Friday Notes 10-4-19

SCHOOL INFO:

School Calendar:

Our School Calendar can be found here.

Late Bus:

The Late Bus Schedule can be found here. 

HEY Help:

HEY Help is back!!  HEY (Help empower youth) Help is an after-school program that students are encouraged to attend for help with any classwork they may be having problems with or to just get their homework done before going home.  The program runs Monday-Thursday after school in the library until 4:20 at which time the late bus picks up at Leland & Gray. 

Please note that HEY Help does not meet when the late bus does not run (the late bus schedule is on the L&G website and the link above).

Any questions, please call Mary Lindsley, 802/365-7355.

Rocktoberfest:

Our annual Rocktoberfest 2019, an Outdoor Dance and Bonfire will take place on Friday, October 4th, 2019, from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm down on the athletic parking lot close to the soccer fields.  This all-school community event is open to all students in grades 6 - 12 and staff, and the purpose is to provide a community-building opportunity to enhance school spirit.  No outside guests for this evening!  Admission will be $5.00.  Come listen to music by DJ Matthew John Entertainment.  The L&G Sports Booster's Club will have food and drinks for sale.  There will also be outdoor lawn games like Corn Hole, Kan-Jam, and Ladder Ball. 

Spirit points will be awarded to the top three grades with the highest percentage of class in attendance.  Any questions please contact Tammy Claussen .  tclaussen@lelandandgray.org, or call 221-2141

Middle School Parent Teacher Conference:

We are looking forward to holding parent-teacher conferences on Tuesday, October 15th from 2-7 p.m. This is an opportunity for us to check in with you about how your child is progressing in middle school and any emerging challenges they may have. These conferences will be scheduled for 10 minutes each unless there are particular concerns or accommodations that need to be discussed at more length. In that case, we will set aside 20 minutes. We will meet in rooms A-3 and A-11 on A-level that evening and encourage you to stop by the gymnasium to meet with their Exploratory teachers either before or after. **Please look for a mailing with more information and a sign up sheet.

High School Parent Teacher Conference:

High School Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 2 PM-7PM in the Main Gym. Come meet HS teachers and learn about your child's progress!

Financial Aid Form Night:

We are offering college financial aid forms assistance with our VSAC Counselor
Tuesday, October 15th 4:00 - 5:30 and 6:00 -7:30 PM in the Library
Join us for a free Financial Aid Forms workshop. At this informal workshop, we will assist you as you file your FAFSA and Vermont state grant application.
Please be sure to create your FSA ID a few days prior to coming to the workshop. Students and parents will each need their own ID and can sign up at https://fsaid.ed.gov/npas/index.htm.

Click HERE for a list of what you will need to bring with you

High School Future Day 10/16:

September 25, 2019

Dear Parents/Guardians,

On Wednesday, October 16, 2019, all high school students will be participating in an activity related to planning for their future. The activities are by grade and are intended to help inform each student about his/her abilities and desires when thinking about planning for life after high school. All students are to participate in their designated activity and, we hope, they approach the day with an open mind and positive energy! 

The activities for the day are: 

A field tip to 4 manufacturing sites in Brattleboro and Bellows Falls, focused on career awareness, exposure, and preparation. 

The PSAT: The PSAT is a great primer for the SAT and/or ACT. Their PSAT score won’t count towards your college admissions applications. Use the PSAT as practice for the SAT and ACT and an important guidepost on your child’s college admissions journey. If s/he took the PSAT in 10th and 11th grade, having a second score is helpful to track his/her growth and to provide extra practice for the real exam.This will take place in the big gym from 7:45am-about 12pm and is a pencil and paper test. 

ASVAB - The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. Please Note: Students do NOT have to be interested in the armed services to take this exam and their scores will NOT be sent to the Military. The ASVAB measures aptitudes that are related to success in different jobs as well as training and education programs. Test results represent how well students have developed their academic and occupational skills in addition to their capacity to learn a particular type of work or their potential for general training. This will take place in Dutton Gym and is a computer-based test.

All 9th graders will attend the field trip. 

All 10th graders will take the PSAT.

 All 11th graders have a choice. Students can either take the PSAT or the ASVAB. Choices must be submitted to Sarah by Monday, October 7th.

All 12th graders will take the ASVAB. This will take place in the Dutton Gym. 

After activities have concluded, students will have lunch and then return to classes. An adjusted schedule will be in place that allows students to attend all 4 classes for an abbreviated amount of time. 

We are looking forward to this day and appreciate your support. Please let Sarah Grasso know if you have any questions sgrasso@lelandandgray.org. 

Sincerely, 

Bob Thibault

Principal, Leland & Gray Union High School

Events & Activities Calendar:

All practices and games will be listed on our Events and Activities Calendar which is on the L&G website under Calendars.
http://lelandandgray.org/index.php/co-curricular-calendar

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

Community service is now a graduation requirement starting with the Class of 2019. All information can be found here: https://sites.google.com/lelandandgray.org/communityservice

Please e-mail any community service opportunities to Terry Davison Berger <tdavison-berger@lelandandgray.org>

Community Service Opportunities- Gerda's Equine Rescue:

Gerda's Equine Rescue in West Townshend is looking for volunteers!  Horse lovers and non-horse lovers wanted!  

We have activities from yard maintenance, cleaning, barn work, even filing in the office. Possibly for the right person assistance with video, photography and our website, or even volunteering for events.  

If interested, please contact Kathy Anderson at kathy.gerdasequinerescue@gmail.com or see Terry in Room A-13.

Community Service Opportunity:

We are looking for one or two students to watch children during the upcoming School Board meeting on Monday, October 21st from 7-9pm.  

Please see Terry ASAP if interested.

COMMUNITY:

Essay Contest:

2nd Annual Flood Brook 3V3 Tournament:

Ramblin' at the Rock River:

BEEC Nature Days:

Learn To Skate:

NEYT Event:

30 Plays in 60 minutes?! You Bet!

New England Youth Theatre proudly presents “Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind,” or TMLMTBGB (as it is affectionately known). Written by the Neo-Futurists, and directed by NEYT fan favorite Jane Baker. This show performs at 7pm on October 4, 5, 11, and 12, and at 2pm on October 5 and 12 at 100 Flat Street, in Brattleboro.

This large and vibrant cast of teens, ages 13-19, is an ensemble experiment, calling on the audience to participate in this interactive performance. “30 Plays in 60 Minutes,” is the theme of the evening, and each play is wildly different, touching on all tones and genres; they may be political, satirical, personal, tragic, comic, poetic, abstract, surreal or musical. 

 Tickets for these performances are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, and $11 for children. Tickets may be purchased in advance at www.neyt.org, in person at the NEYT Box Office from noon to 5 on Wednesdays, or by phone at 802-246-6398 

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