Slides from the 8th grade parent night on February 7, 2012 at BHS. A number of relevant links are included in the slides.

1. Burlington High School
8th Grade Parent Night
February 7, 2012

2. Burlington High School
Mission Statement
Burlington High School prepares students
for lifelong learning and responsible
citizenship by offering a challenging,
relevant curriculum and varied activities in
a safe environment.

3. My 8th Grader

5. Points of Pride
• 95% of Classes of 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 have
gone on to Post-Secondary Education
• Extensive Advanced Placement Course Selection
• Students currently enrolled in at least 1 AP Course is 170
• Students currently enrolled in at least 1 Honors class is
708
• Extensive Co-curricular offerings
• Extensive Advanced Placement Course Selection
• 100% of Class of 2010 passed MCAS
• Web-based Guidance Information Management System
• Over 150 students during the past two years have had
the opportunity to take courses which will yield college

6. Points of Pride
Some concrete examples:
Modern Communication methods/transparency
Burlington High Principal's Blog
BHS Facebook Page
BHS Google Plus Page
BHS Alerts on Twitter
Burlington High Guidance Blog

7. Points of Pride
Some concrete examples:
Poetry Out Loud
BHS Art Students Win Seven Gold Keys
BHS Band
BHS Chorus
Holiday Traditions
School Spirit/Student Voice

8. Points of Pride
Some concrete examples:
Nobel Prize Winners
National Recognition for Students
National Recognition for Professional Development
Regional Recognition For School Improvement Plans

9. Points of Pride
Some concrete examples:
BHS in the news (this year):
Associated Press - Many U.S. Schools Adding iPads, Trimming Textbooks
Daily Times Chronicle - iPad Program Drawing Attention For Burlington High
Boston Globe - Leading The Way To Cyber-Learning
T.H.E. Journal - When Students Run The Help Desk
Fox 25 Boston Checks Out Our iPad Deployment
USA Today - Students Cast Wide Net For Mentoring With PLN's

10. Points of Pride
Some concrete examples:
BHS in the news (this year):
How Steve Jobs Influences BHS - WBZ News
BHS Featured on WGBH TV

11. What else would you like
to know about BHS?
Please ask any questions on the BHS Principals Blog on the
post on tonight's event.
Or call my cellphone 339 234-1673
Or e-mail at larkin@bpsk12.org

12. More contact info.
Associate Principal - Rick Sheehan Science Dept. Head - Peter Nassiff
rsheehan@bpsk12.org nassiff@bpsk12.org
Associate Principal - Mark Sullivan Foreign Lang. Dept. Head - Rita DeBellis
sullivan@bpsk12.org debellis@bpsk12.org
Guidance Director - Joe Attubato Fine Arts Dept. Head - George Ratkevich
attubato@bpsk12.org ratkevich@bpsk12.org
English Dept. Head - Ben Lally Perf. Arts Dept. Head - John Middleton-Cox
lally@bpsk12.org middleton@bpsk12.org
Social Studies Dept. Head - Todd Whitten PE/Health Dept. Head - Edward Gillis
whitten@bpsk12.org egillis@bpsk12.org
Math Dept. Head - Brian McNeill
mcneill@bpsk12.org

13. Some Important Links
BHS Program of Studies
BHS English Dept. Website
BHS Art Dept. Website
BPS EdTech Blog
BHS Website
A List of other BHS Staff Web Resources