Thursday, February 5, 2015

Friday Notes 2-6-15

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SCHOOL INFO:


7th Grade:

You can find a link to the 7th Grade Homework Chart on the Leland & Gray homepage. It is the first option under the "Teacher Web Pages" menu:https://sites.google.com/a/lelandandgray.org/7th-grade-class/

Please contact Johanna Liskowsky-Doak, Rence Ricohermoso, Amanda Dixon or Joe Towle with any questions!

Music Department:

For the last 12 years February’s Friday Night Gallery Walk has included a show of talent that gives people one more great reason to come downtown whatever the weather may bring. Taking the stage on Friday, February 6, at 8:00pm, six regional high school a cappella groups will give a concert at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center in anticipation of Saturday’s collegiate event at the Latchis. This event has received rave reviews every year, and all proceeds support Brattleboro’s In-Sight Photography Project. 

The line-up for Friday evening includes Renegade, Shoulder Narrows, Xpressivo, and Spiralia, all of which are student-directed independent groups from the Brattleboro area. In addition to the student groups, two top-notch high school ensembles will return to round out the show – the Brattleboro Union High School Madrigals, directed by Patty Meyer, and the Leland & Gray Rebel Clefs, directed by Ron Kelley. General admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets will be sold at the door of the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. Seating is limited, with ample standing room.

Samba Band:

It's a great time to join samba band!! We meet once a week on Thursdays from 2:40 - 4 PM Starting on February 12th. Come on down to the music room to help make a big funky sound.

Penny War:

The Above the Influence group will be organizing a Penny War. How it works is each class gets a jar. A penny gives your class a point, but a dime would take away 10 points, a nickle 5 points and a quart 25. The money raised will be split with a local prevention charity, and the Above the Influence group. So if you have some extra change kicking around please bring it. The winning class will get 50 spirit points, second place 40, third 30 and so on until last place. Thank you for your support. 

Science Fair:

Want to earn extra credit in your science class?  Enter Leland and Gray's Science Fair and you will!!

Any student (grades 7-12) may enter a project in the fair which will be held on March 27th-28th in the Dutton Gym.

The exceptional science teachers at L&G will help guide you through the science fair process, including working on your project design and construction.

If your interested, please get an entry form from your science teacher, fill it out and return it to them by Monday, February 9th.

Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.  
                    -John Dewey

Costa Rica Trip:

Only one more week until 19 students, two teachers and three community members head south for a 10 day stay in Costa Rica.  The group will hike in rain forests, perform community service a poor banana plantation school, swim in the beautiful Caribbean Ocean, study sustainablility, white water raft, including an overnight stay in the jungle and much, much more.

2016 Travel Opportunity:

To all interested traveling  to Ireland, Wales and England next February 2016, if you haven’t seen Ms. L. for a handout, please stop by B4 sometime in the next couple of days.
There’ll be two meetings for all interested students and parents/guardians before February break:  If at all possible, please come to a meeting Monday, February 9 or Wednesday, February 11 from 5 to 6 in Room B4.  If not possible, please have your family contact me by phone or e-mail, alandenberger@lelandandgray.org.  At the meeting we’ll discuss: how travel works with EF Tours; the trip itinerary and the wonderful sights we’ll see; trip expenses and what’s included; what a student traveler can expect and what’s expected of him/her.  One note:  In order to earn the $100 early registration credit, one must register by February 28.

HATS OFF!:  

Leland and Gray Players present  HATS OFF!, its annual cavalcade of comedy, song and dance including favorite numbers from musicals and films such as Chicago, Aladdin, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Les Miserables, Chorus Line, Music Man, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, Rocky Horror Picture Show and more; sketches from classic comedy including Nichols and May, Dorothy Parker, Monty Python, as well as new comedy, dance,  a touch of drama and a few surprises.

Friday, March 6 at 7:30 and Saturday, March 7 at 3 and 7:30 in Leland and Gray's Dutton Gymnasium, Rte. 30, Townshend.  Adults: $5; Students: $3.  More info: verbatim@svcable.net

2015-2016 Elective Opportunity:  

Think electives for 2015-2016!
GO PUBLIC                                             
Grades 9-12                                                                                                                                                        
Do you want to be a good blogger?  Are you tired of shabby Facebook entries and confusing, misleading texts and e-mails?  Need to get your point across loud and clear through social media?  Do you have poems ready to go public?  Or short stories?  Or do you dream of being a journalist?  This lively, hands-on elective will cover them all.  In the process, you’ll learn how to write  well, effectively and efficiently.  Course requirements include one submission per week to the class blog, to your own blog, or to the occasional publication that the class will launch.  We’ll work on growing vocabulary and tweaking grammar organically—through your writing.

Journey East:

Applicants for the Journey East 2016 Program are reminded to hand applications in to Ms. Riemenschneider.  Interviews and auditions will start on Feb. 23 and run through March 13. 

AFTER SCHOOL INFO:


Late Bus:

The late bus will be running the following dates:
Monday - Thursday: January 5-February 12th
     It will not run on: January 21, January 28, February 4, February 11
Monday - Thursday: March 2- April 16th
     It will not run on: March 4, March 11, March 18
Monday - Thursday: May 4-May 28th

COMMUNITY:


Tax Preparation Assistance:

United Way Windham County is offering two programs that provide FREE federal and state income-tax preparation services to eligible taxpayers: the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program and MyFreeTaxes.  

For eligible households earning $53,000 or less per year, a VITA sitewill be available in Brattleboro where IRS-certified volunteers provide FREE tax preparation. UWWC is also partnering with MyFreeTaxes.com, a FREE on-line tool available to eligible households earning $60,000 or less a year. Call 2-1-1 for more information.

Sue Graff, M.S.
Community Investment Director
United Way of Windham County
1 Holstein Place, PO Box 617
Brattleboro, VT 05302
802.257.4011 x113
www.unitedwaywindham.org

Community College of Vermont:

Community College of Vermont is offering a free course in Bellows Falls for high-school aged youth and young adults living in Vermont and New Hampshire.  Introduction to College Studies is a 28-hour course that provides an orientation to the college experience and career exploration.  This course helps participants make the transition to college and careers by exploring the skills and expectations necessary to succeed in academic and professional settings.  Introduction to College Studies is being offered in response to many requests we’ve received to provide a presence in the Bellows Falls area and make education and career development opportunities available locally. 
If you know of high-school aged youth, parents of youth and/or young adults who may benefit from this course, please share this information with them.   Individuals interested can contact me directly or self-enroll at www.ccv.edu/apply. 
Please contact me with any questions or for more information.
Debra Grant
Academic Coordinator
Community College of Vermont
802/885-8372
Debra.Grant@ccv.edu

Jobs Available:

West River Transportation is in need of bus drivers for home to school and trip drivers. Anyone that has any interest in training for this position, please contact Bernardine at 802-365-9240 or by email at westriver22@yahoo.com.

Center for Creative Youth:

APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR CCY 2015!!   For details, visit our website at www.crec.org/ccy
This is a great program, with a long history of having a lasting, positive impact on the lives of young artists!
Center for Creative Youth (CCY), a nationwide award-winning model of quality education through the arts, provides a pre-college intensive arts residency during June/July. Approximately 150 sophomores, juniors and seniors from rural, urban and suburban areas of Connecticut, across the United States and abroad, spend 4 weeks at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, where CCY has taken place for the past 38 years (since 1977).  Students from divergent geographic, ethnic, economic and racial backgrounds grow and learn together through the commonality of art. This program increases artistic and academic skills with an advanced and rigorous arts curriculum as students share a positive, enlightening educational and social experience living on a college campus.
Students interested in Creative Writing, Dance, Theater, Musical Theater, Filmmaking, Photography, Music and Visual Arts can apply now:  https://secure.infosnap.com/family/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2ffamily%2fdirectaction.aspx
Application Deadline in March 2, 2015. Auditions are March 14th and March 28th, 2015.
Online submissions/auditions are accepted. Email Program Coordinator Lisa Foss at lfoss@crec.org for details.

West River Valley Community Project:



ATHLETICS:


Baseball Coach Needed:

The L&G Athletic Department is looking for a Middle School Baseball Coach. The season runs from the middle of April through May. Practices are after school beginning at 2:45pm. It is a stipend position. If interested, please email Marty Testo at mtesto@lelandandgray.org

Middle School Basketball Tournament:

The 7th grade boys and girls MS Basketball Teams will be playing in a 2 day tournament at TVMHS in Whitingham on Friday February 6th and Saturday February 7th.

 Friday the Girls play at 6:15pm and the Boys play at 7:30pm.

 Saturday is TBA based on whether they win or lose.

 The 8th grade teams will be playing in the CVJHL Tournament Saturday February 7th and Sunday February 8th at Keene High School.

 The Boys play their first game at 8:40am and the Girls play their first game at 1:20pm. 

 The remainder of the schedule is determined by wins and loses and will be available at the tournament site.

 All teams and fans must enter the school through entrance B9- this is the entrance closest to the football field.  There is a large parking lot where everyone can park. 

Softball Players:

Want to get a jump start on your skill work before the spring?  Keene State College is offering three - 3 hour skills sessions on February 8th, 15th, and 22nd in 2015.  You can go online to the Keene State College website and register under "camps" or please see Mrs. Claussen or Mr. Testo for a registration form.

Snowboarding:


Not the best showing for the team on Wednesday, but there was a lot of good competition for them to be up against.

 Snowboard Team Results from Okemo Halfpipe Competition:

 Andrew Weitzel = 11th
Owen McDonald = 16th
Patrick McDonald = 24th
Logan Hazard = 30th
Max Cramp = 31st

 A second wind for the Snowboard Team....

 The team went to Killington Thursday, February 5, and nailed it in the Slopestyle competition!

Andrew Weitzel = 2nd
Owen McDonald = 3rd
Patrick McDonald = 12th
Max Cramp = 20th
John Francy = 21st
Logan Hazard 24th

A fine showing for the team....I guess it shows where the love is....


Upcoming Events:

Please check Digital Sports and the Leland & Gray homepage for any updates.
DayDateTimeEventSportH/AOpponent/TitleFacility
Fri2/06/155:30PMGameGirls (JV) BasketballA@ Arlington MemorialHigh School Gym
Fri2/06/156:15PMGameGirls (7TH) BasketballA@ Pioneer Valley Regional SchoolTVMHS
Fri2/06/157:00PMGameGirls (V) BasketballA@ Arlington MemorialHigh School Gym
Fri2/06/157:30PMGameBoys (7TH) BasketballA@ Pioneer Valley Regional SchoolTVMHS
Sat2/07/15TBATournamentGirls (8TH) BasketballHGirls CVJHL TournamentKeene HS
Sat2/07/15TBATournamentBoys (8TH) BasketballHBoys CVJHL TournamentKeene HS
Sun2/08/15TBATournamentBoys (8TH) BasketballHBoys CVJHL TournamentKeene HS
Sun2/08/15TBATournamentGirls (8TH) BasketballHGirls CVJHL TournamentKeene HS
Mon2/09/151:00PMGameBoys and girls (V) SnowboardingHVs. Black RiverMt Snow
Mon2/09/155:30PMGameBoys (JV) BasketballHVs. Otter Valley UnionL&G Gym
Mon2/09/157:00PMGameBoys (V) BasketballHVs. Otter Valley UnionL&G Gym
Tue2/10/151:00PMGameBoys and girls (V) SnowboardingA@ Rutland High SchoolKillington Ski Resort








Tue2/10/156:30PMGameBoys (V) BasketballHVs. ProctorTBD
Wed2/11/156:00PMGameGirls (V) BasketballA@ Bellows Falls Union High SchoolHolland Gymnasium
Wed2/11/156:00PMGameGirls (JV) BasketballA@ Hinsdale High SchoolTBD
Fri2/13/151:00PMGameBoys and girls (V) SnowboardingA@ Black RiverOkemo
Fri2/13/155:30PMGameBoys (JV) BasketballHVs. Woodstock UnionL&G Gym
Fri2/13/157:00PMGameBoys (V) BasketballHVs. Woodstock UnionL&G Gym
Mon2/16/155:30PMGameBoys (JV) BasketballA@ Twin Valley Middle High SchoolTwin Valley HS
Mon2/16/157:00PMGameBoys (V) BasketballA@ Twin Valley Middle High SchoolTwin Valley HS
Wed2/18/155:30PMGameBoys (JV) BasketballHVs. Bellows Falls UnionL&G Gym
Wed2/18/157:00PMGameBoys (V) BasketballHVs. Bellows Falls UnionL&G Gym
Thu2/19/155:30PMGameBoys (JV) BasketballA@ Bellows Falls Union High SchoolHolland Gymnasium
Thu2/19/157:00PMGameBoys (V) BasketballA@ Bellows Falls Union High SchoolHolland Gymnasium
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