Daily Buzz | Final Days for Entry in Robotics Raffle

Support the team, win some bling!

Dec 20, 2022

I was near the city for work yesterday and kept trying to get photos of the beautiful sky and the sun beams poking down through the clouds. I never could get a great angle, but here’s a shot of two of the most iconic landmarks in Boston—the Zakim bridge and the Prudential Center. Photo by author.

Good Morning, Burlington!

There are only two more days to put your name in the running for the BHS FIRST Robotics Team’s raffle for a diamond and peridot ring valued at $1,750. Tickets are $10, and funds raised will go towards Devil Botz team operations. The robotics program would use these funds to purchase parts to build the best robot possible and to cover travel expenses for the tournaments they enter around the state.

Learn more and enter the raffle here.

The question of why the Robotics team isn’t funded from school coffers like sports teams are was raised in reply to a previous Buzz; I plan to look into how sports and non-sports activities are funded at the school level.

Today in Burlington

Lots of meetings today as many Boards/Committees get in “just one more” before the holiday lull in the last week of 2022.

Meetings and Events

4:00 PM - Dreidel Snacks at the Library - “Make some festive and fun dreidel themed snacks and then play dreidel with friends to win some chocolate gelt.” There are still spaces! Register Here
5:00 PM - Housing Partnership will ask questions of the proponent of the Winn View Heights II development to better understand the project. This is not a part of the Select Board’s public hearing. (Join online)
5:30 PM - Shawsheen School Committee will vote on the capital budget for FY24-28 and the updated school calendar. (Watch online)
6:30 PM - General Bylaw Review Committee will review the articles for January Town Meeting as well as Article II, which relates to our Representative Town Meeting (Join online)
7:30 PM - Board of Appeals only has one item on the agenda—an appeal from the proponent of the J. Crew Factory store at Wayside Commons to install a new sign.

Sports and Activities

Score Update

The swim meet that was on the calendar yesterday fell off, and there will be one Thursday instead. So, no scores to report!

Today’s Schedule

Basketball everything today:

Boys away in Reading
- Freshmen at 4 (Coolidge MS)
- JV at 5:30 (Coolidge MS)
- Varsity at 7:00 (Reading Memorial HS)
Girls at home against Reading
- Freshmen at 4
- JV at 4:30
- Varsity at 6:00

That’s all for today. Don’t forget to get your raffle tickets—and, new subscribers, don’t forget to email me your address for your free gift! I will be out delivering them this week and next.

Nicci