SOLON SALUTES
All MHS students and staff are invited to gather (distanced and masked) at the flagpole on Monday, February 1st at 11:15am for a flag-raising ceremony to mark the 3-year anniversary of the first Black Lives Matter flag-raising. The Racial Justice Alliance will also welcome Black History Month 2021 with a distanced "fun run" or walk on the bike path following the flag ceremony to launch "Running and Reading with RJA." Throughout February, we'll challenge students and staff to wear a BLM T-shirt and document themselves logging miles outdoors wearing it or reading pages of books by black authors. Check one out in the MHS library: MHS library books by Black authors. Black Lives Matter Montpelier HS T-shirts will be available by donation on Feb. 1. Prizes will be available at the end of the month for those who engage the most!
MHS NEWS and EVENTS
- Change in This Week's Dates: There will be no school for students on January 26, 2021 due to PSAT's for 10th/11th graders. Please note that Wednesday, January 27th will be a WHITE day and will be IN PERSON.
- End of Quarter 2 Dates and Quarter 3 Information: The end of Quarter 2 is this Wednesday, January 27th. Students will attend this day IN PERSON as a white day. We will begin Quarter 3 classes on Thursday, January 28th.
- Q3 Enrichment Classes: If you're enrolled in an enrichment course for Q3, those classes will begin on Thursday, February 4th (assuming it's a course on a GREEN day). The first day of white courses will begin on Friday, February 5th.
- PSAT: Attention 10th and 11th grade students registered to take the PSAT:Please arrive by 8:00am and enter through the auditorium doors. You will be health screened and directed to your testing room. The PSAT will begin at 8:30. Once the testing begins no late entrances are allowed. Testing will take approximately 3 hours.Bring #2 pencils and a calculator. See this link for approved calculators.
- CVCC Applications: Attention 10th and 11th graders:Are you interested in exploring a hands-on learning environment at the Central Vermont Career Center (CVCC)?CVCC is now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 school year. CVCC has a wide variety of different programs and provides students with the opportunity to take an in-depth look at specific career options ranging from Automotive and Heating & Plumbing to Cosmetology and Digital Media Arts, just to name a few. For more information, check out their website and watch the videos to learn more about the specific programs and/or connect with your school counselor.The process of applying is as follows:1. Alert your school counselor that you intend to apply.2. Fill out the online application. Application link will be available on the website Apply To CVCC very soon.3. Applications are due by February 19th so the MHS Guidance Dept. has time to upload all the supporting documents required.4. Participate in a virtual interview with CVCC - March 22-25 (This is a very important part of the process. More info about this when you speak with your school counselor)
- 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.
- 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
VAPING IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH: The Vermont Department of Health has shared information from the 2019 Washington county YRBS data that 53% of our students in Vermont have used an e-cigarette or vape, and that 30% smoke e-cigarettes and/or cannabis on a regular basis. This is of particular concern during the COVID pandemic when their respiratory health is at risk. Please watch this video for additional information on: Vaping Cessation Video
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
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-MHS
