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Please fill out a PIC intake form if you are thinking about applying for a summer job! Application season is quickly approaching!

Kindness and gratitude create a positive cycle that benefits both the giver and the receiver. When we show kindness, we often inspire gratitude in others, and when we express gratitude, it motivates us to be kinder. Both practices nurture emotional well-being and build stronger relationships. Remember, if you don’t have something nice or constructive to say, and no one has asked for your opinion, it’s better to remain silent.

Choosing kindness in our words and actions helps create a more compassionate and understanding world.

Tickets for the 137th Latin/English Classic are now available exclusively following the GO FAN link here. Adults $10, Students $5.

Come out to Harvard Stadium on Thanksgiving morning (10 am kickoff) to support the Wolfpack as we go for win #85 in this historic rivalry!

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A heartfelt thanks to the faculty and students who made this year’s Student Council Dodgeball game the biggest in history. Over 100 students attended; 80 students played; and over $300 was raised for Boston Health Care for the Homeless. The winning team included Jadon Berkson, Aiden McCue, Yakub Fiin, Max Haskell, Teagen Scarpa, Will White, Max Mendoza, Brennan Berkson, Owen Evans, and Joel Gil Alvarado.

See you in the spring for Faculty/Student Basketball.

WHAT IS THE FILM ABOUT ?: Mona and her Kurdish family have fled their home in Syria and ended up in Germany in search of a better life, but Mona is having a hard time fitting in. She’s still learning German and misses her hometown and playing soccer with her friends. Chaos is the order of the day at her new school, where most of the teachers are worn to a frazzle and the students are just as frustrated with their teachers. When Mr. Che, the coach of the girls’ soccer team, sees Mona’s soccer skills, he puts her on the team. Although they are training for an upcoming tournament for all of Berlin’s schools, the team is anything but harmonious. Mona is singled out and blamed for the team’s troubles. With the tournament quickly approaching, they realize that if they want to win, they must stop fighting, treat each other as equals, and learn the true meaning of teamwork.

Soleen Yusef’s second feature is an inspirational, fast-paced coming-of-age film with a fresh, young perspective on the importance of family, friendship, and belonging. Soleen Yusef was born in Duhok in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in 1987. At the age of nine, she and her family fled to Berlin due to the political tensions in her home country. Originally trained as a singer and an actress, in 2008 she began studying fiction directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. Her third-year film Trattoria premiered at the 2012 Berlinale. Since making her debut feature film Haus ohne Dach (2016), for which she won awards including the First Steps Award, she has been working on international productions for Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney+.

Tickets: coolidge.org/films/winners

Mr.Levesque and I will be starting the Sophomore resume lab this week. As a reminder, this is required. We will be sending out an email to the Sophomore class with a variety of dates and times to attend. Stay tuned for the email and reach out with any questions to either myself or Mr.Levesque!

Interested in learning more about International Travel at BLS? Attend the BLS Global Traveler Panel on Wednesday during W in the library. Students from CIEE, GCI, and BLS trips will talk about their global travel and learning experiences. See Mr. Kennelly if you need a pass.

The Yearbook committee is looking for talented artists to fill our Class of 2025 Yearbook with your amazing artwork! If you are interested in creating a divider for the Yearbook, please email Mx. Amico at damico@bostonpublicschools.org by Wednesday, November 27th (right before break!.) Please see the link attached for some examples from years past.

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Would you like to see Mr. Finnigan, Mx. Foulis, Mr. Fogel, Mr. Oakes, Ms. Moguel, or Ms. Kelly, get pied in the face at Pep Rally? Then gather your spare change, and add to your teacher of choice’s coin jar! Coin Wars is a classic BLS fundraiser where students get to donate to decide which teachers get pied during each pep rally. Any coins donated will be counted as a positive value, and the teacher with the highest value will be pied. Dollar bills donated count as a negative value, and help keep your teachers safe by subtracting from their total. You can donate during your lunch every day from Monday 11/18 until Friday 11/22. Also, donations aren’t limited by grade, you can give money to any teacher on the list! One of the Senior Class Officers will be pied as well, so don’t forget to donate to which one you want to see. Videos of the pieing will be posted to the senior class Instagram so if you miss the rally, you won’t miss the action.

Have you always wanted to be a part of Pep Rally? Do you have spider-like reflexes? Or a competitive spirit? Well, then you should enter the raffle to be a player in the pep rally musical chairs tournament! $1 = 1 Entry into the raffle to earn a spot, we will be selecting 5 people per grade. You can purchase as many entries as you want to boost your chances.

Winners on rally day will get a special prize! You can enter the raffle during lunch on Monday 11/18 through Friday 11/22 in the lobby. Good luck!

Spirit Week is upon us! Our annual pep rally is right around the corner. As we approach the rally, please participate in Spirit Week. Spirit week:

Thursday (11/21) – Staff/Student Swap (Teachers dress like a student and vice versa)

Friday (11/22) – Boston Spirit Day (wear your favorite Boston sports gear)

Monday (11/25) – Pajama Day

Tuesday (11/26) – Color Clash Class

• Class I – Red Class
• Class II – Orange Class
• Class III – Yellow Class
• Class IV – Green Class
• Class V – Pink Class
• Class VI- Grey Faculty – Rainbow or join the Class that you teach

Wednesday 11/27 – School Colors! Join your class and wear the following colors:

• Class I & Class VI – Black Class
• Class II & Class IV – White Class
• Class III & Class V – Purple

Mark your calendars and your agendas because A.S.I.A.’s annual Holiday Sing-Off event is coming up on Friday, December 20th!

Sing-Off is one of our biggest events of the year, where students can perform in front of an audience and our faculty and alumni judges for the chance to win a selection of prizes! It’s a great way to celebrate the end of the year before winter break and embrace that holiday spirit!

If you’re interested in showing off your incredible vocals to all your peers or want to audition as an MC, sign up here (forms.gle/m24pHCQKFx1jKeMQA) or at (bit.ly/HSO24auditions)! Please note that applications close Tuesday, November 19th at 2:15 p.m. No late applications will be accepted.

FOtA is now accepting entries for artwork for the cover of the 2024 Winter Concerts Program. The contest is open to all BLS students, and the artwork should reference BLS/Winter/Music. Remember that BLS is a melting pot of cultures, so the artwork should have universal appeal. There are 3 prizes: one $100 first prize and two $50 runner-up prizes. The winning entry will be showcased as the program cover, and runner-up artwork will be featured within the program. Submission deadline is Wednesday, November 27th, at 6 p.m.

Please note that the program cover will be printed in color and the printable area is 5” w by 8” h. Text will be added to the cover as well, so please keep that in mind.

You can see an example of previous cover winners here. Art should be created and/or scanned at a resolution of 300dpi and submitted to Vali Tamm at sprezzaturaVT@gmail.com: please include your graduation year and HR number in your email.

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Need community service hours? Novasta is running a food drive to support the Thanksgiving community meal at the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain. We are looking for non-perishable food that can be prepared into meals for the event or put into care packages for people to take home.

Donate to the donation box near the front office! Each donation will receive an hour of service. You can also volunteer with us at the community meal on Thanksgiving for additional hours.

For more details, email us at novastagreaterboston@gmail.com, asun3@bostonk12.org, shennessy@bostonk12.org

The Register, our school’s award-winning student art magazine, is seeking submissions for the winter issue. Submit your photography, artwork, poetry, and flash fiction by 11/26 via the portal on SIS.

Registration is still open for winter sports (Basketball, Hockey, Indoor Track, Fencing, Girls Swimming, Wrestling, Winter Cheer). ALL candidates must now register via ASPEN.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Director of Athletics Jack Owens (jowens2@bostonpublicschools.org) or Athletic Trainer Courtney Leahy (cleahy@bostonpublicschools.org).

For Fencing and Winter Cheer, please leave the sports field blank and proceed with the rest of the process.

Tryouts will begin on Monday, December 2.

BLS B.L.A.C.K. (Black Leaders Aspiring for Change and Knowledge) and BLS T.A.G.(Talented and Gifted Latino) are hosting our 4th annual Friendsgiving celebration on Tuesday, November 26 at 2:45 PM in the senior section of the dining hall. Friendsgiving is a blend of the words “friend” and “Thanksgiving” and it refers to a large meal eaten with friends on or around Thanksgiving. This year’s theme is “Color Bash” where everything from the food to the food containers is centered around 7 colors.

To connect with the larger BLS community, we are inviting all students, faculty, and staff to join us to celebrate with games, fellowship, and traditional dishes from the African/African American and Latinx communities such as baked macaroni and cheese (yellow), seasoned collard greens (green), southern style cornbread (brown), black beans or black rice (black), empanadas (brown), and a variety of desserts including tres leches (white), flan (yellow), and sweet potato pie (orange). If you would like to attend and bring your favorite family dish to share, please complete this form. If you are unable to cook but still want to attend, feel free to sign up to bring cups, plates, utensils, a beverage, ice, or just yourself. Below is how colors will be assigned with examples of items to bring:

• Class I – RED (Ex. red velvet cake, salsa/chips, cranberries, RED packaged meat, side, beverage or snack)
• Class II – ORANGE (Ex. sweet potato pie, carrot cake, butternut squash, ORANGE packaged meat, side, beverage, or snack)
• Class III – YELLOW (Ex. corn on the cob, mac and cheese, banana pudding, YELLOW packaged meat, side, beverage, or snack)
• Class IV – GREEN (Ex. collard greens, green bean casserole, guacamole/chips, GREEN packaged meat, side, beverage, or snack
• Class V – BLUE (Ex. blueberry muffins, Cool Ranch Doritos, Blue Bell ice cream, BLUE packaged meat, side, beverage or snack)
• Class VI – BROWN (Ex. cornbread, chili, turkey, BROWN packaged meat, side, beverage, or snack
• Officers/Faculty/Staff – BLACK (Ex. black beans, black rice, blackened chicken, BLACK packaged meat, side, beverage or snack)

NOTE: You do not have to bring anything to attend. ALL ARE WELCOME and should complete this form regardless. But if you plan to attend, still wear the color that matches your grade or role at BLS. This is a potluck event. If you plan to bring a dish, the preferred serving size should be for 10-15 people.

If you have questions, please reach out to blackatbls@gmail.com OR tagbls@gmail.com.

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Libertas Debate Academy is opening a new program for students of all ages trying to learn about Public Speaking and Debate. Grades 5 – 8 are optimal, but older students with no background in debate are welcome. It’s a 10-week-long class with the option of starting in December or January.

Program instruction is designed by Harvard, Stanford, and University of Pennsylvania students who have won national debate champion titles. We’ll introduce your student to public speaking, confidence, and rhetoric which have all been associated with higher test scores and better college placement. Sign up now!

Register and learn more here: www.libertasdebate.com/winter-classes

Celebrate BLS International Education Week by joining Wolfpack Volunteers for the Global Day of Service on Wednesday, November 20, during W in the dining hall. Students will create encouraging messages to support students’ mental well-being. Notes (alongside other small goodies) will be placed into a communal Gachapon machine for student use. Sign up here to get a pass to participate and receive one hour of community service.

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