BPS wants parent feedback on school climate

BPS wants parent feedback on school climate

Our Current Parent School Climate Survey is only open to current BPS parents and asks questions about the school your child attends. Different versions of this survey are being offered to students and teachers, who will receive the survey forms at school directly. The survey is designed for current BPS...
Resources for Students!

Resources for Students!

If you are looking for summer jobs, youth programs, or career and college help….   Check out the link below from Boston Youth Zone.  This will be updated monthly! http://www.bostonyouthzone.com/pdfs/byz_newsletter.pdf This list is also posted outside Ms. Ortiz’ Room, and on the second floor outside of the Studio.    ...
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FREE 3 Credit College Course at Bunker Hill Community College

Hello Students & Families, Bunker Hill Community College is offering two FREE 3-credit summer courses for BPS students. Students are required to take the Accuplacer Placement Test and score into college level placement to be eligible. This is a fantastic opportunity to earn college credit while in high school. The two courses, Maya Foundations (introduction...

Changes to Transportation for Students coming!

Please go the the following link on the Boston Public Schools website to see what the Superintendent has to say about changes in Transportation and for links to letters to parents in several languages; http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/news/superintendent-johnson-outlines-sweeping-changes-bps-transportation
Youth Business Institute Graduation!

Youth Business Institute Graduation!

Happy Graduation! DA. Students celebrated their graduation from the 10 week Youth Business Institute training by TJX.  This training gives students a head start in understanding business concepts, and etiquette to help them be successful professionals. Students at the YBI dinner!    We enjoyed a great meal at the Venezia Waterfront Restaurant. Many students received...
Institute of Contemporary Art hosts DA Artists!

Institute of Contemporary Art hosts DA Artists!

 Dorchester Academy attended the Reading Jam to celebrate the publication of their Written and Visual art through the ICA WallTalk program. Dorchester Academy student Dale Cooper raps an original piece during the Reading Jam!
Upcoming Summer Learning Opportunities at MIT

Upcoming Summer Learning Opportunities at MIT

Hello from the MIT Educational Studies Program! If you want to learn more about the programs we run for students in the Boston area – for example, Delve, a year-long in-depth investigation of an AP topic, and Summer HSSP, a seven-week-long program on Sundays, you can read more about them at our website, which is...

FREE Advanced Placement Conference for BPS Families & Students

Getting Ready, Getting In, and Getting Through College: The Educational and Financial Benefits of Starting Early - Learn to save money on college tuition by taking rigorous courses in Advanced Placement, IB and other college level programs - Find out ways to access college scholarships and apply for financial aid - Hear from other students...
Spoken Word Workshop!

Spoken Word Workshop!

Spoken Word Workshop with Marc Bamuthi Joseph “Marc Bamuthi Joseph, originally from NYC, is an arts activist currently living in Oakland, California. He is a National Poetry Slam champion, Broadway veteran, featured artist on the past two seasons of Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry on HBO and a recipient of 2002 and 2004 National Performance Network Creation commissions.”...
ArtScience Prize: $1000!

ArtScience Prize: $1000!

  ArtScience Prize 2012 DA Student Ermis Pena wins $1000 to develop her idea about virtual worlds!  Ermis’s team worked on a design for a customizable wrist band that would take you to a “world” where you have your own customizable avatar who takes you through therapeutic sessions to help you deal with both mental...
DA Student is awarded Rollins Griffith Scholarship

DA Student is awarded Rollins Griffith Scholarship

  Rollins Griffith Scholarship Award Dinner Senior Dorchester Academy Student Syndie Pierre was honored on May 3 as one of three Boston Public School Students to receive the $1500 Scholarship in memory of Rollins Griffith a long time Boston Educator and advocate for teachers and students.
August Wilson Monologue Competition Finalist: Reeana Johnson

August Wilson Monologue Competition Finalist: Reeana Johnson

  From August Wilson   Reeana Johnson is a finalist for the NATIONAL August Wilson Monologue Competition! The competition will take place Monday, May 7 in New York City. For more information about the competition, please visit the link below. August Wilson Monologue Competition   Mr. Naheem Garcia (Huntington Theatre), Reeana Johnson, and Ms. Michelle...
Arts in January!

Arts in January!

Artist Scholar Showcase On Monday January 30th we had our first Artist Scholar Showcase for the school year! The show included: Final Theatre Performances by our 2nd block Creativity Lab Course- 1. Students acted excerpts from  A Raising in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry.   2. Students choreographed their own dance drawing from their different...

Open House – 4/12/12, 7:45 am to 9:45 am

Parents, Guardians and Family members of students are invited to come to our last Open House of the year. You will have an opportunity to meet and check in with your child’s teachers and other school staff about your child’s academic and social standing. There will also be onsite information regarding summer opportunities for students...