MUHS Community Newsletter

Dear MUHS Students and Families,

Apologies for the delayed newsletter this week!

The week ahead includes a Relocation Drill on Tuesday, May 5. We will practice evacuating the school and relocating to the Unitarian Universalist Church to the north and to the Middlebury Rec Center to the south. Big thanks to our neighbors for accommodating us! It looks like Tuesday could be rainy, so encourage students to grab a coat before they head out that morning!

We have our last early release day of the year on Wednesday, May 6. School is out at 12:40, allowing teachers time for collaboration and learning between 1:30 and 4:30.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Warmly,

Caitlin Steele, Principal

Ben Weir, Assistant Principal

Sean Farrell, Activities Director

Julie Pettis, Student Response Coordinator

American Red Cross Blood Drive at MUHS

We are pleased to welcome the American Red Cross to host a blood drive at MUHS this spring. Here are the details:

Middlebury Union High School

73 Charles Ave, Middlebury VT 05753

Saturday, May 9, 2026

08:30 AM - 01:00 PM

The Red Cross aims to collect 24 units at this drive. You can help the day run smoothly by booking an appointment through this link: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=MIDDLEBURYHS

Rotary Speech Contest

Congratulations to Taryn, District Finalist for the Rotary Speech Contest!

Taryn B continues her successful run in the 2026 Rotary Speech Contest. On April 18, 2026, Taryn competed against 10 other high school speech contestants from Vermont and Quebec. Her speech addresses the question, “How can we be instruments of peace?” and her compelling content and delivery secured her win. She has earned $1,000 so far and will attend the fourth, and final round, on June 13th in Orford, Quebec, Canada in the hopes of becoming the District 7850 Champion! Best of luck, Taryn!

Morning Announcements

Student Council Suggestion Form

SCOHR travels to Puerto Rico!

Ten members of the Student Coalition on Human Rights (SCOHR) traveled to Puerto Rico over April break. This service-learning trip included trail maintenance in the El Yunque Rainforest, beach clean up, painting at an Equine Therapy nonprofit organization, weeding a community garden, and environmental restoration of a seaside forest in San Juan. They also learned about the Puerto Rican cultural tradition of “parranda” and played music with a local trio of musicians. It was an amazing experience!

Common Application Drop In Sessions

For juniors, Class of 2027, who are looking ahead to apply to college, we are hosting sessions to create and/or work on the Common Application. While it is not possible to apply to college yet, students can get an early start on filling out key information. Sessions are held in the school counseling conference room. Students need to bring a laptop.

Wednesday, May 13th during all lunches
Tuesday, May 19th during flex time

How to create a college list and find schools that are a good fit

For juniors, Class of 2027, who are planning to apply to college, we are hosting sessions to learn how to research and select colleges that may be a good fit for you. Sessions are held in the school counseling conference room. Students need to bring a laptop.

Friday, May 8th 1-2pm
Wednesday, May 20th zero hour

MiddCAM

Juniors in the MiddCAM program joined their mentors on Middlebury’s campus for a tour, meeting with admissions, meeting with a college professor and lunch at the college dining hall.