Daily Announcements

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

B DAY

Today in Sports:

• Varsity girls’ ice hockey team will be playing against Rice in the State Championship game tonight at Gutterson.  Bus leaves at 4:00 for a 6:00 game time.  Tickets can be purchased in Mrs. Larose’s office until 1:00 today.
• Intramural Volleyball is cancelled for today.
• 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 will be an informational baseball meeting this Friday at 3:00 in Commons.  All high school players interesting in playing baseball need to attend.  This meeting should take approximately twenty minutes.  If you cannot attend this meeting please contact Coach Sargent at MVUBaseball@gmail.com or message Friends of MVU Baseball on facebook before Friday.

Swanton Recreation Commission is looking for a part time seasonal field worker for our 2017 season. Applicant must be 16 years of age or older, reliable and willing to work in all weather conditions. Work will start sometime in April with up to 20 hrs. per week as needed. Must be available from 3:00 pm-6:00 pm Monday thru Friday during school hours and Saturdays 7:30 am-noon or longer and possible some Sundays. Duties include mowing, weed whacking, raking, baseball/softball field set up, fence repair, small building projects and so on. Applicants are also required to be able to lift 50+lbs. If interested pick up an application at the Recreation Field Office at 16 Jewett St.  We are an equal opportunity employer.

Middle School Registration for current 6th grade students will be held at MVU on Thursday, March 9th 6:30-8:00.

Band Concert at 6:30 pm on Monday, March 13th in the MVU Theatre.

Choral Concert at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, March 14th in the MVU Theatre.

Class of 2018 will be having a bottle drive on Saturday, March 11th.  If you have any bottles that you would like to donate and would like someone to pick them up, please see someone from the junior class, or you can contact Roland Laroche at 752-7509, or Marge Bourdeau at 309-1062 or pleasantacre@myfairpoint.com .  Leave your name, number and address and someone will get back to you.

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!

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.