The start of our topiary project is finally coming to an end! Our school community came together and brought this idea of our Arboriculture teacher, Mr Cook, to our campus! A huge thank you to Mr. Howard and the Ag. Mech. department as well as Mr. Hall and our Landscaping department. Both did great work in getting this project to where it is! Aggie excellence at its finest! #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence #Topiary #Arbor #Community
Mrs.Mills third period English class did a mock trial to better their understanding of the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding! #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence #English #Books
Our Vet center had a busy day! They seen many different patients and also had a kitten come in for its first ever vet appointment! #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence #Vet #Kitten #Dogs
Workplace Wednesday!
The last Workplace Wednesday highlight of this school year is Maxwell Garcia! Max is a Junior co-op student who is currently working at Paws in Pourtsmouth as a dog supervisor! In this role, Max is responsible for supervision of the dogs, as well as doing routine chores, and provide enrichment. His favorite aspect of the job is meeting a wide variety of people. This co-op position benefits Max by allowing him to better his people skills! Thank you Paws for providing a wonderful co-op opportunity to our students! #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence #Co-op #Paws #Dogs
The BA Volleyball Team is holding a car wash and bake sale July 19th from 9 AM to 1 PM at 80 Myricks St in Berkley MA! #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence #Volleyball
Our doggie daycare dogs love having a great time outside enjoying the beautiful weather! #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence #Dogs #Companion #DoggieDaycare
Happy to announce that the FFA Bristol Chapter has another team heading to the National Convention! On Wednesday June 4, a handful of students headed to Holiday Acres Equestrian Center for the FFA Horse Evaluation Competition. These students prepared for this competition for months and it all paid off! The Bristol Horse Evaluation team won first overall in the state, Adriana Ptaszenski getting first overall and Lauren DeCoste getting third overall! Wishing them the best of luck as they prepare for Regionals & Nationals! #CultivatingExcellence #BAPride
Juniors in Arboriculture are learning aerial rescue and practicing it in our arboretum! This gives them a better understanding and prepares them incase of an emergency in the workforce. They are also continuing to work on our topiary project that is almost complete! #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence #Arbor #Topiary
Juniors in Ms.Hopkins Anatomy and physiology class played Jeopardy to practice their knowledge on the circulatory system! #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence #Anatomy #Jeopardy #Science
Sophomore livestock students took a trip to Hornstra Dairy Farm where they were able to tour the barns as well as their milk processing facility. Students were able to try samples of their chocolate milk and their ice cream, which are all made with milk that comes right from their cows! #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence #DairyCows #Livestock#Farm
Our Livestock and Dairy Management departments chicks hatched over the last couple of days! We ended up with 20 total chicks! #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence #Chickens #Eggs
Juniors in Agricultural Mechanics are continuing their phenotype of a diesel electric hybrid small farm tractor with Mr.Barry Griffin! While working Mr.Barry Griffin gave the juniors a lesson on the importance and value of inventing! #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence #Mechanics #Tractor
Workplace Wednesday!
This week’s Workplace Wednesday highlight is Nicholas Amaral! Nick is a Junior co-op student currently working for T-Scape in Dighton as a Mechanic. In this role, Nick is responsible for servicing and repairing equipment and trucks, as well as assisting customers at the yard. One of his favorite aspects of the job is painting and restoring equipment because he enjoys seeing the transformation. This co-op benefits Nick because it gives him valuable hands on experience in the work force that’ll assist him in the future! Thank you T-Scape for giving our students the chance to get real hands-on experience and build their skills on the job!
#BAPride #CultivatingExcellence #Mechanic #Co-op
Our local environmental police officers, led by Lt. Cullen, go above and beyond for our students. After completing the Massachusetts Boating Safety certification, the officers provide a practical application experience so that the students will be safe and competent operators both as recreational boaters and future conservation professionals working on the water.
Our sincere thanks to our dedicated Massachusetts Environmental Police. #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence #Environmental #Conservation
🌮🌱 Taco Tuesday, the Aggie Way! 🌱🌮
Farm to School Lunch at Bristol Aggie
On Tuesday, June 3rd, Bristol Aggie proudly hosted a Farm to School Lunch to showcase our deep commitment to integrating student-grown and raised food into our meal program. Guests enjoyed flavorful beef tacos made with Bristol Aggie-raised meat and a fresh harvest salad featuring student-grown lettuce, radishes, and carrots. Also produce was locally sourced through our partnership with Coastal Foodshed.
This event highlighted our collaboration with Massachusetts Farm to School, supported by the MA FRESH CORP grant through the MA Legislature and DESE Office for Food and Nutrition Programs. Over lunch and during a tour of our greenhouses and our proposed project for our new three Tier grow beds, we shared how this work is advancing food literacy and sustainable agriculture across our programs.
Thank you to Senator Dooner, Representative Thurber, and Maureen Estes Flanagan, District Aide on behalf of Senator Rodrigues, for joining us and championing this vital initiative.
A huge shout-out to our Floriculture faculty—Mrs. Fornari, Mrs. Chevalier, and Ms. Hussey—and their incredible students for harvesting the fresh produce. Special thanks to Farm Manager Mr. Guimond for the delicious beef, and to Food Service Director Mr. Lee and the entire Food Service team for preparing such an outstanding meal. This was truly farm to fork—Aggie style!
#FarmToSchool #MAFRESHCORP #Coastal Foodshed #AggieGrown #SchoolMealsMatter #FoodLiteracy #SustainableSchools
Juniors in Floriculture had a fun Friday last week foraging for flowers around the Flori building to make arrangements! #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence #Floriculture #Flowers #FlowerArrangements
🎉 We’re thrilled to announce we’ve been awarded an MA FRESH grant through the MA Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Education to grow our 🌿 Fresh Food program and expand our outreach & education! 📚🥕
🌱 Big things are sprouting soon! We’re planning to:
🏞️ Turn a grassy slope near our Flori greenhouse into beautiful tiered garden beds
🌻 Add planting space for veggies & companion crops
💡 Add more grow lights in our greenhouse
🐣 Build a brooder to boost poultry production in our livestock program! 🐓
This exciting project will be brought to life with the help of our amazing partners & alumni:
👷♂️ Keegan’s Lawn and Landscape @keeganslhe
🧱 Unilock unilock
👩🌾 Heart Beets Farm heartbeetsfarm
🌾 MA FRESH is a new #FarmToSchool grant supporting K–12 schools & Early Care Centers across Massachusetts participating in NSLP & CACFP food programs. 🍎🥗
🙏 Huge thanks to our supportive legislators for making this possible:
Rep. Antonio F. D. Cabral, State Representative Michael Chaisson, Rep. Carole Fiola,State Representative Dennis C. Gallagher, Rep. Jim Hawkins, Rep. Chris Hendricks, Steven Howitt for State Representative, State Representative Christopher Markey, Norman Orrall State Representative, Rep Steven Ouellette, Representative Ted Philips, State Representative Adam Scanlon, State Representative Alan Silvia, State Rep Mark Sylvia, State Representative Justin Thurber, Senator Kelly Dooner, State Senator Bill Driscoll Jr., Senator Paul Feeney, Office of Senator Mark C. Montigny, State Senator Michael Rodrigues 💛
See some photos of our students and teachers in flori already harvesting from our existing space, and bringing veggies to the Cafe’ Staff to share the harvest!!
🌟 Stay tuned to watch our project bloom! 🌼👀
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#GrowWithUs #MAFRESH #FarmToSchoolMA #GardenGoals #GreenhouseGrowth 🌿🌞
Juniors in Mr. Mitchell's English classes had the option of artistically demonstrating their knowledge of characters from The Things They Carried. Students used their creativity and incorporated many symbolic details from the text into their projects. #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence #English #Project
Our freshman in Equine Science got to spend some time in the saddle! #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence #EquineScience #Horses #Saddle
Our cows got their spring hoof trimming done today! #BAPride #CultivatingExcellence #Cows #Livestock
