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Thursday, March 13, 2025

ARTS & TECH SHOWCASE TONIGHT!
No School Tomorrow!!

Berkshire Robotics Challenge Saturday!!!

Coming Events

Mar 13, Thu

Arts & Tech Showcase

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Mar 14, Fri

No School

Full Day PD

Mar 15, Sat

24th Annual Berkshire Robotics Challenge

Hosted by Wahconah HS

Featuring BART-Botics

7:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.

Mar 17-18, Mon-Tue

Ultimate Frisbee tryouts

3:45 p.m. - 5:40 p.m.

Mar 18 Tue

Grades 8 and 10 Civics Guest Speaker Adams Selectperson Ann Bartlett

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Mar 17-24

Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Mar 25-26, Tue-Wed

Grade 10 MCAS ELA

Mar 31 - Apr 4, Mon-Fri

Middle School MCAS ELA

Mar 31-Apr 4, Mon-Fri

Grades 6-8 MCAS ELA

Mar 27-29, Thu-Sat

Grade 10 New York City trip

April 5, 2025

Get BART Smart Fundraiser + Trivia Night

This is an 18+ event to raise money for student programming

Learn more here or contact Leah Thompson with questions.

* See our BART website Community and Multicultural calendars for more events and details.

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College Office

Career Path Talkback Thursdays

Mar 20, Jordan DeGaetano, Freelance Musician and Assistant Producer - Greylock Opera Collective

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BART Sports

Mar 17-18, Mon-Tue 3:45 p.m. - 5:40 p.m. Ultimate Frisbee tryouts outside. Students in grades 8-12 are eligible to try out.

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General Information

Arts & Tech Showcase – BART’s annual Arts & Tech Showcase celebrates our students. Arts and Technology projects will be on view in the cafeteria as well as cabaret-style performances on the stage. Bring your students and families! Note: Students MUST have transportation to and from the event; students may NOT stay at school between dismissal and the start of the event. Thursday, March 13, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

BART-Botics to compete in the 24th Annual Berkshire Robotics Challenge – This year’s Berkshire Robotics Challenge, “SUBMERGED,” features 27 teams, including BART’s own BART-Botics. The event will be live-streamed from Berkshire Innovation Center YouTube on March 15. The keynote address is at 8:55 a.m. and the challenge 9:30 a.m. - noon. The Great Eight Playoff and awards ceremony concludes the event.

Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) - We are looking for parents to join our Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) held on the first Thursday of each month. This group is open to parents of students with disabilities. SEPAC is a group of parents and guardians dedicated to providing the community with information specially targeted to the educational development of children with special needs. Please join the SEPAC meeting via Zoom on April 3 at 5:30 p.m.

Get BART Smart 2025 – BART’s annual trivia night fundraiser, Get BART Smart, is Saturday, April 5 from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at BART. Register here for a fun-filled evening of trivia, dinner, drinks, and a silent auction. Interested in becoming a sponsor or donating to the auction? Email Leah Thompson or Aimee Bucciarelli Felker. Opportunities to place bids in the silent auction will be announced later this month. Note: This is an 18+ event; students under age 18 are not allowed.

BART Shirts Needed - Please consider donating gently used BART shirts and sweatshirts your students no longer wear. The BART community especially needs larger sizes (including adult Large and XL). Drop off shirts at the front office or email Sarah King for more details.

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Policy Updates and Reminders

Click here to access Policy Updates and Reminders featured in previous Weekly Announcements

Grades 11 + 12 Off Campus Lunch Privileges

Students who have permission to leave campus for lunch may not bring any outside food or drinks to eat back at school. Leftover food should be “closed and away” in the student’s bag until afternoon dismissal. Failure to follow this policy will result in the loss of off-campus lunch privileges.

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Community Opportunities

Check back next week for additional listings.

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Looking ahead - Mark your calendars

April 3, Thu

Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) SEPAC meeting Zoom link

5:30 p.m

Apr 7, Mon

Start of Quarter 4 – this is it! Final quarter of SY2025

Apr 11, Fri

Spring Fling