Daily Announcements

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

B DAY

Today in Sports:

• Middle School Sports Awards has been rescheduled to Wednesday, February 22nd at 6:00 pm in the MVU Commons.   
• JV & varsity boys’ basketball teams will be travelling to Vergennes.  Bus leaves at 3:30.  JV plays at 5:30, varsity plays at 7:00.
• Varsity girls’ ice hockey team will be travelling to Cent. VT Civic Ctr to play U-32.  Team is dismissed at 2:15, bus leaves at 2:45.  Game time is 5:00.
• Varsity boys’ ice hockey team will be hosting Hartford.  Game time is 6:15.

The Field Studies Program is happy to announce that MVU students have already collectively raised almost $340.00.

The TSA currently in first place is Mrs. Hudak's in D-12 with $75.

The second place TSA is Mr. Barney and Mrs. Stout in E-11 with $24.35

And the third place goes to Mr. Daly and Mrs. Chamberlain in A-39 with $22.75.

Our big change roundup will continue for two more weeks, with the winner of the pizza party being announced on the Friday before Winter Break.  Great work MVU!

Baseball open gyms will run from 9:00-11:00 AM starting this Sunday the 19th in the gym.  Open gyms will continue each Sunday at this time until March 12th.  Baseball players in grades 7-12 are welcomed to attend.  Please e-mail Coach Sargent at mvubaseball@gmail.com or message our Facebook page at Friends of MVU Baseball with questions.

The Library will be closed on Thursday during periods 8/9.

ATTENTION ALL MVU MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS and PARENTS:  Registration for the Crossroads program is going digital!  Please use this link to check out our new class offering and sign up for your Mud Season after school activities.  Mud Season runs from March 13 - April 20.  Go to http://tinyurl.com/CRmud2017 to sign up TODAY

ATTENTION ALL MVU HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS and PARENTS:  Registration for the AfterHours program is going digital!  Please use this link to check out our new class offering and sign up for your Mud Season after school activities.  Mud Season runs from March 13 - April 20.  Go to http://tinyurl.com/AHmud2017 to sign up TODAY.

Attention all Faculty, Staff and High School Students:  Intramural Volleyball signups are in the high school office.  Games will be played after school from March 8th through March 16th from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Tournament will be on March 17th.  Last day to sign up is Thursday, February 23rd at 12:00 pm.  Teams will be posted on Friday, February 24th.   Eligibility will be based on 2nd quarter grades.  

SAC 2nd Annual Youth Art Show Opening Reception is Friday March 10th at 6:00 pm-8:30 pm at the Swanton Village Complex.  Exhibit hours are Saturday March 11th at 11am-2pm.  The SAC Emerging Artist Award Winner will be announced at the opening reception.  All Art submission are welcome until February 24th deadline. Share your Creativity!

A reminder to all students taking AP classes: the AP Exam Pre-Registration Form, along with your deposit(s), is due to the guidance office no later than Tuesday, February 21st.

Are you interested in quitting smoking??? If so...please join our group NOT (Not on Tobacco).  NOT is a 10-week quitting smoking program designed to help support teens in their efforts to quit using tobacco.  Students meet once a week for 50 minutes with a trained facilitator.   Topics include: motivation, stress management, the effects of smoking, preparing to quit, relapse prevention, dealing with peer pressure, support networks and healthy lifestyles.   Sessions will be held every Monday, starting March 13-May 22.  If you are interested, please see your guidance counselor, Mr. Corey, Mrs. Walsh or the school nurse.

The Class of 2020 (freshman) will be meeting on February 17th during TSA in the theater.

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.