Belmont High School
Dear Belmont Students and Families,
Happy holidays everyone! This is a homework free break, so I hope that you are all able to step away from your school work for a few days.
The high school will be closed over the break, with the exception of organized sporting activities.
Isaac Taylor, Principal
Belmont has a 50-year tradition of hosting a post-graduation ALL NIGHT PARTY for the graduating senior class. The party provides the graduates with a fun and safe way to celebrate with their classmates. This year's ANP will take place on Saturday, June 7 from 9 PM to 5 AM on Sunday. The tradition is for the JUNIOR CLASS FAMILIES to organize the party (and raise funds for the Class of 2026 party). We are looking for volunteers to participate in all aspects of planning this year's party while fundraising for next year's. If you would like to participate, please send an email to kauffinger@gmail.com.
Thank you,
Katie Auffinger and the ANP Committee
Save the date: January 9th, 2025
Calling all 9th, 10th and 11th grade parents. Please attend a virtual session on January 9th at 6:30 pm. More details to follow about the link, see below for topic and information:
Title of Presentation
"I have everything under control!"
~ Discover the true meaning behind this common teenager's phrase; as well as, the essential skills to support and empower your child to succeed in and out of the classroom ~
Goal of Presentation
To provide parents with valuable information to demystify the ever changing landscape in education; as well as, to provide parents with solutions to effectively guide and support their child.
Speaker: Deb Rooney M.Ed. has been in the field of education for over 25 years, as a teacher,
consultant, published author, presenter, and coach. She has worked with students of all
ages, as well as with various educational professionals, psychologists, and doctors.
Deb’s desire to help kids across the country and the world inspired her to write the
books Study Smarter for teens, and The Rooney Writing Program for adults; as she does not
want an individual’s academic challenges to prevent them from becoming all they can be.
https://www.belmont.k12.ma.us/o/bps/page/athletics
FAN BEHAVIOR and SPORTSMANSHIP POLICY
WRESTLING LIGHT DEDICATION-
Thank you BHS Wrestling Community!!! Big Week For BHS Wresting…Great match v Reading and off to a 2 day tournament this weekend.
BHS STRENGTH AND CONDITION- Building up BHS Track
RINK PROGRESS CONTINUES!!!
After week one of the season, Belmont girls are now 1-2 to start falling short to Watertown and Reading this week. We go into the break looking forward to returning to the Cambridge Classic on the 27th and 28th to defend our back to back championships in the tourney. (JV Competes below!)
Cheer team back on the Court for Friday basketball! Team is working hard and ready for Winter Break!
The varsity girls opened their season with a 52-48 victory over Reading. Senior Captain Mira Gardner won the 55m Hurdles and placed 2nd in high jump. Senior Captain Dana Lehr doubled up with first place finishes in the mile and two mile runs. Sophomore Nina Lind won the shot put, Belmont’s first shot put win in some time. The meet came down to the final event, the 4x400m relay, and Freshman Bella Fernandes, Juniors Kira van Kelsted and Lucy Hamer, and Senior Nathallya De Amaral secured the win. Great job by the entire team.
The Girls Varsity team were victorious in their first game of the season against Melrose 4-1. Mackenzie Clarke had a Hat Trick on the day and scored her first goal of the season :15 seconds into the game… Sadie Taylor added another goal and Jil Costa had 22 saves in the win. The Girls next game is this Saturday 12/21 against Wakefield. They will have a couple of Home games during the Holiday break against Brookline and a New Year’s Eve game against Waltham.
The ski team wrapped up their final week of dryland training. The ski team has been working hard in the weight room and doing ski-specific drills. We are eager to get on snow after winter break. The team will be at Nashoba for the first practice on skis on the 2nd and will compete in their first race on the 7th.
Belmont Boys Basketball takes two tough losses 47-51 (12/13 vs. Melrose) and 45-51 OT (12/17 @ Watertown) to open the season. Boys look for their 1st win of the season Thursday 12/19 when they host Reading Memorial High School. The boys will participate in the Bridgewater-Raynham holiday tournament over December break playing games on the 28th and 30th.
The boys headed to New Balance track in Brighton for the opening varsity meet against Reading. There were a lot of outstanding performances, notably some freshmen making their debut as varsity athletes. Marvin Mendoza scored 5 points in shot put, and anchored the winning 4x200 team. Noah Geiger scored 1 point by running 4:47 in the mile, an amazing time for a freshman. Will Olmsted ran a very impressive 11:09 in his first varsity 2 mile race. Returning athletes had some great performances as well. Belmont put up a good fight, but lost to Reading 70-30.
Junior manager Harrison Cook (pictured) announced the starting lineup to the boys varsity team prior to the Saturday December 14, 2024 home game v. Melrose. Melrose played a tight defensive game… but the BHS boys listened to Harrison, got pucks to the net, stayed in lanes, and shot the puck often to prevail 2-1. Senior Adam Bauer and sophomore Liam Guilderson scored the goals for BHS.
On Wednesday December 18, 2024, the varsity squad took on Watertown. The game was played at John Ryan Arena, which is the home rink for both teams. Belmont was the visiting team this year. Watertown came out with great energy taking an early 1-0 lead. The BHS boys found their stride and scored 5 unanswered goals winning 5-1. Adam Bauer and Liam Guilderson had 2 goals each and Nolan Kelleher added 1. Ethan Bauer was solid in net. Many Marauders saw their first substantial playing time and performed well. The team will face Wakefield on Saturday December 21, 2024, 6pm at Stoneham arena.
Boys move to 2-0
Have a very successful meet against Lexington Wednesday.
Congratulations to William Qinn, Ben Wu, and David Chen for qualifying for the post season
Save the Date! Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age showing on Jan. 7
Parents and students are invited to a free showing of Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age on Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. in the Belmont High School auditorium. This event is hosted by the Belmont High School PTSO.
Screenagers (updated in 2024) is an award-winning documentary that looks at the impact of screen technology on kids. It features personal stories from families, depicting the messy struggles that parents, tweens, and teens are having over social media, video games, academics and screen addiction. Through interviews with parenting authors and brain scientists, the film offers ideas on how adults can help kids navigate the digital world in a healthy way.
This is a community event and open to all Belmont parents and caregivers. Adults are encouraged to bring their middle school and high school-aged students. The film runs 60 minutes and will be followed by a discussion with the audience. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m.
Movie Trailer and More Information: https://www.screenagersmovie.com/about-screenagers
