition, the top 15 girls are recognized at the Divisional Championship.  The race which featured 167 girls racing in sub freezing temperatures showcased the depth of the team. We had 3 runners finish in the top 15:

3rd place- Hannah Doherty- 18:50 5k (2nd fastest Billerica girls performance over 5k, ever)

11th place- Nicole Anderson- 19:26

12th place- Sarah Burns- 19:27

and a total of 5 in the top 30.

28th Deidra Anderson- 19:57

29th Sam Maffeo- 20:00

Our BMHS Cheerleaders earned 2nd place in Division II at the State Championships at Worcester State University this past Sunday. The 2nd place finish earns the team a berth in the National Championships in Orlando, Florida in February 2018.

Student Spotlight

Senior Jared Botte completed his work to earn the rank of Eagle Scout this past summer, and received the honor at the formal ceremony on November 5th. His culminating project was building 4 shelters for feral cats through Whiskers of Hope, a cat rescue organization located in Bedford, Massachusetts. The shelters were placed in four different communities where there are known feral cat colonies. Jared really wanted to focus on a project that would help cats, as his family has 3 (spoiled rotten) rescue cats.

Just a few days after his Eagle Scout Court of Honor, Jared drove our FRC Team 4909 Billerica Bionics robot to their first-ever victory at the Battle of the Bay off-season competition last weekend.