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Students & Staff of the MontH
Students & Staff of the MontH
These students and staff were recognized at our November Community Meeting.
Welcome new faculty!
Welcome new faculty!
Sarah Coon, Science
Sarah Coon, Science
Hello, my name is Sarah Coon, and I am thrilled to be joining the Science Department at BFA Fairfax to teach Foundations of Science this winter! I am a graduate of BFA St. Albans and received a BA in Geology and a Masters Degree in teaching from UVM. In my classroom, I emphasize fun, enthusiasm, and exploration. Some of my personal academic topics of interest include Earth history, biodiversity, genetics and heredity, science current events, and citizen science. I split my year between full-time flower and vegetable farming in the spring, summer, and fall months and teaching high school science in the winter months. In addition to 600 laying hens, my partner and I also have two dogs, three cats, and a very busy toddler to keep us on our toes. In my spare time, I enjoy hiking, traveling, knitting, and food.
Alex Cape, Mathematics
Alex Cape, Mathematics
My name is Alex Cape, and I am thrilled to join the math department at BFA Fairfax High School. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (2013) and a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction (2016) from Doane University in Nebraska. Over the past eight years, I have taught math to students in grades 6-12 in Nebraska and Wyoming and spent a couple of years working in higher education with the University of Vermont.
My family consists of my fiance, Brian, my son Oliver (5), and our cat, Jag. In my spare time, I enjoy organizing my volleyball club, Vermont Frost, staying active, crafting, and spending quality time with family and friends. I’m a huge Husker Volleyball fan and love participating in triathlons during the warmer months.
Portrait of a Graduate
BFA's Students in Action...
Course-work sections are organized by the five Transferable Skills students work on in their classes. These skills are highlighted in our Portrait of a Graduate and build students' capacity for career and college readiness.
Course-work sections are organized by the five Transferable Skills students work on in their classes. These skills are highlighted in our Portrait of a Graduate and build students' capacity for career and college readiness.
Clear and Effective Communication
Students can demonstrate organized and purposeful communication.
Students can gather information from actively speaking, listening, and participating in class.
Jacob shares his thinking at the white board in Precalculus class.
Students in Math 2 work together to graph a quadratic function.
Spanish 2 students write about their future goals.
Students in the Young Adult Literature course read and analyze the novel The 57 Bus.
Self Direction
Students have self-awareness, initiative, flexibility, and resilience in their learning.
Students have individual responsibility for their learning.
Students use technology to support and enhance their learning.
French 1 students celebrate the end of the trimester by making crepes!
At the end of Band, students try out instruments other than their usual instrument of choice.
Driver's Ed students work on vision control, motion control, and steering control modules.
Math 1 students work on writing recursive and explicit equations.
Creative and Practical Problem Solving
Students observe and evaluate situations in order to solve problems.
Students persist in solving challenging problems and learn from failure.
Forensics class learned about blood spatter pattern analysis, and how height affects patterns by doing vertical drops at varying distances all the way to the ceiling!
Math 1 students solve Thanksgiving riddle equation problems.
Math 2 students work in groups to graph equations.
Foundations of Science students gather data to better understand positive and negative correlations.
Informed and Integrative Thinking
Students apply knowledge from multiple sources to make sense of their learning.
Students apply prior knowledge to the current task.
Sports Lit students collaborate in a Harkness discussion about the book Beartown.
Students are applying graphic novel terms they just learned (panel, tier, caption, sound effect, thought bubble, speech bubble, etc) to a comic they are drawing themselves. It must use color and show mood and theme.
Work Based Learning Seminar students from Trimester 1 take a tour of the DEW construction site here on campus. Todd Poirier, the site Superintendent with DEW, gave the students a tour and introduced them to several sub-contractors performing work on campus. It was a great glimpse into the world of commercial construction and project management.
Intro to Geometry students design a city with specifications related to angles produced by parallel lines and a transversal.
Responsible and Involved Citizenship
Students take responsibility for their actions and understand their impact on the community.
Students collaborate effectively and respectfully.
Botany students worked together to prepare a Thanksgiving feast before the end of Trimester 1.
NHS is running a food drive to support Fairfax Families.
BTC students work collaboratively on a scavenger hunt in the Health Sciences Academy.
Students began the first unit by playing a game called "sociopoly." This game is intentionally set-up to be unfair - favoring some while others are at a disadvantage.
Counseling Department
Grade 10
Jan. 14th during advisory for all 10th graders. CCV Advisor coming to present about Early College, Dual Enrollment & Free Degree Promise
Grade 11
Lots of events to come for Juniors this Winter & Spring Including College Search, Resume, College Application, SAT, Career Training, Financial Aid & College Essay
Junior Future Planning Kick Off in Advisory on Jan 29th
Interested in Early College or Dual Enrollment for your senior year? A CCV advisor will be coming to present about these opportunities on Jan. 14th during advisory.
Grade 12
Financial Aid Forms Night on Tuesday, December 10th at 5:30pm in the Flex Room
Be sure to keep an eye on the local scholarship document in the coming months
Tech Center Presentations will begin in December and Course Selection will begin in January.
Save the Date for Course Fair Jan 29th
More details to come
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