Monday, December 19 is a B DAY
Friday, December 23 is a B DAY and a SHORTENED DAY
Monday, December 26 - Monday, January 2 SCHOOL HOLIDAY
Please join us next week for Winter Spirit Week!!
Monday 12/19: Holiday Character Day (Dress as a character from your favorite holiday movie or cartoon)
Tuesday 12/20: Let's Go Skiing (Wear your snow gear)
Wednesday 12/21: Holidays in Hawaii
Thursday 12/22: Deck the Halls with your Class color
Grade 12 - White, Grade 11 - Blue, Grade 10 - Green, Grade 9 - Red
Friday 12/23: Flannel Friday / PJ Day (Wear your comfiest flannel or pjs)
MID YEAR EXAMS
The schedule for this year’s January exam schedule is revised from last year. Please review.
NEW YEAR’S DAY 5K RESOLUTION RUN FUNDRAISER
We are just under three weeks away from the big race day! If you use social media, please help us to promote the New Year’s Day 5K Resolution Run fundraiser! I’ve attached an image you can use to make a facebook or Instagram post. And the direct link to our race registration webpage is:
https://raceroster.com/events/2023/66058/colchester-youth-services-resolution-run-5k
Please return to Mr. Burke with a check before 1/16/23. Order Forms will not be accepted after this date.
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FIREFIGHTING AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
Bacon Academy will be partnering with the Colchester Hayward Fire Department to offer an after school program focused on firefighting and emergency service related projects. The program will run Tuesdays from 2:30 - 4:00 starting in January and running through the end of the school year. See Mrs. McKiernan in the main office if you are interested.
ATTENDANCE REMINDER
For your student’s absence to be considered “excused”, you are required to send in a note why you are excusing the absence and include the date with your signature within 10 school days of your student’s absence. You may excuse the first “9” absences for ANY reason. A phone call does not excuse the absence, it ONLY eliminates an automated phone call (if received prior to 8:45 AM) to the home/cell phone numbers.
You are allowed to excuse your student’s first “9” absences for any reason as long as our office receives a note within 10 school days. For the 10th absence and all subsequent absences, the State of Connecticut requires further documentation as listed below.
If we receive a parent/guardian note after your student exceeded 9 absences, we will keep the note on file, however the absence will remain unexcused unless it qualifies for the State of Connecticut exception.
National Honor Society Gift Drive
NHS is seeking donations for gifts for senior citizens at Harrington Court. Gift ideas include crayons, coloring books, slippers, socks, puzzles etc. Donations can be dropped off in front of room 2115.
Officer Skipper Shirts on Sale Now!
Stuff your stockings with the gift of Officer Skipper swag! T-shirts are $20, patches are $5. View them here! See Officer Scheel for purchase.
BASKETBALL TICKETS WILL BE SOLD ONLINE
All Bacon Academy Boys and Girls Basketball Tickets will be sold online - Only exact change will be taken for cash! Use the link or QR code below to get your tickets.
Ticket Prices
Adults - $6
Seniors (Age 60 and up) $4
Students (Age 5 thru 12th grade) $4
https://gofan.co/app/school/CT17354
Sophomore Class Dues
Class of 2025 dues are $10 and should be handed in to Ms. Kehoegreen in room 2137.
Yearbook Recognition ADS
SENIORS only. Families of SENIORS who would like to place a Recognition ad in the 2023 yearbook should upload their information to the Jostens Website.
The final deadline is January 24th.
Full Page- Color $250.00
1/2 Page- Color $178.00
1/4 Page- Color $120.00
1/8 Page- Color $85.00
Winter Pay to Play
Winter Pay to Play collections begin Dec 1, 2022. All athletes are required to pay a $180 fee. Please make checks payable to THE TOWN OF COLCHESTER. Payments can be made online at https://www.mypaymentsplus.com/welcome. If your family has reached the family max for the 22/23 school year please fill out this form. Students who do not pay the fee or submit the family maximum paper work by Dec 20, 2022 will become ineligible to participate in games and practices.
Please call Danielle Bossie in the main office with any questions. 860.537.2378.
From the Library Media Center
We are happy to share our first quarter LMC Newsletter.
Add some fun to your cold-weather-day reading -- join the BINGO READING CHALLENGE! Step outside your comfort zone by exploring a new genre. We will have celebrations as the year goes by, plus an end-of-the-school year ice cream social for everyone that completes the challenge. Stop by the LMC for information.
Students: we are expanding our online presence to provide instructional materials to support your digital research and productivity. Please take a minute to submit this Student's Survey to tell us what you need.
ASVAB Testing
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program (CEP) is a unique opportunity for students in grades 10-12 to explore all of their career and post-secondary options so they can make a plan that works for them. This assessment is NOT just for those students interested in the military. The ASVAB CEP helps students identify potentially satisfying career paths by exploring their skills, personality, and personal work values. Participants in the ASVAB CEP will discover all of the ways to enter their chosen career field and develop effective strategies to achieve their goals. The program explores all post-secondary options including 4-year college, 2-year college, trade school, apprenticeships, military service, and entering straight into the workforce.
Bacon Academy will be offering the ASVAB to students on Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 at 7:45 a.m. The test will take approximately 90 minutes to complete, and a follow-up Post-Test Interpretation Workshop will be held on Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 at 8:00 a.m.
The ASVAB is completely FREE for students to take, but students must sign up in advance. Please note that students’ results are not shared without students’/parents’ consent to do so. Please contact Ashley Zaugg via email at [email protected] with questions or to sign up.
Please see school counselor assignments for the 2022-2023 school year:
Last names A-F (Grades 9-12) - Mr. Ronald Sefchik, [email protected]
Last names G-N (Grades 9-12) - Ms. Sharon Gagne, [email protected]
Last names O-Z (Grades 9-12) - Mrs. Ashley Zaugg, [email protected]
Dual Enrollment Classes
Students please check in with your teachers to see enrollment instructions to obtain dual enrollment college credits in some of your classes. ECSU, Uconn, Gateway Community College, Three Rivers Community College and the University of Bridgeport. If you haven’t brought your payment for ECSU classes, please bring payment to the School Counseling Office. Uconn registration, enrollment and payment are all online through their portal. Gateway, Three Rivers and The University of Bridgeport will be registering this month.
*New this year is our partnership with the University of Bridgeport: They will be offering dual enrollment credits for the following courses: Accounting I, Business Law (both 3 credits) and Pre-Calculus (4 credits) for $50 per credit fee. Registration, enrollment, and payment will be on a portal through the U of B - details will be given out in these classes.
School Counseling Website/Information
Information about College Board
Test scores are being released for the PSAT and SAT exams for both Sophomores and Juniors. When the School Counseling Office receives any hard copies of your tests, we will contact the students to visit us and pick them up. Most times, students are notified directly from the College Board via email about their test scores being ready to view. College Board Accounts are not managed by the School Counseling Office and are only available to students. Students must keep their user name and password for access. https://www.collegeboard.org/ Please visit the College Board website to access your materials, or if you have questions concerning sign on, their direct number is 866-630-9305.