Deadlines and Commitments!

March always seems to come up so quickly, doesn't it? I figured I'd post some reminders for all of you.

We have a meeting this Monday, February 9. At the meeting I will be giving out all of the forms for our state competition. You will be drowning in paperwork! These forms will need to be signed and returned by Thursday the 12th. I have a meeting on our schedule for the 12th, but at this point I think it's just for those who need to come and work on their projects. Remember - anything judged has to be done by the end of next week, (February 13!)

Start thinking about your dress code. Of special note is the girls' attire. Girls may wear pants, but if you do, you MUST have a jacket to wear. Naturally a pant suit would be best as they coordinate perfectly. But if you don't have a jacket, that's okay - you just have to wear a skirt. You can wear a skirt with a sweater or blouse. So - to sum up....Jacket and Pants OR Skirt and sweater/blouse.

For the gents - dress pants and a button dress shirt with a tie would be most appropriate. If you have a suit or a jacket, by all means wear it. Regardless - you must have a tie.



(Thought I'd put a cool pic of your vice president!)

Speaking of cool, don't forget that there are very cool contests! You can win money towards your national trip. Design the state pin, write an essay, or design the cover of the program booklet for states. More information can be found by going to the Massachusetts BPA site. You'll see a box in the middle of the page that will give you more information. Check it out!

Any whoooooo - get going on your projects, be thinking about the money oh and your roommates! Remember - 4 people to a room. I'll be asking for room assignments Monday. We have four girls' rooms and three boys' rooms. (and one Advisor room! I'm almost afraid to room with KP after Reno, but I'll give it another whirl.)

We're connected!

Okay - absolutely no one can say that BPA at Bristol-Plymouth is not hip and cool. Not only do we have our own Facebook profile, but we have a Youtube too! And who could forget this blog?

For the Facebook, I tried to add as many current and past BPA members through the friend finder. If you know of someone who was in BPA and doesn't show in the friend list, let me know and we'll get a friend request going on! My plans for the youtube channel is to post our videos. It'll be a place where people can come back year after year. Cool stuff, huh?

Jolly Jaunt....Brrr....

The Jolly Jaunt was a great time! A whole bunch of members showed up and I was so happy!


Timmy and I told Santa what we wanted for Chistmas. :) Santa told us that one of us has been bad and might get coal unless we shape up.


Allison almost fell in this hole.


Timmy is so sure that he's getting what he asked Santa for.


We raised over $1600! Thank you to our amazing chapter. And a special thank you to Timmy - our fabulous Historian for taking pictures and going above and beyond. :)

Welcome!

I would like you all to say congratulations to Nick as he takes over the Treasury position for our chapter of BPA. Sadly, Chris is unable to continue in this position for personal reasons. We will miss her and thank her for her help! But let's take a moment to say welcome to Nick as he takes over the position. If you remember, Nick and Chris ran against each other and it was a tight race. It's only appropriate that Nick take on the position, and I'm sure he'll do a great job. I already have him rolling $6,000 in quarters. :) Thanks Nick!

Just For Fun!

So, if your life was a movie title, what would it be? Mine might be "Psycho". :)

BP's Got Talent! YAY Curtis!

Congratulations to Curtis for winning first place in the talent show! If you weren't there, Curtis sang Flake by Jack Johnson. He had the crowd into it and it even looked like he winked at Ms. Fiero. Way to go, Curtis! What did you guys think of the talent show?

Thanks to the alumni that were there! I saw Beth, Sarah, Shaun, Kevin, Melissa, Sam...and a bunch of others! :) Thanks for supporting! Dallas, here we come!

A special thanks to everyone who helped in large or small ways. You know it can't be done without a small army. Thanks, thanks, thanks!

A message from the president

Event Deadlines are quickly approaching and maybe you still have no idea where to start? Well, first of all you need to go to the events webpage (http://www.bpanet.org/events/_doc/2009/2009WSAPguidelines.pdf) and look at the events. There are plenty of them for everyone. All different shops and interests can find something for to suit your needs. There are group competitions, individual, judged, and computer events, for those who don't like to present in front of people. With over 50 events in all, I'm sure you'll be able to find something. One person can do up to 3 computer events and 2 judged events, with one being a team, but this isn't advised. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. If it's your first year, maybe you just want to try one or two events. Just remember that you have to let Mrs. Sylvia or Mrs. Powers know what events you want to compete in by the next meeting, which is next Monday, November 24. This is because we can only take so many people for each event and if there's an over-book of people, we might have to have a small "in-school" competition for those who want to compete at states.

If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment or email one of the officers!
Sarah, President.