Dear U-32 Families, Students, and Caregivers,

This coming week we welcome two visitors from Transcend Education who are helping us understand more about the experience of our learners at U-32. As we move toward the end of the school year this information will help inform our focus for next year and how we can continue to grow our work together. This newsletter is packed with highlights - enjoy!

Best,

Becca

Check out "Doing good is contagious": Green Up Day Inspires Positive Change on the U-32 Chronicle website. This is the first in a series of articles covering Governor Phil Scott's visit last Wednesday commemorating Green Up Day.

Thank you!

The Chronicle Team

Congratulations Mayla Landis-Marinello and Claire Serrano for their participation in the Vermont All State Music Festival this week in Essex Junction, VT!

It's May and our tradition of Green Team partnering with Bolduc's Recycling is alive and well.

A dumpster for metal recycling will be delivered today to U32. Look for near the wood shop doors.

For the month of May, please bring any metal recycling to the dumpster! See Bolduc's website for details about what can and cannot be recycled. Lots can!

Proceeds support Green Team in attending conferences, and carrying out initiatives to make our campus more sustainable and biodiverse.

What We Don’t Accept:

• Any containers with fluids (must be opened, drained, and cleaned)
• E-Waste like computers, printers, cell phones or TVs
• Furniture
• Garbage
• Kegs
• Lithium ion batteries
• Nickel cadmium batteries
• Nothing containing PCBs of any type
• Railroad property (plates, spikes, tracks)
• Safes
• Individual vehicle tires
• Wood

On May 1st, five enthusiastic high students teamed up with high school librarian Meg Allison for a field trip to Teen Lit Mob at Brattleboro High School—a celebration of all things reading and writing! The event featured keynote speaker Kenneth Cadow, author of Gather, the most successful book in Vermont Reads history. Students spent the day mingling with fellow book lovers from across the state, diving into writing workshops, meeting authors, and sharing their own creative ideas. It was a day packed with literary energy, new friendships, and lots of inspiration! Teen Lit Mob is generously sponsored by Vermont Humanities and the Vermont Department of Libraries.

Alden Bond was recognized for placing 6th in the state in the Vermont State Mathematics Coalition Talent Search. This is a competition that involves participating in four different problem sets a year. Participants have about 4 weeks to solve each of these challenging problem sets that are created by the organizer of the program and Math Professor at Northeastern.

With his 6th place finish, Alden was able to participate in a dinner to honor the top 10 performing students across the state, given a full scholarship to attend the Governor's Institute this summer to study mathematics, and was invited to participate at the American Regions Math League championship held at Penn State, as a member of the Vermont Math All Stars.

Alden Bond and Slade Smith finished second in the Vermont State Math Fair this past Saturday (5/3). Their project was titled; Cyclotomic Polynomials and Roots of Unity. The Vermont State Math Fair is a competition held at UVM by the Vermont Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The Math Fair participants range from grades of kindergarten to high school seniors, and are broken up into age categories. The judges were volunteers that were either teachers, professors or professionals in the STEM field. Alden and Slade competed in the high school aged category that included high school students from across the state.

This year the Green Team is organizing a clothing swap to keep clothes out of the landfills and fight fast fashion. The clothing swap will take place on Tuesday June 6 in the atrium, with more specific information coming closer to the date. Over the next few weeks (beginning on Monday) there will be a box in student services where you can donate individual pieces of clothing or bags of them. We are accepting all types of clothing, excluding underwear and socks, but please don’t bring in something that is in obvious bad shape.

Participating in a clothing swap will not only provide students with the ability to get rid of clothes and get new clothes for free, but it helps our community be impactful on a national and global scale as well. Buying clothes from mass-production brands such as Shein, Zara, Nike, UNIQLO, Forever 21, H&M, Lululemon, etc. is participation in the fast fashion industry, which constitutes 10% of the world's global carbon emissions. According to Business Insider, 85% of clothes produced end up in landfills each year. World change begins in our homes, schools, and communities, and becomes even more impactful if we take these actions with others beyond our town and school area. Read more about fast fashion, and about the companies that care least about their employees and the environment.

So please take a few moments in the next few weeks to look through your closets and bring in clothing that needs a new home! If you have any questions please reach out to ethomas26@wcsu32.org

- Ella Thomas, Ani Eckhaus, and Leela McCann (of Green Team)

2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is Now Available!
Do you have students that need help filing their FAFSA for the 2025-26 school year? VSAC is offering 1:1 appointments, virtually and in person, now through February. Visit the VSAC calendar for a full listing.

STUDENT/PARENT Resources

IC PLP courses- all students have a course called PLP in the AS (After School) slot in their IC schedule. There is a lot of info so we hope you will check it out.

Naviance - Remember to frequent Naviance as this site helps U-32 students explore post high school planning options, build a resume, manage timelines and deadlines for making decisions about colleges and careers. This is also where all of the scholarship opportunities are housed. Each student will work with his/her TA and school counselor in Naviance to create his/her Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs).

If you have forgotten your password, you can reset it yourself. If you have misplaced your registration code, please notify Student Services.

IMPORTANT GRADING INFORMATION

Report Card Dates for 2024-2025

Semester 2

Quarter 3 HS/MS Progress Report - Available Now!

Quarter 4 HS/MS Report Cards - Available TBA mailed pending snow days

COURSE SELECTION for 2025-2026

Incoming high school students will receive their schedules in May. Times will be allotted in May for students to make any changes to their schedules.

Move Up Day (for incoming 7-12 graders) is scheduled for June 10th and additional information will follow.

Finalized schedules will be mailed home in June with Quarter 4 report cards.

SAT TESTING DATES (register online at www.collegeboard.com)

Test Date (Deadline to Register)

June 7th (May 22nd)

ACT TESTING DATES (register online at www.actstudent.org)

Test Date (Deadline to Register)

June 14th (May 9th)

July 12th (June 6th)

UVM Summer Academy

Designed for motivated high school students who have completed 10th, 11th, or 12th grade, the University of Vermont’s Summer Academy is an outstanding, academically challenging 4-week program (2 weeks on-campus, 2 weeks online) that provides students with the opportunity to earn credits, explore a specific area of career interest, experience college life and showcase their talent and ambition to college recruiters.

Dual Enrollment / Early College

As an incoming Vermont high school junior or senior, you are eligible for two Vermont Dual Enrollment Vouchers, allowing you to take one free college course in your junior year of high school and one in your senior year of high school. It’s called Dual Enrollment because your free college courses will also earn you credit towards graduation from high school.

Dual enrollment is offered through all VT public colleges/universities and some private colleges too. Go to http://www.vtdualenrollment.org/ for a list of participating colleges and to request a dual enrollment voucher.

High School Seniors are also eligible for Early College- got to http://education.vermont.gov/student-learning/flexible-pathways/early-college for more information

Not All Colleges and Universities Require SATs/ACTs

Not all admissions processes are created equal. One major point of difference among colleges these days is how admissions officers consider your SAT scores. More schools are de-emphasizing SAT scores as part of your application with “test optional” and “test flexible” policies. One college has even eliminated SAT scores completely!

There are now over 800 accredited, bachelor-degree granting institutions that have changed their approach to standardized test scores. (Keep in mind that the majority of colleges, especially the more prestigious schools, do still require and strongly consider your SAT scores.) Let’s take a look at the different policies and which schools no longer require applicants to submit their scores for admission. Go to www.fairtest.org for more info

Looking for an alternative to college?

VSAC is a fantastic resource for college and non college bound students www.vsac.org

VT DOL Apprenticeship Site

This Web site features detailed information on Vermont Registered Apprenticeships, employer-sponsored training programs that offer both supervised work experience and related instruction.

https://labor.vermont.gov/workforce-development/job-training-education-and-apprenticeship/apprenticeship or https://www.apprenticeship.gov/

The U-32 Student Services Office strongly urges all students and parents to frequent the scholarship section on the Naviance Family Connection site. Scholarships are updated weekly.

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The Middlesex Community Fund is a resource to Middlesex families and the broader community. They support grants to meet basic needs, education scholarships, camp scholarships, community projects and disaster responses.

Education Scholarships are for tuition, fees, room and board, course-required books, travel, equipment, and more. The typical amount is for $300 though any reasonable amount will be considered. They must be applied for by May 1 of each year. For an application, click here. MCF scholarships are limited to students residing in Middlesex (part time or full time). For more information, please email : amy.rose.vt@gmail.com

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$3,000 (650 Awards)

Full Circle Scholarship

Deadline: May 31, 2025

For Eligibility: Click Here

$4,200 (5 Awards)

Louise Tumarkin Zazove Foundation Scholarship

Deadline: May 23, 2025

For Eligibility: Click Here

$3,000 (6 Awards)

Brower Youth Award

Deadline: May 20, 2025

For Eligibility: Click Here

$7,500 (4 Awards)

MyImpact Challenge

Deadline: May 18, 2025

For Eligibility: Click Here

$2,000 (12 Awards)

Sallie Mae Scholarship

Deadline: May 31, 2025

For Eligibility: Click Here

$25,000 (1 Award)

Be Bold Scholarship

Deadline: June 1, 2025

For Eligibility: Click Here

$50,000 (50 Awards)

ScholarshipOwl No Essay Scholarship

Deadline: May 29, 2025

For Eligibility: Click Here

$15,000 (1 Award)

Niche Scholarships

Deadline: May 31, 2025

For Eligibility: Click Here

$2,000 (1 Award)

Faith Based College Scholarship

Deadline: May 31, 2025

For Eligibility: Click Here

May

• AP Exams are administered. Be sure to send the AP Grade Report to your college.
• Send thank-you notes to your teachers, coaches, TA, and anyone else who helped you on the way.
• Fill out housing-preference forms, and check out any special living centers.
• Wait-listed students can expect more information about their status after May 1.
• Complete Graduation Survey on Family Connection

June

• If you plan to compete in Division I or Division II college sports, have your transcript sent to the NCAA Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse. More information is available at ncaaclearinghouse.net.

• June 8: Senior Award Ceremony at 3pm
• June 9: Graduation Practice 8:15am-10am
• June 10: Graduation Practice, Caps & Gown parade 9:45am-11:30
• June 11-12: Senior Trip
• June 13: Graduation at 6:30pm

• June 30: Final deadline to submit FAFSA.

Here is the link to purchase your yearbook!

You can also purchase your yearbook from Sara Wolf in the technology office. Please bring cash or a check made payable to U-32. Yearbooks will be distributed in June.

If you have any questions please email yearbook@u32.org or call Sara Wolf at 802-229-0321 ext. 5107.