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The Official FHU High School Newsletter - November 18, 2024

👀Principals' Peek at the Week👀

Happy Sunday Slater Families!

We are very excited to be presenting our first theater performance of the school year this coming Wednesday at 7:00 pm in the high school gymnasium. Our theater program will be performing Steph DeFerie's hysterical "I Hate Shakespeare." Please join us to watch this multi-talented group showcase their incredible skills and creativity!

We will also be hosting our College Financial Aid 101 night on Monday at 6:00 pm in the high school cafeteria. This is a great opportunity to learn more about FAFSA, VSAC, and a number of other college-related topics to help navigate the college application process. Pizza and beverages will be provided!

Have a great evening!

Ben Worthing

🎭 FHUMHS Theater Performance

📸 Student Snapshots

Earlier this week, the Law Enforcement class had the chance to learn some basics about K-9 handling from our SRO, Ed Hunter, and his Black Russian Terrier, Bear. The students learned how to train, some basic obedience commands, and practiced them with Bear. Despite the cold temperatures, everyone had fun!

Law Enforcement Class

Inside the Classroom: Elevating Learning Experiences

FHUMHS High School teachers have been spending time aligning their personal goals, their Department goals, and our school-wide instructional rigor goals. Aligning each of these allows us to uniformly address the academic needs of our students. Below, you will find each Department's overarching goals and how they connect to our school-wide goal of instructional rigor. Descriptions of the instructional rigor categories are included below, as well.

💲Financial Aid Workshop

🥖Student Food Drive

Help support our community, as well as instill a strong sense of empathy and community involvement for our students, in our upcoming student food drive!

🎓Project Graduation🎓

🎆VSAC Opportunity

VSAC is offering a great college-prep opportunity. Please register as soon as possible (space is limited to 300)! This is a great opportunity for families of current 9-12th graders.

👍Upward Bound

🎓 Senior Class Information

📰VSAC News📰

VSAC News You Can Use and Share

VSAC's Annual Financial Aid Trainings for Education and Agency Professionals

Register today for this year's Financial Aid Updates sessions to learn about the many changes and new norms for the 2024-25 financial aid cycle. Both events will take place via Zoom starting at 9:00am.

Registration is still open for the Financial Aid 101 session taking place!

Federal, FAFSA, State, and VSAC Updates: Wednesday, October 30th

For more details, visit the VSAC Calendar of Events.

Save the Dates for These 2024-2025 VSAC Events for Students/Families
Vermont Career Connect
Wednesday, November 20, 10-11:15am, Virtual: 7th and 8th grade classes across the state are invited to attend this virtual career panel featuring an intro to career exploration and a facilitated Q&A with panelists from our partners at Careers CLiC. Registration opens in mid-October.

College & Career Pathways High School Events
College and career readiness workshops targeted to 10th and 11th graders (and open to 9th and 12th graders). All high schools in the state of Vermont are invited to bring students. Registration opens in early December, and some locations reach capacity quickly!

TENTATIVE 2025 LOCATIONS & DATES

Landmark College: Thursday, March 13, 9:15am-1:45pm
Saint Michael’s College: Thursday, March 20, 9:15am-1:45pm
VTSU-Lyndon: Monday, April 7, 9am-1:30pm in partnership with the NEK College Fair
VTSU-Castleton: Wednesday, April 9, 9am-1:45pm in partnership with the Rutland Area Guidance Counselors’ College Fair

College & Career Pathways Family Event

Tentatively Saturday, March 8, 2025, 1pm-5pm @ UVM Davis Center and online via Zoom
9th-12th grade families are invited to participate in post-secondary planning workshops. All sessions will be offered in person, as well as live streamed and recorded. More information and link to register will be available in January 2025 by visiting vsac.org/ccp.

🏫High School Counseling Updates🏫

Important Upcoming Dates

ASVAB Exam

Exam Day: Wed Nov 20 @ 9am - FHU Gym

Registration deadline: 11/13/24

FREE to any students

Especially for Juniors

Please register in guidance

Please make checks payable to SVUUVT or if paying cash please have the exact amount.

📆Upcoming Dates and Events📆

November 18th - Financial Aid Workshop @ 6:00 pm

Come join the FHUMHS Counseling team as they guide families through the financial aid process. Now is the time to begin thinking and planning for Freshmen year in college!

November 20th - FHUMHS Theater Performance

Come see our Theater program perform Steph DeFerie's hilarious "I Hate Shakespeare." The performance begins at 7:00 pm.

🔗Important Links🔗

Link to Athletic Practices and Games

Slate Valley Academic Calendar

Stafford Technical Center Academic Calendar

About Us

Email: bworthing@svuvt.org or jpaquette@svuvt.org
Website: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/
Location: 33 Mechanic Street, Fair Haven, VT, USA
Phone: (802)265-4966
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FHUMHS/

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