Solon Salutes

• This is your friendly reminder that I will be reviewing grades for privileges eligibility on May 28th. You must have a 3.0 or above in all courses in order to maintain or re-apply for privileges. If you have below a 3.0 in any courses, you will be scheduled for Solon Blocks for classes below a 3, you may be scheduled to meet with me, a work lab may be added to your schedule, and/or you may lose the option to sign in and out during unscheduled times. If you have a grade below a 3, the best thing you can do is proactively come chat with me about your plan for improving it!- Emily T and Jason G.
  
• June 6th is our last safety drill of the year. It will be an Egress (Fire Drill).
• MHS is looking for caregivers to join our hiring team for a Theatre Teacher. Please reach out to Jason Gingold directly if you are interested at jasongingold@mpsvt.org
  The team will consist of students, teachers, Admin, and will interview candidates either before or during the school day when students are available.
• We are getting close to the end of the season for all MHS Spring Sports! This means it is time to go out and cheer and support our Solons! Tuesday Night at 6:45 at the Montpelier Rec Field- It's Senior Night and come see the #1 D2 ranked baseball team- The Solons!
  You can find all the schedules here and cheer on all of the MHS athletes!

Dear MHS Community,

I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend and that all is well. Here we are in the last week of May, entering June, and there is a lot going on at MHS. The commotion is what I love the most about the end of the year, whether that's athletics, the fantastic Pops Concert last week, witnessing the connections students and adults have made, planning for next year, or the beginning of graduation week to celebrate our seniors.

And what I remind myself most of is to breathe. I have this sign on my wall: "Calmness is a human superpower. The ability to not overreact or take things personally keeps your mind clear and your heart at peace."

We can do this. We support one another, and the year will end, no matter what. We will continue to reflect, plan, and address what is needed.

And it will all be okay or even better than okay. With that, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for your continuous communication, thoughtful reachouts, and unwavering support of MHS and our students and staff. Your contributions are invaluable and greatly appreciated.

We appreciate you.

We hope you have a great new week, and see you soon.

Best,

Jason

Click the buttons below for your class! Review to-dos and helpful info!

Congratulations to our Valedictory Group. We celebrate your work ethic, your commitment and thank you for representing MHS.
Emmett Jarvis

Maggie Kords
Andre Savard

Sophia Sevi

Steven Supan

Anika Turcotte
Candence Tyler (not present)

Amelia Woodard

The Radiance, an excellent band that is made up mostly of Montpelier High School seniors, is in a competition to play music at National Life's Do Good Fest this summer in Montpelier. If they win, they would win money for Montpelier High School, as well as the chance to play at the Festival.

https://dogoodfest.com/beatsforgood/
Voting ends June 2!

Help us keep in touch with our MHS Alumni, please pass along contact information and check out what our alumni are up to here.

• No re-admittance

• If you leave the fence boundary after entering, you will not be permitted to re-enter.

• No ticket sales at the door. If you arrive without a ticket, you will not be allowed to enter.

• Students suspected of substance use or of being under the influence of substances will not be permitted to enter/will be asked to leave the event and will be required to be picked up by a caregiver.

• Outside Guests:

• All outside guests must be approved by the administration prior to Saturday, June 8, 2024.

• Outside guests must submit a copy of their photo id and a permission slip signed by a caregiver and an administrator of the sending school.

• MHS reserves the right to deny entry to outside guests.

• Parking is limited - carpool!

• A shuttle will be available, leaving from MHS at 7:45, and returning by 11:30.

• May 28th Unified Sports Bocce Tournament
• June 5th Enrichment During Solon Block
• June 6th Egress Drill
• June 7th- Senior Grades are due and finalized for graduation eligibility
• June 7 Club Interact Bake Sale
• June 8 Junior Prom (At Farm House Flowers)
  
• June 12 Senior Breakfast: 8:20 - 9:35 am
  Graduation Rehearsal: 9:40 - 10:55 am
  MHS Awards Assembly All School 2:00-3:00 PM
• June 12 CVCC Awards Ceremony at the Barre Auditorium 6:30 PM
• June 13 Project Grad 7:00 PM -1:00 AM
• June 14 MHS Graduation- seniors arrive at MHS by 4:30 PM
  Graduation Rehearsal: 10:00 - 11:30 am
  Speaker/Presenter Rehearsal: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  Graduation starts at 5:00 PM
• June 17 Green Day Last Day of Classes
• June 18 MSMS Promotion Ceremony at MHS
• June 18 & 19 Students Wrap Up Days for Grades 9, 10, and 11
• June 20 Last day of School- Dismissal is at Noon. Bag Lunches will be available.

All students are required to return their Chromebook to MHS before leaving for the summer. Please see the schedule below:

• June 3-7: Seniors return their Chromebooks to Russell in the tech office as soon as they are done with coursework.
• June 10-14: Final chance for seniors to return their Chromebooks to Russell in the tech office. Other students may also begin to turn in their Chromebooks during this week, if they are no longer needed for this year's coursework.
• June 17-19: Students may continue to turn in their Chromebooks to Russell in the tech office.
• June 20: Final day for students to turn in their Chromebooks to Russell in Room 126 (Val has reserved Room 126 for Russell for June 20 and 21).
• Block 1: 8:55-9:35 - Grade 9
• Block 2: 9:40-10:20 - Grade 10
• Block 3: 10:25-11:05 - Grade 11
• Block 4: 11:10-11:55 - Open time for any student to still turn in a Chromebook

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• Program of Studies
• Power School How to Access Student Grades Video
• Where do I go for Solon Block?
• Caregiver Handbook for Special Education Services
• MHS Hazing, Harassment and Bullying Information and reporting form

• Please check out these important updates from the district

• Link to the district newsletter: https://www.smore.com/u/mrps
• Link to our calendar webpage for the 2024-2025 district calendar
• Link to our homepage for the 2023-2024 annual report (PDF of the final report)

• Updates on the MHS track page

• Updates on FAQ about the Roxbury transition.

• MRPS School Board Meeting June 5th 6:30 PM at MHS
• Optional: Webinar series - The Adolescent Brain and Substance Use Prevention Webinar www.mrpsvt.org/webinars

• NEW Annual Family-School Relationships Survey

• Text: Please take a few moments to complete this new annual survey developed by the MRPS Caregivers Council. The Council, composed of caregiver representatives from each school and MRPS's head administrators, will administer the survey and review and share the results each year. Please complete the survey for the school/s your child/ren attend. If you have children in more than one school please complete multiple surveys or the survey for the school you'd like to provide the most input on. Please complete the FY24 survey by Sunday, June 9th, 2024. To take the survey and to learn more about the work of the Council please visit www.mrpsvt.org/caregiver-council

For Information about free summer meals page AND the Summer EBT information page is linked to from our general food service webpage: https://www.mrpsvt.org/food-service

MRPS administrators have been working to improve our website for students and families! Please check out the recent updates made to the curriculum, social emotional learning and wellness, and student support services webpages. Also, a reminder that all MHS air quality testing results are posted to our facilities webpage.

Now in its 11th year, this summer program offers students academic credit along with pay for the work associated with food production.

The class will meet for 20 days over the course of 4 weeks. The weeks are spread out to coincide with the work needed and the educational opportunities available as the growing season progresses.

The daily schedule is broken down into roughly 3 hours of experiential education, and 2 hours of work. This will yield one semester of Science credit and 40 hours of work at $14.00/hr.

The class will meet at Montpelier High School where students have access to 2 greenhouses, a chicken coop, an aquaponics system, numerous gardens, 2 beehives, and an earthen pizza oven, in addition to traditional academic resources. There will be field trips to local farms and food processing facilities. The class is led by Tom Sabo, a certified science teacher.

The class is being offered to students at Montpelier High School, U32, Twinfield, Northfield, Spaulding, Randolph Union and Harwood Union. Given the experiential nature of the class, it is limited to 12 students.

For more information click here.

To apply click here.

Looking to give back to the community this summer?

Montpelier Senior Activity Center (MSAC) needs volunteers to help with the FEAST Senior Meals Program, during the summer months. This is a great opportunity to connect with older neighbors and help them continue to live at home or to join the FEAST team at the Center! Some parents bring their children along to instill the value of volunteering (minimum age for helping in the kitchen is 14). Summer Volunteer opportunities include:

• Delivering Meals on Wheels for older adults who are homebound, either weekly or on an occasional basis (11:30 am to 12:30 pm)

• Helping with “Grab ‘N Go” meals on Thursdays in July, 4:00 to 6:00 pm

• Volunteering on “pie day”: - pass out pies for a fundraiser, 1st Wednesday of month, 4:00 to 6:00 pm

• Processing farm fresh produce with a team, often on Fridays

• Dishwashing with a team, your choice of weekday, 1:00 to 3:00 pm

• Helping on the FEAST Farm, your choice of weekday, any time between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm

For more information contact Anne Greshin at Central Vermont Council on Aging agreshin@cvcoa.org or 802-241-4840