Calendar
5 Mandatory Spring Sports Parent and Athlete meetings, 6 pm (see below)
11 & 12 Prisms Concert, Riley Center, 6:30 pm
13 Green Mountain Choral Festival
16 Spring sports season begins
23 End of the marking period
24-26 Midterm exams
30 Full-day faculty in-service. No school for students.
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From the Headmaster
Dear Families,
In like a lion, out like a lamb? Burr and Burton is roaring through the winter, with two state championships under our belt—the dance team and girls’ ice hockey—a second place for boys’ ice hockey, and the snowboarding and ski teams as well as and our undefeated girls’ basketball team concluding their seasons this week. Also on the sports front, our Access students will compete in the Special Olympics against Bennington on Tuesday night. Then there are the many activities that do not involve points and referees and competitors—one of which took place this past Saturday: the One-Act Symposium in the Riley Center for the Arts. Students acted in and directed a series of “skits,” a term that does not do justice to the quality of the performances. I can only say that the audience witnessed performances that result when talent, passion and hard work converge. It was a special evening.
In the midst of all of this activity, the work of academic learning guided by our talented teaching staff continues. That is, of course, our core purpose, the foundation that gives substance and strength to everything else. At Burr and Burton Academy, I am happy to report that winter is going out like a lion!
Please take a look at what’s ahead for March. I know we have a ways to go until flowers bloom on our hillsides, but there is much to see and enjoy at Burr and Burton Academy.
Sincerely yours,
Mark H. Tashjian
Headmaster
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From the Athletic Director
The Mandatory Spring Sports Parent and Athlete meetings will take place Thursday, March 5 at 6 pm for the following spring sports: baseball, softball, track, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls golf and boys and girls tennis. The individual meeting locations:
Baseball: Hunter Seminar Room in the library
Boys lacrosse: Rowland Center in cafeteria
Softball: Cory Herrington’s room, third floor of Seminary Building
Track: gymnasium
Boys tennis: Dave Miceli’s room, third floor of Seminary Building
Girls tennis: John Graf’s room, third floor of Seminary Building
Girls lacrosse: John Wright’s room, third floor of Seminary Building
Boys and girls golf : Wellness classroom off of the gym lobby
Spring Sports Start Dates
Monday, March 9 Baseball pitchers and catchers.
Monday, March 16 All spring sports begin.
REMINDERS: Community Service hours and Service Learning projects must be up to date. Sophomores need 2 Service Learning projects completed and juniors need 4 Service Learning projects completed. Seniors need to have completed their 50 hours of community service. All athletes must have had a physical exam within the last two years; any athlete who had a physical prior to July 2007 you must have a current form on file before the season opens.
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From the Health Clinic
Students need healthy meals to learn. Hunger pains are a distraction to learning. Burr and Burton Academy strongly believes that every student should be well fed and ready to embrace the school day with a full belly. Therefore, we have partnered with the State of Vermont to administer the National School Lunch program. Depending on a family’s household income your child may be eligible for free and reduced priced lunches. Please feel free to call Dennis Filippi in the Business Office 549-8213 or Meg Burns in the Health Clinic 549-8132 for more information or with any questions you may have.
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From the Advancement Office
As we head into March, we continue to work on raising funds for the Annual Giving Campaign. As we all know, Burr and Burton is making every effort to continue to provide the very best programs. At the same time, we are looking at every expense in the budget to trim costs and be more efficient. Every dollar we raise through the annual fund is spent responsibly, knowing how challenging it has been this year for some parents to make their gift.
We would like to thank all of our parents, businesses, and friends that have already supported the Annual Giving Campaign. Your support and partnership in the face of the current economic situation sends a strong message to our students that we care about the quality of their education and will do everything we can to make it happen for them.
We count on our parents to help support the needs of the school – please consider a gift of $25, $50, $100 or more. It’s not the amount but the participation that’s important. Burr and Burton Academy isn’t the beneficiary of your gift, YOUR student is! Make an investment in your student’s future, today.
Thank you,
Amy Comar
Annual Giving Coordinator
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From the Arts Department
The annual “Art from the Schools” student show will take place March 14 through April 9 at the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester. All are welcome to attend the complimentary opening March 14, from 2 pm to 4 pm, as well as the Young Picasso’s Pizza Party on March 25 from 3 pm to 6 pm.This show will feature Burr and Burton Academy student work from the visual arts classes, including paintings, drawings, ceramics, photography, and woodworking.
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!
The opening reception for Arts Department Chair Betsy Byrne Hubner’s showing of her Irish-inspired paintings and photographs will take place Tuesday, March 17, from 5-7 pm at the Manchester Artists Guild on Route 11/30. All are welcome!
Performing Arts Department Events
The Prisms Concert will take place March 11 and 12 at 6:30 pm in the Riley Center for the Arts. For tickets please go to www.bba.ticketjunior.com.
On March 13 the Green Mountain Choral Festival will be held at Green Mountain College in Poultney.
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College and Career Counseling
Course Registration for 2009-2010
Juniors, sophomores and freshmen will be registering for classes at the beginning of April. Please keep an eye out for the new Course of Study book and take the time to discuss appropriate course choices with your son or daughter. Parents need to sign off on course registration forms for the requests to be processed. Please call your student’s counselor if you have any questions.
Mock College Interviews
Juniors will have the chance to participate in individual practice college interviews with college admission officers on the afternoons of April 8 and/or 9. Details will be forthcoming and registration for this program will begin on March 23 in the School and College Counseling Office. Students will be accommodated on a first-come -first-served basis until spots are filled.
College Fair
Castleton State College will host a College Fair on Wednesday, April 8, from 6:30 to 8 pm. Admission representatives from a variety of Northeastern colleges will be available to speak with students and parents.
Burr and Burton’s Spring College Program
Juniors, sophomores, and their parents are invited to attend our Annual Spring College Program on Tuesday, May 5, at 7 pm, in the Rowland Center. The evening will begin with an hour-long discussion by a panel of college admission professionals, followed by a variety of related workshops. In addition, Dr. Karen Gross, president of Southern Vermont College, will be a featured speaker at 8 pm. Her talk, “What College-bound Students Should Know about Finances,” is also appropriate for the parents of seniors and members of the current graduating class.
VSAC Admission Programs
VSAC is also organizing a series of workshops on college admission. These Saturday programs take place on March 14 at St. Michael’s College; March 28 at Castleton State College; and April 4 at Lyndon State College. Find more information and register for VSAC’s College Pathways workshops on-line at www.vsac.org/pathways or by calling 1-800-798-8722.
Standardized Testing Registration Deadlines
All juniors who plan to attend college at some point in the future should register to take at least one standardized test this spring. Please confer with your counselor for advice. Registration deadlines and test dates are as follows:
Test: ACT
Registration Deadlines: February 27 and May 8
Test Dates: April 4 and June 13
Place: BBA and Other
Test: SAT or Subject
Registration Deadlines: March 31 and May 5
Test Dates: May 2 and June 6
Place: BBA and Other
We recommend that students register on-line; for the SAT at www.collegeboard.com and for the ACT at www.actstudent.org. Paper registration forms are also available in the School and College Counseling Office. Please see counselors with any questions.
Juniors interested in area test-prep opportunities should review the February mailing sent to their homes. Please see Lynne Welsh in our office for additional copies. She is also accepting registrations and fees for the Bruce Hammond SAT Prep Workshop at Burr and Burton on April 25 and 26. To sign up for other programs, students need to contact the providers directly.
Summer Opportunities
The School and College Counseling Office has information about various types of summer programs for students. Please stop by to check out our collection of materials.
All students are eligible for the Governor’s Institutes of Vermont which include week-long sessions organized around the following topics: Arts, Asian Cultures, Current Events and Issues, Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, and Science and Technology, and. These last three programs are available to girls at half-tuition, thanks to special grants. Applications are due in the School and College Counseling Office by March 15.
Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors interested in a health-care career may want to attend one of the week-long MedQuest programs offered in June in Bennington and in August in Brattleboro. The School and College Counseling Office has applications available for pick-up. The application deadline is March14.
Financial Aid Alert
Seniors need to complete and submit their financial aid forms (FAFSA and VSAC Grant Application) this month if they have not already done so. Contact VSAC at 1-800-642-3177 for assistance in filling out the forms. Don’t delay!
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From the Library
We have added sixty-five eBooks to our library’s electronic catalog. From Shakespeare’s As You Like It to Jack London’s Call of the Wild, these eBooks are accessible right from our catalog and include a built-in keyword search function making them great for research and reference. Follett eBooks are single books that can only be checked out to one user at a time. You will need to access your Destiny account to check out a Follett eBooks. The book will be downloaded onto your computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader. After the download is complete you can save a copy of the book to your computer for easy access. The book will automatically open each time at the page where you left off.
Headlines and Sidelines is a large three-ring binder containing clippings of all the articles about Burr and Burton and its students that have appeared in the Rutland Herald, the Bennington Banner and the Manchester Journal since school began last August. This wonderful book of media coverage celebrates student accomplishments in sports, in academics, in community activities and in community service. The book is updated daily and kept at the circulation desk in the library. We are glad to be able to honor the talents of Burr and Burton students by sharing the Headlines and Sidelines book with everyone so stop by and take a look.
Library website: http://northshirelibraries.com
Library Hours
Monday – Thursday 7 am – 4 pm
Friday 7 am – 1 pm
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