The Digital Dragon




Student, Family & Community

Black History Month is a celebration of the many achievements of African Americans throughout the month

COMMON ASSESSMENT

Common Assessments will take place from Wednesday, February 9th - Thursday February 17th and be given during 2nd and 3rd period which we’ve adjusted to be double periods. Work will still be administered during other class periods and homework while it may be assigned will not count against students during this time.

NHS Interest Meetings

Come find out how you can be a candidate for the National Honor Society. This meeting is primarily for juniors, but if you are a 9th or 10th grader interested in seeing what we are all about, you can come, too!

*If you are a junior who wants to be a candidate, you MUST come to ONE of the meetings!*

Tuesday 2/8 @2pm in 231

Wednesday 2/9 @2pm in 231

Monday 2/14 @2pm in 231

Thursday 2/17 @2pm in 231

Wednesday 2/23 @7pm on zoom

https://k12-bostonpublicschools.zoom.us/j/85954008310 for more info contact Mrs. MacIsaac at amacisaac@bostonpublicschools.org

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 follow the signs posted near the school and 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 library newsletter

PARENT COUNCIL MEETING

All,


Please join us for the parent council meeting on Wednesday, February 9 from 6-7:30. Take a look at the agenda SPC Agenda 2-9-2022

and you will see how much ground we will cover.


By way of reminder we will have three interpreters at every SPC meeting beginning this week for those speaking Cantonese, Vietnamese or Spanish.


Please don’t forget to register Spc reg feb 9 2022

and we will send you the zoom link an hour before the meeting.


We look forward to seeing you there.


Karen, Kelsey, Jill and Natasha


Student Support

Upcoming Events

WEDNESDAY

  • COVID Pool Testing (All Day)

  • First Common Assessment

THURSDAY

  • Common Assessment

FRIDAY

  • Common Assessment

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

Spring HSSP 2022

happening from 2/26 through 4/2! Register now for five Saturdays of cool classes!

Come take five-week long classes on anything and everything at Spring HSSP! Take classes taught by MIT students and community members, on topics as diverse as:


  • Linguistics Laboratory

  • Lab Techniques in Chemistry

  • Cultivating a Microbial Garden


and many, many more!


Spring HSSP 2022 is a virtual five-weekend program for middle and high schoolers, open to grades 7–12. It will run on Saturdays from 1 to 4 PM ET, beginning on February 26 and ending on April 2 (skipping March 12 for Spark).


Register for classes at <https://esp.mit.edu/learnpineapple22>.



Youth Programs at Grub Street

We pay high school students $625 to be part of a three-week BIPOC instructor-led creative writing program. All of our instructors are wonderful Boston-based BIPOC writers and poets, and we aim to recruit majority BIPOC youths so their stories can be supported and uplifted.


Key Details

  • Mondays through Fridays, July 11th - July 29th, 2022.

  • In the spirit of writers' residencies for adults, all teens will receive a stipend of $625 for their time spent as working writers.

  • During three weeks at GrubStreet, teens work with published authors and meet with literary agents and editors, take field trips, and more.

  • All applications are due by Tuesday, February 22nd at 11:59pm.

  • Application link: https://grubstreet.org/programs/for-teens/summer-fellowship/


For more information contact: 267-632-1234.


Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester (Music Video Project)

Teens can still join us for our music video project, where they will dive into music video production - learning video styles, shot lists, video treatments, audio, VFX and more while using professional filmmaking equipment as they create their own music videos for up and coming music talent!

Who: Any teens ages 13-19

What: to learn film skills and technical skills from a real professional filmmaker! They'll dive into the world of shot lists, storyboards, cameras, lights, audio, editing (and much more!) as they create various film projects (full project calendar below)! Plus, have the opportunity to join our Pathways program for soft skills training, networking sessions and on-set apprenticeships and/or paid summer internships.

Where: In person at the Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester

Cost: Free! No previous film experience or special equipment required

when: every Thursday

Project Calendar:

February 3-March 10 | PROJECT 4: Unscripted Production

Ever wondered how YouTube series are created? Learn in this project as you create your own unscripted short episode!

March 10-April 21 | PROJECT 5: Social Justice Short Doc

Highlight the issues that you care about as you learn about documentary production.

April 21-May 26 | PROJECT 6: Narrative Short Film

Bring your story to life, creating your own scripted short film. Get super creative in this capstone project.

Program details & Application at freshfilms.org/weeklyfilmmaking


Free COVID-19 Home Test Kits Available for City of Boston residents

Boston residents can now pick up free rapid at-home test kits at designated sites around the City, while supplies last. Each person will be able to pick up a kit for each member of their immediate household per visit. There are two tests in each kit. 


Please help us get the word out about these kits along with guidance on how to use them:

  • BPHC’s fact sheet provides guidance on how to use these home test kits, including what to do if you test positive. These are currently available in English and Spanish.

  • Mass DPH provides detailed instructions for using a home test kit, as well as graphic instructions available in several languages.

  • More detailed guidance on using the kits is available directly from the vendors, currently iHealth or QuickVue.


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?

If you would like to be featured or would like to have a student, student group, teacher, or staff member featured in the next Digital Dragon, please email Ms. White (mwhite8@bostonpublicschools.org) by Thursday of the week.

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