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ATHLETIC POSTPONEMENTS WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24

Boys Basketball playdown at South Burlington postponed until Thurs. Feb. 25 5:00.

Girls Basketball semifinal game at UVM postponed until Sat. Feb. 27 5:00

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Kathi Bierwirth
Burr and Burton Academy
Director of Athletics
ATHLETIC POSTPONEMENTS WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24

Boys Basketball playdown at South Burlington postponed until Thurs. Feb. 25 5:00.
Girls Basketball semifinal game at UVM postponed make up date and time to be determined later today.



School Closing for Wednesday, February 24th.

Due to the forecast BBA will be closed Wednesday, February 24th.

Daily Announcements

On Sunday, February 28, 2010, during the Dollar Skate at Riley Rink from 1:45- 3:45 pm, Mark Tashjian, BBA headmaster and Gary Grabarz will suit up and be in the net as "celebrity" goalies, for the "Put the Biscuit in the Basket" shots on goal contest, raising money to benefit the Burr and Burton Academy Booster Club and the students at Manchester Elementary-Middle School.  Come check it out and see if you can put a shot past them!

All students planning on taking the April 10th ACT test at BBA must register at actstudent.org by March 5th.
 
All students planning on taking the May SAT test at BBA must register at collegeboard.com by March 25th

Bruce Hammond SAT Prep Workshop, Sunday March 7th
: Interested students must register by March 1st in the School and College Counseling Office. This workshop is geared to help students prepare for the March 13th SAT at BBA. Cost $100 and checks need to be made out to Bruce Hammond Workshops.

Tutorial Center SAT Prep classes: Interested students register and pay for classes directly with the Tutorial Center. Classes are held on six Sundays from March 7 through April 25 with no classes held on April 4 or April 11. Cost $300.

For students in Grades 9, 10 or 11
MEDQUEST 2010 applications are available in the School and College Counseling office and online. Medquest is a great summer program for students interested in exploring health career opportunities. Students spend 6 days on a college campus, job shadow with health care professionals, participate in workshops and more.
MEDQUEST applications are due by March 1.

Governor's Institutes of Vermont 2010 Information and applications are available online at www.giv.org  and in the School and College Counseling Office. Governor's Institutes is a summer program providing the opportunity to study a variety of subjects on Vermont College Campuses. Applications are due to your counselor by March 15.

The tennis club is having the last meeting today please bring $5.00 for a end of the year pizza party.

Seniors, one of the rights that you earn when you turn 18 is the right to vote. Some of you are already 18.  If you are or if you will turn 18 before March 2 you will be able to vote for the first time and that will be in your towns Town Meeting. The only other  requirements are that you are an American citizen and a resident of the town you will be voting in. You may  

have registered when you got your adult drivers license. If you are not registered or even unsure if you are stop by my room (top floor of the Seminary Building) and I can give you the application form. The  deadline for this is this Wednesday Feb 27 at 5:PM. 
Your towns will have many important items on 
their ballots- electing town officials, numerous spending  items, voting on school budgets including that of Burr and Burton. So please-if you can, get registered and vote at your town meeting. Encourage your parents to do the same.

New Driver's ed class begins March 11, and ends April 29th..Tues and Thursday evenings 5 to 7 pm please call Bill Herrmann@ 375-6863

Riley Rink will host an open skate and bake sale on Sunday, February 28, 2010 from 1:45 PM to 3:45 PM. Proceeds will benefit the BBA Booster Club for the BBA Track & Field Team Ice time is sponsored by The Perfect Wife Restaurant and Spiral Press Cafѐ.

Volunteers needed for:  Skate Guards, Bakers, etc.

 Please contact Deb Madden @  bbaboosterclub@gmail.com  for questions and to volunteer.

Thank you!



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Sue Towslee
Burr and Burton Academy
802-549-8102
ATHLETIC EVENTS
FEB. 22- 27
 
MONDAY
No events Scheduled
 
TUESDAY
Snowboarding at Okemo
 
WEDNESDAY
  Boys Basketball Playoffs 5:00 at South Burlington High School
Tickets Students $4.00  Adults $ 5.00
No advance ticket sales.
 
 Girls Basketball Semi Finals  6:00 at UVM (Patrick Gymnasium)
Tickets Students $4.00  Adults $7.00
Advance ticket sales are available in the Athletic Office.
 
There will be a student fan bus going to the game leaving BBA at 2:30. The cost is $5.00 which includes your ticket to the girls game.You will need to bring additional money for food or bring your own food.
 
THURSDAY
No Events Scheduled
 
FRIDAY
Nordic Skiing States @ Prospect 10:30
Snowboarding @ Bromley 1:00
 

GO BULLDOGS!!!

 





THE JV GOLD & VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL GAMES AT BRATTLEBORO TONIGHT HAVE BEEN CANCELED  RESCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY 6:00 & 7:30

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Kathi Bierwirth
Burr and Burton Academy
Director of Athletics
kbierwirth@burrburton.org
802-549-8119
Fax 802-549-8229

 POST SEASON ATHLETIC EVENTS
 
WEDNESDAY FEB. 17
 
5:30 Boys Ice Hockey Playoffs vs. CVU at Cairns Arena
6:20 Girls Ice Hockey Playoffs vs. Colchester at Leddy Park
 
 
SATURDAY FEB. 20
 
2:00 Girls Basketball Quarterfinals Home vs. Winner of Hartford/ Mt. Mansfield
 
The entire tournament brackets can be viewed at vpaonline.org under athletics then click on sports pairings.

TICKET PRICES FOR ALL PLAYOFF AND QUARTERFINAL GAMES
ADULTS $5.00
STUDENTS $4.00
SENIOR CITIZENS $4.00
FAMILY PASSES $20.00
 
NO SEASON PASSES, INTERNTAIONAL OR FACULTY PASSES WILL BE HONORED

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE VARSITY DANCE TEAM AND THEIR COACHES AMY, ERIKA AND ERIN.
1ST PLACE  POM CATEGORY
2ND PLACE HIP HOP CATEGORY
 
STATE RUNNERS UP- JUST MISSED GRAND CHAMPION BY 1.25 POINTS!!!
 
AWESOME JOB GIRLS!!!!!
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ATHLETIC EVENTS
WEEK OF FEB. 15- 20
 
Monday
No events scheduled
 
Tuesday
JV Gold Boys basketball at Brattleboro 6:00
Varsity Boys Basketball at Brattleboro 7:30
 
Wednesday
No Events Scheduled
 
Thursday
No Events Scheduled
 
Friday
JV Gold Boys Basketball at Rutland 6:00
Varsity Boys Basketball at Rutland 7:30


Post season pairings for girls basketball and boys and girls ice hockey will be available on Monday afternoon.


Daily Announcements

Seniors, one of the rights that you earn when you turn 18 is the right to vote. Some of you are already 18.  If you are or if you will turn 18 before March 2 you will be able to vote for the first time and that will be in your towns Town Meeting. The only other  requirements are that you are an American citizen and a resident of the town you will be voting in. You may  have registered when you got your adult drivers license. If you are not registered or even unsure if you are stop by my room (top floor of the Seminary Building) and I can give you the application form. The  deadline for this is this Wednesday Feb 27 at 5:PM. 
Your towns will have many important items on 
their ballots- electing town officials, numerous spending  items, voting on school budgets including that of Burr and Burton. So please-if you can, get registered and vote at your town meeting. Encourage your parents to do the same.


The National Honor Society will be collecting canned goods for the food cupboard at the boys basketball game against MAU this Thrusday, Feb. 11th.  Bring 2 Canned goods and get into the game for free!  Hope to see you There!

GERMAN CLUB - next event - German Movie Night.  Wednesday, February 10th at 5:30 in the Hunter Seminar Room!  See Barb Miceli for more information.

  The U.S. Census Bureau has begun its second round of Census applicant testing across the State of Vermont.  The Census Bureau is looking for qualified applicants to fill hundreds of temporary positions beginning in the spring of 2010; the first step in the application process is the completion of an entrance exam. Applicants must be 18 or older. For more information please go to:   http://2010.census.gov/2010censusjobs/

New Driver's ed class begins March 11, and ends April 29th..Tues and Thursday evenings 5 to 7 pm please call Bill Herrmann@ 375-6863

Riley Rink will host an open skate and bake sale on Sunday, February 28, 2010 from 1:45 PM to 3:45 PM. Proceeds will benefit the BBA Booster Club for the BBA Track & Field Team Ice time is sponsored by The Perfect Wife Restaurant and Spiral Press Cafѐ.

Volunteers needed for:  Skate Guards, Bakers, etc.

 Please contact Deb Madden @  bbaboosterclub@gmail.com  for questions and to volunteer.

Thank you!




Athletic Events Week of 2/8/10 - 2/13/10
Monday Feb. 8
JV Green Girls Basketball @ Austine 4:30
JV Green Boys Basketball @ Austine 6:00
JV Gold Boys Basketball @ Windsor 6:00
Varsity Boys Basketball @ Windsor 7:30
Tuesday Feb. 9
JV Gold Girls Basketball VS Mt. Anthony 6:00
Varsity Girls Basketball VS Mt. Anthony 7:30-Senior Night
Alpine @ Suicide Six (Districts) 10:00
Nordic @ Woodstock (MVL) 2:30
Wednesday Feb. 10
JV Green Girls Basketball @ MEMS 3:30
JV Green Boys Basketball @ MEMS 4:45
Boys Ice Hockey VS Colchester 6:30- Senior Night
Girls Ice Hockey @ So. Burlington 5:40
Thursday Feb. 11
JV Gold Boys Basketball VS Mt. Anthony 6:00
Varsity Boys Basketball VS. Mt Anthony 7:30-Senior Night

Senior Night Varsity Dance Team

Snowboarding@ Stowe 1:00

 

Friday Feb. 12
JV Green Boys Basketball VS Fair Haven 6:00
JV Gold Girls Basketball @ Rutland 6:00
Varsity Girls Basketball @ Rutland 7:30
Saturday Feb. 13
Boys Ice Hockey @ So. Burlington 12:10
Girls Ice Hockey VS Burlington 4:30- Senior Night
Dance Team @ Rice (States)- 1:00




--
Kathi Bierwirth
Burr and Burton Academy
Director of Athletics
kbierwirth@burrburton.org
802-549-8119
Fax 802-549-8229

Daily Announcements


ALL CURRENT FIELD STUDY STUDENTS: Mandatory meeting on Friday, February 5th with Mr. Napolitano.  Report to the Hunter Seminar Room the block you have Field Study.

A, B, and C BLOCK FIELD STUDY STUDENTS: Agreement Forms and Work Experience Plans are due by Friday, February 5th.  Assignment #1 (Letter to the Editor) is due on Monday, February 8th.

Can you say DEEP FREEZE!!  Karissa King, Hannah Comar and Rebecca Adams did, Saturday in Lake Paran in Bennington, as they jumped in to help raise money for Vermont Special Olympics.  Through their team the FROSTY DOGS, the brave plungers raised $715 and counting!!  Thanks to all those who contributed to the Penguine Plunge, we really appreciate your support!!

Riley Rink will host an open skate and bake sale on Sunday, February 28, 2010 from 1:45 PM to 3:45 PM. Proceeds will benefit the BBA Booster Club for the BBA Track & Field Team Ice time is sponsored by The Perfect Wife Restaurant and Spiral Press Cafѐ.

Volunteers needed for:  Skate Guards, Bakers, etc.

 Please contact Deb Madden @  bbaboosterclub@gmail.com  for questions and to volunteer.

Thank you!


American Redcross Babysitter's Training Class:Saturday, January 30th, 2010. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.at the East Pownal Fire Dept.,Rte. 346 South Stream Rd.,Pownal, VT.  Students 11-15 years old will get the knowledge, skills and confidence to care for infants and school-age children. The course will also teach you how to be a good role model, make decisions, solve problems, and keep children safe, how to handle emergencies such as injuries, illnesses and household accidents, and how to write resumes and interview for jobs. Call 802-254-2377 to sign up. Course fee is $45