SOLON SALUTES
A massive Solon Salute goes out to Anika Turcotte who shows up in an editorial for the Vermont Digger! Check out her work 'We Take Pride in What We Do: Referees and Custodians. Way to represent MHS Anika!
Congratulations to MHS senior Leo Riby-Williams who earned the Capital Division's Defensive Player of the Year! A big Solon Salutes to him and the rest of the MHS boys' team for an outstanding year!
Congratulations to the first team for D2 boys' soccer: Leo Riby-Williams, Ben Collier,Will Bruzzese, Max Weinstein, and Brecken Shea! Congratulations to our 2nd team Tyler Ricker, Quinn Mills, and Ronnie Riby-Williams.
Congratulations to the first team D2 girls' soccer: Melanie Winters, Megan Krussman, Sienna Mills, and Lucia McCallum! And a Solon Salute goes out to the 2nd team: Grace Nostrant and Anja Rand! Way to go girls!
Congratulations to Cece Curtin and Eli Muller-Moore for making first-team in the Capital Division for field hockey! And a Solon Salute goes out to Zoie Masure, and Erin Kelley for making 2nd team!
Two MHS debate teams participated in the Burr & Burton Novice online Tournament on Nov. 7th facing other novice debaters from around the State of Vermont. Amelia Woodart and Anika Turcotte won the overall second place award and Amelia won the third individual speaker award. A big Solon Salute on their first debate tournament! This past weekend, Neil Rohan placed second out of 28 teams from the State and Neil also placed overall 2nd in individual speaker.
MHS NEWS and EVENTS
- Are you having visitors over the break? Going out of town? Last week was our due date for all forms to be turned into the office notifying the school/district of any families who are planning to leave Vermont and/or have visitors from other states for the November break. If your child did not turn this form in, please expect a call this week to confirm plans for the November break. Per Vermont's current guidance, anyone who enters Vermont must quarantine for 14 days without a test and same for those who go out of state. For those students who are attending in person, it is essential that we all work together to ensure we can keep in-person learning a priority. If your child did not turn in a form and you want to communicate your response to us, please let Val Belanger know at valerie@mpsvt.org if your student/family are planning on having visitors or planning to leave the state for the November break. .
- Picture Retake Day has Been Moved: Due to issues with the return of school pictures with LifeTouch, we will not be able to offer retakes this Wednesday, November 18th. We are looking to offer a retake day mid-December and will inform all of the new date when we get confirmation from LifeTouch.
- PSAT for Sophomores and Juniors: On January 26, 2021 MHS will be administering the PSAT in school to all juniors and interested sophomores. The only students attending school on 1/26/21 will be those taking the PSAT since many of the classrooms will be used for testing.The district will cover the cost for juniors; the cost for sophomores is $17.00. Checks for sophomores should be made out to MHS and dropped off at the Guidance Office. For students who are not attending school in person, please send checks by mail.
- To register, please contact Nancy Fitzpatrick, Test Coordinator, by phone (225-8050) or email ( Nancyc@mpsvt.org). The deadline to register is Tuesday, December 1st. Please note that school is closed from November 23-27 for Thanksgiving break.
- The PSAT is great practice for the SAT which is typically taken at the end of junior year and usually again in the fall of senior year. Please read here for additional reasons why taking the PSAT is an important step in college planning. We strongly encourage all juniors to take advantage of this opportunity.
- MHS Virtual Theatre Experiments: Seven teams from Montpelier High School worked hard this fall and finalized projects to share with the community. Many of these projects include original scripts. They will be premiering a series of video productions on Friday, November 20th at 7pm via YouTube. In order to gain access to the YouTube Premiere link, you will need to order tickets using our Eventbrite Site. Tickets are by donation. The proceeds will support the Masque Theatre Program. Anything you can give is wildly appreciated.Please help us share this news! We didn't have a ton of time to advertise the event so anything you can do to share is helpful - FB posts, forwarding this email to family/friends, reminding students at school, etc.In conclusion - secure your tickets for Friday Night's 7pm Masque Theatre production by clicking HERE - and thank you!
- PowerSchool Access and Checking Grades: Have you wondered how to check your student's progress on PowerSchool? Well, this video is a short tutorial on how to access PowerSchool and check on grades. It's a quick one and well worth the watch!
- Reporting Absences: If a student is absent for a class or for the day, parents/guardians should make sure to call Kim Kidney at MHS 225-8000 (or email kimk@mpsvt.org) to let her know the reason for the student's absence. Otherwise, MHS will mark it as unexcused until we are able to make contact with an adult who provides an excuse that is in accordance with the MRPS District Attendance Policy
- You're invited to participate in the Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools FY'22 budget process! Here are two ways to participate: 1) Join MRPS administrators and Board of School Directors members for a virtual Town Hall community input session happening Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 at 5:30pm and 2) submit input via this MRPS FY'22 Budget Community Input Form. Please visit the budget page on our website for more information.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
- 48th Annual Free Thanksgiving Meal. Can you believe it? The holidays are approaching! In an effort to streamline Thanksgiving support in a safe and efficient way this year, we would like to share an incredible Thanksgiving resource with the MRPS community. National Life and other community partners are sponsoring the 48th Annual Free Thanksgiving Meal. Meals can be picked up or delivery can be arranged. See the attached flyer for more details and to make a reservation via phone or email. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED BY NOVEMBER 18TH. Questions? Contact your school social worker, Ellia Cohen at ElliaCohen@mpsvt.org or 802
.267.4041.
- Do you need assistance this holiday season? Stressed about having enough money to get through the holidays? MRPS Partners In Education has kindly organized a fundraiser and we will have gift cards to distribute to families who could use it. Just fill out this confidential form and a gift card will be mailed to you, no questions asked. If you need further support, please reach out to your School Social Worker, Ellia Cohen at ElliaCohen@mpsvt.org or 802.267.4041. Follow this link to opt in for holiday support-
- Donations are being accepted through the MRPS PIE (MRPS Partners in Education) fundraiser. Please consider donating and helping everyone in our MRPS community have a very happy holiday season. Thank you in advance for your generosity! Your gift is tax deductible. https://www.
mrpspie.org/fundraising
COVID INFORMATION
- Traveling During Break: If your child did not return this form to school whether they are traveling or not, schools will be contacting parent/guardians this week. Please see Libby Bonesteel's letter to families regarding travel to other counties or visitors from other counties during our break.
- FAQs for Families in Case of COVID Cases at School: Please see Libby Bonesteel's letter to families regarding information on what could happen should a COVID case arrive at your child's school.
- Masks are a Must : Per Superintendent Bonesteel's letter at the start of the school year, masks are required by the State and AOE. Students must wear masks that cover their mouth and nose at all times while on school grounds. Please see our MHS poster that is posted around school.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
- Please visit our MRPS District Health and Wellness Page for all COVID-19 related documents and information. COVID Return to School for Students Information Document
MASK QUALITY: Masks that are single layers are not recommended. Masks need to be 2 layers or more. The disposable masks, otherwise known as surgical masks, do offer a little more protection than cloth masks. Masking only works when we are all masking as a group.
POP UP TESTING:Here is the link for pop up testing. This is for people who are not having symptoms. It looks like they want you to make an appointment instead of walking in, although there seems to be some walk in’s available in certain places. https://www.healthvermont.gov/
response/coronavirus-covid-19/ testing-covid-19 CONTACT TRACING: Here is a link with more information about this subject:https://www.healthvermont.gov/
response/coronavirus-covid-19/ about-coronavirus-disease- covid-19#contacttracing SYMPTOMS/ILLNESS:With any cold or illness, regardless if it’s a mild symptom or not, you MUST stay home. Please review the following link about signs/symptoms of Covid-19.https://www.healthvermont.gov/
response/coronavirus-covid-19/ about-coronavirus-disease- covid-19#symptoms
Please see the most updated information regarding flu/COVID here.
VTVLC COMMUNICATION (CVCC): https://mrpsvirtualacademy.blogspot.com/
Renée DeVore
Principal
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