The Digital Dragon




Student, Family & Community

Happy Holidays!

We have officially reached the last month of the year. December is home to some of our most special holidays. If you celebrate any of these holidays, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, please email Ms. White (mwhite8@bostonpublicschools.org) your holiday photos so we can share on the Digital Dragon.

Kindness Krew Art Contest

Students are invited to create an art piece inspired by Kindness with the goal of spreading positivity and happiness throughout the school. Submissions should be able to be hung on the wall (all appropriate pieces will be hung in the hallway behind the gym). The Kindness Krew will pick their favorite and the artist will receive a $20 prize. All submissions must be made to Mrs. Rodriguez (Room 112) by 1:40pm on December 20th.

Contact Owen Rogers (orogers2@bostonk12.org ) for more info

Upcycled Items Showcase

If you have a few minutes 1st Period Tuesday 12/21, please swing by Room 344 to check out some of the artwork, items, and/or decorations made out of trash by the Environmental Science Students. The students will be spending time on them in the Makerspace as well as outside of school.


We will be displaying the items and walking around to put a perceived "value" to them. The items are not actually for sale, but this is one way we are working on potentially expanding their entrepreneurship horizons, and inspiring the reuse of materials.


CS Education Week Event

It is Computer Science Education Week and there are so may ways to get involved!

1. There are BPS contests available to all students HERE

2. For some independent and easy activities to do in your free time click HERE

BLA Operations

BPS DAILY HOME HEALTH CHECKLIST

Please use the BPS daily checklist everyday. The checklist is available in many languages and found HERE


MORNING SAFETY

Please watch your speed during school arrival times. For the safety of our students, no U-turns.

HAPGOOD MONTHLY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER

Please check out this month's newsletter HERE

BLA Parents: We NEED You!

The School Parent Council is looking to fill the role of (2) Alternate Representative positions and we are looking for candidates that identify in the Latinx and Asian communities. We want to ensure that all voices are at our meetings and we represent the racial diversity of Boston Latin Academy.

If interested or want more information, please contact Ms. White, mwhite8@bostonpublicschools.org or Karen Melkonian, karenmelkonian@me.com.

Upcoming Events

MONDAY

  • Knitting Club

WEDNESDAY

  • 6:45am-2pm Covid Pool Testing

  • 7:30a Field Trip: American Reperatory Theater (Berinato)

  • 1:50-2:30 Saturnalia Party: The Classics Department is hosting a Saturnalia Party on Wednesday, December 15th from 1:40 - 2:45 in the Upper Library. The event includes: Catapult contest; Roman Photo Booth; Mosaics, Bake Sale and more.

BLA SPOTLIGHT

Congrats are in order for the 9th Grade, WINTER WONDERLAND event that occured on Friday, December 10. The class advisors alongside the help of determined and dedicated 9th graders, put on an event like no other. Special Shout Out to Dominic, Shiloh, Rebecca, Michelle, Ava, Mr. Smith, Ms. White, Ms. Quackenbush, Ms. Walia, Ms. Froston, Mr. Huie, the teacher/staff chaperones, and all the wonderful volunteers who made this happen!




ANNOUNCEMENTS

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STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES


Back to School 2021: Parenting Through Grief and Loss

In response to a survey sent to BPS families in March 2020, parents and caregivers requested practical tips around social, emotional and behavioral development. In response, we have been sending these Wellbeing Digests! You can sign up here if you are seeking ways to support your child's behavioral, social and emotional development.


Invest in Girls

We love working with your students to help them learn the basics of personal money management in preparation for their eventual financial independence! We’ve noticed that many students express interest in a more imminent concern: How do they approach paying for college? We think that looking at college through a financial lens is tremendously important, and so we have organized a webinar in two parts with Julie Shields-Rutyna, the Director of College Planning, Education, and Training at MEFA (Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority), to provide her expertise. (yes, young men are allowed to attend this one!)

Spring Workshop: (Scheduled for March 24th at 7 pm EST via Zoom – Registration will open in late February.)

  • Comparing financial packages: Once you have your offers, how do you compare them?

  • Understanding Educational Loans: What types of loans exist? What are the requirements? What are the advantages/disadvantages of different kinds?


CALLING ALL 10th GRADERS- Apply for SUMMER SEARCH!

Summer Search Boston – a student centered organization on a mission to help young people expand what they believe is possible for themselves.

Summer Search’s overarching goal has long been to help young people graduate from high school, matriculate to a post-secondary education and successfully earn a 4-year college degree within six years. Their services include:

1) Year-round mentoring by full-time, professional staff who encourage students to reflect on their experiences to better understand themselves and to prepare for their futures.

2) Two summer enrichment experiences for high schoolers (wilderness experience, international service trips, pre-college academic programs, or internships) that put students into highly challenging, unfamiliar environments.

3) Support and advice for high school seniors as they plan for and transition to college or another post-secondary pathway.

4) Continued mentoring as needed, connections to internships and career coaching for up to six years after high school.

  • You can view our updated student video here: https://bit.ly/3k1etcN

    • With subtitles in 3 languages

  • Online application is open: https://www.summersearch.org/apply

    • Note: There are two parts to the application. Students have a section they will need to fill out, sign and submit. Once their part of the application is complete, a link will automatically be sent to the parent/guardian whose contact information they provided. Parent(s)/guardian(s) will need to fill out the second half of the application, upload income documentation then sign and submit.


Friends of the Arts?

Lots of opportunities to offer support to our talented young musicians, actors, dancers, singers, and artists, in addition to our dedicated arts educators! Get connected! Join our Friends of the Arts Google group Listserv HERE

Wednesday, Jan 5th at 7:30pm

RSVP to receive Zoom link: https://forms.gle/vdW6KfRAfD84JxkW8


Summer Experiences in Law & Politics For Ages 12-18

Do your students dream of standing up in the Supreme Court and arguing a human rights case? Or negotiating an international treaty with UN representatives? Next summer they can do all this and more on one of our flagship summer experiences in London:

  • Argue a human rights case in the Supreme Court

  • Network with politicians in Westminster

  • Work with corporate lawyers in a City skyscraper

  • Participate in a 'Model UN' with UN and Foreign Office staff

  • Cross-examine witnesses in a murder trial

  • Negotiate climate change policies in a simulated COP26

Students can use code SUMMER15 by 31st December for 15% off. For more information on how to apply click here.


Applications for SMASH Northeastern are officially open and we will be IN PERSON this Summer (conditions permitting). APPLY here www.smash.org/apply. The deadline to apply will be March 1st, 2022. If you want more information, please contact Ms. White, mwhite8@bostonpublicschools.org