February 23, 2019

2018-19: Week 27

A Solon Salute to the MHS Athletic Leadership Team and Matt Link who hosted a short pep rally this week. And special thanks and Salute to Mr. Chater who offered to get the pie in the face for the winning team--even though the faculty team won the relay!
Click to see the short video
A Solon Salute to Sanela Bikic, Curtis Hayden, and Justin MaGill who will be inducted into CVCC's National Technical Honor Society on March 28th, 2019. Congratulations and thank you for representing MHS so well in the qualities of Citizenship, Leadership, Workmanship, and Scholarship.

A Solon Salute to four independent art students; Siiri Pombar, Ruby Jennings, Sophia Currier and Grace Valentine who joined art teacher, Liz Swindell in creating pieces of work for the HeART Show. The show is currently hanging at Rustic Roots in Shelburne. The works are part of a fundraiser working to raise money for Outright Vermont. There is a live on-line auction to check them all out. 

A Solon Salute to students, JoJo Mensah and Sharon Boateng for their contributions to the recent Bess O'Brien film, I am from here. The video also features many other members of our community as it explores what it can be like to be a person of color in Vermont schools. 

A Solon Salute to the Conversation Group and their advisor, Lissa Knauss for bringing Yana Tallon-Hicks to MHS this past week as a guest presenter. And thanks to Sarah Squier for allowing time and space for Yana to visit the seniors. 

A Solon Salute to Ms. Molly Clark and the MHS Choir students for the super fun Pops Concert on Thursday night. You all were a hit! 

A Solon Salute to Mr. Sabo and the MHS Earth Group who were able to bring members from the Half-Earth Project for a whole-school presentation this past week. To learn more: 

A Solon Salute to Kiah Morris who was a guest speaker during Solon Block on Friday. The MHS Racial Justice Alliance brought Kiah as a part of Black Excellence this Black History Month. Kiah shared some stories and perspective as the second African American female state representative in Vermont's history. Thank you Kiah! 
Photo from kiahmorris.com
A Solon Salute to art teacher, Liz Swindell and the MHS ART II students. This group participated in Thursday's Lantern Parade with UES students and community members. Special thanks to Alvi Reed who helped so much on Thursday! 

A Solon Salute to all of the MHS Winter Athletes. Seasons are coming to a close and playoffs are just around the corner for basketball and hockey. Nordic has the state meet coming up. Follow along at @MHS_Solons and on our Calendar for Sports. The boys' team is on a 7(!) game winning streak and will host a playoff game next week. The are currently in 3rd place in Division II. Read the Times Argus Article on their recent game, and check out this video of Tyler hitting 2 of his 14 points. 

Upcoming for MHS
  • Feb 25 to March 5: February break through Town Meeting Day is off from school. See you on March 6th. 
  • March 11: Spring Sports Meeting, 6:15pm in the MHS gym (Full Letter
    Announcements
    • April 1st: Presenter Dr. Michael Thompson, author of Raising Cain-Protecting the Emotional Lives of Boys, 6pm-7:30pm at UES Auditorium (Open to all). Full Flyer
    • Host Families REALLY(!) Needed for All-State Musical Festival
    U-32 and MHS are teaming up to host the 92nd All State Music Festival this year. It's a pretty big honor, but a large undertaking for our small community! We need to find 380 beds in the greater Montpelier area for Vermont High School musicians outside of a 30 mile radius from U-32. It's quite a daunting task, so any help would be greatly appreciated. The festival is May 9-11th, 2019. You can help by sharing this with the community and hosting if you're able! Host families do not need to have kids at U-32 or MHS...empty nesters, retired folks, music lovers, etc. All are welcome to apply. Information and requirements are as follows:
    • Dates: May 9-11
    • Location: U-32
    • Provide: place to sleep (bed, sofa-bed, air mattress, camping pads etc), breakfast, a few snacks for the day and transportation to and from school. Lunch and dinner provided by U-32 
    • CompleteBackground Check
    • Questions? Contact Choir Teacher, Molly Clark mollyclark@mpsvt.org
    2018-19 Handbook & Schedules

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