Hello students! It won't be long before we're going full steam ahead in a new year of BPA! The prize is sweet this year. (As it always is!) Our national trip will be Anaheim California. Yep - Disneyland! Maybe you don't like Disneyland, but I think that's pretty much impossible and would make you Un-American!!
I have some plans so far. Naturally we'll be hosting a talent show the Friday before Thanksgiving. Keep an ear and eye out for new talent. I love to tap into the new Freshmen!! The Fall Leadership Conference has been booked for October, I believe. This is an event where we take our officers. Which brings me to the next point. Who wants to run for office? Remember, our guidelines for office will be mimicking those of nationals. Anyone who wants to run, can do so. You will give a speech and then the members vote. The top votes get to interview with a panel of teachers and we will place you in the position for which you are best suited. This should help alleviate the "popularity" vote. I'm hoping for a dynamic, hard-working officer team this year!
Well that's it for now. Comment on this post so I can see if you're all still around and if you're psyched for BPA!!
Friday, August 28, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Advisors Having Fun!
Mrs. Powers and I were heading to get Grace at Six Flags when we passed the Pirate Ship. We jumped on and had fun. We were just making sure it was safe for our students to ride. lol Turn your volume down!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Congratulations!
Wow! What an amazing SLC team!! Mrs. Powers and I are so lucky to have a wonderful batch of kids because you make our "job" not a job at all. It's a pleasure to attend these conferences with you and watch you all experience new things and take in all that you can. I hope you were able to make some new friends, perhaps quite a few memories and that you had a positive experience.
Please watch this blog and/or your email as I will be moving quickly to get you some prices for our national trip, okay? Talk to your parents to see if you can go to nationals - I'm thinking the trip will cost no more than $400 - but that's just a prelminary figure. Could go up or down....depending on flights, etc.
I'll be uploading videos to our YouTube asap. If you have any, send them to me by email or bring them to me on a CD or USB drive. Thanks!!
GREAT job everyone!!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Notice for Parents!
Dear Parents/Guardians:
I am very excited about the students competing this year at the Business Professionals of America State Leadership Conference on March 7, 8 and 9. This letter contains information regarding what will be expected of your child in order to obtain the best experience possible.
The cost per pupil for the state competition is $195.00, based on quad occupancy at the hotel. This figure includes registration to the conference, hotel charges and food for the entire weekend.
On Saturday, March 7, students will arrive at B-P dressed in their professional attire* at 8:30 a.m. The bus will take us to the Sheraton Tara in Framingham. The students are encouraged to pack a lunch for Saturday, as it is the only meal that is not provided during the conference. We will begin competing at the hotel shortly after our arrival. Students will be participating in contests as well as attending seminars and leadership workshops held in various locations throughout the hotel. Saturday evening all of the conference attendees will remain at the hotel, participate in a formal dinner, will enjoy a guest speaker and opening ceremonies and then will choose to attend a dance or participate in games in a designated, chaperoned game room. Curfew will be at 11:30 p.m.
Sunday morning the students will wake early. All students will board school buses and head to Assabet Valley Vocational School for breakfast and begin competing at the school. Students will remain at school until about 3:00 p.m. at which time the kids will return to the hotel, change into casual clothing and try their hand at informal, fun competitive events such as karaoke, Dance Dance Revolution, Rock Band and other fun activities.
Monday morning we will have an awards brunch at the hotel. It is during this ceremony when students find out if their hard work paid off! Students will know at this time whether or not they are eligible to attend nationals which are in Dallas, Texas May 5 - 11! I’m very proud of how hard all the students have been working in order to compete at the state conference.
This year we have 24 students participating in the state conference. My wonderful colleague, Mrs. Powers, will be accompanying us and will act as another set of eyes and ears for our students. The ratio of 12/1 is very manageable! Your child may bring over the counter medicine as well as any prescription medications with them. Please instruct them how to take their medications appropriately, or if you prefer, you may give me the medication and I will see to it that they take the proper dosage. If you wish to contact me during the weekend, send me an email and I'd be happy to provide you with my cell phone number.
As always, if you have any questions or comments, please email me at mrssylvia1010 at yahoo.com or phone 508-823-5151 x 204. A hard copy of this notice has been emailed to your son/daughter with a notation regarding appropriate dress code.
I am very excited about the students competing this year at the Business Professionals of America State Leadership Conference on March 7, 8 and 9. This letter contains information regarding what will be expected of your child in order to obtain the best experience possible.
The cost per pupil for the state competition is $195.00, based on quad occupancy at the hotel. This figure includes registration to the conference, hotel charges and food for the entire weekend.
On Saturday, March 7, students will arrive at B-P dressed in their professional attire* at 8:30 a.m. The bus will take us to the Sheraton Tara in Framingham. The students are encouraged to pack a lunch for Saturday, as it is the only meal that is not provided during the conference. We will begin competing at the hotel shortly after our arrival. Students will be participating in contests as well as attending seminars and leadership workshops held in various locations throughout the hotel. Saturday evening all of the conference attendees will remain at the hotel, participate in a formal dinner, will enjoy a guest speaker and opening ceremonies and then will choose to attend a dance or participate in games in a designated, chaperoned game room. Curfew will be at 11:30 p.m.
Sunday morning the students will wake early. All students will board school buses and head to Assabet Valley Vocational School for breakfast and begin competing at the school. Students will remain at school until about 3:00 p.m. at which time the kids will return to the hotel, change into casual clothing and try their hand at informal, fun competitive events such as karaoke, Dance Dance Revolution, Rock Band and other fun activities.
Monday morning we will have an awards brunch at the hotel. It is during this ceremony when students find out if their hard work paid off! Students will know at this time whether or not they are eligible to attend nationals which are in Dallas, Texas May 5 - 11! I’m very proud of how hard all the students have been working in order to compete at the state conference.
This year we have 24 students participating in the state conference. My wonderful colleague, Mrs. Powers, will be accompanying us and will act as another set of eyes and ears for our students. The ratio of 12/1 is very manageable! Your child may bring over the counter medicine as well as any prescription medications with them. Please instruct them how to take their medications appropriately, or if you prefer, you may give me the medication and I will see to it that they take the proper dosage. If you wish to contact me during the weekend, send me an email and I'd be happy to provide you with my cell phone number.
As always, if you have any questions or comments, please email me at mrssylvia1010 at yahoo.com or phone 508-823-5151 x 204. A hard copy of this notice has been emailed to your son/daughter with a notation regarding appropriate dress code.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
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 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.)
Saturday, January 24, 2009
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?
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?
Sunday, December 7, 2008
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. :)
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. :)
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