Dear BHS Students and Families, 

Earlier today, administration sent out an email with information about progress reports and school attendance. You can view that letter HERE.

At 4pm today, we will be testing the BHS text alert system (currently we can only text families, not students), which we can use to communicate information when there is a more urgent or time-sensitive need. While we don’t anticipate this happening very often, we ask that you please save this number to your contacts for future reference.

Isaac Taylor, Principal

We hope everyone had a chance to walk around and learn about clubs at the Activities Fair on Tuesday. If you missed it or want to see the clubs again, the list is here. You can see the student leaders and staff advisors to each club if you'd like to reach out and find out more. We also want to include a message from PTSO, who very generously support BHS clubs every year. BHS clubs are self-funded, and club members must raise money if they choose to do activities that include a monetary cost. Clubs have an opportunity to receive funding from the PTSO through the student club grant program. Please consider donating to the PTSO to help support initiatives such as the grant program as well as many other programs that benefit students, teachers, staff and parents. Here is the link to donate.

FBE Apple Volunteer Run 

FBE is looking for volunteers to help out with their Apple Run on the 27th of October. The form to sign up can be found here.

Belmont Public Schools Live Feed 

A live feed from the BPS website can be found here.

Senior Parent Future Planning Night:  Thank you all for attending our Senior Planning night on 9/26. If you weren't able to attend, we have a recording of the event located here:  https://www.belmont.k12.ma.us/o/bhs/page/webinars-and-presentations

Please reach out to your student's guidance counselor if you have any additional questions!

Virtual College Visits:  Virtual college visits have started..  All junior/senior students are invited to attend.  Please look at the schedule on naviance under tab “College Visits” for the date and time that each college will visit.  Students can attend the meetings anywhere in the building; you do not come to guidance.  If the student does not have a free period the student will need to be called out by the parents.  Please call the attendance line and leave the student’s name and the specific time the student will be absent from class.  Students should let teachers know in advance if they will be missing class.

This week’s schedule:

AP Tests:  

AP Test Payment Information: The AP Payment Window will open on October 1st and will   stay open until midnight on October 31st. Payment can be made through MySchoolBucks or by check or cash.  If you are paying through MySchoolBucks, please click here. If you need assistance with online payments or registration, please contact MySchoolBucks at 855-832-5226 or log into your account to start a chat conversation.

If you are paying by check or cash please bring it to Mrs. Sceppa in Room A106 in the Guidance Office. Each AP exam costs $100. All checks are made payable to Belmont High School.  Please remind your student that, in addition to payment, they must have joined their AP Classroom through College Board (see AP teacher for more information).  BHS will be ordering tests the first week in November. Any tests ordered or canceled after November 15th will incur a $40.00 late fee from the College Board. Please get all course sign-ups and payments in by Tuesday, October 31st. After October 31st, all payments can only be done by check or cash.

If a student is eligible for free or reduced lunch they can qualify for a fee waiver. If you feel your student qualifies, please reach out to Mr. Brown or Ms King before completing payment.

Also, if you are currently enrolled in a BHS AP class, your teacher should have given you a class code to go in and register on the College Board in AP Classroom. You will need to set up a College Board account if you do not already have one at collegboard.org( this should be done by the student- please use your official name)This is really the first part of the process and then paying on-line through my School Bucks is the second. If you are registering for an AP exam and not enrolled in the class, please see Ms. King or Mr Brown for a special code during the registration window of 10/1-10/31; you will need to pay by check made out to Belmont High School in order to receive the code.

AP Coordinators: Mr. James Brown- jmbrown@belmontschools.net

Ms. Brittany King- bking@belmontschools.net

AP Registrar: Ms. Carole Sceppa- csceppa@belmontschools.net

PSAT Signups:  PSAT signups are now complete.  PSAT testing will be done digitally.  All students will need to test on their chromebooks.  The PSAT date is October 26, 2024 at 8 am at BHS for JUNIORS ONLY.   Your student will be receiving an email with the details for October 26 in the next few weeks.   Sophomores will have an opportunity to take the PSAT test in the spring.  More information will be provided at a later date.

Upcoming PSAT 101 Strategy Session

We invite students to join Revolution Prep for an introductory strategy session for the official PSAT! This free hour-long session is designed to give students insight into the PSAT exam as well as provide tips and tricks for test day. In this session, one of their professional tutors will teach core test-taking strategies including a dive into the exam content and digital structure, how to avoid common traps, and how to create the best plan for success.

SAT Practice Exam:

When: Saturday, November 2, 2024

Time: 9:00 am -12:00 pm ET

Where: Proctored online via Zoom

*Please note that this live exam is proctored in standard time only. If you have been approved for an extended time accommodation, please reach out to your Academic Advisor, Vasilios Kostakis, whose information is below.

Step 1: Register here: https://www.revolutionprep.com/partners/626    

Step 2: Schedule a free 30-minute score report review with a Revolution Prep testing expert to help you interpret the results and develop a customized plan to prepare. Please schedule this appointment for the few days after the exam. You can pre-schedule this Score Report Review here: https://www.revolutionprep.com/vasilios-kostakis

Step 3: Attend the mock exam and get your results immediately with Revolution Prep’s mobile scoring app!

Questions? If you have questions or want to learn more about Revolution Prep, you can reach out to Vasilios Kostakis at (781) 916-8668 or by email at vasilios.kostakis@revolutionprep.com.

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 https://www.belmont.k12.ma.us/o/bps/page/athletics 

BELMONT ATHLETIC SCHEDULES

FAN BEHAVIOR and SPORTSMANSHIP POLICY 

  MIAA POWER RANKINGS

BOOSTER “B” Drive is on Sunday October 6th

If you can drive your child and 3 other student athletes, please sign up here: 

DRIVER SIGN UP

BMS PTO-Sponsored Fall 2024 Book Club: The Anxious Generation

Ready for an engaging activity? The BMS PTO welcomes the greater BPS community to a book club on a topic relevant to how we can best support our youth, "The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness," by Jonathan Haidt. Facilitated by BMS Assistant Principal Jason DelPorto, this 3-part discussion will take place at BMS on Wednesday, 10/23, Thursday, 11/14, and Wednesday, 12/11, from 7-8 pm.

Register by Tuesday, October 8th via this form. The BMS PTO will provide books as needed.

The Marauders of the Week are outstanding BHS seniors nominated by their teachers for a wide variety of contributions in and out of the classroom. This week, we are recognizing Tabitha Kambazza, Larry Zhang, and Meera Kothavade.  To read their profiles, please visit https://www.belmont.k12.ma.us/o/bhs/page/marauders-of-the-week-2024