SOLON AWESOMENESS!
MHS would like to bring awareness to both our school and Montpelier communities with regard to September being National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Although this communication is late in getting out to you, we want to recognize that cancer affects thousands of kids under the age of 20, including one of our own students at MHS. In an effort to support our student, the family, and any family who has to endure the pain of watching a child go through the inexplicable effects of cancer, we want to take a moment to recognize this month and its importance to thousands of families. You might have seen gold hearts around school and/or the community. This is an awareness campaign by the Pediatric Cancer Foundation called "Go Gold". Below are some statistics you might find compelling. If you'd like to know more about the Go Gold campaign, please go to https://www.acco.org/gogold/.
- About one in 285 Americans develop cancer before the age of 20.
- Each year 15,000 children are diagnosed with cancer in the USA.
- Even though cure rates for children with cancer have more than doubled in the past 40 years, cancer is responsible for the deaths of more children and adolescents than any other disease.
- Children diagnosed with cancer today have an 85% likelihood of cure thanks to advances in medical research and treatments.
- Survivors of childhood cancer are at risk for late-effects from therapy.
- There are approximately 350,000 adult survivors of childhood cancer in the US, with the number growing each year.
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| GO GOLD for Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month |
Homecoming Week Fun!
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| TWIN DAY! |
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| USA DAY! |
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| USA DAY! |
HOMECOMING INFORMATION:
We would love to see as much support for our students during Homecoming Week as we can! Please consider watching many of our athletes play in the Homecoming Week games. All highlighted games are at home!
FRIDAY
- Varsity Girls Volleyball vs. Mid-VT @ MHS 4 pm
Varsity Field Hockey vs. St. Johnsbury @ MHS 6 pm
- MS & HS Cross Country @ U-32 Meet
JV Girls Soccer vs. U-32 @ MHS 11:00 am
JV Boys Soccer vs. U-32 @ MHS 1:00 pm
Varsity Girls Soccer vs. U-32 @ MHS 3:00 pm
Varsity Boys Soccer vs. U-32 @ MHS 5:30 pm
In addition to our sporting events, we also have the Homecoming Week bonfire which will take place directly after the girls' field hockey game from 7-9 pm. And then Saturday, after the numerous competitions, we will have our Homecoming Dance beginning at 9 and ending at midnight.
- No School on Friday, October 11 due to Teacher Inservice and No School on October 14th due to Indigenous Peoples Day
SPORTS INFORMATION
- For more news, information, and pictures from various sporting events, check out the MHS Sports Update. You can also follow up-to-date scores on Twitter by following Montpelier AD.
The MHS Fall Play is A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare and will be performed on November 1st & 2nd in the newly renovated MHS Auditorium. Buy Tickets Here! Learn more about MHS Masque Theater on our website.
DISTRICT INFORMATION
Employment Opportunity: The Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools Food Service Department is looking for help in our school cafeterias. School food is a fun, rewarding job with hours that are perfect for folks with kids in school. We are seeking Food Service Assistants and Food Service Substitutes for positions in all of our schools. Prior food service experience is great but not necessary, we are willing to train the right candidate. If you are interested you can find an application at the District Central Office at Montpelier High School or at SchoolSpring.com. If you have questions about the positions that are available you can contact Food Service Director Jim Birmingham at 225-8016 or at jamesbirmingham@mpsvt.org.
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
We are so excited for the Montpelier Festival coming up this Sunday from 10-2. We still need many volunteers and will have to eliminate some activities that require oversight if we don't get the volunteer coverage. Please sign up on https://www.
ENRICHMENT INFORMATION
UVM Extension/ 4-H Program has a lot of opportunities for students this Fall. Registration now open! www.uvm.edu/extension/youth/
VTeen Leadership Weekend - register by Oct 25 Join us for a fun-filled weekend developing important skills and traits that will help you stretch and improve your leadership, communication, problem solving, teamwork and other transferable skills to take back to your club work, school and community. Space is limited to 50 participants. Open to youth in grades 7-12. Learn more and register here.
TRY for the Environment - applications due by Nov 8
Renée DeVore
TRY stands for Teens Reaching Youth and is an environmental leadership opportunity for youth in grades 7-12. It is a teen-led environmental education program with an embedded service learning component designed to teach environmental literacy and responsibility to younger youth. TRY for the Environment includes five program areas—energy FUNdamentals, waste solutions, food systems, forest and trees and 4-H20 —to connect young people to real-world environmental problems in which they can be key change agents helping to create real-world solutions. Learn more and apply no later than November 8. Check out a short video showcasing how TRY connects to student's PLPs and transferable skills.
Teen Science Cafes - Save the Dates The full schedule is now available for the 2019-2020 VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Cafes. The cafes are FREE and open to youth in grades 7-12. Planned by teens for teens these cafes are a free, fun way for teens to explore science, engineering and technology with local scientists, engineers and technology experts. All cafes include hands-on activities. To learn more watch a short video featuring the cafe on astrobiology.
Please contact Lauren.Traister@uvm.edu or 802-888-4972 x 402 with any questions. www.uvm.edu/extension/youth/
Principal, Montpelier High School
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