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SCHOOL INFO:
Spirit Week 2015:
Spirit Week 2015 will be taking place the week of March 16th - 20th!
This years theme is "Cities Around the USA". Each class has chosen a city to represent by designing/choreographing their float/skit for a school competition. There will also be Olympic Games and Dress Up Days.
All students in grades 7 - 12 are invited to our Spirit Week event "A NIGHT IN VEGAS" on Friday evening, March 20th, from 7:00 - 10:00pm. Admission is $5.00. All students will be given raffle tickets for their winnings while taking part in games like Black Jack, Craps, Roulette, Poker, slots, and a 4 person Game Show. We will then have a raffle drawing for many prizes. The top three classes with the best percentage of attendance will earn additional spirit points. Music will be provided for those kids who just feel like dancing! Concessions available for sale. Hope to see the whole student body there!
Introduction to College Studies (ICS):
Are you thinking about college, but still not sure? Are you wondering if you’re prepared to succeed? Are you assuming that college is too expensive for you? Intro to College Studies is a free CCV class that helps you wrestle with these questions, sharpen your skills, and prepare for college. It meets once a week for 13 weeks and is offered at all CCV locations in Vermont and at other Vermont state colleges. More information can be found here.
Leland & Gray Peer Review Team:
Leland and Gray’s Peer Review Team of students, staff, and a community member completed an evaluation from August through December 2014. The peer review project resulted in five distinct findings all supported by evidence. The topics include: (1) Communication and Relationships, (2) Democratic Practices, (3) Real-world Education, (4) Student-centered Learning, and (5) Equity and Instructional Differentiation. We will present the findings in depth to the School Board on Tuesday, March 10th and to the Parent Advisory Group on Tuesday, March 17th. Both presentations take place in the school library, beginning at 7 pm, and are open to the public. Please attend!
Parent-Teacher Conferences:
Leland and Gray Parents and Guardians: please e-mail: pbrissette@lelandandgray.org if you would like to make an appointment for Parent Conferences on March 26th.
Current Juniors:
Looking for an incredible summer experience that pays?!
CollegeQuest is free to those who apply, and includes all materials, room and board, and meals. This year, students will be awarded with 3 VTC credits for successfully having completed the college-level Human Biology Lite course offered by CollegeQuest, and each student completing the 5 weeks will receive a stipend in the amount of $1500. This is a huge opportunity for the rising high school senior who intends to pursue a career in healthcare or the health sciences following high school. The CollegeQuest opportunity is available to students currently in the 11th grade (who will be seniors next year), and who will be the first in their family to receive a four year degree. They must be a VT resident. APPLY NOW!
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!
Please contact Johanna Liskowsky-Doak, Rence Ricohermoso, Amanda Dixon or Joe Towle with any questions!
LEAF Meetings:
L.E.A.F. - Leland & Gray Environmental Action Force
Want to farm?
Want to reduce how much trash L&G generates?
Want to make upcycled crafts with elementary students?
Want to attend student centered summits to make our school more sustainable?
Want to plan, build and plant a greenhouse at L&G?
Want to watch movies on science, art, nature, and other cool stuff?
Want to bring local produce to your cafeteria?
JOIN US! - We make things happen.
Middle School students - Thursday lunch meetings with Ms. Davis
High School students - Fridays lunch meetings with Ms. Nyzio
The Rebel Clefs:
The Middle School Chorus and our a cappella group, the Rebel Clefs, will be traveling to the Kurn Hattin Homes on March 18th to participate in the Middle School Choral Invitational. The concert starts at 7 PM.
Leland & Gray Players:
ANNOUNCING: Open Auditions for the Leland & Gray Players’ A Servant of Two Masters.
THE STORY: A cross between traditional Italian commedia and postmodern vaudeville, this new version of Goldoni's classic pits the madcap servant Truffaldino against masters, mistresses, lovers, lawyers and twenty-seven plates of meatballs. Imagine a Bob Hope or Woody Allen comedy written by Monty Python and performed with the physical bravura of Chaplin or Keaton—with places in the script for ad-libs and audience participation.
“A circus of styles tumbling backwards, forwards and sideways…full of ancient, hooting laughs zapped together with up-your-alley anachronisms. Shower flowers on director Paolo Landi and Jeffrey Hatcher for their re-working of the eighteenth-century Italian script. Broad, bold, whacked-out and wild! A tour-de-farce! Unforgettable, undiminished delight!" —Milwaukee Weekly.
Come to one of these sessions: Tuesday, March 17, 2:45-5; Wednesday, March 18, 2:45-5; Thursday, March 19, 2:45-5 and to CALLBACKS: Friday, March 20, 2:45-4:45.
Scripts available in B4. More info? See Ms. L. or write: alandenberger@lelandandgray.org.
Production dates: May 28-30
THE STORY: A cross between traditional Italian commedia and postmodern vaudeville, this new version of Goldoni's classic pits the madcap servant Truffaldino against masters, mistresses, lovers, lawyers and twenty-seven plates of meatballs. Imagine a Bob Hope or Woody Allen comedy written by Monty Python and performed with the physical bravura of Chaplin or Keaton—with places in the script for ad-libs and audience participation.
“A circus of styles tumbling backwards, forwards and sideways…full of ancient, hooting laughs zapped together with up-your-alley anachronisms. Shower flowers on director Paolo Landi and Jeffrey Hatcher for their re-working of the eighteenth-century Italian script. Broad, bold, whacked-out and wild! A tour-de-farce! Unforgettable, undiminished delight!" —Milwaukee Weekly.
Come to one of these sessions: Tuesday, March 17, 2:45-5; Wednesday, March 18, 2:45-5; Thursday, March 19, 2:45-5 and to CALLBACKS: Friday, March 20, 2:45-4:45.
Scripts available in B4. More info? See Ms. L. or write: alandenberger@lelandandgray.org.
Production dates: May 28-30
Winter Activities:
If you signed up for the Choose Snow pass at Mount Snow for the 2015-2016 season: YOU AND A PARENT MUST ATTEND THE MEETING AT MOUNT SNOW ON MARCH 17 AT 6:00 pm
Word of the Week:
abstemious
[ab-stee-mee-uh s]
Adjective
1. Marked by restraint or moderation especially when eating or drinking
2. Characterized by abstinence: Sparing
Root: Latin abstēmius
Base: tem from temetum (to drink)
Prefix: -ab
Suffix: -ious
Synonyms: abstinent, continent, sober, temperate.
Antonyms: gluttonous, self-indulging, greedy.
Derived forms: abstemiousness-noun and abstemiously-adverb
Rhymes with: vicarious, hilarious and nefarious
Sentence: The students were rather safe and abstemious during Prom.
Draw a picture: Create a visual representation of this word to help you understand and remember it.
Pantomime: Act this word out with a friend, classmates or family and you are sure to never forget it.
Interesting Fact: As with facetious, abstemious is the only other word in English with all five vowels in correct order. Abstemiously and facetiously have all five vowels in order and "y"
[ab-stee-mee-uh s]
Adjective
1. Marked by restraint or moderation especially when eating or drinking
2. Characterized by abstinence: Sparing
Root: Latin abstēmius
Base: tem from temetum (to drink)
Prefix: -ab
Suffix: -ious
Synonyms: abstinent, continent, sober, temperate.
Antonyms: gluttonous, self-indulging, greedy.
Derived forms: abstemiousness-noun and abstemiously-adverb
Rhymes with: vicarious, hilarious and nefarious
Sentence: The students were rather safe and abstemious during Prom.
Draw a picture: Create a visual representation of this word to help you understand and remember it.
Pantomime: Act this word out with a friend, classmates or family and you are sure to never forget it.
Interesting Fact: As with facetious, abstemious is the only other word in English with all five vowels in correct order. Abstemiously and facetiously have all five vowels in order and "y"
AFTER SCHOOL INFO:
Late Bus:
The late bus will be running the following dates:
Monday - Thursday: February 23- April 16th
It will not run on: March 18 and March 26
Monday - Thursday: May 4-May 28th
The full schedule can be found here.
It will not run on: March 18 and March 26
Monday - Thursday: May 4-May 28th
The full schedule can be found here.
Ultimate Frisbee:
Join the fastest growing sport in the U.S.! Ultimate combines elements of basketball and soccer, with a strong sense of sportsmanship. Leland and Gray is hoping to have a club team this spring to compete against other teams in the area, such as Brattleboro, Bellows Falls and Compass.
If you want to learn more, come to B-13 on Tuesday at 2:45 to watch a video, have some snacks, ask questions and hopefully sign up.
Both female and male students from 7th-12th grade are welcome and no experience is necessary. Questions, see Mr. Paytas.
COMMUNITY:
Upcoming Events:
The West Townshend Country Store will be holding the following events:
Movie Night(bee movie)- March 16th at 6:00
Book Club April 13th
Plant Walk with Sally April 22nd
Permaculture Discussion April 30th at 6:00
Kimchi Workshop April 16th at 6;00
Worm composting and Vermiculture May 18th
Seed Swap and Seed Bomb workshop May 4th
Guiding Good Choices:
Parents of children 9 – 14 are invited to participate in a FREE parenting workshop.
Monday March 16, 23, 30 and Monday April 6 & 13 at Townshend Elementary School from 5-7pm.
Guiding Good Choices is a five session workshop that is designed to assist parents and caregivers in helping their “tweens and teens” through the multiple challenges and choices that they encounter on the road to a successful adulthood. The program will cover:
· Setting clear expectations and consequences for behavior
· Managing conflict
· The teenage brain and why teens engage in certain behaviors
· Helping your kids resist peer pressure
· Strengthening family bonds
· Sharing ideas with other parents
This workshop has an excellent track record for helping prevent youth alcohol and drug use and abuse.
Pre-registration required • Free childcare available with advanced notice • Snacks provided
REGISTER NOW!
Call Julia at 802-365-4700 or email wrvtdirector@gmail.com
Bowl for Kids Sake:
Team sign-ups sought in March for BOWL FOR KIDS’ SAKE benefit!
Families, friends and teams from work are invited to celebrate the 34th Annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake to benefit Youth Services’ Big Brothers Big Sisters program on Saturday, April 4. The fundraising event will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with teams signing up in March for a one-hour time slot at Brattleboro Bowl on Putney Road.
Call Youth Services at (802) 257-0361 for pledge sheets and to reserve a lane or for more information about becoming involved. To download everything you need to organize a team, visit www.youthservicesinc.org/bowling.
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
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.
ATHLETICS:
High School Baseball:
Pitchers and catchers season will begin on Monday March 16th. Please check Digital Sports for the practice times.
High School Softball:
Practice will begin on Monday March 23rd. Please check Digital Sports for practice times.
Upcoming Events:
Please check Digital Sports for any changes.
| Day | Date | Time | Event | Sport | H/A | Opponent/Title | Facility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 4/11/15 | 11:00AM | Game | Girls (V) Softball | H | Vs. Otter Valley Union | Softball Field 1- at school |
| Sat | 4/11/15 | 1:00PM | Game | Girls (JV) Softball | H | Vs. Otter Valley Union | Softball Field 1- at school |
| Tue | 4/14/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (V) Softball | H | Vs. Mill River Union | Softball Field 1- at school |
| Tue | 4/14/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Boys (V) Baseball | H | Vs. Mt. St. Joseph Acad | Baseball Field- on campus |
| Tue | 4/14/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (JV) Softball | A | @ Mill River Union | HS Softball Field |
| Thu | 4/16/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Boys (JV) Baseball | H | Vs. Springfield High School | Baseball Field- on campus |
| Thu | 4/16/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (JV) Softball | H | Vs. Springfield High School | Softball Field 1- at school |
| Thu | 4/16/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (V) Softball | A | @ Springfield High School | RMS Bill Robinson Field |
| Thu | 4/16/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Boys (V) Baseball | A | @ Springfield High School | RMS Birsky/Wyman Field |
| Sat | 4/18/15 | 11:00AM | Game | Boys (V) Baseball | H | Vs. Green Mountain | Baseball Field- on campus |
| Sat | 4/18/15 | 11:00AM | Game | Girls (V) Softball | H | Vs. Fair Haven Union | Softball Field 1- at school |
| Sat | 4/18/15 | 11:00AM | Game | Girls (JV) Softball | A | @ Slater Nation Sports | TBD |
| Sat | 4/18/15 | 1:00PM | Game | Boys (V) Baseball | H | Vs. Green Mountain | Baseball Field- on campus |
| Thu | 4/23/15 | 4:30AM | Game | Boys (V) Baseball | A | @ Woodstock Union | TBD |
| Mon | 4/27/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (JV) Softball | H | Vs. Mill River Union | Softball Field 1- at school |
| Mon | 4/27/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (V) Softball | A | @ Mill River Union | HS Softball Field |
| Tue | 4/28/15 | 4:00PM | Game | Boys (8TH) Baseball | A | @ Hinsdale High School | TBD |
| Tue | 4/28/15 | 4:00PM | Game | Girls (8TH) Softball | H | Vs. Hinsdale High School | Softball Field 1- at school |
| Tue | 4/28/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Boys (V) Baseball | H | Vs. West Rutland | Baseball Field- on campus |
| Thu | 4/30/15 | 4:00PM | Game | Boys (8TH) Baseball | H | Vs. Dummerston Middle School | Baseball Field- on campus |
| Thu | 4/30/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (JV) Softball | A | @ Otter Valley Union | JV Softball Field |
| Thu | 4/30/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (V) Softball | A | @ Otter Valley Union | TBD |
| Sat | 5/02/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (V) Softball | H | Vs. Windsor Jr/Sr | Softball Field 1- at school |
| Sat | 5/02/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Boys (V) Baseball | H | Vs. Poultney | Baseball Field- on campus |
| Sat | 5/02/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Boys (JV) Baseball | A | @ Poultney | TBD |
| Mon | 5/04/15 | 4:00PM | Game | Boys (8TH) Baseball | H | Vs. Marlborough Middle School | Baseball Field- on campus |
| Mon | 5/04/15 | 4:00PM | Game | Girls (8TH) Softball | H | Vs. Marlborough Middle School | Softball Field 1- at school |
| Tue | 5/05/15 | 3:45PM | Game | Boys (8TH) Baseball | A | @ Kurn Hattin Homes | TBD |
| Tue | 5/05/15 | 3:45PM | Game | Girls (8TH) Softball | A | @ Kurn Hattin Homes | TBD |
| Tue | 5/05/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Boys (V) Baseball | A | @ West Rutland | TBD |
| Tue | 5/05/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (V) Softball | A | @ Hartford | HHS Softball Field |
| Tue | 5/05/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (JV) Softball | H | Vs. Hartford | Softball Field 1- at school |
| Thu | 5/07/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Boys (V) Baseball | H | Vs. Woodstock Union | Baseball Field- on campus |
| Fri | 5/08/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (V) Softball | A | @ Slater Nation Sports | TBD |
| Fri | 5/08/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (JV) Softball | H | Vs. Fair Haven Union | Softball Field 1- at school |
| Sat | 5/09/15 | 11:00AM | Game | Girls (V) Softball | A | @ Twin Valley Middle High School | Twin Valley HS |
| Sat | 5/09/15 | 11:00AM | Game | Boys (V) Baseball | A | @ Twin Valley Middle High School | Wilmington/Baker Field |
| Tue | 5/12/15 | 4:00PM | Game | Boys (8TH) Baseball | A | @ Chesterfield Middle School | TBD |
| Tue | 5/12/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Boys (V) Baseball | H | Vs. Otter Valley Union | Baseball Field- on campus |
| Tue | 5/12/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (V) Softball | H | Vs. Hartford | Softball Field 1- at school |
| Tue | 5/12/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (JV) Softball | A | @ Hartford | HHS Softball Field |
| Wed | 5/13/15 | 4:00PM | Game | Girls (8TH) Softball | A | @ Chesterfield Middle School | TBD |
| Thu | 5/14/15 | 4:00PM | Game | Girls (8TH) Softball | A | @ Walpole Middle School | TBD |
| Thu | 5/14/15 | 4:00PM | Game | Boys (8TH) Baseball | A | @ Walpole Middle School | TBD |
| Thu | 5/14/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Boys (V) Baseball | H | Vs. Black River | Baseball Field- on campus |
| Fri | 5/15/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (V) Softball | A | @ Green Mountain | Chester Rec softball |
| Fri | 5/15/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (JV) Softball | H | Vs. Green Mountain | Softball Field 1- at school |
| Tue | 5/19/15 | 4:00PM | Game | Girls (8TH) Softball | A | @ Westmoreland Middle School | TBD |
| Tue | 5/19/15 | 4:00PM | Game | Boys (8TH) Baseball | A | @ Westmoreland Middle School | TBD |
| Tue | 5/19/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Boys (JV) Baseball | H | Vs. Poultney | Baseball Field- on campus |
| Tue | 5/19/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Boys (V) Baseball | A | @ Poultney | TBD |
| Wed | 5/20/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (V) Softball | A | @ Windsor Jr/Sr | TBD |
| Wed | 5/20/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (JV) Softball | A | @ Green Mountain | Chester Rec softball |
| Thu | 5/21/15 | 4:00PM | Game | Boys (8TH) Baseball | H | Vs. Putney Middle School | TBD |
| Fri | 5/22/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Boys (V) Baseball | H | Vs. Arlington Memorial | Baseball Field- on campus |
| Sat | 5/23/15 | 11:00AM | Game | Girls (JV) Softball | A | @ Rutland High School | Northeast Field |
| Sat | 5/23/15 | 11:00AM | Game | Girls (V) Softball | H | Vs. Rutland High School | Softball Field 1- at school |
| Tue | 5/26/15 | 4:00PM | Game | Girls (8TH) Softball | A | @ Hinsdale High School | TBD |
| Tue | 5/26/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (V) Softball | H | Vs. Twin Valley | Softball Field 1- at school |
| Tue | 5/26/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Boys (V) Baseball | H | Vs. Twin Valley | Baseball Field- on campus |
| Thu | 5/28/15 | 4:00PM | Game | Boys (8TH) Baseball | A | @ Dummerston Middle School | TBD |
| Thu | 5/28/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Boys (V) Baseball | H | Vs. Springfield High School | Baseball Field- on campus |
| Thu | 5/28/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (V) Softball | H | Vs. Springfield High School | Softball Field 1- at school |
| Thu | 5/28/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Girls (JV) Softball | A | @ Springfield High School | RMS Bill Robinson Field |
| Thu | 5/28/15 | 4:30PM | Game | Boys (JV) Baseball | A | @ Springfield High School | RMS Birsky/Wyman Field |
| Thu | 6/04/15 | 4:00PM | Game | Boys (8TH) Baseball | A | @ Marlborough Middle School | TBD |
| Thu | 6/04/15 | 4:00PM | Game | Girls (8TH) Softball | A | @ Marlborough Middle School | TBD |
| Tue | 6/09/15 | 4:00PM | Game | Girls (8TH) Softball | H | Vs. Westmoreland Middle School | Softball Field 1- at school |
| Tue | 6/09/15 | 4:00PM | Game | Boys (8TH) Baseball | H | Vs. Westmoreland Middle School | Baseball Field- on campus |
