Daily Announcements

Thursday, February 2, 2017

A DAY

There is ½ day of school on Friday, February 3rd. Dismissal at 11:15.

Today in Sports:

• 7th & 8th grade boys’ basketball teams will be travelling to St. Albans Town.  Bus leaves at 3:00.  7th grade plays at 4:00, 8th grade plays at 5:00.
• 7th grade girls’ basketball teams will be hosting St. Albans Town. Game time is 5:00.

The field studies program is a registered "big change roundup posse", and our student "bandits" would like to visit TSAs to collect change for the UVM medical center children's hospital.  The TSA who donates the most to the children's hospital will be awarded with a Pizza Party.  Field studies bandits will visit Commons during lunch periods, and TSAs to drop off donation jars.  Bandits will pick up the donation jars on three alternating Fridays (February 10, February 24, and March 10).

Mr. Thunderbird sign up sheets are due to Mrs. Gagne no later than Friday February 3rd.

The first Mr. Thunderbird meeting is Tuesday, February 7th in the senior area right after school (2:45 - 3:15).  Please bring your buddies. Pizza is provided.

Students in grades 10 or 11 interested in occupations in Health Care are eligible to apply for this summer's MedQuest.  This program  Introduce students to the variety of healthcare careers while giving the experience of campus life at UVM.  There are three different programs:   Therapeutic Services-June 19-22: Students will explore healthcare occupations focused primarily on changing the health status of patients over time. Diagnostic Services-June 26-29: Students will explore healthcare occupations related to the testing and evaluations that aid in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of disease, injuries or other physical conditions. Counseling and Mental Health Services- July 10-13: Students will explore health care occupations that assist people with mental health related issues and diseases.  Admission is competitive and scholarships are available.  More detailed descriptions of each session, and the application is available on our website at this link: http://www.cvahec.org/programs/high-school-student/med-quest/ or students can view the information on the mvuschool.org website, see Mrs. Hartman or a guidance counselor.  The application deadline is 11:59 p.m., March 10th, 2017.

Attention all graduating seniors: Are you interested in pursuing the arts after you graduate?  If so make sure you apply for the 2017 Swanton Arts Council Emerging Artist Award.  Applications and Artwork are due Friday February 24th.   See your art teacher for an application or go online to http://tinyurl.com/sac2017scholarship.