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The Eye of the Tiger News - Volume 5 October 8-12, 2018 

 
 
Mission Statement  Headmaster/Administration  
The John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and  Message of the Week 
Science is a diverse, supportive community of   
learners that engages in a rigorous and   
comprehensive Science, Technology, Engineering,  With the PSAT just a day away, we at the John D. O’Bryant 
and Mathematics program integrated with  would like to wish you a successful Test Day tomorrow, 
Wednesday, October 10, 2018. All your hard work over 
Humanities. Our college-preparatory exam school 
these past few months is about to pay off. We know you can 
enables our students to reach their full potential and 
do it! 
become leaders who will shape the direction of  Here are a few tips to ensure a successful Test Day:
society.  ● Get good night’s sleep and have a hearty breakfast! 
  ● Bring five or more sharpened #2 pencils (no 
Core Values: O’B PRIDE!  mechanical pencils) 
● Pencil sharpener 
P​​erseverance 
● Eraser 
R​​espect ● Calculator 
I​​ntegrity  ● Extra batteries 
D​​iscipline  ● Tissues 
● Bottled water 
E​​xcellence 
  Good luck to 10 & 11 graders on the PSAT!!!!! 
 
On October 10, 2018, students will receive their 
mid-progress reports for 1st Term. Our goal is to use 
mid-progress report data to determine after-school 
 
support for students. As always, teachers and support staff 
  will continuously encourage students to attend school on a 
daily basis, complete assignments on time, and strive for 
excellence. We want to see a significant increase in the 
number of students who earn the honor roll.  
 
 
 
Term 1 Dates 
9.06.18 through 11.09.18 
Report Cards distributed  
November 15, 2018 
 
 
 
 

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Teaching and Learning      
 
Family and Community Engagement 
Our instructional focus for the 2018-19 School Year is 
 
implementing evidence-based reading and  ● Please join us next Thursday, October 4th, 2018 
problem-solving strategies ​that enable students to  from 7:30am - 9am for our Coffee with Counselors 
successfully engage in cognitively demanding tasks. 
event. We will discuss school resources to support 
 
● Educator Appreciation days are Saturday,  your 7th grade student and you will be able to 
October 6​th​
​ ​ through Sunday, October 14​th​
​ ​.  connect with members of the guidance 
● There are lots of exciting promotions happening  department. Light refreshments will be served. 
throughout the week including a drawing for a 
classroom library worth $10,000! You’ll receive a  Street parking is available.  
25% discount during ​Educator Appreciation Days​,   
which applies to both your personal and  ● NEW​​: Homeroom teachers​​: P​ lease post your 
professional purchases from October 6​th​ through  Homeroom attendance twice! You should be able 
October 14​th​ – so plan on visiting the Prudential 
to edit as well. 
Center store to take advantage of the savings in 
addition to these great offers:   
● Educators have the chance to enter to win:  ● P​lease take a moment to discuss with students the 
➢ One of five Book Bundles from Capstone  importance of attending school. Students have ​7 
Publishing 
school days to submit a note after an absence, 
➢ One of five $1,000 B&N gift card. 
➢ STEM/STEAM library worth $10,000  although it's better to bring notes immediately 
➢ With the $179 purchase of a Dash or Cue Robot,  after the absence. If a student turns in an excuse 
Educators will receive an online professional 
development course for free!  note, please take it and then submit it to the main 
➢ If you are not yet a member, you can find an  office ASAP. 
application for the Barnes & Noble Educator   
Program at this ​link​ or come into the store and 
we’ll register you immediately – if you’ve never  ● Empower your students to access their right to 
participated, this is a great time of year to sign up  vote! Please send this information along to your 
and it’s always free to join! The Educator Program  students! ​We will be registering students (and 
is offered to Pre-K through Grade 12 educators at  staff members) to vote after school in the library 
no cost and entitles you to 20% off the list price of  on October 10 and 11. Please encourage your 
most items purchased for your students.  students to attend! Students can also sign up for 
Additionally, it includes a 25% discount on both  election reminders, check their registration 
your personal and professional purchases during  information if they believe they are already 
Educator Appreciation Days at all ​Barnes & Noble  registered, learn about the ballot questions and the 
locations​.  offices up for election, and learn how to show their 
➢ Barnes & Noble continues to offer bulk Educator  parents how to register and vote. The deadline to 
Discount Purchasing Program, which offers  register to vote for this upcoming election is 
schools 20% off list-prices and 25% for all  Wednesday, October 17. Students who are citizens 
classroom purchases over $5,000. Greater  and under 18 but over 16 can pre-register. 
discounts may be available for larger quantities of  Students who are citizens and will be 18 before 
single titles and our Sterling Publishing books are  November 6 can register. Students who have a 
always available at a 40% discount. Working with  Massachusetts ID can register completely online. 
us makes your big orders easier: we interface  Students who do not have a Massachusetts ID must 
directly with publishers to locate hard-to-find  fill out a hard copy of a registration form and I will 


 

titles, consolidate your orders into one easy  mail it in for them. ​If you are interested in 
shipment, and shipping to schools is always free.  supporting this effort, by showing students how 
Contact us to sign up.  to register or answering their questions about the 
  upcoming election, please join us in the library. 
● BPS Celebrates International Walk to School Day,   
10/10​​: ​To make walking to school safe, fun, and  ● College Month Initiative​​! Once again, we are 
popular this year, BPS will celebrate International 
Walk to School Day on Wed, October 10. The HWD  gearing up for a month-long focus on college 
offers assistance and resources. For more  during the month of October. We all rally around 
information and to register, click​ ​here​.​  
helping more students succeed in colleges and 
 
● Boston Book Festival: Roxbury Edition 2018,  careers of their choice. College Month allows 
10/13: ​The full day of free festivities provides a rare  many different stakeholders to come together and 
opportunity to celebrate local authors alongside 
famous writers. For the kids: visits by favorite  raise awareness of the many supports our city 
character Curious George, read-aloud sessions,  offers for students and their families as they 
hands-on STEM activities and an exciting puppet  embark on this journey.  
show that will bring the alphabet to life! Learn 
more​ ​here​​. 
 
● BTU & BPS Fall EdCamp, ​11/17 8:30-noon​: 
EdCamps are a unique "unconference" form of 
professional development where those in 
attendance lead learning for one another   
according to their interests. Are you a teacher 
looking to learn more about a specific topic? Bring   
your ideas, questions, cool tools to share and your 
laptop. ​Register​ today and​ ​see our flyer​ to learn  Mass Insight AP English  
more.  Saturday Session: 
   
● Free School Supplies from Re-Stream: ​Teachers  The First AP English Literature and AP English 
are invited to shop Re-Stream's fRe-stream  Language Saturday Session took place at the 
Boutique for FREE office/school supplies. Supplies  O’Bryant last Saturday, September 22, 2018. 
Future AP Saturday dates​​ are as follows: 
are collected during clients' office moves and 
Math 
donated rather than landfilled. 9am-4pm M-F; 124  11/17/18 
Prospect St., Waltham, MA 02154. Call 781-899-0059  2/9/19 
ahead of time and ask for Bill, John, or Phyllis.  4/6/19 (Mock Exam) 
Contact for additional information: ​Katherine   
ELA 
Walsh 
1/26/19 (Mock Exam) 
  3/2/19 
● FERPA Training by PTAC (Dept. of Ed.), ​10/15 and   
10/17​: Do you work with student data on a daily  Science 
11/10/18 
basis? Do you have questions about how to store 
2/2/19 
and share student data? If so, please attend our  3/23/19 (Mock Exam) 
FERPA trainings on 10/15 and 10/17 from   
9am-1:30pm (Lunch will be served to those who 
attend the full day).​ ​RSVP by 10/5​ ​Agenda​ ​Flyer 
Contact for additional information: ​Apryl Clarkson 
 
● Register for Green Apple Day of Service: ​Planning 
a school project sometime this school year? 


 

Register​ it before March 19, 2019 as a Green Apple 


Day of Service to be eligible for mini-grants and 
Green Apple Awards. Project ideas include school 
beautification, clean-ups, recycling, gardening, 
energy audits, and more! ​Contact for additional 
information: ​Katherine Walsh 
 
● Learn Tech with BPSTech!​​, ​Ongoing: 
BPSTechnology is pleased to share our catalogue of 
 
professional learning offerings for the 2018-19   

school year! We have a mix of face-to-face, online,  Student Extracurricular Opportunities 


and blended offerings. Bookmark our​ l​ ink​.  ● Attention OB community! ​Interested in combat 
Contact for additional information: ​Rhianon  sports​​? Looking for a sport that sharpens the mind 
and body in equal measure? If so, you are invited 
Gutierrez 
to attend an informational meeting on Wednesday 
  October 3rd in room 3-B19 at 2:00 with Mr. Hodjat. 
● Wellness Councils 101, 3-Part Series, ​10/2 -10/18: 
Everyone is welcome; all grades and all experience 
Take steps to create a safe, healthy, and sustaining  levels.  
 
learning environment at your school. Join us for a 
● Do you want to perform at Pep Rally?​​ If so, then 
3-part training series about forming and  join the Talented and Gifted Group (T.A.G.), where 
maintaining an active wellness council, assessing a  they’ll teach you how to dance bachata, merengue, 
school wellness environment, and creating a  salsa and pasada! Everyone is welcome! 
 
wellness action plan. Click​ ​here​ for more details.  ● Student Council: ​Attention students: Are you 
Contact for additional information: ​Michelle Grohe  interested in helping plan class activities such as 
  dances, spirit days, and field trips? Do you want to 
● Teach Computer Science with Pepper Robots,  have a voice on school policies? Consider running 
10/21, 9:30am-3:30pm: ​Join our growing cohort of  for a position on your grade-level. Student 
Government Executive Board. Applications can be 
high schools who are using Softbank's Pepper 
picked up from your grade-level administrator, 
robots in introductory computer science classes!  grade-level student affairs coordinator or in the 
Please visit our​ ​site​ for more info and sign up on  main office.  
 
My Learning Plan​. Complete this​ ​form 
● O’B GSA​​: Are you interested in advocating for 
  LGBTQ youth, breaking down barriers of 
● Illuminate 101, ​10/4, 10/10, 10/26:​​ Participants  oppression through community engagement, and 
will learn the basics of the Illuminate platform, 
fostering respect for all individuals regardless of 
from logging on to finding assessments, using the 
schedule of assessed standards, and accessing and  gender identity or sexual orientation? Then join 
analyzing useful reports. Register on ​My Learning  the O’Bryant GSA for our first meeting of the year 
Plan​. ​Contact for additional information: ​Sarah  this Thursday, October 4th, from 2-3PM in Ms. 
Jay.  Skone’s room (Room 3-B68, near the Tiger Zone). 
  Food and drinks will be provided. Everyone is 
● AP Computer Science Principles, 10/13- 11/15:  welcome even if you don’t identify as LGBTQ. 
High School Teachers only     
Interested in teaching high school technology? AP  ● O’B Girls’ Basketball: ​Any girl interested in trying 
College Board is offering a course in Mobile CSP  out for this year’s basketball team can pick up an 
athletic packet after school in the library or the 
for high school teachers. You can earn 5 free BPS 
gymnasium. 
ALC credits as well. ​Click​​ ​here​​.   

Free for BPS teachers who will teach the course.    ● Juniors & Seniors: ​Youth Tutoring Youth 
Program, located at the Labouré Center in South 


 

Contact for additional information: Ingrid Roche  Boston, is an after-school and summer program 
  for students ages 5-13 that provides homework 
● Register your school for​​ ​The Green Team​​,  help and tutoring services as well as field trips, 
sponsored by MassDEP.​​ Registration is free and  activity time, and family engagement. Our 
quick. Green Team schools are eligible for 
Assistant Group Leaders or Teen Leaders are 
resources, grants, prizes, and curriculum. Last 
year, 25 BPS schools registered, and the Lee and  high-achieving high school students who are 
Alighieri were selected as grand prize winners.  looking for after school jobs and enjoy working 
Contact for additional information: ​Katherine  with younger students. Our program runs from 
Walsh  2:30-6PM and tutors are expected to arrive by 3PM. 
  We are currently recruiting for tutors for this 
● New BPS Recycling & Trash Signage: ​Thanks to a  school year. The application can be found here: 
partnership with City of Boston, BPS has new  https://goo.gl/forms/82MF76nm8nZv3Cls1. All 
recycling and trash signage​​! Please print and post 
applications must be made online using this link. 
as appropriate in your schools, or share signage   
electronically. Signage includes: Single-Stream  ● Boston University Overnight Visit: ​As an 
Recycling, Regulated Recycling, and Trash. 
extension of its long-standing commitment to 
Contact for additional information: ​ ​Katherine 
students from the Boston Public Schools system, 
Walsh 
  the Boston University Overnight on October 25, 
● Seeking Volunteer Academic Mentors for BPS  2018 will provide BPS students with a unique 
Schools: ​Academic mentors work one-on-one or  opportunity to discover BU. Students will spend 
with a group of 2-4 students for an hour a week  one night in a BU residence with a student host, 
during the school day. As an academic mentor, you  explore our campus and inclusive community, and 
can help support a student's academic and  participate in BU's Fall Visit Day on October 26, 
personal growth just by spending time with them 
where they will learn about our academic 
in the classroom. For more information and to 
programs and get tips on how to make an 
apply click​ ​here​. ​Contact for additional 
information: ​Boston Partners in Education  application for admission stand out. To be 
  considered for this program, all students must 
● Apply to join the next Cohort of BPS WEOC  submit an online application and upload a high 
Program​​: The BPS Women Educators of Color  school transcript by Friday, October 5. For 
(WEOC) Leadership Program is a year-long  additional information about the event and the 
program designed to increase engagement,  application, please visit our website. 
retention, and leadership rates for BPS Women   
staff of color. Participants engage in a combination  ● Skills Workshops: ​On Saturday, October 27th, The 
of executive coaching, research, self-reflection,  Biomedical Science Careers Program (BSCP) will 
and peer interactions. Apply​ ​here​. C ​ ontact for  be hosting workshops on skills development at 
additional information: Ceronne B. Daly Or Dr. 
Harvard Medical School. Workshop topics include: 
Jane Skelton, Lead Executive coach at 
diversity-weoc@bostonpublicschools.org  the application process for college; the application 
  process for Medical/Graduate/Professional 
● Apply Now to the BPS Teaching Fellowship ​Apply  Schools; internships and Summer opportunities; 
by 10/31​​:​ BPS Teaching Fellowship is now  interviewing skills; tips for resume, cover letter 
accepting applications for the 2019 cohort! The  and personal statement; and transferring from 
Teaching Fellowship is an accelerated pathway to  two- to four-year college. An informational 
teach ESL and Special Education (Moderate  session will also be ordered (at no cost) for 
Disabilities) in BPS. Fellows receive training, MTEL  parents/caregivers from 8:30 to 10:30 AM. Space is 
support, and coaching during their first year. 
very limited and, though there is no registration 
Apply by October 31. Learn more and apply​ ​here​ or 
here​. Contact for additional information:  fee, pre-registration is required. ​The application 
Francina Victoria  deadline is Monday, October 1st​​, if space is still 
  available. Interested students should contact 
● BPS Healthy and Sustainable School Resources​​:  hollie_desilva@hms.harvard.edu to request an 
The newly redesigned​ ​bostongreenschools.org  application. 
 
website provides BPS school leaders, teachers, 
● Actors’ Shakespeare Project: ​Y​outh ​Macbeth.​  
students, and district staff with operational and 
September 17 - December 16; Mondays and 
curriculum resources for creating healthy and 


 

sustainable schools. Topics include recycling,  Wednesdays, 5 - 8 pm and Saturdays 11 am - 3 pm 


energy, water, outdoor classrooms, and healthy  (Performances the week of December 10). ​WHERE​:​  
school environment. ​Contact for additional  The Charlestown Working Theater. Just off the 
information: ​ ​Katherine Walsh  Sullivan Square stop on the Orange Line. ​WHO​​: 
  Any youth with an interest in trying out acting or a 
● STRIVE! Supportive Trauma Interventions  backstage role. No past theater experience is 
Educator​​s , ​11/1-11/2, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm​​. ​This PD  required! And please do not let the tuition amount 
addresses the lack of structured opportunities in  be a hindrance for any student; full scholarships 
the classroom and empowers educators by  are available. ​MORE INFO​​: ​ASP Youth Programs 
enhancing their understanding of trauma and its  2018-19​. ​APPLY HERE​ or contact the Director of 
impact on learning and behavior, and creates a  Youth Programs, Michael Forden Walker at 
supportive learning environment that reduces 
mfw@actorsshakespeareproject.org​ ​at 
stigma for children with trauma histories and 
associated behavioral challenges. Sign up at  617-875-8965 
 
mylearningplan.com​. Contact for additional 
● Free classes for BPS students at the ​ICA Teen 
information: ​Flavia Santos 
Programs. ​Click here f​ or more info or contact 
 
● Bullying Intervention Specialist Training​​,  Monty Alcott at ​malcott@icaboston.or​ with 
10/3-10/4, 12/6-12/7, 1/30-1/31, 3/7-⅜⅜​. Succeed  questions.  
 
Boston is offering trainings on bullying prevention 
and intervention. The 12 hr, two day trainings will  ● Writer’s Room ​(826 Boston): Don’t forget to sign 
be held quarterly during SY18-19; participants will  up for our exciting clubs at the Writer’s Room. We 
be certified as a Bullying Intervention Specialist.  have everything from movies to Slam Poetry. Do 
Current Specialists must take a 2 hr refresher for  you like writing poems or short stories? Are you 
the latest info on the topic. Hours are 8:30 am to  competitive? If so, you should think about joining 
2:30 pm at​ ​515 Hyde Park Avenue, Roslindale​. Learn  O’Bryants very own Slam Poetry team, 826 Boston! 
more​ ​here​​. ​Contact for additional information:  Located in the Writer’s Room, you will spend your 
Flavia Santos 
year expressing yourself by sharing stories, 
 
  poems, ideas, and your love of creativity! If you’re 
● Fall 2018 Behavior Management Series​​ (5  interested, stop by the Writer’s Room booth at the 
sessions), 10/16, 10/30, 11/13, 11/27 & 12/11; 5 to 7 pm;  Club Fair on Friday, September 21st, at 2:15PM to 
Bolling Building 6th floor  sign up or talk to Anjalequa Birkett and Heather 
  Nelson for more info. 
● This 5 part series is appropriate for classroom   

teachers (general education and special education),  ● College Essay Boot Camp (Juniors & Seniors): 
paraprofessionals, building behavior support staff,  826 Boston is excited to announce that student 
and other educators that have some basic  registration for our annual College Essay Boot 
understanding of Behavioral Principles and want  Camp is open. It will take place on Saturday, 
to learn more. 
October 20th at Northeastern University (West 
 
Village G). Both morning (9AM-12PM) and 
● Attendees will be able to operationally define 
target behaviors, use data collection methods,  afternoon (1PM-4PM) sessions are available. You 
interpret behavior data and identify the function of  will work one-on-one with a volunteer writing 
a behavior, develop a behavior support plan,  tutor to craft your college essay. Breakfast, lunch, 
implement a function-based behavior support plan  and optional campus tours of Northeastern 
and monitor data to determine progress. Contact  University will be provided. This is open to ALL 
for additional information: Erin Herliy  high school juniors and seniors. We can help you 
 
regardless of where you are in the writing process, 
● Peace Mind Campaign: World's Largest Peace 
from brainstorming ideas to polishing a final draft. 
Flag, ​10/20: ​Help create the largest Peace Flag 
Mural the world has ever seen! Register your class,  This event is FREE for all students, but registration 
receive a kit, create personalized  is required. The URL for registration is 
messages/drawings of PEACE, COMMUNITY &  826boston.org/essay. 
UNDERSTANDING with your students & send cloth   

tiles back by October 5. Join us for the Flag  ● O’B Royal Tigers Dance & Step Team: ​So you 
unveiling on October 20 on the Boston Common.  think you can dance? Or you wanna stomp the 
Learn more​ ​here​​.  yard? If so, come tryout for the O’B Royal Tigers 


 

  Dance and Step Team Tuesday, October 2nd, and 


Thursday, October 4th, at 2PM in the Main 
Auditorium. Tryouts are open to both males and 
females. Sweats and sneakers are mandatory. 
Bring a positive attitude and show us what you’ve 
got! 
   
Our student 10th and 11th graders are taking the  ● Row Boston’​​s fall season has begun and new 
PSAT/NMSQT® on October 10, 2018, an essential step on  rowers are welcome! The novice rowing team is a 
their path to college and beyond.  competitive team for students who are new to the 
  sport. Every rower is on the novice team for their 
The PSAT/NMSQT helps prepare students for college—and 
first year of participation. Practice is held Monday 
it can help them pay for it. When students check "Yes" on 
through Friday from 3-5PM. Register online at 
the Student Search Service® question, they'll have access 
to over $235 million in additional scholarships through one  https://communityrowing.org/inclusion/let-s-row
of the largest provider pools in the country.  -boston/row-boston-high-school-team or email 
  rowboston@communityrowing.org for more info. 
​The exam will begin at 7:30 and will end around the   
11:30am. Students will transition to 5th period after the  ● Engineering Club: ​The Engineering Club meets 
exam.   Mondays from 2 - 4PM in the Engineering Lab, 
 
room 5-100 in the Science Building. We will be 
Students should follow testing preparation by getting a 
preparing for FIRST Robotics competitions and 
good night's sleep the evening before, eating a healthy 
breakfast, and arriving to school before start time. If your  designing and building Vex robots. 
student has any additional questions, please ask them to 
speak with their guidance counselor. 
 
 
These ​these resources​​ will help students’ parents to help 
them get ready for test day. 
 
Good luck to 10 & 11 graders on the PSAT!!!!! 

 
Get to know your School Counselor! 
 
● Ms. Monestime - Grades 7 & 8 
● Ms. Aoude (Azar) - Grade 9 
 
​Grades 10, 11 & 12​​:  
● Mr. Rodriguez: last names A-G 
● Ms. Arbit: last names H-Pa 
● Ms. Fontanez-Pilon: last names Pe-Z 


 

O’Bryant Athletics
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Recent Highlights​​: 
 
Girls Varsity Soccer (October 1): O’Bryant 7 - Snowden 3; (October 4): O’Bryant 5 - Mt. Alvernia 2 
In yet another strong showing last Monday, the Lady Tigers defeated Snowden 7 - 3, with goals scored by 
seniors, ​Grace Burns (4) and Anissa Baptiste (2 ),​​ as well as sophomore,​ McRae Wiederer​​, On Thursday, the 
Lady Tigers defeated Mt. Alvernia 5 - 2, with goals scored by sophomores, ​McRae Wiederer (2)​​ and​ Vanessa 
DoVale​​ as well as by seniors, ​Anissa Baptiste ​ and ​Katherine Ramirez​​. 
 
Boys Varsity Soccer (October 3): O’Bryant 1 - Catholic Memorial 1; (October 6): O’Bryant 2 - Snowden 1 
In a tough defensive battle on Wednesday, the Tigers tied Division 1 powerhouse, Catholic Memorial 1 - 1 with 
the lone OB goal scored by freshman, ​Kristian Dhamo​​. On Saturday, the Tigers defeated Snowden 2- 1 with 
goals scored by senior, ​Daniel Cano​​ and freshman, ​Kristian Dhamo​​.  
 
Girls Varsity Volleyball (October 5): O’Bryant 3 - CASH 0 
After a couple of heartbreaking losses 3-2. the Lady Tigers finished the week on a positive note defeating 
CASH 3 games to 0 . 
  
 
Fall Coaches 
 
Girls Varsity and Junior Varsity Volleyball 
Coach Trudy Fisher ​gfisher838@gmail.com 
 
Girls Varsity and Junior Varsity Soccer 
Coach Brigit Ryan ​bryan3@bostonpublicschools.org 
 
Boys Varsity Soccer 
Coach Drew Brock ​dhughesbrock@bostonpublicschools.org 
 
Football 
Varsity Head Coach, Kevin Gadson ​kgadson@bostonpublicschools.org 
Asst Head Coach, Mike Branch 
Junior Varsity Head Coach, Donald Caisey 
 
Cheerleading 
Coach Lance Bembury ​lancebembury@gmail.com 
 


 

 
 
 
Fall Athletic Schedules 
 
O'Bryant Girls Varsity and Junior Varsity Volleyball Schedule 
 
O'Bryant Girls Varsity and Junior Varsity Soccer Schedule 
 
O'Bryant Boys Varsity Soccer Schedule 
 
O'Bryant Varsity Football Schedule 
 
O'Bryant Junior Varsity Football Schedule 
 

 
Shout-outs 
 
● Thank you to Mr. Cyrille and Mr. Gazzola who assisted in the pick-up our new ELA textbooks and 
materials. 
● Many thanks to Ms. Nolan and the Guidance Department for the arduous work on the PSAT Test & 
Senior ​College Awareness Initiative preparations!
● Good luck to the 10th & 11th graders on the PSAT on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. You can do it!
 
 

   


 

Pictures of the Week​​    


 

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Coffee with Counselors & 7th grade families​​ (photos 1-10); 
 
 
Congratulations to Red Sox Scholar and O'Bryant 8th grader Kassidi Thompson​​, who opened ALDS Game 2 at 
Fenway Park with a rousing, "Play Ball!" (photos 11-13); 
 
Walking club​​: Arboretum last Friday saw a 281 year old bonsai tree! Special thanks to Ms. Rosenfield and her 
daughter Hannah for joining the club! The club is off to Franklin Park this Friday, where last year Ms. Smith 
was kind enough to introduce us to Schoolmaster Hill (photos 14-16);  
 
Coffee Hour with Parents and Staff ​(photos 17-22 ); 
 
NJROTC cadets participates in the Walk for Breast Cancer​​: ​On September 30, 2018, was a most cadets who joined in 
volunteering to help in the event, cheering on the runners and walkers this year who were quite happy to get the support. 
The cadets of the John D O’Bryant NJROTC were able to walk around and get some accessories, hats, bandanas, and more 
from the central Breast Cancer meeting place, I’m sure even Chief got something! When we were standing and guiding the 
walkers and runners for the breast cancer event, I myself was happy to see so many who were so optimistic and energized, 
showing their support to those who survived or are still being treated for the disease. I felt happy being able to wish so 
many people a good morning or good day, having many of those people smile made me feel like I was doing something 
good. This not only allowed us to show our O’bryant pride and the pride we have in NJROTC, we were able to show our 
support to those who are still being treated or have been treated for breast cancer. I believe this is a foretelling of much 
greater events to come. ----- Public Affairs Officer, Shepherd, Jahne (Photos 22-25); 
 
Professor Rotella from Boston College​​ (photo 26) 
 
 

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