Art Show: April 28 – 26 room 309 The junior and senior art show will be on display in room 309. Teachers and their classes are welcome to visit the exhibit during the day. The opening reception will be held on Wednesday April 30 form 6:00 – 8:00pm. (HA)

Are interested in being a Prize Reading contestant? If you are, please complete the registration form by 2:30 PM, Thursday, May 7th.

• What: Prize Reading
• When: Thursday, May 8th Where: Rooms to be announced
• Time: 2: 30- 4:00 PM
• BLS Prize Reading Registration Form

Once you have registered, you will receive more details about what to expect the day of the competition.

docs.google.com/forms/d/1Wzyw3OrAdhqabznQLUF5jlaaj2O23pcvWww_qyhWdqg/edit

Friendly and spirited students in Class III-I are needed as tour guides for incoming sixies and families at the Invited Student Open House on Saturday, May 3. Please sign up for one or both sessions: 8:30-10:45 with an 8:00 arrival and/or 11:00-1:00, with a 10:30 arrival here. There are also a limited number of spots for Class III students who speak a language aside from English. Those who have not done tour guiding before must stop by the Schawbel Center on either Wednesday, April 30 or Thursday, May 1, between 2:30-3:30. Those who have done tour guiding but do not have a lanyard must also come to the Schwabel Center. Community service hours will be awarded.

(The Open House for Bsies will be on Monday, May 5, from 6:00-7:30 – details are forthcoming.)

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Hey Students! Due to the recent influx of requests this year for replacement OneCards, if you have requested and received two or more replacements this 2024-2025 school year, BLS is unable to issue you a replacement. You will have to head over the Bolling Building for your replacement card.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to visit me in technology or email me at kpaynehall@bostonpublicschools.org.

This year, 18 total scholarships valued at $4,000 apiece will be awarded to one male and one female from MIAA Districts 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, one male and one female from Central Mass. (Districts 2/3), and one male and female from the city of Boston. The scholarships will be awarded based on excellence in academics, athletics, and extracurricular activities, and will go directly toward each student’s post-secondary education.

Please fill out the 2025 application and return it to the Boston Globe Foundation by Monday, May 12. Candidates must supply the required information with the application (official high school transcript and letter of recommendation from the principal, a guidance counselor/teacher, or a coach).

Scholarship flyer and Application are on the BLS Athletics website.

Email the documents to craig.larson@globe.com

Thank you to those who have already emailed me to serve as ushers at Harvard’s Commencement Exercises. We no longer need any more volunteers. If you’re currently a sophomore, please apply next year as soon as you see the announcement.

Mrs. Lewis-da Ponte

BLS, ’88

The Keefe Library will close at 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, 4/17, for the April vacation.

Students competed for a $100 total in Amazon gift cards, split evenly between middle and high school divisions. The following are the winners of the middle school and high school kahoots.

Middle School

• First – John Henry Baldwin (VI)
• Second – Kaden Nguyen (VI)
• Third – Cece Sun (VI)

High School

• First – Ellie Fung (IV)
• Second – Leo Margalit (IV)
• Third – Gerasimos Papadopoulos (IV)

Congratulations to the officers and members of BLSJCL, which placed 1st Place in Whole School contests at MassJCL State Convention this past weekend! 9 BLS students placed in the Top 10 of Overall Individual contests! The Advanced Certamen team won 2nd Place, Intermediate won 1st Place, and Novice won 3rd Place! Andy Yu was elected to the 2024-25 MassJCL

Executive Board as Parliamentarian. For full results, see this Doc.

docs.google.com/document/d/1x-iyvjhCUgTwZtY635NctXnTqlqaHNvUevuYkR4NPCY/edit?usp=sharing

Percy Jackson! The Library’s March Madness tournament was almost too close to call, but the Olympians beat the Panem tributes by just 5 votes.

Thank you to all who participated! 🏆

Girls and Boys State will be held from Saturday, June 14th to Friday, June 20th at Stonehill College in Easton. These programs are designed to teach democratic values and local, state, and federal government operations, politics, and policy. Students are immersed in mock-government organizations and attend classes, lectures, and debates during their week-long stay on campus. If you are interested, please see Ms. Sweeney in 107 or send an email to etaylor4@bostonpublicschools.org, and she will provide the next steps.

The Dual County League is accepting applications for the Paul Costello Scholarship. Please complete the attached form and return to Coach Owens. Deadline is April 28.

docs.google.com/document/d/1FsYdzl5fOZKgAQ0rqCiu_p1DCGXxUxDbI_rWFmCsp4o/edit?tab=t.0

Looking for something creative to do over spring break? Open to all BLS students, the opportunity to see your creation in print – 3,000 times over! We are seeking designs for the front and/or back cover for the new 2025-2026 Agenda Book (handbook) and would love your ideas. Entries can be in full color and should be created for a 5.5” by 8.5” book with a CMYK. Specifications can be found here.

Please submit your designs to Ms. Pierce at mpierce5@bostonpublicschools.org by April 28.

drive.google.com/file/d/18F2scDmr0VCeGLUPcW0L5Xa5mMh04PQs/view?usp=sharing

The School Store will be open this week on Thursday (4/17) as there is no school this Friday and the following week for Spring break.

We will also be having a SPECIAL SALE….THIS WEEK ONLY…,all class year t-shirt (except class of ‘31) are ONLY $5.00

Check the website for size availability.  Place your orders from the T-SHIRT SALE section . The online store is just one click away at
www.bls.org/bookstore

Happy Passover  
Happy Easter
Happy Spring