OVER 100,000 visits to date!
Sam relaxing in a hole he just dug.
Sam after giving a book review (Sam can be seen leaving - quickly - in the lower left)
OVER 100,000 visits to date!
Sam relaxing in a hole he just dug.
Sam after giving a book review (Sam can be seen leaving - quickly - in the lower left)
SAM GOT HIS COOKIE AND WENT OUT!
Here's that excellent web site on RESEARCH PAPERS!
updated 4/20/13
(5:00 PM)
I'm trying to make this page more easy to navigate than flashy. Ideas and/or suggestions are welcomed!
• THIRD TERM GRADES (4/20/13) (TERM 3 ENDED APRIL 9)
Your grades are now posted. PLEASE check them!
To change your password, email me with the message title "password," and tell me your new, self-selected password (minimum of 7 characters!). I am, working on ALSO putting your grades on X2!
• SYLLABUS (now with homework study guides!)
MARCH HOMEWORK: B block
• VOCABULARY
• overview of the vocabulary program• weekly vocabulary worksheets
• SAT TEST PREP
• Colleges which do NOT require the SAT• #1• SAT vs. ACT: What's the Difference?
• GETTING INTO COLLEGE
THE COMMON APPLICATION• NAVIANCE system from BMHS Guidance
• Senior Year Checklist from Guidance
• Factors to Consider in Choosing a College
• Application Responsibilities
• Some typical (and real) college application essay questions
• FINANCIAL AID
(CAUTION: BEWARE OF PAY SITES OR ANY SITE ASKING YOU FOR MONEY TO GET FINANCIAL AID!)
• FUNDING EDUCATION BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL booklet from federal government• FREE HELP ON COMPLETING FAFSA
• MASS. FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS
• MASS. EDUCATIONAL FINANCING AUTHORITY
• INFO. FROM THE COLLEGE BOARD on FINANCIAL AID
• UMASS. AMHERST's SITE ON FINANCIAL AID
• LINKS
• My weekly MEDIA WATCH column for the Billerica Minuteman• BMHS Quick Reference Discipline Code
• Billerica School Library
• BMHS Guidance
• Town of Billerica
• BMHS Staff Bulletin Board/Discussion Center
• SCHOOLS GONE CRAZY
• Cut in lunch line? Call the police!• Students suspended, arrested for posting rap lyrics online
• Drama students strip for video between classes
• Student breaks teacher's neck after iPod confiscated
• Teacher strip-searches student for missing book
• 19 students suspended for cyber-bullying principal
• Suspended for "Bong hits for Jesus" banner; case to go to US Supreme Court
• Suspended for wearing coat in school
• Suspended for writing "I love Jesus" on backpack
• 12 students suspended for praying in school
• Principal suspended for giving student a wedgie
• Student suspended for bringing comb to class
• Student suspended for making list of kids he didn't like
• 128 High School students suspended on 1st day for dress code violations!
• Student suspended for sharing caffeine gum!
• Broken baseball bat trophy piece in student car seen as "weapon"; student suspended
• Black student suspended for red hair
• Student suspended for anti-homosexual t-shirt
• Student suspended for singing threatening song
• Mass. Dept. of Education illegally censors anti-MCAS speaker
• Football coaches paid MUCH more than teachers!
• Suspended for writing violent poetry
• First grader suspended for sexual harrassment
• 5-Year old cuffed, principal suspended
• Suspended for seeking help for a drug problem
• 10-year old cuffed, suspended for scissors
• 4th grader suspended for jello
• Boy tries to sell pipe bomb to raise money in school
• Suspended for Christian flier
• Teacher fired after exposing falling SAT scores.
• Girl suspended for doing cartwheels at recess
• Entire 8th grade suspended after food fight
• 8-year old suspended for cat medicine device
• Suspended for possession of Tylenol
• Knife in car gets student tossed from graduation
• Punished for singing for President
• Student accused of bribing teacher could face 20 years in jail
• Cuffed and sent home for drawing picture of a gun
• Student suspended for wearing trenchcoat, later cleared
• Jail time for bad language at school
• Teacher calls US flag lapel pins "gang paraphenalia"
• Football coach drops student on his head
• Student suspended for web site critical of school officials
•Texas students watch Michael Moore's "Farenheit 9/11" in class
• Students suspended for inhaling helium while setting up for a dance
• Student suspended for "smelling like smoke"
• Third grader arrested and handcuffed for disorderly conduct
• Three detentions for hugging
• Principal duct-tapes student's baggy pants
• Dodgeball too dangerous for recess
• Student suspended for running for class office
• Suspended for eating lemon drops
• Student suspended for "pretend" gun
• Boy forced to wear dress for talking too much
• Student disciplined for saying "God bless" on announcements
• Boy suspended for playing "cops and robbers" on playground
• Principal puts toy gun to student's head
• Student suspended for jaywalking after school
• Third grader suspended for drawing soldier
• Student suspended for headache tablets
• Student suspended for "dangerous cookie"
• Texas bans sexy cheerleading!
• School bans book bags & purses, inspects lunch bags
• Suspended for taking phone call from Mom in Iraq
• On second thought, phone suspension reversed after publicity
• Teacher fired for not raising football player's grade
• Suspended for wearing "Don't Drink and Drive" tee shirt
• 8th grader suspended for taking pain reliever
• 4th grader suspended for NOT making fun of principal
• Substitute teacher bites 5th grader
• Student suspended for hugging
• Water pistol declared a "weapon"; students suspended
• School loockdown, police called over burrito
• Cake knife from band room gets students suspended
