Photo courtesy of Mike Moore

Sometimes what seems like a small gesture has a big impact. If you haven't already said so this year, please take a moment and say, "Thank you" to one of your teachers who has made a positive impact on your school year. Write a note, send an email, make a phone call, or simply say thank you when you see on of your (or your child's) teachers.

Monday, May 6 - B2 Day

Tuesday, May 7 - A1 Day

MCAS Civics Grade 8 Session 1

Wednesday, May 8 - B1 Day

MCAS Civics Grade 8 Session 2

Thursday, May 9 - A2 Day

Senior Class Meeting 8:30 a.m.

Friday, May 10 - B2 Day

Special Olympics @ Wilmington HS

AFJROTC Awards 6 p.m. @ Bedford HS

Coming Soon

Early Release Day May 21 12:05 p.m.

Billerica Memorial High School’s Daily Announcements 

Seniors! Prom Tickets will be on sale from May 6th to May 10th in the cafeteria at all lunches! Tickets are $100 each. Please see Mrs. Tracy or Mr. Gleason with any questions.  

Applications for the 2024-2025 Peer Leaders will be open until May 22, 2024. Ms. Pierce is looking for 24 students for the upcoming school year. Please complete the attached application and return to Ms. Pierce. If you have any questions, please reach out to Ms. Pierce. 

The BMHS Literary Magazine, The Billerica Phoenix, is still accepting submissions of anime for our spring issue. Please submit your work to Mr. Ciccarelli or Ms. Camasso by May 15 to be published in the spring anime issue of the Billerica Phoenix. 

Key Club is looking for 15 volunteers to help us make Jared boxes on Wednesday afternoon. Jared boxes are boxes filled with gifts, toys, and games that will be delivered to children of all different ages in hospitals. The meeting is Wednesday after school outside of room A108, Mr. Peterson's kitchen. This would be a minimum of two hours of community service. Any who wants to volunteer or has questions should email Mr. Peterson at cpeterson@billericak12.com.  

Latinos Unidos is planning a field trip to the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) to see the exhibit by Dominican artist Firelei Baéz on Tuesday, May 28th. Please use the QR Code on the attached slide or complete the assignment in Google Classroom so that LU knows how many students to plan on. More information is included in the Google Form.  

Monday, May 6, 2024 

MCAS Grade 8 – Civics Part 1(Task) 

Latinos Unidos will be meeting right after school in room B327 on Monday, May 6. There will be more information on the field trip to the ICA, information on electing officers for the 2024-25 school year, and FUN games. Please plan on joining us! For more information, please visit the Google Classroom.  

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 

MCAS Grade 8 – Civics Part 1(Task) 

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 

Environmental Action Club will meet at 2:15 p.m. 

Thursday, May 9, 2024 

Senior Class Meeting 8:30 a.m. 

There will NOT be yoga this Thursday after school due to a field trip. 

The next Students of Color Association meeting is this Thursday, May 9, at 2:10 p.m. in B417.  

The Future Medical Professionals Club will be having a guest speaker on Thursday, May 9th in room C235. Janet Orozco works at Brigham & Women's Hospital in the Department of Neurology and is a candidate for Physician's Assistant School. 

Top Ten Banquet 6 p.m. (Blackbox Theater) 

Friday, May 10, 2024 

Special Olympics Game Day at Wilmington HS

AFJROTC Awards Night 6 p.m. at Bedford HS 

Coming Soon: 

The next Spanish National Honor Society meeting is on Thursday, May 16th immediately after school in B327. Members, please check Google Classroom for details. 

Seniors! Prom Tickets will be on sale from May 6th to May 10th in the cafeteria at all lunches! Tickets are $100 each. Please see Mrs. Tracy or Mr. Gleason with any questions. 

May 6th -17th – Advanced Placement Exams

May 6th – MCAS Civics Part 1 Grade 8

May 7th – MCAS Civics Part 1 – Grade 8

May 13th – MCAS Civics Part II – Grade 8

May 14th – MCAS Civics Part II – Grade 8

May 17th – Senior Prom, Danversport Yacht Club, 6 – 10 p.m.

May 21st – MCAS Math Session 1 – Grade 10

May 21st – Early Release 12:05 p.m.

May 21st – BMHS Choirs Pop Concert 7 p.m.

May 22nd – MCAS Math Session 2 – Grade 10

May 31st – BMHS Graduation 6:00 p.m. (Rain or Shine)

June 1st – Community Hall of Fame Induction 2 p.m.

June 4th – MCAS Biology Session 1 – Grade 9

June 5th – MCAS Biology Session 2 – Grade 9

June 7th – 8th Grade Field Day

June 10th – Last Day of Classes

June 11th – June 14th Final Exams Grades 8-11

June 17th – Last Day of School

Tanner Aurilio, Destiny Dovale, Shreya Gandhi, Zaayan Mamun, Ananya Mathur, Layla Mendoza, Mariyam Patel, Theara Sieu, Emily Villa Jimenez and Samaya Evans attended the 2024 Empowering Girls Conference hosted by the Middlesex District Attorney's Office. 

They heard the following women speak at the conference:



Marian T. Ryan - Middlesex District Attorney 

Lauren Protentis - Director, National Security Council a the White House

Trenni Casey - Sports Anchor and Reporter at NBC Sports 

Anna Palmer - Co Founder National Women's Soccer League Boston, General Partner at Flybridge Cambridge 

Amaka Ubaka - News Anchor at 7 NEWS Today in New England and 7NEWS at Noon.

Sophia Hall, Esq. - Deputy Litigation Director at Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR)

Dehlia Umunna - Harvard Law School Professor of Law and Faculty Deputy Director of the Harvard Criminal Justice Institute

The Spanish NHS library committee ran an Encanto themed event at the Billerica Public Library. They taught the Spanish vocabulary for family and gifts. The kids did a craft making their door with their self-portrait and a picture of their gift. It was led by Elena Staples, Will Costa, John Leclerc, Mariyam Patel, Gianna 

On Wednesday, Key clubbers and other volunteers made Jared Boxes - activity kits for pediatric patients. They worked together to assemble containers filled with toys, activities, and comfort items for kids ranging from infants-tweens. They also included handmade cards. Thanks to everyone who helped and Kiwanis for providing the materials!

Student Final Exam Notes, June 2024

• All examinations and projects are counted as 10% of your 4th quarter average.

• You must arrive promptly for your exam. Failure to arrive on time for the exam may result in a scheduled make-up examination.

• Make-ups should be arranged with your teacher during the make-up time.

• The cafeteria will be open before the first exam and in between the exams for students.  If you arrive early for your exam you need to report to the cafeteria. You may not be in the halls, gymnasiums, or offices.

• No student may be in the halls once an examination begins; nor are you permitted to leave the test session before the end of the examination. 

• No make-ups of examinations will be permitted if you are absent from the examination unless your Assistant Principal regards the absence as exceptional.  Your parent should call the Assistant Principal’s office by 8AM on the day of the exam.   

• No students are permitted in the locker rooms or in the gyms during these test sessions. 

• Buses will run at the normal time in the morning followed by an 11:30 AM departure.

• Any misbehavior in the exam may result in the forfeiture of the exam.

A reminder that when exiting from the student parking lot, all drivers must exit going right. You are not permitted to make a left turn back onto Good Street. It is always enticing to save a few minutes, but the traffic signs do not permit a left turn, the crossing guards are present to assist, and ignoring the road signage could lead to an accident, which no one wants. Also, if you are turning onto Good Street from Boston Road, please make sure your directional is on as early as possible to asist the Crossing Guard controlling the traffic flow.

BMHSAA: 

http://www.bmhsaa.org/home.html

Our next BMHSAA meeting is TOMORROW NIGHT! Monday 05/06 @ 7pm in the library.

Order your Spring Season Sports Bundle 

To help support our student athletes, we offer a Seasonal Sports Bundle for $25 that includes:

• Spring Program Book

• Personalized “Shout Out” message from you to your athlete

• T-shirt – specific to your athlete’s sport

The Seasonal Bundle is $25 and handed out at Awards Night.

Seasonal Sports Program Proud Parent Package

bmhsaa.org

March Madness turns into April Showers raffle winner was drawn at Friday’s Boys Varsity Lacrosse game- the winner was Tracey Legaski. Congratulations Tracey!

Facebook Page 

As you may have noticed, the BMHSAA Facebook page was disabled for a while, but it's back! Follow the new BMHSAA Facebook page to stay updated!

The Billerica farmers market is looking for volunteers for the 2024 farmers market season. Any volunteers will be awarded community service hours. We are looking for as many volunteers as possible for Mondays 2 p.m. - dusk during the summer.

Students can contact Katie Shubin at this email. Katieshubin@yahoo.com She is the volunteer coordinator for the market.

Thanks again! 

Katie. Katieshubin@yahoo.com

Ireland Summer Tour 2025

Big news, Billerica students! We are planning an educational trip to Ireland in June 2025! Register for the informational meeting on May 7, 2024 to learn more about this exciting opportunity here: https://rsvp.eftours.com/bwkmeke

When students travel, they expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, and grow more confident. These skills are critical for creating the global citizens of tomorrow, and we would love to have students join us on this adventure.

There are limited spots on this trip. Please attend this virtual meeting to learn more about this exciting opportunity!

Thank you,

Ms. Cross

Students in Grades 10 - 12 invited to participate in Billerica's program to earn the Seal of Biliteracy. Students who are proficient in English and any other language(s) are eligible to participate. Please see the family letter here for more information.  Tests are available in almost any language, and do incur a cost (starting at $20, though financial support is available for some students). Students should contact Mr. Vennard, World Languages Curriculum Support Specialist, with questions or to sign up for a language test.

As we continue to enroll new students I am rerunning this information for everyone.

Most of our communication occurs directly through our App (additional information can be found below). We have three main calendar feeds for BMHS, School, Athletics, and Fine Arts. Each Sunday evening around 8:00 p.m., the App will send out a notification that shares everything happening at BMHS for the upcoming week. The newsletter will also be sent out on Sundays, typically between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. (depending upon when the Patriots game is being played).

The App will also send out a daily notification (Monday - Friday) at 6:00 a.m. that provides the daily bell schedule (A1, A2, B1. B2) and any other events occurring that day. The morning announcements are read each day following the Pledge of Allegiance before being posted on Aspen so students and parents can access the daily announcements throughout the day.

Sunday - The Green & White Weekly (emailed and posted on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn), BMHS App (The Week Ahead)

Daily (Monday - Friday) - BMHS App (events occurring that day) 6:00 a.m., Morning Announcements (7:25 a.m.) Aspen (announcements) 7:30 a.m.

If you are not receiving these announcements, please contact my secretary, Mrs. Jenkins, to make sure we have your correct email address.

Billerica Memorial High School qualified as a Title 1 school this year. This provided us funding to run after school buses to support students involved in academic support programs after school. These buses are also available for students involved in clubs, extra help, or other school sanctioned events.

These buses will run on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for the remainder of the school year. The buses will depart the high school at 3:30 p.m. The four buses will service the north, south, east, and west parts of the town. The routes are located in the BMHS App under "Documents."

The BMHS App provides quick access to timely news and upcoming events. It also allows the user to determine how often and what type of notifications they receive. The first page provides 9 options (not all options are available to all users). The "News" option provides a weekly overview of coming events at BMHS. There is also a daily announcement that includes the schedule rotation, meetings and other events occurring that day.

The "Events" option provides access to the BMHS Calendar, Fine Arts Calendar, and Athletics Calendar. Each of these calendars is dynamic and encompasses the entire school year.

The "My ID" is only available to students and staff.

The "Directory" provides access to all Staff emails and, if applicable, phone number.

The "Quicklinks" option provides quick access to Aspen, Athletics, Community Pass, Guidance, Clubs, Nutrition, and the BMHS Library sign up form.

"Documents" provides access to Bus Routes, Lunch Menus, Student Handbook, Program of Studies, Clubs and Athletics, and other documents.

The "Map" option provides driving directions to MVC schools and locations for school functions.

The "Language" icon allows the user to convert the app into one of 42 different languages.

The phone icon on the bottom of the home page will call our Absentee Line (978-528-8710).