Friday, February 7, 2014

Friday Notes 2-7-14

GILRS CVJHL TOURNAMENT BRACKETS
Feb 8 In Marlborough
4:00 #1 Leland Grey versus (#8) the winner of Game 1 (Kurn Hattin vs Putney)
5:30 #2 Chesterfield versus #7 Dummerston

Feb 9 In Marlborough
4:00 #3 Westmoreland versus #6 Walpole
5:30 #4 Marlborough versus #5 Hinsdale

Feb 10 In Marlborough
4:00 Winners of Games 2 and 5
5:30 Winners of Games 3 and 4

Feb 11 In Marlborough
5:00 Girls Championship
6:30 Boys Championship

BOYS CVJHL TOURNAMENT BRACKETS-1ST ROUND
Game 1: 8v9 Friday
Marlborough vs Putney

Game 2:  1 vs 8/9 Saturday @ 12:00
Hinsdale vs Game 1 Winner

Game 3: 2 vs 7 Saturday @ 2:00
 Walpole vs Dummerston

Game 4: 3 vs 6 Saturday @ 4:00
Westmoreland vs Kurn Hattin

Game 5: 4 vs 5 Saturday @ 6:00
L & G vs Chesterfield

MS BASKETBALL AWARDS BANQUET FEBRUARY 24TH 5:30PM
All MS students that played basketball are required to attend the “Pot Luck” style Awards Banquet that will be held on February 24th at 5:30pm in the Main Gym/Activity Room.

SENIOR DAYS FOR VARSITY ATHLETES
Girls Varsity Basketball Senior Day is February 12th 6pm

Boys Varsity Basketball Senior Day is February 13th 7:30pm

Please remember that seniors will be honored before the games with roses and Gatorades compliments of the L&G Booster Club. Please come and support our seniors.

GIRLS MS BASKETBALL
The 8th grade girls finished the regular season at 12-0 in their first
year in the CVJHL.  We finished our perfect season by defeating
Marlborough, NH, Dummerston and Hinsdale.  We enter the tournament
Saturday as the #1 seed.

The combined 7and 8 team won the Wildcat Tournament in Wilmington this past
weekend by routing Pioneer Valley 36-3 on Friday, and then downing
host Twin Valley in overtime 36-31 on Saturday.  All the players put
forth an outstanding effort; it was one of the most exciting games of
the season.

The 7and 8 team finishes their season with away games today at Keene and
tomorrow at Twin Valley.

MS AND HS SPORTS PICTURES
All MS and HS basketball players will have team pictures on February 11 starting at 245pm in the Gymnasium. The order will be as follows:

  1. 7th grade teams
  2. 8th grade teams
  3. BJV
  4. BV
  5. GJV
  6. GV

SPRING COACHING POSTIONS AT L&G
Anyone interested in the following coaching positions at Leland and Gray, please contact Marty Testo at mtesto@lelandandgray.org

Head JV Softball Coach
Head JV Baseball Coach

Go Rebels!

ATTENTION GILRS GRADES 5-12:
Start your winter break by thinking SPRING!  The Castleton State College Softball Program is offering a one day Clinic on Sunday, February 16, 2014 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Cost of the clinic is $50.  For registration info. please email Brigette.Olson@castleton.edu or call (802) 468 - 1206.  Mrs. Claussen can also provide a copy of the registration.

7th GRADE OLYMPICS
The Olympics are coming to Leland and Gray!  The 7th graders have completed their Olympic Trials including writing an informative writing piece about their country, creating a to-scale model of their country's map, creating their country's flag and writing a prediction piece about how well their country will do in the Olympics.
The Opening Ceremonies is Friday at 8:00 am in the Dutton Gym, parents and relatives are welcome to come watch the parade of nations, and flag and map hanging.  Students will then participate and compete in 7 Olympic events throughout next week.  The Closing Ceremonies, complete with medal awards, will be held Friday, February 14th at 8:00 am.
Come check out the Dutton Gym walls to see the students' flags and maps!  Stay tuned for the medal count and results next week! 

LELAND AND GRAY’S SUMMER SOCCER CAMPS
The 18th annual Leland and Gray Soccer camp will be the following weeks this summer:
                              July 14-18 for students entering grades k-6
                              July 21-25 for boys and girls entering grades 7-12

FRANCE FUNDRAISING RAFFLE
Six students will be making a 9 day trip to France in April. These students have had/or are starting their third year of French. They are currently selling raffle tickets for a 3600 psi power washer to help with the cost of this trip. Valued at over $500, why not buy some tickets and take a chance. Tickets are 1 for $5 or 3 for $10. They will be selling them at the home JV/V girls & boys basketball games during February. So stop on by, pick up some tickets and watch some basketball. Drawing to be held on Feb.12th during 1/2 time of the Girls Varsity home game.
Thank you for your support.

A NOTE FROM THE SAP!
The Not On Tobacco (N.O.T) program is coming to Leland and Gray. This program was developed by the American Lung Association to help high school students quit tobacco use. It is a ten week long program, each week with its own goal and incentive. Each session is roughly 30 minutes long and will be facilitated by Jaclyn, a N.O.T. facilitator. This program is to help those who want to quit using tobacco do so.  Please only sign up if you are serious about quitting. The program starts February 10th.  Please sign up by the 6th of February.  For more information visit http://www.lung.org/associations/states/georgia/educational-programs/n-o-t-not-on-tobacco/not-on-tobacco.html or see Jaclyn.

CLASS OF 2014
We are collecting pictures for the slideshow traditionally done on class night. If you, your families, neighbors, friends, or former teachers have any pictures of groups of seniors from when they were younger we would love them! Email Megan Altshuler or Jeryl Julian-Cisse any photos you would like to share. Please feel free to send in all those silly shots from birthdays, school trips, and toddler play dates! Don't forget to check the senior page on the L&G website for senior info, www.lelandandgray.org. There is a link on the left side of the home page.

Senior Class Advisors
Megan Altshuler - maltshuler@lelandandgray.org
Jeryl Julian-Cisse - jjulian-cisse@lelandandgray.org

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MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL
Back to the 80's!
MS Council Dance
Feb 28, 2014, Friday 
7-930 Main Gym- no shoes!
$5 - $1 off with non-perishable item
A kind donation will go to Windham County Humane Society (WCHS) 

Please contact: Caroline O'Callahan at 
cocallahan@lelandandgray.org

LELAND AND GRAY PLAYERS
Mark your calendars!  Leland and Gray Players present Hats Off!, the annual cavalcade of comedy, song and dance, March 6 and 7 at 7PM and March 8 at 7:30.  To players’ and all students: It's not too late to toss your hat in the ring, so to speak.  See Ms. Landenberger if you have a number in mind.

A NOTE FROM THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT!
Please congratulate the following students who auditioned for and were accepted to the District Music Festival:

Middle School Band:
Fairen Stark
High School Chorus:
Susie Francy
Arik Clark
Jesse Cannella

High School Jazz Band:
Giannina Gaspero-Beckstrom
Carl Judd-Wright

These students will rehearse for two days and then represent Leland and Gray at a concert on Saturday, February 8, at the Mid-Vermont Christian School.


SPANISH TRIP FOR L&G STUDENTS

L&G students and Spanish teacher spend February break in Spain

Super Raffle to help fund the trip
From February 12 through February 24, six L&G students and Spanish teacher, Jeryl Julian Cissé, will travel to Spain to explore and experience the country's history and culture, use their Spanish language skills, and meet and stay with teens and their families. The students travelling to Spain in February with Señora Cissé are: Emily Stockwell, Kelsey Bruder, Sarah Sheppard, Alexa Litchfield, Madison Cannella and Nathaniel VanOsdol. To help raise funds for the trip, the students are selling tickets for a super raffle with 15 prizes to be won, including some local products and gift certificates, and beautiful souvenirs from Spain that include ceramics, paintings and museum prints, and scarves and jewelry.  Read the rest of the article about the trip and see the prizes at the following link:   http://spain-2014-trip.blogspot.com/

SOFTBALL FUNDRAISER
Share your REBELS spirit by purchasing a Leland & Gray Rebels Window Decal for your cars.  They are not a sticker, but a decal, so if you ever need to remove it, it can be done easily.  They are selling for just $10.  Proceeds benefit the L & G Softball Program.  They will be available for sale at all home basketball games as well as through Tammy Claussen.

HEY! You!!
The Late Bus will be running Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday next week. Wednesday there will be Winter Activities, so there will not be any HEY! programs or a late bus. For information on the route and the dates it will be available for the 2013-2014 school year, please visit www.lelandandgray.org

Look for HEY! Help Mon.-Thurs. mornings (7:15-7:45) and Mon.-Thurs. afternoons (2:45- 4:15). On Monday, ‘Ukulele will be meeting in the music room, and HEY! Help will be meeting in A-11. On Tuesday, look for Newspaper, Weight Training, D&D, Iron Chef, and RAMP in A-8. Thursday,  LGTV meets in A-13, and D&D will meet in Mr. Towle's room.  Friday, the GSA will meet with Ms. DeBisschop in B-14.

The following week there is no school. When you return on February 24th make sure to stop by and meet Victoria. She will be Megan's sub while she is on maternity leave and would love to meet you and hear about what you are doing after school!

Remember to check the HEY! website for updates on programs, and you can always ask Megan Altshuler or Victoria Chertok for information or email afterschool@lelandandgray.org.

A NOTE FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE
February is Children’s Dental Health Month.
Tooth decay is the number one chronic childhood disease and it’s preventable. Taking your children to the dentist is vital for their health.
Protecting your child could be as simple as reinforcing good habits around brushing and flossing teeth because it’s easier to fight the bacteria that cause tooth decay than to get their cavities filled.
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UPCOMING ATHLETIC EVENTS
2/7/14             Girls 7th grade @ TVMS (High School)                         3:30pm             Away
                        Boys 7th grade @ TVMS (High School)                         4:45pm             Away
                        Boys JV vs Woodstock                                                  5:30pm             Home
                        Boys Varsity vs Woodstock                                           7pm                  Home
2/8/14             Girls 8th grade @ CVJHL playoffs (Marlborough)         4pm                  Away
                        Boys 8th grade @ CVJHL playoffs (Westmorland)         6pm                  Away
2/9/14             Girls 8th grade @ CVJHL playoffs (Marlborough)         TBA                 Away
                        Boys 8th grade @ CVJHL playoffs (Westmorland)         TBA                 Away
2/10/14            Girls 8th grade @ CVJHL playoffs (Marlborough)         TBA                 Away
                        Boys 8th grade @ CVJHL playoffs (Westmorland)         TBA                 Away
                        Boys JV @ Otter Valley                                                5:30pm             Away
                        Boys Varsity @ Otter Valley                                         7pm                  Away
2/11/14            Girls JV vs Twin Valley                                                 5:30pm             Home
                        Girls Varsity vs Twin Valley                                          7pm                  Home
2/12/14            Girls Varsity vs Woodstock (Senior Day)                      6pm                  Home
                        Boys Varsity vs Poultney                                               7:30pm             Home
2/13/14            Girls JV @ Otter Valley                                                5:30pm             Away
                        Girls Varsity @ Otter Valley                                         7pm                  Away
                        Boys JV vs Bellows Falls                                               5:30pm             Home
                        Boys Varsity vs Bellows Falls (Senior Day)                    7pm                  Home
2/18/14            Boys Varsity @ Burr and Burton                                    7pm                  Away
                        Girls Playdowns                                                            TBA                 TBA
2/21/14            Boys JV @ Proctor                                                       5:30pm             Away
                        Boys Varsity @ Proctor                                                  7pm                  Away

2/21/14            Girls Quarterfinals                                                       TBA                 TBA