“When people ask me why I love to coach, all they needed to do was watch Sam K finish today. It was as exciting as anything in sports to watch Sam come down the last long hill in a tuck smiling and yelling “I did it,” and finish with his fists pumping in the air. To any of you who are unsure about racing, I really want to encourage you to come out and watch the next race and just enjoy skiing around and rooting on your teammates.” - Coach Reilly, BCD Cross-Country
BCD winter sports are in full swing – ski races, basketball games, indoor soccer. Come out and watch our athletes! In the meantime, here are some fabulous pictures, taken by John Dolan, of the race Coach Reilly was writing about: http://johndolan.com/bcdnordicski/content/_MG_0901_large.html.
CLASSICS DAY - January 20
BCD’s Upper School Latin students joined the Pioneer Valley Classical Association annual Classics Day at Mount Holyoke College . They enjoyed participating in workshops and contests with their peers from Amherst, Herberg, Lenox, Pittsfield, Taconic and Williston. BCD students received the following awards:
ART CONTEST
• Sculpture – First Place: Alaina G (G8); Second Place: Rebecca vdM (G8); and Third Place: Andrea V (G7)
• Drawing/Painting – First Place: Elise G (G8); Second Place: Harper G (G8); and Third Place: Francesca L (G8)
• Mosaic – First Place: Sam K (G8)
• Military – First Place: Henry D (G7) and Third Place: Cooper P (G7)
COSTUME CONTEST:
• First Place: Christopher M (G7) as “Achilles”
• Second Place: Rebecca vdM (G8) as “Demeter”
ORAL INTERPRETATION:
• Advanced Drama – Second Place: Elise G (G8) and Nicholas R (G8); Third Place: Isabelle R (G9) and Rebecca vdM (G8)
• Advanced Poetry – First Place: Ian P (G8)
• Intermediate Prose – Second Place: Sam K (G8)
• Novice Poetry – Second Place: Emily Y (G7)
CERTAMEN:
• Latin II – First Place: BCD: Isabelle R (G9), Elise G (G8), Emma L (G8), and Jacob L (G8)
• Novice/Latin I – Second Place: BCD: Alec G (G7), Jesse K (G7), Asa M (G7) and Sam S (G7)
• Mythology – First Place: White Team of Alaina G (G8), Jacob L (G8), Jesse C (G7) and Cooper P (G7); Third Place: Blue team of Frank P (G8), Nicholas R (G8), and Teddy M (G7) and Jackson R (G7)
REMINDERS:
Two more spots are available for our Current Parent Open House on Wednesday, February 1. This event is an opportunity for current parents to spend the morning getting to know the entire BCD program, visiting classes, and chatting with administrators.
Family Movie Night – The Parents’ Association will be showing Mary Poppins on Saturday, February 4 at 5:30 p.m. Pizza will be offered at $1 a slice and popcorn will be available at no charge. We encourage you to bring own bottle of water, as we are trying to cut down on plastic. Please remember thatthis is not a drop-off event; children must be accompanied by an adult. We expect this to be a jolly good time, so please join us!
2012/2013 school year enrollment contracts should be signed and returned with the proper tuition deposit by February 15, 2012. Please note that the school’s tuition structure is tied to the deadline for submitting the enrollment contracts with a deposit – there is a savings for those who return contracts by the deadline.
Completed Financial Aid Applications must be completed and submitted on-line for processing by February 1, 2012, and a copy of tax returns and schedules must be received by BCD on or before February 15, 2012. Here is the link for applying: http://sss.nais.org/parents/
UPCOMING CALENDAR ITEMS
Mon Jan 30
3:30 pm Varsity Basketball vs Mt Everett Away PPU 5:00 pm
5:30 pm Nordic Skiing @ Berkshire East – TENTATIVE
Wed Feb 1
8:00 am Parents (pre-registered) Visit BCD Day
4:30 pm Varsity Basketball vs CYC @ HOME PPU
6-7 pm Grades 7-9 Trip Information Meeting, required for parents
Thu Feb 2
8:10 am Development Committee Meeting
9:30-11:30 am PK & K to Norman Rockwell Museum
11:25 am Grade 9 Lunch Bunch
4:30 pm St Stephen’s Table, US volunteers
5:30 pm Finance Committee Meeting
6:15 pm Executive Committee Meeting
7-8:30 pm Indoor Soccer
Fri Feb 3
10-11 am BCD Music & Me, Leo the Late Bloomer
12:45 pm Ski Friday – PK-4 dismiss 12:45; 5-9 dismiss 1:20
Sat Feb 4
9:30 am Nordic Skiing @ Notchview
10 am-4 pm US Winter Theater set build,Winthrop
5:30 pm Family Movie Night, Mary Poppins
Mon Feb 6
3:30 pm Grade 6 Girls’ Basketball vs Steiner @ Home
3:30 pm Varsity Basketball vs Steiner @ Simon’s Rock PPU 5:30
Tue Feb 7
9-11 am Grade 3 to Colonial Theater, Frindle
11:25 am Grade 5 Lunch Bunch
Wed Feb 8
Alaska Day for PS and LS
11:25 am Grade 1 Lunch Bunch
11:55 am Grade 4 Lunch Bunch
4:15 pm Varsity Basketball vs Mt Everett HOME PPU 5:30
Thu Feb 9
5:30 pm Committee on Trustees and Governance
7 pm Board of Trustees Meeting
7-8:30 pm Indoor Soccer
Fri Feb 10
8:15-9:15 am ArtSoiree Committee meeting, Band Room
10-11 am BCD Music & Me, Goodnight Moon, Let’s Look at the Stars
12:45 pm Ski Friday – PK-4 dismiss 12:45; 5-9 dismiss 1:20
3:30 pm JV and Varsity Alpine Skiing vs Rumsey @ Bousquet
Sat Feb 11
10 am Nordic Skiing @ Mt Greylock High School
Sun Feb 12
1 pm Nordic Racing Grades 5-8 @ Notchview
Thanks for the ski race pictures! It was great to see what our athletes are doing in competition. And congratulations to all the Classics Day winners. See their art work at the annual BCD Art Show next month.