Our Landscape Design and Contracting students are preparing the production nursery for summer! Students are working on a variety of projects including irrigation, potting stock material, and maintaining our in ground perennials which we grow for Sylvan Nurseries. #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence
On Monday, sophomores in Environmental Engineering worked with Save the Bay to mark out storm drains to encourage the community to not dump into drains in Swansea. Storm drains are used to divert and manage excess rain water, and can carry harmful pollutants with them. Anything dumped into storm drains, such as oil, pet waste, and chemicals will flow directly into our Bay- so to encourage the public not to dump their waste, we are marking them with "Do Not Dump, Drains to Rivers" stickers.
We've had a busy week in Agricultural Mechanics! After being featured in the Seekonk Memorial Day Parade, our students are continuing to restore our 1940s tractor after finding an issue with the engine. They are also working to build sides for a metal pallet for Landscape Design and Contracting to use. In the morning, our sophomores are working to help repair a school truck. The pistol that lifts the bed broke through the truck, so students are working to reinforce the structure of the bed and to fabricate and weld in a new mounting bracket. #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence
Before last week's graduation, our Arboriculture students worked to clean our bucket truck and attach an American flag to it. Great work, everyone! #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence
Earlier this week, our Floriculture students worked hard in preparation for yesterday's graduation! #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence
After completing research, juniors in our Veterinary Science and Laboratory Animal Technology program are presenting their projects! The class also had an in-depth discussion about laws concerning laboratory animal welfare. #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence
Graduation is today! Our valedictorian is Julianna Dufresne! Julianna is the Bristol Chapter FFA president and has competed in veterinary science and prepared public speaking. She will be attending Johnson and Wales University in the Fall to double major in Biology and Public Health, with hopes to pursue a career in infectious disease.
This past Saturday, one of our LDC teachers, Mr. Latham, attended a panel presentation which two of our students, Alana Borden and Jayliz Colon, were a part of. The panel presentation was held by Groundwork Southcoast to showcase their plan for building a micro forest/food forest at Harmony Gardens in New Bedford. Each presenter introduced a different tree as well as the plan that they have worked on since February.
https://groundworksouthcoast.org
Groundwork Southcoast is a nonprofit, environmental, youth organization which focuses on environmental issues in low income communities. They currently focus in New Bedford, where they have multiple gardens in which they grow food and invite the community to do community gardening. They currently have beds at Riverside Park and Harmony Gardens in New Bedford for the community to adopt and plant in, as many in the area around Riverside Park do not have backyards to grow their own fresh food in. They equip youth with skills that will help them when they continue on to their next job. They also focus in Fall River, where they are looking to expand even more. Actively, they focus on free tree outreach program with Greening The Gateway Cities and clean Cook Pond to make it safer for the community.
Graduation is tomorrow! Our salutatorian is Ava Freitas! Ava is the Senior Representative of the Student Council and leads the Bible study club, as well as a member of the National Honor Society, a Student Ambassador, and a member of BA Voice. She was Jr. President and Student Advisor of the FFA Bristol Chapter before becoming a Massachusetts FFA State Officer. She plans on attending Bridgewater State University to major in Biology with a minor in Audio Production, before attending veterinary school to specialize in Equine Surgery while continuing her music career.
Today, juniors in our Environmental Conservation Department participated in our annual Underway Day field trip. This is the culmination of the Boater Safety Course cooperative with the Massachusetts Environmental Police. Our students were operating both motorized and non-motorized watercrafts on the Taunton River. #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence
3 days to graduation! Lily Ferry is third in our senior class! Lily is a member of the National Honor Society, participated in various FFA events, and was honored to receive the MAVA Outstanding Vocational Student of the Year Award. She plans on obtaining an Ag-Business degree from an online Texas A&M program to further her education in the Agriculture Industry, in hopes of returning to her family's dairy farm where they milk 400 cows.
Juniors in our Environmental Engineering major are working on tank management! Our own Ms. DeMelo went into one of our tanks while students observed and got to ask any questions they had on tank management. Afterwards, Mr. Bastarache worked to weigh sharks here at our on-campus museum. #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence
Today, sophomore and junior Companion Animal students were able to teach kindergarten students all about the animals we have on campus! In addition to this, the sophomores were working on grooming. #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence
4 days to graduation! Avery Botelho is 4th in our senior class! Avery Botelho was a member of National Honors Society and a participant in floriculture FFA. She plans to attend Roger Williams University to study Marine Biology.
5 days to graduation! 5th in our senior class is Kaydence Rhodes-Wallace! Kaydence has been an active member of student government and has served as the treasurer of her class since Junior year. She is also a member of our School's National Honors Society and has been on co-op at Pomfret Florist since the fourth semester of her Junior year. Kaydence will be attending Bridgewater University this fall and plans to major in Biology.
Our sophomores have had a busy week at BA! Mr. Johnson's chemistry students have been doing various experiments while Ms. Peixe's English class has been working on creating cartoons to illustrate their understanding of the text they're reading. Keep up the great work! #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence
6 days to graduation! 6th in our senior class is Emily Price! Emily is a member of the National Honor Society, a Stone Soup Delegate, a Varsity Softball Captain, and a Certified Nursing Assistant which she received through night classes at Bristol Community College. Emily has volunteered countless hours at Sturdy Memorial Hospital and the Rehoboth Food Pantry. Emily dedicates her achievements to her parents, Mary and John Price, for supporting her in everything she does. She plans to attend Endicott College in the fall, where she will be majoring in Nursing.
Last week, our junior Equine Science students continued working on a long term project. They have been working to collect different weeds, legumes, and toxic plants to press and write about. This will allow them to familiarize themselves with different plants in the area that can affect the horses we work with. #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence
Last night, we hosted our annual Awards Night at Bristol Aggie! We are so proud of our students for showing such dedication to their education. #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence
7 days to graduation! Sarah is an active participant in the local and regional barrel racing community. At Bristol Aggie, she was the captain of the Drill Team, and in 2022 placed first in the state for FFA Horse Evaluation. She's ranked 7th in the class and will be attending college to study accounting and financing.
