Monday, December 12 is an A DAY.
Friday, December 16 is an A DAY.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2022, 9-3
Nearly 50 artisans! The Farm Kitchen Food Truck! Ydanis & Co Macaron Truck!
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 8:45AM) 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.
PLEASE JOIN US IN WELCOMING MRS. BEGUE
Please join a Meet and Greet for our new principal Amy Begue through Bacon Parent Council on Monday December 12th at 6pm in the Bacon Academy Library. These meetings are informational in nature. No commitment or work is asked. Please come and see what they are all about. If you have any questions or concerns you would like addressed at a meeting. Please email Marycia Malloy at [email protected]
BACON BAND CONCERT
Wednesday, Dec 21 7pm
Snow date - Dec 22
SWEET HOLIDAY GRAMS FOR THE CLASS OF 2026
The Class of 2026 will be selling sweet holiday grams at all lunches starting on Monday, December 12th. The grams will sell for $5.00 and include hot chocolate, marshmallows and a candy cane. See any class officer or Ms. Orlando if you'd like to buy one. The fundraiser is from the 12th to the 19th of December.
DECA is Bacon Academy's Business Club
Come to our next meeting on Monday, December 19th right after school in Room 3130. Bring a snack to share for our holiday gathering. We will have a guest speaker and a scavenger hunt for prizes. DECA is open to all Bacon Academy students.
RAFFLE TICKETS FOR CLASS OF 2024
Come support the Bacon Academy Class of 2024 at Noel's this Saturday! We will be selling raffle tickets for our "Best of Colchester" fundraiser, where you can enter to win gift cards and other gifts from local businesses! Plus, we'll be having a bake sale! We'll be there from 9-4, or while baked goods last.
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
The Bacon Academy Carolers will be performing and have a packed schedule for the month of December! Santa will be at Mystic Aquarium and Foxwoods while they perform. Gillette Castle will have the "Gillettes", the Clauses, BACON ACADEMY CAROLERS SCHEDULEa scavenger hunt and a bonfire for s'mores. See you there!
BA CLASS OF 2024 BEST OF COLCHESTER
The BA Class of 2024 is holding a “Best of Colchester” raffle fundraiser through Friday, December 9th. We will raffle off gift cards to local businesses, as well as some great gift sets! Please support our class and our local businesses! If you'd like to learn more or buy tickets, email Samantha Burroughs at [email protected]. BA students can purchase tickets at any lunch wave next week.
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.
Project Graduation
Time to get your tickets for Bacon Academy Project Graduation’s “31 Days of Giving” raffle fundraiser! Order by December 1st. The flyer has more information.
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
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.