Daily Announcements

Friday, March 17, 2017

B DAY

Our annual Mr. Thunderbird Show will take place tonight, Friday, March 17th at 7:00 pm.  Tickets are on sale for $10 during all lunch periods in Mrs. Larose’s office.  Tickets will also be sold at the door.  

Come cheer on our MVU Thunderbirds, and their coach Mrs Alisa Aylward, at the Junior Iron Chef competition this Saturday March 18th at the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds.  This is a fantastic community event and there is sure to be something for the entire family to enjoy!  Our teams will both be competing in the afternoon heat from 1:00-2:30.  Our ThunderChef (high school) team will be sure to impress the judges with their yummy Quinoa stuffed peppers.  Our Jr ThunderChef's (middle school) will be creating their extra special Cauliflower Cream Cheese Alfredo and Fresh Homemade Pasta.  For more information on the event, like parking, directions, admission prices, and recipes head here --> http://vtfeed.org

Choral Concert has been rescheduled to Monday, March 20th at 6:30 pm.

8th Grade History Night has been rescheduled to Thursday, March 23rd 6:00-8:00 in the gym.

The Class of 2020 (Freshman) need to bring in their Shoot-A-Thon fundraising sheets to Mrs. Price in D6 by this Friday (3/17). The Shoot-A-Thon is this Saturday at 11:00 am in the gymnasium.

MVU's Upward Bound is sponsoring a food drive for the Swanton Community Food Shelf and Johnson State College's emergency food bank for students.  Please place non-perishable food donations in the box in the lobby by March 24.  If you have any questions, contact Ms. Poulin or Mrs. Miller.

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 20-May 22.  If you are interested, please see your guidance counselor, Mr. Corey, Mrs. Walsh or the school nurse by Friday March 17th.

PLEASE NOTE:

Spring sports signups are now open for both middle and high school athletes. Please log on mvuathletics.org and click “register”.  Any questions, please see Mr. Lumsden or Mrs. Larose in the high school office.  All athletes must have an updated physical on file every two years.  Eligibility will be based on 2nd quarter grades.

There is a MVU Youth Baseball Clinic flyer in the HUB for any interested participants.

BUSTED TICKET DRAWING TODAY!

The deadline to hand in applications for The Governor's Institute is Monday, March 27. Please be sure to hand in your application to your guidance counselor or Mrs Greenia.

  

The 19th Annual Franklin Region Career & Job Expo at the Collins Perley Center will take place on Thursday, March 30.  Any student wanting to attend, please sign up with Mrs. Hartman in F7 or Mrs. Greenia in Guidance before March 23.  Properly prepared students are expected to be dressed as professionally as possible.  Take advantage of the free Career Closet now located in the Career Center in the Library.  Cash prizes will be issued to some students who most impress exhibitors with attitude, presentation, politeness and proactive engagement.  Students can submit a resume for additional cash prizes.  We are looking for creative and professional resumes that reflect a career path or job intention.  Students also interested in participating in a mock interview please let Mrs. Hartman know.

MVU – SUMMER DRIVER EDUCATION CLASS – 2017.  Sign-Up & Pre-Registration takes place during the month of March! Students interested in taken Summer Driver Education can sign up in the Guidance Office during the month of March. The deadline for sign ups is Friday, March 31st  2017. Students MUST have proof of a valid Vermont Learner’s Permit by April 1st, 2017. For questions you can contact: Ms. Gates at: cgates@fnwsu.org.