Good Morning BLS, Please join us as we are visiting the Franklin Park Zoo on Sunday June, 14th at 9:00AM. Please ensure that you bring water and sunscreen. We will meet at the Zebra Entrance and enjoy our day at the zoo! Please find details below, please ensure that you reserve your tickets as soon as you can as they are required to enter the zoo.

Mr. George,

🦓 Zoo Trip Franklin Park Zoo

Boston Family Day at the zoo. Wear your BLS purple! Meet at the Zebra entrance at 9:00, or just look for the crowd of purple shirts later in the morning. Boston Family Days Pass required Up to 3 guests Free parking T-accessible

Reserve your tickets → zoonewengland.org/visit/boston-family-days

Wolftones is holding a second round of auditions today, Wednesday, June 10 after school in the Music Wing. If you are not available today but are interested, see Mr. Snyder as soon as possible.

The annual mandatory fall preseason meeting will take place on Thursday, June 11. Students will meet in the auditorium at 2:30 to hear a presentation from Athletic Director Owens. Then they will proceed to team meetings at 3 PM hosted by the coaches. This meeting is required for all prospective candidates for a fall sport at BLS.

The library has copies of JRP books available for checkout over the summer. Browse the list and read a short synopsis of each book. Or, come to the library to look in person & receive recommendations from the librarians.

As a reminder, all titles are also available via SORA.

🔗Title list with synopses: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gyq0qJV4VAhgTYyG26YFCzIEYikaMOP5_1xdQV-GbHg/edit?gid=0#gid=0

🔗For more information about the JRP: libguides.bls.org/c.php?g=1530345&p=11463516

As the school year comes to a close, BLS Service Outreach & Connection is opening officer applications for the 2026-2027 board. BLS SOC aims to help break information barriers and serve underrepresented communities by promoting equal education. We’ve hosted annual book drives, organized a Career Fair collaborating with organizations such as the City of Boston Planning Dept, and much more. We are offering two positions: treasurer and liaison.

If you are interested in getting involved, please submit an application (forms.gle/BH6mL2ovCeiWQDSM9) by Wednesday, June 10, at 11:59 P.M.

Yellow slips with items owed to the Keefe Library will be distributed in homeroom and during W block this week. Please review the book(s) listed on the slip. If you think there’s an error, come talk to a librarian. If you have the book at school, please come down and return it right away. If you’ve lost a book, come down and pay $10 to settle your account. Cash only. All books are due back by Thursday, June 18th. Thank you!

Thanks to the amazing sponsors, the newest edition of Veracium is now in print! This edition covers topics such as the SAVE Act, updates on Venezuela given recent developments, and why political third parties rarely appear on the ballot. If you are interested in joining BLS V.O.T.E. or writing for Veracium, you may do so by signing up here.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Edwin Chen (’27) at echen28@bostonk12.org.

drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1rKoNG2JtJFjsDPD3k1NGCufrhqmkO-4Q

All English courses with the exception of electives (AP Language and Composition, Creative Writing, and Humanities) carry a summer reading requirement. Students should check the information by grade level on the Summer Reading 2026 Lib Guide for required reading titles and information about access to the eBooks.

A limited number of print copies of the summer reading and all Junior Research Paper (JRP) books are on display in the Keefe Library. Students are permitted to check out these books for the entire summer. Rising juniors are permitted to take two JRP books.

libguides.bls.org/summerreading2026

The annual BLS Geography Bee will take place on Thursday June 11 at 2:30 in room 119. Compete for the Purple Lady Prize and hundreds of $$$ in prize money.

HAPPY PRIDE!!! GSA will be hosting the post-finals Pride Festival on Thursday, June 18, outside on the back lawn! Stop by to relax, hang out, and join the many activities we have planned, face painting and the varieties of food we will be offering, including lemonade, baked goods and more!

We will also be tie-dying t-shirts to celebrate! Shirts will be available to purchase on-site and we will be selling some of our other GSA merch, including t-shirts and tote bags!