Solon Salutes

• Semester 2 Starts on Monday.
• Grades will be mailed home the week of February 5th.

MRPS is announcing the attached documents which describe the process for the Winooski Valley School Lottery Program.
If you have any questions please reach out to Valerie Belanger at valerie@mpsvt.org

Hello MHS Community,

I hope you had a wonderful weekend and all is well. Today is the start of semester two, and overall, we had a very smooth and positive first semester. During the first semester, we brought MHS fantastic happenings- A back-to-backfield hockey state championship and strong semi-finalist results from varsity soccer and cross country runners. Our production of Urinetown was outstanding. A beautiful Winter Choral and Music Concert. Fall Harvest Festival. MHS has reduced our Chronic Absenteeism to 25% in the 23-24 School year.

We look forward to a thrilling finish to winter sports, the VT Debate Championship, Masque's production of 12th Night, our all-school Soup for the Soul event, Race Against Racism, Pizza for the People, Prom, and Graduation.

We appreciate all of your support thus far and look forward to our continued work together to improve our daily attendance, work to engage students and have a sense of belonging at MHS, and our continued efforts in learning with students through academics.

Thank you for communicating and reaching out when you have questions, and we look forward to our time together in semester two.

Sincerely,

Jason

Novelist and writer Marguerite Yourcenar on helping others become who they are and not who we want them to be:

"Our great mistake is to try to exact from each person virtues which he does not possess, and to neglect the cultivation of those which he has."

Source: Memoirs of Hadrian

• MHS Peer Tutoring is Back! Solons complete this form if you want to sign up for tutoring assistance.

• UNIFIED SNOWSHOEING

  Unified Snowshoeing will begin on Thursday, February 1st from 3:00 – 4:45 PM. Snowshoeing is a great way to get outside and enjoy the beauty of winter with friends and peers. Snowshoeing will take place at MHS, North Branch Park and Hubbard Park. There will be no cost for participation in the snowshoeing program. Students should come dressed appropriately for outdoor winter weather activity. The school will provide the snowshoes, but feel free to bring your own.

  Transportation is provided but students can also be dropped off/picked up by families/caregivers at the snowshoeing site. Please connect with Matt or Amanda about drop-off and pick-up times and locations.

  Feel free to call/email Amanda Payne (225-8050)/amandapayne@mpsvt.org or Matt McLane (522-2758)/matt@mpsvt.org with any questions.

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

• January 29 Semester 2 Begins
• January 30 Belonging Circle in Extended TA Solon Block
• February 2 Grades are due and mailed home the week of Feb 5th
• February 5 Egress Drill
• February 6 Guest Speaker and Assembly - Kekla Magoon
• February 16 Governors Institute visiting MHS during Solon Block
• February 23 CVCC Program Shadow day
• February 26 - March 4 No School / Winter Recess
• March 5 No School / Town Meeting Day
• March 14 Rising 9th Grade Caregiver Night 6:00-7:30 PM
• March 21 Early Release for All Students
• March 22 No School / Caregiver Conference Day
• March 30 MHS Spring Fling Dance at VCFA
• April 2-4 VT State COGNIA Testing- ELA and Math for 9th grade, Science for 11th grade
• April 9 Winooski Valley Concert at MHS
• April 15 Early Release for All Students
• April 15 Guest Speaker for all MHS Seniors on Consent Block 3 and Solon Blocks
• April 22 - 26 No School - Spring Recess
• May 1 Norwich Early College Application is due
• May 1 CCV Early College Priority Application is due
• August 7th CCV Early College Deadline

• May 6 AP US Govt Exam 8:00-12:00
• May 7 AP Stats Exam 12:00-4:00
• May 8 AP English Exam 8:00-12:00 & Comp Science Exam 12:00-4:00
• May 9 AP Psychology Exam 12:00-4:00
• May 10 AP US History Exam 8:00-12:30
• May 11 or 25th Race Against Racism
• May 13 AP Calc Exam 8:00-12:00
• May 15 AP Music Theory Exam 12:00-4:00
• May 16 AP Spanish Exam 8:00-12:00
• May 20 Early Release for All Students
• May 27 No School - Memorial Day
• June 8 Junior Prom (At Farm House Flowers)
• June 14 MHS Graduation
• June 19 Anticipated Last Day of School

• District Calendar
• School Events Calendar
• School Website

• Athletics Calendar
• Athletics Website
• Student Handbook
• Cell Phone Policy
• Bell Schedule
• 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

MRPS Partners in Education (MRPS PIE)

Hi All! Ever since Covid, MHS "Boosters"- the school's Parents/Caregivers group, (now called MHS Caregivers Alliance) has been dwindled down to the bare minimum. The small group of us who have stayed connected would like to revive some of the activities of the group and get more folks involved. We have created this survey to collect information and brainstorm ideas of how to move forward. We want to know who is interested, what ideas you might have, and what you would like to see the group accomplish over the coming years. If you could take a minute to fill this out... it would be much appreciated!

We are hoping to host a meeting of the minds in early February... so please get your responses in soon :)

GO Solons!

• Please check out these important updates from the district

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.

CVCC is your local career and technical education (CTE) center. Check us out online: https://cvtcc.org/!

Every two years CTEs across the country take part in a comprehensive local needs assessment (CLNA). We do this in an effort to plan for the future and to continue to be eligible for federal funding to support our programming. As part of the CLNA process every two years we conduct a needs analysis, a gap analysis and develop a local plan. One component of this work includes surveys which are required to gather input form a variety of stakeholders. If you are receiving this email, you are considered one of our stakeholders!

Please help us out by completing the survey that is appropriate for you...

If you are not a CVCC student - please complete this Non CTE Student Survey

If you are a CVCC student and have not already completed the survey, please complete this CVCC Student Survey

Montpelier Rotary Club will hold its Speech Contest on Monday Feb 12 at Montpelier City Hall on 2nd floor theater lobby. SEE Diana K in the Guidance Office for more information.

I've attached the four documents that students should receive if interested in participating.

1. 2024 Contest Poster

2. Contestant Registration Form

3. Contest Basic Rules

4. Contest Judge Score Sheet

Last year MHS Student Diya Kulkarni won the top award of the Rotary District Speech Contest on Sat April 29, 2023 held at Jay Peak Resort. The district has Rotary Clubs in VT, NH & Quebec.

Diya competed in four different levels of contest: Club Round 1 contestants from local schools; Area Round 2 contestants from 4-6 Clubs; District Round 3 the winners from 11 Area Contests and District Round 4 two contestants from Round 3 Contest. From the four contests Diya won $1,750!

The 2024 VT FEAST (Food Education and Sustainable Thinking) is happening on May 22nd at Shelburne Farms, and we are looking for students to be on the ORGANIZING COMMITTEE or LEAD WORKSHOPS at the event. Planning committee members will get a stipend of $200. FEAST is an annual, youth-run summit where students interested in food education and sustainability get to network and learn from one another. If you would like your students to participate in this year’s FEAST, or have students that would like to take on one of these leadership roles, please fill out THIS FORM by Monday February 19, 2024.

Students interested in the GIV programs should begin to apply now. And will be at MHS on 2/16/24 at 1:05 PM.
www.giv.org