SHS Announcements: Announcements, Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Guidance Announcements

Plan to take a community college of Vermont dual enrollment class? We will give the accuplacer at SHS Thursday, January 5^th at 1:00pm in the guidance conference area. See Amy McArdle to sign up. This test is mandatory for enrollment

The Haven Scholarship Program application is now available in the high school office. This scholarship is to provide funding to allow a junior class student to work with P.J. Goldberg of CollegeFind services at no cost. Application deadline is Friday, February 10^th.

To add/drop a class for 2^nd semester, the deadline date is Friday, January 13^th.

Governor's Institutes Winter Weekends – applications are available at www.giv.org/winter. Find a topic you love, make new friends, and get the edge for college. Application deadline is Monday, January 16^th.

Guidance Staff will be holding workshops for juniors' afterschool in Ms. Schnee's classroom on Tuesday, January 17^th and on Tuesday, January 24^th. Please bring your laptop.

PSAT Scores are now available, see Amy McArdle for a hard copy of your scores.

· Friday Program TOMORROW, periods 1 – 4.

· Attention students – The One Act Auditions are this weekend!! This is an original new play entitled "This Is What I Am…" Auditions are Saturday, January 7^th from 12:00 – 4:00pm, with possible call backs at 4:00pm. Sunday, January 8^th from 5:00 – 8:00pm, 1^st Rehearsal/Meeting. First show dates for the Regional Festival are the weekend of March 17^th & 18^th. For auditions please come in clothing that you can move in, and please also prepare your own short original monologue, that shares a personal story from your own life. Please be prepared to do some dance/movement work. If you have any questions, please call Taryn Noelle, Stage Director at sweetlorraine218@gmail.com or 917-364-0133.

· Chorus will be held a full double block on Tuesday, January 10^th and on Tuesday, January 17^th period 4, and on Wednesday, January 11^th and Wednesday, January 18^th period 3. Therefore there will be NO Concert Band on these days, report to SPP.

· Community Service:

o Kid's Night Out, Friday, January 6^th from 5:30 to 10:30pm, contact Stowe Rec. 253-6138.

o Youth Basketball is looking for a few high school students to assist with the SES basketball program. Practices are afterschool from 3:00 – 4:30pm. Contact Steph Hunt stephaniehunt@me.com.

o The Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center is looking for student volunteers. We look for positive and engaging people to help with putting up poster in our area, usher events, act as lobby greeters and more. For more information contact Derek Pedersen at or call the box office at 802-760-4634.

o Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of UVM is looking for a tech assistant to help with two nine week lecture series. The lectures are on Wednesdays at 1:30pm. The tech assistant would help at 12:30pm to deal with DVD, power point and computer technology etc. Winter semester begins in January and the fall semester begins in September. Contact Millie Marron at the Town & Country #253-7597.

Old News:

· The Global Children's Club is collecting clothing for children in need. There will be a box in the high school lobby the clothing. Donations can be shirts, pants, sweatshirts, winter wear and shoes.

· Nurse Janet Godin will be conducting Eye Exams for grades 9 and 11. If you have a free period, stop by and see Janet.

· Attention seniors – VSAC Scholarships for Vermonters booklets are in the guidance office. Students can apply for VSAC scholarships for which they meet all eligibility requirements. Application deadline in Friday, March 3^rd. If student applications ae submitted/postmarked by Friday, February 3^rd they will be entered in a drawing for one of three $1,000 scholarships. Booklets are available in guidance and in the high school office.

· HELP NEEDED WITH THE FRIDAY SKI & SNOWBOARD PROGRAM – Looking for more volunteers to help with the Friday Afternoon Ski and Snowboard Program groups. Whether you can commit to certain days or can be on the substitute list, we need more volunteers to keep the group sizes small (4 – 6 kids per group). Requirements – Attend a mandatory 1-day safety clinic on either December 17^th or 18^th. You will receive a day pass validated on the Fridays that you attend and a 1-day lift ticket voucher that can be used Sunday – Friday with the exception of some blackout dates and is transferable for family and friends. Program dates are January 6, 13, 20, 27, February 10, 17, and March 10, 17. Please email or call Dot at 253-4154 dot.hayden@lssuvt.org to receive more information.

· The 2017 Ella Skye Art Calendar is here! There are so many ways to grab one before they sell out…on the web at www.ellaskyeart.com, Black Cap Coffee or Bear Pond Books in Stowe. You can also email Ella's mom at lauramacdonaldvt@gmail.com and have it delivered right to the high school. Calendars are $15.95 ($16.60 w/tax) 10% of all calendars sold support Heartbeet Lifesharing in Hardwick. Support local art, autism awareness and Heartbeet all at the same time!

· The Ultimate Frisbee Club is now selling Stowe Raider Frisbee's for $15. See Roger to purchase.

· Students can now upload photos from their mobile devices to be put into the yearbook through an app called "Replay It". It is available for free online. Yearbook club is looking for sports pictures, homecoming pictures, spirit week pictures and any candid's you wish to be seen in the yearbook.

MENU:

All entrées served with milk, fruit and veggie bar

JAN 5 – beef or bean nachos, cheese sauce, rice & salsa, black bean salad

JAN 6 – jerk chicken, Caribbean rice, citrus cream, fresh fruit salsa

JAN 9 – Cabot grilled cheddar cheese sandwich, tomato soup

JAN 10 – soft fish tacos, Spanish rice, cilantro cream sauce

JAN 11- homemade pan pizza, Caesar salad

JAN 12 – chicken cutlet sandwich, BBQ baked beans

JAN 13 – Baked potato bar, beef or veggie chili, cheese sauce, steamed broccoli

SPORTS:

JAN 5 – Nordic Ski Team @ Montpelier - Skate Relay; 3:00

JAN 6 – Boys' Basketball @ Winooski; JV 5:30, V 7:00, bus time 4:00 ES

JAN 7 – Girls' Ice Hockey @ Woodstock; 6:00, bus leave 3:15 ES

Boys' Ice Hockey @ Woodstock; 8:20, bus leave 5:30 ES

JAN 8 – Nordic Ski Team @ Stowe Mt. Resort; 10:00

JAN 10 – Alpine Ski Team @ Sugarbush South GS; 9:45; bus leave 7:00 HS

Boys' Basketball vs. Richford; JV 5:30, V 7:00

Boys' Ice Hockey vs. Lyndon; 7:00

JAN 11 – Nordic Ski Team @ Trapps – Classic; 3:00

Girls' Ice Hockey @ Rice; 5:20, bus leave 3:20 ES

Girls' Basketball vs. Richford; JV 5:30, V 7:00

Boys' Ice Hockey vs. Lyndon; 7:00