Monday, November 21, 2016

GiveBackTime

GiveBackTime is a web-based volunteer hub where nonprofits and volunteers can collaborate, communicate, and celebrate volunteerism.  Students can find volunteer opportunities in their local communities related to their own specific interests.  Use our search interface to filter wonderful service opportunities today.


Jared Blake from GivebackTime will be at BHS during 1st and 2nd lunch on December 5th to work with students on setting up accounts and how to use the program

Friday, November 18, 2016

Club Z Tutoring

FREE Full length SAT or ACT practice test available online from Club Z Tutoring. The best way to familiarize yourself with the SAT or the ACT is to take a full length practice test. With this tool you can take the test at your convenience on your laptop or on your tablet and get immediate feedback on your estimated scores for each section. In addition, there is a video library that explains the answer to each question and an explanation of the concept being tested. It’s like having your personal SAT tutor in your back pocket. Don’t know whether the SAT or the ACT is the better test for you? Take both and compare! Go to www.zprepscorebooster.com for more information and to get your free practice test. Great SAT scores are just a click away.

Monday, November 7, 2016

Breakfast on Stress and Anxiety

The Guidance Department at Burlington High School will be hosting a Parent Breakfast on Wednesday 11/16, from 8:30-9:30 AM in the BHS Guidance College and Career Center. The purpose of this breakfast is to give parents of Burlington High School students the opportunity to have an open dialogue around stress and anxiety with Burlington High School staff members. Stress and Anxiety impacts all students in a variety of ways. The breakfast is aimed at providing insight into stress and anxiety in adolescents and effective coping strategies.  We look forward to seeing you! Please RSVP at by calling 781-270-1780.

Friday, November 4, 2016

Pre-ACT at BHS

The Pre-ACT, a practice test for the ACT, will be offered to any interested juniors on Saturday November 19, 2016 at Burlington High School. The ACT is a college entrance examination that is an alternative to the SAT and is growing in popularity among Burlington High School students. Most colleges require either the ACT or the SAT and do not show preference to one or the other. This Pre-ACT exam offers your son/daughter an opportunity to take a practice test prior to taking the American College Test (ACT) in their junior or senior year. Please visit www.actstudent.org for more detailed information.

Registration information for the Pre-ACT was mailed home to all parents/guardians of juniors the week of October 24th. In order to register for the Pre-ACT, your son/daughter must complete the form that was mailed home and submit the form with a $32.00 fee to the Guidance Secretary. (Additional forms can be picked up in the guidance suite.)

The regular registration period ends Monday, November 7th at the close of school.  If your son/daughter misses the registration period, he/she may check with the Guidance Secretary to see if there are available test booklets and space to accommodate a late registration.  There will be an additional charge of $5.00 ($37.00 total) after November 7th.   

On Saturday morning, November 19th your son/daughter should arrive to school by 7:45 a.m. and testing will begin promptly at 8:00 a.m. Room assignments will be publicized prior to testing.  Your son/daughter should bring two sharpened #2 pencils and an approved calculator.