A Solon Salute to MHS' Masque students who put on the spring production of Our Town this past weekend. You all did a fantastic job with the production and we are proud of you! Click here to view the full program flyer. Special thanks to all of our seniors and director, Kianna Bromley!
A Solon Salute to Destiney Roberts, who has been busy preparing baked goods to provide for the bake sale during the intermission at this week's production of Our Town. Destiney's CBL experience this semester consists of assisting in the UES Pre-K classroom one morning per week and baking for Community Partners and school events one to two mornings per week. We salute you, Destiney!
A Solon Salute to 11th grader, Hunter Dutton. Hunter recently started his own podcast, Dog River Podcast. I was lucky enough to be interviewed by Hunter on Friday. Look for that episode soon. Great website, logo (by Randi Carpenter), and podcasts Hunter. You're on your way! (From Mr. McRaith)
A Solon Salute to MHS art teacher, Liz Swindell. Liz presented this week at the National Art Educators Association Annual Conference. This year's conference was held in Boston and Liz had a chance to present. Well done Liz!
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| Thanks to Jennifer Skinder for the photo |
Announcements
- March 18: MHS Principal Candidates Visit. Click here to view Monday's visitation schedule. Lunch and afternoon times open to all.
- WATER NEWS: MRPS continues to work with the Vermont Department of Health concerning our lead testing results. Andrew LaRosa and a representative from the Department of Health presented at the school board meeting on 3/6/2019. You can view that presentation at this link. It begins at the 26:35 mark in the video. In addition, the latest testing results and remediation plan can be viewed on the facilities page on the MRPS website. Please contact Andrew LaRosa, andrewlarosa@mpsvt.org or Libby Bonesteel, libbyb@mpsvt.org with any questions you may have
- The Interact Club is seeking donations to help feed the homeless and others in need. We will be collecting money and food donations during TA from now until Thursday, March 28. The TA that raises the most money and food will win donuts. Proceeds will fund a meal for the homeless cooked by Interact Club and the remaining food and money will be donated to the Montpelier Food Pantry.
- Ages 10-21, please vote! MHS students recently submitted Youth4Youth grant proposals for three amazing projects: The Empower Vermont Festival, The Dog River Podcast, and The Grateful for Youth Yoga Project. There is a lot of money (more than $25,000) available to fund incredible youth-organized projects here and around the state- please weigh in about the opportunities you would like to see funded. Voting is open to Vermonters between the ages of 10 and 21. The deadline to vote is 3/31. Read more about the proposals and vote here!
- 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. Click here for an order form for 40% off of seven of Michael Thompson's books. Form is due back to the high schools main office by Wednesday, March 20th.
- May 3rd: TRY A MAJOR DAY at Vermont Tech. To participate email Sarah Loveless. She is putting together a group of students to attend.
- Host Families still needed for All-State Musical Festival:
- 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
- Complete: Background Check
- Questions? Contact Choir Teacher, Molly Clark mollyclark@mpsvt.org
2018-19 Handbook & Schedules
