September 14 update

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Dear Families,

Please see below for the announcements for this week’s family newsletter!

1. School Calendar Update

2. Boston Regional Bee

3. Family Town Hall - UPDATE

4. Junior (11th grade) SAT

5. SEPAC Meeting

6. The Toast

7. CCO Updates

8. Extra Curricular and Enrichment Programs

Stay safe and be well!

Sincerely,

Madelyn Ruizdeporras
Family Operations Manager

• Good Friday is April 7th, 2023. We will cancel school on Good Friday. There will be no school or school-based activities on April 7, 2023.
• Our last day of school will be Wednesday, June 21st, 2023.

We are pleased and excited to announce that Morgan Bocchicchio-Chaudhri, a sixth grade student from the Carleton Homeroom, is the WINNER of the first Annual BP Spelling Bee! Morgan will advance to represent Boston Prep in the Boston Regional Bee! Regional Bee is open to the public. It will be at the Boston Public Library on Saturday, May 18th at 10:00am!

Registration is required to attend. Please take some time to register here: https://bostonprep-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAud-2rrTIiHNx8xBHmow0Lb_-aD-kIzQaU

Mark your calendars - our next SEPAC meeting will be on Tuesday, March 28th at 5:30pm! A special invitation to our upcoming SEPAC meeting this month. This is an In-Person gathering. Food as well as onsite child care (with Boston Prep student volunteers) will be provided: Join us for panel discussion with school staff. (Zoom option will be shared as well for those unable to join in person).

CCO Updates (Class of 2023 and 2024)

• 2nd Mini Alumni College Fair: This Wednesday, March 15th, we will be hosting our second alumni college fair for juniors and seniors. The following schools will be in attendance and represented by Boston Prep alumni: Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, Bunker Hill, Framingham State, Lasell University, Massasoit Community, Roxbury Community, Salem State, and UMass Boston. We will also have an alum present to speak about their experiences attending a HBCU. The fair will provide our juniors and seniors with the opportunity to better understand the student experience at these institutions.
• UMass Lowell Visit: The CCO is continuing to provide college trip experiences for our seniors. We will be visiting UMass Lowell on Thursday, March 16th. Seniors that were accepted to UMass Lowell will receive a permission slip to attend this visit.
• March 22nd SAT (Class of 2024): We will be holding the SAT on Wednesday, March 22nd for all juniors. This will be the first official SAT for this cohort. The exam will begin at 8am, and in order to guarantee admittance to the exam room, all juniors should arrive no later than 7:45am. There will be no classes at the conclusion of the exam, which should finish in the early afternoon.
• May 1st (College Deposit Deadline): May 1st is quickly approaching and the CCO wanted to remind senior families about the importance of tracking and collecting all college decisions and financial aid award letters. Please be sure to bring these in for your college counselor so that family meetings to make a decision can be as informed and thoughtful as possible!

• The Red Sox Scholars is a college success program that awards a $10,000 college scholarship to 12 Boston Public School 7th graders each year. The Foundation then provides academic, professional, and social support to students for at least the next nine years to ensure they graduate from college with as little debt as possible and prepared to enter the workforce – as well as feeling part of a family of resources for years to come! The 2023 Red Sox Scholars Application (and eligibility requirements) can be viewed and downloaded from their website. Completed applications must be emailed to RedSoxScholars@redsox.com by Friday, March 17, 2023. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Lidia Zayas at lzayas@redsox.com.

• Boston Prep high school students have the opportunity to extend their learning through the summer enrichment programs that promote personal, academic and professional growth. Boston Prep high school students are required to participate in a summer enrichment activity each summer. Summer opportunities are shared with high school students weekly, and high school students and their families can learn about these summer enrichment opportunities here which include youth employment opportunities and a variety of summer programs. If high school students or families have questions about summer enrichment, they can contact Ms. Fontes at fina.fontes@student.bostonprep.org.

• The Artemis Project is a five-week summer program that introduces girls to the creative thinking and problem-solving skills that are at the core of computer science. Artemis will be offered from July 10th to August 11th, 2023 weekdays from 9:30 AM -3:30PM on the BU campus. The program makes fundamental topics in computer science fun and engaging by incorporating both hands-on activities as well as real-world applications. Participants will learn how to code in Python, design their own websites, build robots, and program microbits. They also will learn about conceptual topics including search and sort algorithms, cryptography, and artificial intelligence. Lunch is provided each day. Artemis is run by undergraduate women concentrating in Computer Science and Engineering who are passionate about what they do. Through interactions with the coordinators, as well as with faculty and industry guest speakers, the participants will meet many female role models in the fields of computer science and engineering. Additional program information can be found on the website: https://www.bu.edu/lernet/artemis. Please send email to cab@bu.edu if you have any further questions.

Upcoming Dates:

• Friday, March 31: The Toast
• Wednesday, March 22: Family Town Hall - (registration required)
• Tuesday, March 28: SEPAC Meeting via Zoom
• Wednesday, April 5: Family Committee Meeting
• Thursday, April 6: End of Quarter 3
• Friday, April 7th: No School: Good Friday
• Wednesday, April 12: Family Town Hall 6-7pm - (registration required via Zoom)
• Saturday, April 15 - Sunday, Apr 23, 2023 - No School - April Break

Have questions?

Please don’t ever hesitate to reach out with questions! You can contact your child’s advisor or utilize any of the emails/websites below.

• For questions about buses, MBTA passes, and transportation: transportation@bostonprep.org

• To report an absence or tardiness or any attendance related matters: attendance@bostonprep.org

• To submit a physical exam record or to discuss health-related topics: nurses@bostonprep.org

• For information about resources, please familiarize yourselves with our Boston Prep resource page: https://www.bostonprep.org/resources
  

• For other questions: info@bostonprep.org