New Member Reception

Ahhh...finally home in my comfy chair and I feel like updating the blog for the second time today. Just got home from the first ever BP-BPA New Member Reception. What a nice ceremony that was! I would like to thank our students who stepped in to help us out; Grace, Jenna, Royce and Austin. Also a big thanks to the officers who worked hard to make this evening a nice one to welcome our newest members.

A big apology to Nicole R.! I'm so sorry I left your name off the program!! It was totally my fault. Although Cameron made the program, I gave him the list of names, and I just missed yours. A million apologies!

It was terrific to have a National Officer present! Thanks to Kevin Benjamin for coming to our ceremony at our humble Bristol-Plymouth! I don't want to ever forget what an honor it is to have a national officer at one of our events, just because we know him so well. For those of you new members who may not know, Kevin graduated from Bristol Plymouth in 2008. He joined BPA as a sophomore, just like you! He had no idea what he was in store for! Kevin was a rock-star type of kid with unruly red hair. He wore AC/DC t-shirts every day and his biggest passion was baseball! Although he continued with baseball throughout his years at BP, he also LOVED BPA. When he announced to me in his Senior year that he would like to run for national officer, I jumped on board. He exhibited all of the qualities! He was personable, well liked by other students, serious and dedicated to BPA, and was a quick study! To see Kevin's announcement to vice president at the national conference click here. Anyway, when he shows up at one of our events, it's really cool. Thanks Kev!

To the new members - my best advice to you is to really listen to what Mrs. Powers and I have to tell you! Your first year is full of questions and it can be very confusing! Since we've done it a million times, we really know what works best for you! Think of us as your coaches! Ask other students who have been there before you and try your best. I hope to be able to take you all to Anaheim, California in May!

It was so nice meeting many of the parents tonight.  If I didn't get a chance to talk to you, I hope that we get to know each other over the year.  Please, send me an email at mrssylvia1010@yahoo.com, if you wish to be added to my distribution list.  I send numerous emails to the students reminding them of upcoming events and deadlines.

Mrs. Powers, thank you for all of your help!  I love you!

Here is a picture of our Torch participants.  Click on the picture for it's full size. :)  Yay for not burning down the school!   I'll put the rest of the pics on our facebook - over at bp bpa chapter.

BPA Happenings - December

Hi everyone! Some of you missed the meeting yesterday. Just to keep you informed, our next meetings have been scheduled for January 20, February 9 (You will need to pay for states at this meeting; $175.00), and March 9. Please mark your calendar and keep in mind that preferential treatment is always given to those who are active, involved members. I do understand that we are all busy and have other extracurricular activities, but too many absences will negatively affect you.

I'm very excited for the upcoming new member initiation! This is the first time we have ever had such an event! Your officer team has come up with so many great ideas AND they're acting on them!

If you haven't already signed up for your events, you must do so immediately. Preferential treatment for events is given to those who signed up on time. For instance, I can only send 4 or 5 people to participate in Desktop Publishing. Those who signed up by the deadline will get a higher score during the in-house competition.

Our treasury is in excellent shape with over $8,000!

Soon I'll be posting pictures of our new member initiation, so be on the lookout!