Weekly Bulletin March 4 - March 8, 2019 | Week 25 |
MESSAGE FROM BAA HEADMASTER, MS. CLARK |
Although we are just reaching midterms for Term 3, I want to suggest that it's time to start planning for summer. Summer is an excellent time to have an experience (with a job, in a summer arts program, through community service, in an internship, in a summer course) that supports students' post BAA plans. Several BAA students have had transformative experiences over their summer vacations that have literally changed the direction of their education and their lives. One student discovered through a summer program that he loved opera, and it changed where he decided to apply for college. Another had an internship that eventually led to a career. Rather than thinking of summer as "time off" from their education, I encourage students to think of the summer as a time that can be a crucial part of their learning and their growth. In addition, most colleges now accept applications through something called the "Common Application," and there is a whole section in that application for activities, where students list what they do outside of classes both during the school year and during the summer. Students should be thinking of how they can build that part of their application, starting as underclassmen. The City of Boston has two resources to help students with their summer plans. Students can register with SuccessLink for summer job opportunities from now until April 12 at Youth.Boston.gov. As the site explains: "Every summer, the City of Boston partners with hundreds of community-based and nonprofit organizations across the city to provide meaningful employment opportunities to thousands of Boston youth ages 15 to 18. Youth may have the opportunity to work in various positions that include sports specialists, choreographers, administrative assistants, mural painters, peer leaders and many more!" The city is also having a youth job and resource fair at the Reggie Lewis Center on March 30 from 10am to 2pm. Students can download the flier here and then register with the QR code. In our bulletin, starting next week until the end of the school year, additional summer opportunities will be catalogued in a link in our bulletin. There are lots of opportunities if you start planning now. Have a great week! |
CONGRATULATIONS AND SHOUT-OUTS |
Congratulations to the following students on their college acceptances:
Shout out to Ms. Lord who received an IRNE Award nomination for outstanding set design for her work on Shakespeare in Love at Speakeasy Stage. Congratulations to Angelina Botticelli who was one of three students presented with the Light of Dawnn Scholarship Award last week. The Light of Dawnn Awards were created to honor the legacy of youth leader Dawnn Jaffier, who demonstrated an unwavering commitment to building stronger communities. Have someone(s) to congratulate or shout out? Please email Ms. Booth --> tbooth@bostonartsacademy.org (be sure to include name and reason for the shout out) |
CALENDAR OF EVENTS |
MARCH Tuesday, March 5 - BAA Music Showcase at home.stead bakery & café, 5:00-7:00pm Tuesday, March 5 - BAA Family Council Meeting, 6:00-7:30pm Thursday, March 7 - Friday, March 8 - Math MCAS Retest Saturday, March 9 - Math MCAS Intensive, 9:00-11:00am Monday, March 11 - Tuesday, March 12 - Dance Sophomore Benchmark Review Monday, March 11 - Friday, March 15 - Sophomore Music Recitals (in class) Monday, March 11 - Friday, March 15 - Senior Music Qualifiers (in class) Tuesday, March 12 - BAA Senior Luncheon @ Berklee, 12:00-2:00pm Saturday, March 16 - Math MCAS Intensive, 9:00-11:00am Monday, March 18 - Friday, March 22 - Making BAA Week Saturday, March 23 - Math MCAS Intensive, 9:00-11:00am Monday, March 25 - Senior Music Recitals: Music Tech, 6:00-8:00pm Tuesday, March 26 - Wednesday, March 27 - Computer-Based English MCAS for all 10th Graders Tuesday, March 26 - Admitted Students & Families Night, 6:00pm Wednesday, March 27 - Senior Music Recitals: Jazz, 6:00-8:00pm Thursday, March 28 - Senior Music Recitals: Classical, 6:00-8:00pm Saturday, March 30 - Math MCAS Intensive, 9:00-11:00am APRIL Monday, April 1 - Wednesday, April 10 - Tech Week for Senior Theatre Showcase Tuesday, April 2 - BAA Music Showcase @ home.stead bakery and cafe, 5:00-7:00pm Tuesday, April 2 - BAA Family Council Meeting, 6:00-7:30pm Thursday, April 4 - VA Sophomore Reviews (in class) Friday, April 5 - No Regular Classes; Teacher Work Day Saturday, April 6 - Math MCAS Intensive, 9:00-11:00am Wednesday, April 10 - College Visit Day Thursday, April 11 - Friday, April 12 - Senior Theatre Showcase Monday, April 15 - No School; Patriots’ Day Tuesday, April 16 - Friday, April 19 - No School; April Break Monday, April 22 - Students Return from April Break Thursday, April 25 - Family Conference Day Saturday, April 27 - Math MCAS Intensive, 9:00-11:00am For additional details, or for a listing of all events for the school year, please check our website calendar here. |
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS Please also see the appropriate section below for information specific to your art major |
*NEW* SUMMER JOBS REGISTRATION IS HERE! Sign up to get a summer job working for the city of Boston. You can come to the library or the career office in order to get help with your applications. *NEW* The BAA Gamer’s Club is starting this week! Thursday, March 7, 3:30-4:30pm in Mr. Binjour’s room (room 008). All interested students are welcome to attend. *NEW* Fashion Tech Sewciety would like all models who were cast to meet in room 219E on Thursday, March 7 during H Block. All Dorchester Sports & Leadership (ADSL) is looking for a Summer Enrichment Program Dance Instructor! Description & Duties:
Schedule:
Email adsl@alldorchestersports.org for more information and to apply. *DEADLINE THIS WEEK* Champlain College Young Writers’ Conference. You are cordially invited to attend a residential weekend of writing workshops, craft sessions, and open mic at the Champlain College Young Writers' Conference. This event is open to high school students who wish to share their passion for story, drama, and song with their writerly brothers and sisters -- and with celebrated New England authors. They offer three days of readings, improv theatre, Moth storytelling, poetry slams, literary jazz/blues fusion, and extended friendship on the hillside campus of Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. Click here for more details, or click here to apply. Applications are due by Friday, March 8. *DEADLINE THIS WEEK* HERLead - A fellowship for young women on their way. The HERlead Fellowship invites young women in their sophomore and junior years of high school to apply. Through a series of forums, grants and relationship building opportunities with peers and influential women leaders from various backgrounds, HERlead provides each Fellow with intimate mentorship moments, customized leadership training, and practical skills and tools. Please click here for more information and to apply. Applications are due Friday, March 8. The 8th Annual Young Men's Leadership Conference, Saturday, March 16. The Young Men's Leadership Conference (YMLC) is an annual, FREE one-day conference that offers empowerment, enlightenment, and guidance to middle and high school males of color in the Greater Boston community. Morehouse College alumni, representatives from our community, and corporate partners have led and facilitated nearly 20 workshops on topics ranging from S.T.E.M. and entrepreneurship, to personal branding, civic engagement, and financial literacy. We also have a parental track of workshops so that we may address inquiries and strategies about preparing for your young man's future, and more. Register to be a part of the conference (Only 75 individual slots available for registration, first come, first serve).
The Young Men's Leadership Conference seeks to:
*NEW* SENIORS CHECK YOUR EMAIL FOR YEARBOOK INFORMATION! Please look for an email from TreeRing in order to insert pictures into your personal half-page of the yearbook. Follow the instructions to create your yearbook account. Check with Ms. Marz if you have questions. All pictures must be in the pages by Friday, March 29. *NEW* The City of Boston Youth Job and Resource Fair will be held on Saturday, March 30 at the Reggie Lewis Center from 10am-2pm. The fair will host 200+ youth employers and career development workshops and offer free food, music, games, and a raffle! Fill out this form if you plan to attend. *NEW* National Endowment for the Arts Musical Theatre Songwriting Challenge. The National Endowment for the Arts and the American Theatre Wing are looking for emerging songwriting stars for the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge. This national competition is open to high school students who have a passion for writing songs that could be part of a musical theater production. Musical theater encompasses a wide range of musical styles including hip-hop, rock, R&B, country, jazz, and more. This year marks the second national competition with applications due by Tuesday, April 30. Click here to apply. *NEW* Summer Job Opportunity at the MFA. The Teen Arts Council (TAC) is the MFA’s leadership development program and paid job opportunity for teens who live in the City of Boston. Teens are paid $12.00 per hour. The TAC offers participants the opportunity to engage with art, culture, and history; develop workplace and team building skills; and learn about a range of professional options and career paths. Participants create and implement programs and events for their peers and the general public, and advise the MFA on engagement strategies for local teens and their families. Participants are expected to commit to working Tuesday-Thursday 10am-4pm and every other Friday morning from early-July to mid-August. Applications are due by Friday, May 3. *NEW* Fellowship Opportunity at the MFA. The MFA is looking for passionate, motivated, group-oriented, mature, and creative teenagers for the STEAM Team Fellowship. The STEAM Team is the MFA’s exciting new workforce development program and paid fellowship opportunity for Boston teens. Teen fellows are paid $12.50 per hour. The intensive six week summer program begins in early-July until mid-August 2019, and the yearlong continuation of the program starts in September and goes into June 2020. Participants are expected to commit full-time five days a week for six weeks from early-July to mid-August as well as a few times a month until June 2020. *Selected fellows are required to make a yearlong commitment to participate in the program. Fellows must be available 2-3 times a month after school from 3:00-7:00pm. Click here for more information and to apply. |
COLLEGE AND CAREER |
SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS: Boston Public Library is holding *free* 4-week SAT classes this spring in various locations. View their events calendar for more information. *NEW* JUNIORS: Do you have dreams of going to college? Do you want to increase your chances of earning scholarship dollars? BAA is offering 3 sessions of in-school SAT prep on Fridays in March, from 1pm to 3pm, in preparation for the May 4th test. Pizza will be provided! Participating students will also have the opportunity to take a full-length, in-school practice test. Interested students can pick up a registration form from the main office. Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins Memorial High School Scholarship and Creative Writing Awards | Amount: Two $200 awards | Deadline: Friday, March 15. These scholarships are available to college-bound African American female students of Boston and Cambridge Public Schools systems, and were established to raise public awareness about the fascinating nineteenth- and early-twentieth century literature, editorial projects, political activism, and performing arts career of African American writer Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins. The awards will be given to the students who pen the best essay and best creative piece on the topic of social justice. Click here for more information and to apply. 2019 Yo Soy LOLA Scholarships | Amount: Three $3000 awards | Deadline: Monday, March 18. Founded in 2017, Yo Soy LOLA's annual production takes place in October, showcasing Latinas in the performing arts. Our net proceeds fund scholarships for Latina identifying artists seeking to make a direct impact in their communities. Scholarship Applicants must be:
Click here for more information and to apply. *NEW* LULAC National Scholarship Fund | Amount: $250 to $2,000 | Deadline: Sunday, March 31. The LNSF offers three tiers of awards based on a student’s GPA and SAT scores. While LULAC is a Latin American organization, the scholarship application is open to graduating seniors of all races and ethnicities. View details and application here. *NEW* Greater Boston Real Estate Board Scholarship | Amount: $500 to $5,000 | Deadline: Monday, April 1. UAspire presents the GBREB Scholarship for graduating seniors living in the Boston or Greater Boston Area. Applicants must demonstrate leadership experience, extracurricular involvement, and academic achievement. Requirements include a short answer and essay. Click here to apply. NAWAMA Visual Arts Scholarship | Amount: $1,500 | Deadline: Monday, April 1. The Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Women Artists, Inc. (www.nawama.org) fosters and promotes awareness and interest in visual art created by women in the United States. We strive to encourage contemporary and emerging artists through exhibitions, educational programs and scholarships. In keeping with its mission, NAWAMA is awarding two $1,500 scholarships to two 2019 graduates. Eligibility: Any female student who will be graduating from a Massachusetts High School. The candidate must be attending college in the fall of 2019 with a major in Fine Arts. Click here to apply or email Scholarship Chair Rosalie Cuticchia at rosaliec333@gmail.com for an application. University Club of Boston’s Future Leaders of Boston Scholarship | Amount: up to $20,000 | Deadline: Monday, April 8. Scholarships will be granted to five graduates of Boston’s district, pilot and charter schools. Applicants must submit strong leadership potential and financial need. The scholarship is renewable for all four years. More details and the application can be found here. *NEW* City of Boston Scholarship | Amount: $2,500 per year for 4 years | Deadline: Friday, April 12. This need-based scholarship is open to all graduating seniors who have lived in Boston for two or more years. Fill out the application here. Scholarships: Going Merry is an awesome new scholarship website. It makes it simple to find and apply for scholarships, just like the Common App has done for college applications! Click here to check it out! MEFA Scholarships for the New Year: www.mefa.org/scholarships-for-the-new-year. Here’s an additional resource for scholarships: studentscholarships.org. |
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS, GUARDIANS, AND CAREGIVERS Please also see the “CALENDAR OF EVENTS” section above for upcoming events, and the appropriate art section below for information specific to your student's art major |
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DANCE These announcements are specific to Dance majors; for performances, see “CALENDAR OF EVENTS” above |
March 21-24 - Regional High School Dance Festival, Norfolk Virginia Click here for additional dance dates. |
FASHION TECHNOLOGY These announcements are specific to Fashion majors; for exhibitions, see “CALENDAR OF EVENTS” above |
*NEW* Monday, March 4 - Masterclass/Dyeing Workshop, 2:10-4:00pm in room 203. All fashion students must attend. SENIORS: Allan Rohan Crite Scholarship | Amount: $1000 | Deadline: Friday, April 26. In memory of Allan Rohan Crite, the African American Women Appreciating Art by African Americans (AAWAAAA) are sponsoring the Allan Rohan Crite Scholarship for African American BAA students who plan to pursue higher education in the visual arts. Applications are available in the main office or can be downloaded from here. The selected students will be granted a $1000 scholarship to go toward their education. |
MUSIC These announcements are specific to Music majors; for performances, see “CALENDAR OF EVENTS” above |
*NEW* On Saturday, March 9, BAA’s Big Band and Charlie Brown Band are performing at the Clark Terry Jazz Festival at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH. All performers must arrive at BAA at 9:00am wearing all black. The Big Band will perform at 1:30pm and the Charlie Brown Band will perform at 3:45pm. We plan to leave the festival at approximately 5:00pm so as to arrive back at BAA between 6:30pm and 7:00pm. Please contact Mr. Groover (ggroover@bostonartsacademy.org) with any questions. Sophomore Recitals will take place March 11-15. Vocalists will perform Monday, March 11 and Tuesday, March 12. Instrumentalists will perform March 12-15. Senior Recitals (Venues TBD)
*NEW* Chameleon Arts Ensemble Chamber Music Series. On Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7, the Chameleon Arts Ensemble will present their 4th concert of their Chamber Music Series. The program will include work by Haydn, Poulenc, Knussen, and Schubert. Click here for tickets and additional details. |
THEATRE These announcements are specific to Theatre majors; for performances, see “CALENDAR OF EVENTS” above |
Thank you to the parents and caregivers that have turned in this year’s $30 theatre dues. This is a reminder to those that have not, please do so as soon as you can. |
VISUAL ARTS These announcements are specific to VA majors; for exhibitions, see “CALENDAR OF EVENTS” above |
SENIORS: Allan Rohan Crite Scholarship | Amount: $1000 | Deadline: Friday, April 26. In memory of Allan Rohan Crite, the African American Women Appreciating Art by African Americans (AAWAAAA) are sponsoring the Allan Rohan Crite Scholarship for African American BAA students who plan to pursue higher education in the visual arts. Applications are available in the main office or can be downloaded from here. The selected students will be granted a $1000 scholarship to go toward their education. |
Questions or Concerns? For artistic concerns, contact Artistic Dean, Kathleen Marsh: kmarsh@bostonartsacademy.org For academic concerns, including special education and support for English language learners, contact Academic Dean, Joy Bautista: jbautista@bostonartsacademy.org For safety and school culture concerns, contact Dean of Students, Edgar Vasquez: evasquez@bostonartsacademy.org For health concerns, contact Nurse Jocelyne Aboujaoude: jaboujaoude@bostonartsacademy.org For admissions information, contact Admissions Manager, Christina Rodríguez: crodriguez@bostonartsacademy.org For any concerns, feel free to contact Headmaster, Anne Clark: aclark@bostonartsacademy.org Helpful Links: School Calendar, SIS Login, BAA Handbook for Students & Families |
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