MUHS Community Newsletter

Dear MUHS Community,

The power outage made today an adventure. Big thanks to our office staff and facilities crew for trouble shooting in the moment. Thanks to teachers and students for their patience lingering in second block even after the lights came back on. The biggest thanks of the day goes to our kitchen staff for pivoting quickly a couple times to get a hot pizza lunch to us just a bit behind schedule.

We have two more days of school next week, but this is the last newsletter for 2025. Whether you're traveling or staying close to home, we're wishing you all rest and joy over the winter break.

Warmly,

Caitlin Steele, Principal

Ben Weir, Assistant Principal

Sean Farrell, Activities Director

Julie Pettis, Student Response Coordinator

From November 10th to the 23rd, the Tigers participated in a food drive competition among the grade levels at MUHS, as well as a second competition with MUMS. By the final day of the competition, MUHS had collected over 350 items. After all donations were counted, the Sophomores placed first, followed by the Juniors, Seniors, and Freshmen.

When the food was weighed at HOPE, MUHS collected over 400 pounds. MUMS won the multi-school competition with 598 pounds of food collected. Mary Hogan did not participate in the competition but they held a separate food drive. Throughout their whole school they donated over 1,000 items!

Families who would still like to contribute are encouraged to donate directly to HOPE in Middlebury. HOPE continues to accept nonperishable food items and essential household goods throughout the holiday season. Appropriate donations include:

- Canned goods

- Boxed meals

- Pasta

- Rice

- Cereal

- Hygiene products

- Other shelf-stable items

Thank you to everybody who donated items and made an impact on our community this holiday season!

Learn about AI and Cybersecurity at the Governor's Institute

The Governor’s Institute of Vermont, (GIV), is hosting a 1 day workshop January 24th at Champlain College on Cybersecurity and AI that is FREE to all high school students! Check out the flyer for more information! Register online here.

Direct questions to GIV HQ at (802) 865-4448 or email them at hello@giv.org.

Morning Announcements

Student Council Suggestion Form

Flexible Pathways at MUHS

Earlier this week, we hosted students and families for a presentation on the variety of diverse and exciting opportunities to earn MUHS credit through Flexible Pathways. Topics included such programs as Dual Enrollment and Early College, the IB Diploma Program (Spanish version), Hannaford Career Center, Branching Out Independent Study courses and more!

For additional information, refer here for the presentation (Spanish version). We look forward to supporting students in accessing these dynamic and varied opportunities!

Grade 10 Personal Project: More photos!

We thought we’d share a few more photos from the December 10th exhibition as we head into break. Congratulations to all of our Grade 10 students for sharing their learning and accomplishments with us! All students will be finishing up their written reports in January and early February in their advisories. Grade 10 families can look for more information about the report once we return from winter recess.

MUHS Course Registration for the 2026-2027 Academic Year

Course registration for the 2026-27 academic year will officially begin on Monday, January 5th with the class of 2027! Please refer here for important information about the process for each grade level, registration timeline, the MUHS Course Description catalog, Hannaford Career Center information, and more!

Great Opportunities for Juniors

Last week, juniors learned about lots of great opportunities to get involved and about the course registration process for their senior year. If juniors missed the session OR need paperwork for any of the programs referenced, please come to the school counseling office.

Here are the SLIDES from the meeting.

Here is what we covered: