The Arabic Summer Academy is a free program for Boston high school students that teaches Arabic language and culture, with support of the STARTALK initiative. Our teachers have extensive experience working with high school students, including BPS’s own Arabic teachers.

This summer the program is 3 weeks starting Friday, June 25 through Friday, July 16 from 8am until 12:15pm, Mondays through Fridays. The course is entirely online, and has both synchronous and asynchronous elements. Please review our website for more information and to apply at arabicsummeracademy.org

How does power, privilege, and bias play out in the use of information technology systems in our everyday lives? Learn more from a documentary film about facial recognition and algorithmic bias offered from the Boston Public Library. For teens 13+ and staff. More information and link to register is on this flyer.

drive.google.com/file/d/1xPi0Omdg8fLwj3e7z_PGI2cKk4PfTzKk/view?usp=sharing

Students planning to take AP Chemistry next fall must attend a brief Zoom meeting on Monday, June 7th at 2:00PM to discuss the summer assignment and preparations for the upcoming school year.

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Monday, May 31 is the deadline to submit nominations to Student Council for Crystal Apple Awards in recognition of outstanding teaching this past year. Anecdotes, stories, and specific reasons for the nomination are welcome and encouraged. Award recipients from the past 5 years are not eligible, which include Ms. Pinchem, Mr. Hamilton, Ms. Blackler, Mr. Gavin, Ms. Moon, Ms. Foley, Mr. Mikalaitis, Ms. Cojohn, Ms. Barich, Ms. Arnold, Mr. Howard, Mr. Southwick, Ms. Freeman, Ms. Levine-Adler, Ms. Myette, and Ms. Moguel. Nomination essays should be 300-600 words and submitted to jlevesque@bostonpublicschools.org

As the year comes to a close, the Argo is looking for photos from the class of 2021 for our Graduation Issue. Please use this form to submit any appropriate JPEG photos from your time at BLS. Any candid’s, photos with friends, photos of BLS events etc. would be acceptable! To be submitted by May 31st.

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Any senior student-athletes that have committed to participate in collegiate athletics at the Division I, II, or III level. Please email Coach Owens identifying sport and college.

The annual BLS Sports Banquet will be held on Wed. June 16 @ 6:30pm.
Please fill out the registration link provided.
The event will be virtual once again. You Tube link will be sent only to those who have registered. Student-athletes are responsible for registering. There is no capacity limit for attendees. All Varsity athletes and families are encouraged to attend

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Don’t miss this last chance to have your senior picture and profile appear in the Senior Portrait section of the yearbook. Chestnut Hill Studio is offering appointments on June 3 before the senior picture is taken to those who have not been photographed.

Please call 1-508- 336-4777 today to book an appointment now!

To all newly accepted NHS students: Your acceptance letter lists 6/1 as the date of the induction ceremony, but it should read Wednesday, 6/2 because of the adjusted schedule that week. It will still take place during the extended HR period.

Need advice on school, relationships, or anything in your life? Submit questions to our advice column by FRIDAY, May 28 AT 10PM to hear what our consultants have to say!

Use this link: bit.ly/2R7GcQ2

Come watch and support BLS as we continue to chase our third championship on High School Quiz Show this season.

New episode against Wellesley will air on Saturday May 29th, 2021 6:00 PM. Watch on GBH2 or @Highschoolquizshow on Youtube.

BLS A.S.I.A. Officer Applications for the 2021-2022 year are open! Apply to become a part of next year’s executive board!

Asian Students In Action (A.S.I.A.) is a student-run organization at Boston Latin School that aims to celebrate AAPI culture, promote BIPOC advocacy and activism, and foster a welcoming community within the student body. Through our events and open discussions, we enable our members of our community to forge new friendships and develop open minds on addressing relevant issues. If you want to make a significant impact in the AAPI community at Boston Latin School, this is an excellent way to do so. You can find the officer application at bit.ly/newasiaofficer, as well as brief descriptions about each officer position at bit.ly/asiapositions. All you need to do is make a copy of the application and fill it out yourselves. You can submit your application at blsasiaclub@gmail.com now through Saturday, June 5! Additional information about ASIA can be found on our website, bit.ly/blsasiaclub and our Instagram page, @blsasia. Please feel free to reach out to current officers with questions! Good luck everybody – we hope to see lots of applications!

Don’t forget to order your yearbook! Please use the link to order online. We cannot order one for you if you do not complete the form.

And just a friendly reminder, if you do not select the pose of your choice to be printed in the yearbook by Friday, May 28, the studio will have to choose one for you to meet the publisher’s deadline. Please call 1-508-336-4777 to choose your pose!

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Due to MCAS on Thursday 5/27 and Friday 5/28 the Keefe Library will not be available to students during the Wellness period.

Please donate gently used clothing or newer school supplies to this drive to benefit deserving students throughout the Boston Public Schools. The collection box is outside Ms. Murray’s office.

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There will be no tutoring today as Mr. Finnigan is out sick. Tutoring will resume for the final session on Thursday, 5/27.

Are you still debating if you want to attend your social because of the dreaded what to wear dilemma? Well have no fear! The senior formal committee has created a NO CHARGE rental program. We have formal clothing for students who want to “rent the runway” for their June 8th senior formal.

If you would like to come preview the options please email Ms.Delorme-Metayer at rdelormemetayer@bostonpublicschools.org

The newest episode if BLSTV is here! Make sure to subscribe.

Registration for the BLS Crew Summer Learn-to-Row and Fall Novice programs is now open! BLS Crew welcomes new students of all grade levels to experience the fun, teamwork, community, and competition of rowing or coxing with BLS on the Charles River. No prior rowing or other athletic experience is required; however, to join as a Novice for the Fall season, at least one week of Summer Learn-to-Row is a prerequisite. (Novices can also join BLS Crew in January for the Winter/Spring season, without taking Learn-to-Row first.) While BLS Crew is a club team supported by rower fees, financial aid is available so all BLS students can participate. Visit the BLS Crew website for more details and registration information, or email info@blscrew.org with questions.

All who submitted the NHS application should have received an email by now from Mr. Finnigan with a decision letter attached. Please make sure you read the decision letter carefully as it contains important information about next steps for accepted students and reasoning for those who were not offered admission. If you applied but did not receive an email, please contact Mr. Finnigan ASAP (pfinnigan2@bostonpublicschools.org). Congratulations to all of our new inductees!

While you will have access to your BPS Google account through the summer, you should get a head start on downloading or transferring your Google content now. Log into your Google account and click your profile image in the upper right – choose “Manage your Google Account”. Click “Data & personalization” and follow the appropriate steps.

Please note that if you are transferring content from your unlimited storage BPS Google account to a 15GB personal Google account, you may run out of space.

myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization

There will be no D.E.A.R./Wellness in the Keefe Library on Fri. 5/21, Mon. 5/24, & Tues. 5/25 due to AP Testing.

FemInSTEM is hosting guest speaker Emily Wong on Tuesday May 25th from 2:30-3:30. Dr. Wong is an infectious disease physician-scientist whose work focuses on the interactions of HIV and TB in the lungs and in the population. Based in Durban, South Africa, Dr. Wong is on the faculty at the Africa Health Research Institute and an assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Join us to learn about what it’s like to be an infectious disease physician, various other careers in the field, and Dr. Wong’s experience as a woman in STEM.

To sign up for the event, please fill out this form: forms.gle/V4vAsDWm1pkQ3JRz5

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Student Council developed a COVID-proof way to appreciate faculty and staff for their hard work and herculean efforts this year. Join Student Council on Tuesday, May 25 from 2:30-3:30 for a round-robin activity in which students will ask faculty fun, easy questions (favorite food, best joke, music of choice, etc.) Then, Student Council will test students’ knowledge with a fierce Kahoot challenge. Top 3 winners will receive prizes. Email Mr. Levesque for the Zoom link to join (jlevesque@bostonpublicschools.org). See you there!

The Argo encourages students to submit a 500-600 word piece spotlighting their favorite seniors to be featured in our upcoming Graduation Issue! Send your spotlight and a photo of the senior you’re writing about to blsargo@gmail.com by May 30! If you’re unclear about what a typical spotlight looks like, feel free to reference past Argo Issues in the Argo Archives:

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Salvete omnes! For BLSJCL’s final service project of the year, we will be collecting sports equipment all week as a part of a Catholic Charities’ project to support the children of their refugee and immigrant clients. Please consider supporting this effort to help children get outside and play as the school year comes to an end! From Monday, May 17 through Monday, May 24, you can drop off new, or like-new, soccer balls, baseballs and mitts, basketballs, etc. Just drop the equipment in the BLSJCL’s collection box located near the entrance to school. Any type of sports equipment is welcome as long as it is new or in like-new condition. Thanks in advance for your help!

The Massachusetts Science and Engineering Fair took place last week and 7th and 8th graders from BLS did phenomenally well! Recipients included Bix Steelfisher, Larry Nguyen, Maya Seide, Sophia Loconto, Simon Hay-Sutton, Thomas Blanchet, Lucas Kriscenski, Josephine LoRusso, and Quinn Bowles receiving honorable mention, Rahul Bansal, Joplin & Oliver Murphy, Kate O’Riordan, Luis Bullock Gonzalez, Luca Brink-Bredella, and Henry Tisdalle receiving 3rd place, Hanna Flynn, Kevin Wang, and Sophie Shepherd receiving 2nd place, and Alexandra Yang and Leila Ohashi receiving first place out of the whole state!

Congratulations to our young scientists!

Nominations are now being accepted for students, student organizations, and faculty who have demonstrated excellence in leadership and service this year. Self nominations are permitted. Please link to this NOMINATION form, make a copy, complete, and email back to jlevesque@bostonpublicschools.org by Monday, May 24.

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Families, please join the School Panel Council (SPC) tonight, Thursday, May 20, to hear a panel of graduating parents share their stories, including lessons learned during the pandemic.

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Meeting ID: 491 416 1077

Submit shout-outs congratulating your senior friends, family, and classmates for all their hard work this year.

The format is completely up to you! Please send us an outline in any form with all text in either the body of the email or in a Google Doc and individual photos as JPG. If you’d like the layout to be done in a specific way, feel free to let us know!

All senior shout outs received by Friday, May 28th are guaranteed to appear in the graduation issue. Submissions received after this date will depend on space remaining in the issue.

Please visit blsargo.org for sizing, pricing and payment

Students are reminded that while on campus, the BLS dress code, as referenced  in the 2020-2021 Handbook, remains in effect.  Please ensure you are following these standards and expectations.

Did you enjoy the Spring Showcase Finale on Friday, May 14th? Did it leave you wanting more performances? Fear not! Here is the Wolfettes’ performance of Champagne Problems, by Taylor Swift, arranged by Erin Harrington (I). It features soloists Brooks Gillespie (I) and Sarah Connolly (II), and was edited by Katie Emery (I). Enjoy!

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Like to sing? Love to dance? Want to try doing them at the same time?! Then Show Choir is for you! The BLS Pizazz Show Choir is holding auditions on Thurs 5/20. You will have the choice to submit video recordings of yourself OR audition live. Please join our Audition Google Classroom for all important information and audition instructions.

Google Classroom Join Code: hyfirvp

Join TWLOHA (To Write Love On Her Arms) for an open mic night on Friday May 21 at 5pm! The general topic is mental health awareness for performers. Please sign up via the Google Form if you would like to attend as an audience member or perform! Performances are open to visual art, poetry, music, photography, and more! Prizes and community service hours are available!

Sign Up Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScr1FYMnDxnZMcEngQ0J_SvzjSLomLjI00e6vQSRlvZY7HzFA/viewform?gxids=7628&pli=1

This is a reminder that 100 hours of community service is a graduation requirement. Seniors can retrieve hours from BLS Recycling by looking at the hours spreadsheet on our website:

sites.google.com/view/blsrc/recycling-hours?authuser=0 and putting it in Innerview!

Happy Haitian Flag Day to all of our students and staff of Haitian decent. Haitian Flag Day is the celebration of the creation of the flag during Haitian Heritage Month. The flag was originally created during the time of the Haitian Revolution. The revolution led by Jean Jacques Dessalines, a former slave, and Alexandre Petion, a free man of color, was the first successful slave uprising in the world. The first Haitian flag was sewn by Catherine Flon, Jean Jacques Dessalines’ goddaughter, on May 18th, 1803. The current flag has changed several times in Haitian history. At one point the flag’s primary colors were red and black! The motto on the flag is L’Union fait la Force, which means with Unity there is Strength. On this day we celebrate the resilience and heritage of the people of the island of Haiti!

Check out the latest episode of BLSTV: youtu.be/2KQKHsnW85A

1. 1. Special Scholarship Programs – this Friday May 14, Friday Flex Period This workshop will review the details of the Posse Foundation, Questbridge, and Jack Kent Cooke Scholarships, special comprehensive scholarship programs targeting student leaders of all backgrounds, as well as specifically targeting BIPOC, and low-income students. Attend via this link.

Zoom link for Special Scholarship Programs: k12-bostonpublicschools.zoom.us/j/83356625806

2. Common Application 101 Workshops – Tuesday May 18, 2:30pm AND Friday May 21, Friday FLEX period This program will review the basics of how the Common Application works and how to get started. We will also provide tips on some commonly asked questions and tricky sections of the application. Attend via this link.

Zoom link for Common APP 101: k12-bostonpublicschools.zoom.us/j/83320010623

Welcome to Veracium, a newsletter published by BLS V.O.T.E. Veracium is currently published on our website and details some current events, be it local, national, or global. If you’re interested in helping us create our issues, please join us on Thursdays or Fridays here..

In this issue, we will be covering the trial of Derek Chauvin, the life and legacy of Prince Phillip, the pandemic in India, and the blockage of the Suez Canal. Read it here!!

The last day for after school tutoring through the McCarthy Institute will be Thursday, 5/27. Come take advantage of the extra help while it’s still going on!

The SuccessLink Summer Job Application has been extended to 5/23/21. Visit Youth.Boston.gov to apply today!

More information can be found on our guidance webpage: www.bls.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=191790&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=937018

The Deitch Leadership Institute will offer LinkedIn workshops throughout May. Students can either build a new account in real time or polish an existing one. They will access the BLS LinkedIn community and learn how to leverage this large network. Please select on of the following workshops: Tuesday (5/11) 3-4pm, Tuesday (5/18) 3-4pm, or Wednesday (5/26) 3-4pm. Email jlevesque@bostonpublicschools.org for the Zoom link.

Student Council is accepting nominations for Crystal Apple Awards in recognition of outstanding teaching this past year in the distance learning and current hybrid model. Students are encouraged to include anecdotes and stories in their nomination. Award recipients from the past 5 years are not eligible, which include Ms. Pinchem, Mr. Hamilton, Ms. Blackler, Mr. Gavin, Ms. Moon, Ms. Foley, Mr. Mikalaitis, Ms. Cojohn, Ms. Barich, Ms. Arnold, Mr. Howard, Mr. Southwick, Ms. Freeman, Ms. Levine-Adler, Ms. Myette, and Ms. Moguel.

Nomination essays should be 400-600 words and submitted to Student Council (blstudentcouncil@gmail.com) by Sunday, May 16.

BLSZine is so excited to announce that our website is now live! BLSZine is a fashion journalism club where members contribute articles for an online magazine. Our articles were written by some of our incredibly talented club members so we hope you enjoy! Please contact blsfashionzine@gmail.com if you’re interested in joining or want to come to our meeting Tuesday 5/11 at 2:00 to learn more about our club. Enjoy!

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Join the Fashion Talent Club as they premiere their annual show during during Flex Block, this Friday, May 14th. We’ll be sharing a video, holding a raffle, and having fun. See the attached flyer for the Zoom link.

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All current AP students are reminded that they must have the AP Digital Testing APP installed on their testing devise. This should be completed this week following the directions found here. Reminder, personal chromebooks may not be used for AP testing.

apstudents.collegeboard.org/digital-ap-exams/four-steps-before-test

This week’s Friday Flex, VSS will hold an event where we hear the different experiences of Vietnamese immigrants and along with that, we will also be taking a citizenship test to see if we can pass it. If you are interested in joining us, fill out the RSVP link below and we’ll see you there!

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Please note the following early dismissal procedure for students in the building:

1- Parent/guardian must use the Absence Request Form to request the early dismissal a day prior.

2-Students must visit room 107 before homeroom on the day of their dismissal to receive a dismissal pass.

3-Students should show this pass to their teacher at the time of dismissal and report to room 107 to sign out.

4- Students will meet their parent/guardian outside the Main Entrance of the school. Please note that all students under the age of 16 must have a parent present at pick-up.

In observance of Eid al-Fitr, Thursday, May 13 is considered a “No Test Day” and assessments should not be administered. Also known as the “Festival of Breaking the Fast,” Eid al-Fitr is celebrated by Muslims worldwide and marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. To all who observe Eid al-Fitr, we say “Eid Mubarak!”

Tune in this Friday, May 14th, at 6:30pm for the last Virtual Arts Showcase of the year! The night will feature performances from orchestras, beginning band, choruses, Dues Band, Show Choir, and so much more!

Register here at: www.bls.org/spring_arts_showcase. If you registered for Part 1, you will automatically get the link.

Join us for a fun science-filled, Pokemon-themed event this Wednesday, May 12th at 3:00-4:30 PM. Teams will compete to solve science puzzles to collect badges in order to become the next Pokemon Champion! The event is now FREE for all, so bring your friends!

To sign up for the event, fill out the registration form at bit.ly/sciteampuzzle to sign up your team of 1-3 people. Hope to see you all there!

Hi everyone! It’s the BLS Gospel Choir! We are now gearing up for auditions around the corner! The auditions will be held on June 1st; if you would like to find out more information please click the link below. If you would like to sign up for auditions, please do so by May 25th at 11:59pm! Come with your singing voices ready and a song of your choice! More audition info will be distributed by May 26th to those signed up!

If you have any questions, send us a DM at @gospelbls on Instagram or email us at @gospelbls@gmail.com or email Ms. George @kgeorge@bostonpublicschools.org! Thank you!

Keep practicing with your singing voices!

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The English Department is pleased to announce this year’s winners of the Prize Reading competition. Winning students receive the Gardner Medal, an endowed award honoring skill in reading aloud. Our prize-winning students are:

Winners of the Francis Gardner Prize for Excellence in Reading

                 First Prize Ruth Shiferaw, I

                 Second Prize Alex Chou, II

                 Third Prize Olumbunmi Ogungbemi, II; Jack Trapanick, II (tie)

Special Prizes, Classes III and IV

Samuel Chen, IV

Selina Tang, III

Jessie Wang, IV

Special Prizes, Classes V and VI

Ruth Gelaye, VI

Ailin Sha, V

Mark Snekvik, V

Congratulations to our winners and to all participants, who demonstrated great skill in this unrehearsed competition. Special thanks to judges Ms. Amico, Mr. Chen, Ms. Lewis-da Ponte, Ms. Murray, and Mr. Sanford, and to librarian Ms. Harari for locating an excellent online text for our use. We appreciate everyone’s patience with the Zoom glitches we experienced and look forward to an on-campus event next year!

Thank you to all who joined us for Asian Night 2021 last night. We’d like to address concerns about the show brought to our attention by one of our performing groups, BLS Desi. Last minute changes were made unbeknownst to main leadership at A.S.I.A. in the video editing and script for the masters of ceremony, which resulted in a software editing error that cropped out the faces of performers. In addition, we have been made aware that some of the comments made by the masters of ceremony during the show were harmful and inappropriate to the South Asian community. We acknowledge that the A.S.I.A. board has been complicit in not catching these errors before the show premiered. As a primarily East and Southeast Asian executive board, we must recognize and unlearn our own biases within the Asian American community. While we fight against Asian American racism, we must also be dedicated to addressing the prejudices that exist within our community. We greatly appreciate BLS Desi for bringing these issues to our attention, so that we may learn as a community and strive to be better allies towards the South Asian community in the future. We deeply apologize for how we misrepresented the hard work and dedication of this community. In light of our actions, we are holding conversations with both our masters of ceremony and our executive board regarding these comments and our complicity in this incident. Moving forward, we have corrected the editing error in the video, removed the insensitive comments from the emcee clip, and re-uploaded the revised Asian Night video to Youtube.

We encourage you to take a look at BLS Desi’s performance; their dance is truly beautiful, and they are an extremely talented and hardworking group. We are glad to have their partnership and thank them for their willingness to communicate and hold A.S.I.A. accountable for our actions.

There will be no after school tutoring on Tuesday, 5/11 due to faculty professional development meetings. Tutoring will resume at the normal time/place on Wednesday, 5/12.

Members of the Superintendent’s Student Executive Cabinet are providing feedback on ways to diversify our district’s history curriculum. The Student Executive Cabinet (SEC) wants to make sure our history curriculum includes student perspectives and incorporates aspects of social justice.

Please use this survey link to provide feedback on curriculum and classroom experiences.

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Join BLS Science Club on Tuesday, May 11th, for a fun jeopardy game and a chance to win a $5 Dunkin gift card! Work with teams of three to answer science trivia questions. If you are interested please make sure to sign up using the Google form: forms.gle/7TvY9jGQQVqudeza7

Wolfpack Volunteers invites students to bring in canned goods for the Annual Canned Food Drive! Donate cereal, canned and pre-packaged foods to one of the  locations below in order to receive 1.5 hours for your contribution.

The deadline to donate is May 10th. For more information on participating and volunteer hour requirements, check this flyer!

Please remember to complete the 2021 Prize Night Scholarship and Financial Aid Survey. This form will close on Sunday, May 9th, 2021 at 11:59 PM. Email Ms. Murray with any questions.

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The Phelps Scholarship for student athletes is now available. The criteria and process in addition to the application can be found at bls.org/athletics

Current AP students must take several steps to prepare for their AP exams. The first step is to ensure that the device that you will be testing with has the College Board AP testing app installed. If you have a school issued Chromebook, this has been completed by BPS. If you are using your own PC or Mac computer, you must download the app following these directions. Personal Chromebooks may not be used for AP testing. If you have a personal Chromebook, you should get a school issued Chromebook. Additional information will be forthcoming from the College Board, your AP teacher, and Mr. Kennelly.

BLS Asian Students in Action’s annual Asian Night is moving online for the second year in a row! Mark your calendars for BLS ASIA’s 2021 Asian Night (virtual edition), which will take place on Friday, May 7th at 7PM! Asian Night has become an annual tradition hosted by ASIA to celebrate Asian American talent and excellence in the student body of Boston Latin School. This year’s theme, PANDAmonium is a salute to the resilience and resistance of the Asian American community in the face of the past year’s event, including the rise in racism and race-motivated attacks since the COVID-19 pandemic (see attached flyer). We’ll have raffles, gift cards, performances, and opportunities to get involved with the AAPI community! Hope to see you there!

We encourage everyone to attend, please learn more and RSVP at bit.ly/asiannight2021!

Click here to view our poster!

Contact us at blsasiaclub@gmail.com or @blsasia on Instagram with any questions you may have!

Prize Reading will be held on Thursday, May 6 at 2:30 PM via Zoom. Advance registration is not required, but students should make sure they are familiar with Hoopla, which will be the source of the text you will use for this competition. Meetings are by paired grade levels as follows: Zoom link, Classes I and II: k12-bostonpublicschools.zoom.us/meeting/81239306536 Zoom link, Classes III and IV: k12-bostonpublicschools.zoom.us/meeting/87908005802 Zoom link, Classes V and VI: k12-bostonpublicschools.zoom.us/j/81244553477

Please arrive promptly and follow the judges’ instructions carefully. Questions? Email Ms. Moran at smoran@bostonpublicschools.org. Best wishes to all participants!

Congratulations to the BLS Mock Trial team on their performance in the Yale Moot Court Tournament! Mira Yu (III), Mirabelle Berman-Reinhardt (III), Rachel Roncka (II), and Claer Jestin (I) all placed among the top 10 speakers, and Gabriela Vasquez Rosado (II) and Regine Pierre-Louis (I) won second place in finals! Naomi Knight (II), Gabriel Feinberg (IV), Bennett Resner (IV), Michelle Chen (V), and Amir Rodrigues Carbajal (VI) also won many victories over 5 rounds!

The BLS Recycling Committee is holding a chill and fun game day, where they will be playing games relating to recycling on May 7th during Friday Flex (10:40 – 11:35). Attendees will be receiving one hour’s worth of community service hour, so make sure to sign up now through this google form: forms.gle/xnBvzoG2bdP5ejCb9, and feel free to bring along some friends and snacks as well!

Do you like trivia? How about quiz bowl? Have you ever wanted to use your science and math skills competitively? Science Bowl is holding a short general meeting next Friday (5/7) to discuss just that. We will be covering a variety of topics and the secrets behind being a good player. If you enjoy math, chemistry, physics, biology or earth science, then this is perfect for you. We highly recommend all grade levels to join. Fill out the form to sign up for our emailing list: forms.gle/Cv2CGDyfuFxJ3CS17

Congratulations to Alice Liu (Class II – 2nd place), John LIn (Class 1 – 3rd place), Christina Wong & Methena Nguyen (Class III – Honorable mention proposal), Emma Lu (Class II – Honorable mention proposal), and Alex Xu for their participation in the 2021 MSEF! We wish Alice, Alex and

John the best of luck in this year’s International Science and Engineering fair!

sites.google.com/bostonpublicschools.org/bostonlatinusf/home

Join BLS PRIMA on May 7th during Friday Flex to hear Jacob DeBlecourt, the director of public policy at City Councilor At-Large Julia Mejia’s office, speak about immigrant protections in Boston, language barriers, public policy, and more. Attendees will earn 1.5 HOURS of community service!

Fill out this Google Form to receive the zoom link! forms.gle/jvXxoL6EGP23uLzx7

drive.google.com/file/d/178hchSPM0MWq8TltGAVcYy3EezD6CWko/view?usp=sharing

Seniors and juniors who meet the minimum GPA requirement (3.3 and 3.7, respectively) have been invited to apply for induction into the National Honor Society. All necessary information has been emailed to the students to whom this applies. The deadline to submit applications is Thursday, 5/6/21 at 4 PM.

Please note: GPA is calculated from previous years starting in 9th grade and does not include the current academic year. Additionally, because induction cycles are off due to COVID, the GPAs used for selection differ slightly from those in the Agenda Book.

Questions? Email Mr. Finnigan (pfinnigan2@bostonpublicschools.org) and Ms. LeDang-Collins (tledang@bostonpublicschools.org).

Applications for the Andrew Puopolo Scholarship are now open. These prize night scholarships are open to all senior student-athletes. Criteria and application process are detailed on the attached form. Deadline to submit application is May 6 at 12pm

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Applications for the Andrew Puopolo Scholarship are now open. These prize night scholarships are open to all senior student-athletes. Criteria and application process are detailed on the attached form. Deadline to submit application is May 6 at 12pm

After taking home the state championship banner to BLS in March, the Academic WorldQuest Team took 23rd place out of 105 teams competing at the national competition on Saturday, April 17th. Congratulations to Sylvia Posever (team captain), Carrie Wang, Ourania Parastatidis, Aidan Osowiecki and Andrew Yu!!!

BLS World Wildlife Fund is hosting Rebecca Shoer, Cabot Education and Community Engagement Program Manager at Boston Harbor Now. In this role, she plans, coordinates, and implements education and community science initiatives in collaboration with her organization and other local partners. Come to learn more about Ms. Shoer’s journey of pursuing a career within environmental advocacy! The event is open for all classes, and attendees will receive 2 volunteer service hours for their participation. If you are interested in attending, please fill out this RSVP Form.