Friday Notes 10/29/21

 

SCHOOL INFO

October 29, 2021

Dear L&G Families:

This was pronounced after Monday’s school board meeting, in response to a swastika displayed in our neighborhood:

"The West River Education District values all of our community members, no matter their backgrounds, abilities, or identities. While differences of opinions can be celebrated and debated, we condemn symbols of hate being displayed in our district which is in direct opposition to the welcoming and inclusive nature of our community as a whole"

Upcoming events:

• Girls Varsity Playoff Game at HOME - Today at 3pm!!!!

• MS Halloween Dance/Haunted House - TONIGHT 6-9:30pm!!!

• Nov 3, 2021 - PBL Wednesday for HS - 9:15 am

• Nov 5, 2021 - Progress Report period ends

• Nov 7, 2021 - Daylight Savings Time ends (“Fall” back 1 hour)

• Nov 11, 2021 - Veterans’ Day - No School

• Nov 16, 2021 - Fall Concert (Main Gym) 7pm

• Nov 22-26, 2021 - Thanksgiving Break - No School

• Nov 30, 2021 - Picture Makeup Day

That’s all for now!  Have a great weekend!

Bob Thibault

Principal

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L&G Co-Curricular Calendar:

http://lelandandgray.org/index.php/co-curricular-calendar

Refuse to Use:

Please head over to the Refuse to Use website if you have any questions! 

You can find everything you need to be successful in the RTU program there.

Refuse to Use Grade Level Meetings

Grade 8 Monday Oct 25th 5:00-6:00

Magazine & Chess:

The library is looking for magazines to cut-up.  Not just any magazines, but magazines that have colorful pictures of flowers, animals, cars and words. (Not news magazines.) Real Simple, Martha Stewart Living, and house magazines are the best. 

Also, there is much interest in chess in the library. If you have any chess sets you are not using, please consider donating them. 

School Calendar:

Lost & Found:

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

Valley Cares:

Valley Cares is seeking self-motivated, vaccinated students that can work independently for weekend positions as front door screeners:  This would entail  signing visitors in and making sure they are screened for contact tracing.  Training is available.  Saturdays & Sundays 9-12 and 1-4.  Training days and times are flexible.  . 

If interested, please see Terry in Room A-13.

Community Service and/or Paid Opportunity:

Hey L&G Students!

We are looking for enthusiastic, kind, and engaging students to help out with our after school programs at our local elementary schools.

Our programs run from 3:00-4:30/5:00, Monday thru Thursday.  Your key responsibilities would be to support our program leaders and to have fun with the kids.

This can be a paid position, hours towards community service requirements, or a combo of both.

If interested, please reach out! Contact Kiley, the Director of After School & Summer Programs at kboyd@windhamcentral.org.

Junior Ambassadors 2021-22:

Do you want to join a group of like-minded peers who wish to make a difference to help those less fortunate in your local community? The Stratton Foundation’s Junior Ambassador Program is a great way to have a voice and do good to help those in need by being active in the foundation’s events and programs, while also working closely with the executive director to organize and lead individual/group philanthropic initiatives.

To understand what a nonprofit does, it’s important to know its MISSION. The Stratton Foundation cares about the health and well-being of Vermont families living in economic hardship. Our goal is to end generational poverty. To do this, we focus on the children and the challenges they face in order to be healthy, safe, and successful. Our primary concerns are hunger, warmth and basic necessities, health, and education. To fulfill our mission, we hold major fundraising events, execute goodwill initiatives, and partner with schools and other organizations that provide critical services to those most vulnerable.

Perhaps you want to volunteer more, earn community service, learn about nonprofits, gain experience in running events or wish to have something fantastic to put on your college resume. Whatever the reason, there are lots of opportunities. And for everyone, it is a chance to align with a group of teens who wish to make a powerful difference.

The Details & Sign Up!

What’s involved?

While the Junior Ambassador program has a purpose and therefore plays a critical role in the success and impact of our mission, we know that those who apply will do their best to be actively involved.

The role of the Junior Ambassador Program is to:

1. Support, advise and assist the Stratton Foundation in efforts to end the cycle of poverty
2. Give passionate students the opportunity to serve as a voice between community youth and the Stratton
Foundation
3. Help identify and prioritize key challenges of poverty affecting young people, and suggest, develop and
implement programs to address these issues
4. Serve as a vehicle for teens with strong philanthropic values to embed their ideas and passion into the
organization of the Stratton Foundation
5. Give students a chance to learn about community engagement, fundraising, philanthropy, event planning, and
communication skills.

We recognize you are busy at school with homework, clubs, sports, and activities. That said, our expectations include:

* Be actively involved in the Ambassador Program through the Stratton Foundation
* Be a volunteer and organize volunteers for special events and initiatives
* Identify programs/events/opportunities to fundraise or ‘do good’
* Commit to being engaged and attend meetings (Timing/ Frequency TBD)
* Serve for 1-year as a Junior Ambassador
* Have fun, learn, and change lives for Children in Vermont!

Ambassador Requirements: Grades 7 – 12

COMMUNITY:

Employment Opportunity:

Coffee Barn Cafe in West Dover is a community cafe that serves breakfast, lunch, and various coffees, teas and smoothies.  We will train! Hours are morning to early afternoon, can be flexible, weekends preferred.

Contact:

Ruth Baliotti
845 664-0258

Dan Baliotti
845 664-0259

Mount Snow Employment Opportunity:

Mount Snow Child Care is looking to hire part-time educators to our team this winter.  This is a great opportunity to pick-up part-time seasonal work on Saturdays and/or Sundays to help with holiday shopping or get season passes for you and potentially your family.  The starting rate is $15/hour plus many benefits and perks that can be found here - https://jobs.vailresortscareers.com/content/Perks-and-Benefits-2019/?locale=en_US.  To apply please fill out an application on Mount Snow’s employment website by visiting https://jobs.vailresortscareers.com/job/West-Dover-Specialist-Child-Care-Teacher-Part-Time-Winter-Seasonal-VT-05356/796604600/.  Any questions don’t hesitate to reach out to Heather Sullivan at heather.k.sullivan@vailresorts.com or (802) 464-4152.  We look forward to hearing from you!

 

Thanks for your help,

 

 

Heather Sullivan

Child Care Manager
Phone: 802-464-4152

Townshend Community Toy Drive:

Parents sign up for gifts for your children (infants thru Grade 8) from the Townshend Community Toy Drive & surrounding communities. Sign up by either filling out a form for each child at the Food Shelf on Monday evenings and placing the forms in the box provided, OR by emailing the following information to me directly.

The deadline for sign-ups is Dec. 6^th, and Toy Pick-up will be Dec. 20^th at the food shelf between 6:00-7:30pm

PLEASE EMAIL THE FOLLOWING INFO to:  moparchris1@comcast.net

Parent Name & Phone #

Child age & gender

Items wished for (please be specific for clothing or shoe size)

Have a wonderful Holiday Season!

Chris Carter

Vermont High School Writing Contest:

Friday Notes 10/22/21

 

SCHOOL INFO

10/22/21

Dear L&G Families:

I hope this week’s installment finds everyone healthy and happy!  I would like to take this opportunity to clarify a few things about our school day:

• Classes start promptly at 7:50am, so students should be entering the building by 7:45am at the latest in order to make it to their assigned location on time!

• Students who are experiencing any COVID symptoms should stay home and be sure to reach out to our nurse either via phone at 802-221-2129 or via email.

• Students are still required to appropriately wear their masks during the school day in all classes, hallways, etc.

School Board News - Beginning last spring, the West River school district board created a Long Term Planning Committee to explore the future of our district (L&G, JVS, NB, TES) from the standpoint of further developing a fiscally responsible high quality educational program.  There will be further discussion of their work at this Monday’s board meeting (L&G library or Zoom, 7pm).  If you plan to attend in person, please know that masks are required in the building, even at night.  The school board has all sorts of information on their website and the specific info for the long term planning can be found at this address.

Short letter this week, folks!  Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Bob Thibault

Principal

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L&G Co-Curricular Calendar:

http://lelandandgray.org/index.php/co-curricular-calendar

Refuse to Use:

Please head over to the Refuse to Use website if you have any questions! 

You can find everything you need to be successful in the RTU program there.

Refuse to Use Grade Level Meetings

Grade 8 Monday Oct 25th 5:00-6:00

After School Program:

To Register: Click here

Homework Club- Hey Help!:

A reminder about the HEY Help program after school Monday - Thursday, 3:00-4:30 in the L&G Library.  There is a snack in the Activity Room when school ends and then the students go to the program of their choice.  The HEY Help (Help Empower Youth) program gives middle school students a chance to work on homework, projects or work on any class they feel they need help with.  

This is not mandatory, and your student can just come how ever many days they'd like.  Once they're in the Library, they must stay until they go to the bus or are picked up.  It runs over five sessions:

• 9/27 - 10/28
• 11/8 - 12/22
• 1/10 - 2/17
• 3/7 - 4/14
• 4/25 - 5/26

Again, the times are Monday-Thursday, 3-4:30.  There is a late bus with the following stops:

North bus:

• 4:30 - L&G
• 4:35 - Townsend Elem; stops along Rt 30, stops along Rt 100
• 4:55 - Wardsboro School
• 5:05 - Jamaica Elem
• 5:10 - Jamaica Center
• 5:20 - Goodeville Rd
• 5:30 - Rt 30 and 100 E Jamaica

South bus:

• 4:30 - L&G
• 4:35 - Townshend Elem; stops along Rt 30
• 5:00 - Newbrook Elem; Newfane stops along Rt 30; Brookline stops

Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call Mary Lindsley at 365-7355.

CFES Brilliant Pathways:

20 Ways to Leverage the CFES Global Conference 

Here are 20 ways that educators (K-12 and college), students, families and community/business partners can benefit from the CFES conference that begins at 1 pm EST on October 25 and concludes 24 hours later. All sessions are offered virtually and you can sign up here. 

1. Educators and students: Learn from Netflix leaders what they see for the future of education and workforce (Lessons We Can Learn About the New Paradigm from Netflix, October 25, 1:25 to 2:15pm) 

2. Students: Learn from West Point Cadets about the emerging field of Cryptology that focuses on securing and protecting data and other information including electronic commerce, chip-based payment cards, digital currencies, computer passwords, and military communications (Student Session: STEM Module with West Point Cadets and Faculty, October 25, 2:30 to 3:45pm) 

3. Educators: Learn from global experts how to take your mentoring to the next level (Building and Strengthening Your Mentoring Program, October 25, 2:30 to 3:45pm) 

4. Families and students: Learn from financial literacy experts how to save for college and pay as little as possible for a college education through grants, scholarships and other postsecondary assistance programs (The Changing Landscape of Paying for College, October 25, 2:30 to 3:45pm) 

5. Educators and Business Leaders: Learn from a head of Talent Acquisition at Southwest Airlines about the Essential Skills they seek in employees and how CFES teaches these competencies in schools (Developing & Strengthening the Essential Skills, October 25, 2:30 to 3:45pm) 

6. Educators and Students: The workplace is changing every day at unprecedented rates. Learn from business experts what it will look like and how to prepare students for jobs of the future (Get Ready Now for the New Workplace, October 25, 2:30 to 3:45pm) 

7. Students: Few people know more about the Essential skills of leadership, perseverance (Essential Skills Panel with West Point Cadets, October 23, 4:00 to 5:15pm) 

8. Educators, Families, Students and Business Leaders: The college experience has changed dramatically over the past 18 months. Hear from college leaders about the

new world of virtual learning, new majors and the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion (Inside Higher Ed Today: Implications for Readiness, October 25, 4:00 to 5:15pm) 

9. Educators, Families and Business Leaders: Learn how to become a certified College and Career Readiness Advisor and how best to impact the lives of students (Tips and Strategies for CCR Advisors , October 25, 4:00 to 5:15pm) 

10. Educators: Leadership has changed even since the pandemic to a more inclusive, less top-down model. Learn how to apply these new models to your school to achieve even greater success (The New Leadership Paradigm, October 25, 4:00 to 5:15pm) 

11. Educators and corporations: Corporate Social Responsibility is a major focus for major corporations and smaller businesses alike. Learn how your school can connect with companies who want their employees to mentor your students (Finding and Retaining Corporate Mentors, October 25, 4:00 to 5:15pm) 

12. Students: Get tips from pros on how to write a resume, interview virtually and land a job and get accepted into your dream college (Tips on Virtual Interviewing, Learning, and Campus Visiting, October 26, 9:45 to 10:45am) 

13. Educators: Learn how to help your students overcome Social Emotional Learning challenges from two SEL expert (How the Essential Skills Support SEL, October 26, 9:45 to 10:45am) 

14. K-16 Educators: Hear from high school teachers and administrators who have created powerful college partnerships that have dramatically increased college and career readiness among their students (Building a High-Impact School/College Partnership, October 26, 9:45 to 10:45am) 

15. Educators: Learn how STEM-focused partnership, activities and virtual programming can move your school to the forefront of STEM learning (Perfect Virtual Partners: STEM and the Essential Skills™, October 26, 9:45 to 10:45am) 

16. All Participants: Enjoy the flexibility of watching sessions live or recordings that will be available within 24 hours. In addition, you will have access to all recorded sessions for up to 1-year. This will allow you to access the content with students in future semesters. 

17. Educators and Students: Connect with students and teachers across CFES’ global network to develop partnerships and learn about best practices 

18. All Participants: Become a certified College and Career Readiness Advisor (1.0 or 2.0) by attending selected conference sessions

19. Teachers and administrators: Multiple sessions will include a focus on rural education with tips from school leaders who have managed to improve attendance and academic performance during COVID-19 

20. All Participants: Networking is a CFES Essential Skill and one that participants will have an opportunity to practice by interacting with college presidents, heads of major corporations and nonprofits, and leading educators from across the country

Magazine & Chess:

The library is looking for magazines to cut-up.  Not just any magazines, but magazines that have colorful pictures of flowers, animals, cars and words. (Not news magazines.) Real Simple, Martha Stewart Living, and house magazines are the best. 

Also, there is much interest in chess in the library. If you have any chess sets you are not using, please consider donating them. 

School Calendar:

NURSE NOTES:

Annual Health Forms:

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

American Red Cross Blood Drive:

Nurse Daigneault needs volunteers to assist with the American Red Cross Blood Drive at LGUHS on Monday, November 8th from 10am-3pm in the Main Gym.    If you are interested, please see Nurse Daigneault in her office, or Terry in Room A-13.

Valley Cares:

Valley Cares is seeking self-motivated, vaccinated students that can work independently for weekend positions as front door screeners:  This would entail  signing visitors in and making sure they are screened for contact tracing.  Training is available.  Saturdays & Sundays 9-12 and 1-4.  Training days and times are flexible.  . 

If interested, please see Terry in Room A-13.

Community Service and/or Paid Opportunity:

Hey L&G Students!

We are looking for enthusiastic, kind, and engaging students to help out with our after school programs at our local elementary schools.

Our programs run from 3:00-4:30/5:00, Monday thru Thursday.  Your key responsibilities would be to support our program leaders and to have fun with the kids.

This can be a paid position, hours towards community service requirements, or a combo of both.

If interested, please reach out! Contact Kiley, the Director of After School & Summer Programs at kboyd@windhamcentral.org.

Junior Ambassadors 2021-22:

Do you want to join a group of like-minded peers who wish to make a difference to help those less fortunate in your local community? The Stratton Foundation’s Junior Ambassador Program is a great way to have a voice and do good to help those in need by being active in the foundation’s events and programs, while also working closely with the executive director to organize and lead individual/group philanthropic initiatives.

To understand what a nonprofit does, it’s important to know its MISSION. The Stratton Foundation cares about the health and well-being of Vermont families living in economic hardship. Our goal is to end generational poverty. To do this, we focus on the children and the challenges they face in order to be healthy, safe, and successful. Our primary concerns are hunger, warmth and basic necessities, health, and education. To fulfill our mission, we hold major fundraising events, execute goodwill initiatives, and partner with schools and other organizations that provide critical services to those most vulnerable.

Perhaps you want to volunteer more, earn community service, learn about nonprofits, gain experience in running events or wish to have something fantastic to put on your college resume. Whatever the reason, there are lots of opportunities. And for everyone, it is a chance to align with a group of teens who wish to make a powerful difference.

The Details & Sign Up!

What’s involved?

While the Junior Ambassador program has a purpose and therefore plays a critical role in the success and impact of our mission, we know that those who apply will do their best to be actively involved.

The role of the Junior Ambassador Program is to:

1. Support, advise and assist the Stratton Foundation in efforts to end the cycle of poverty
2. Give passionate students the opportunity to serve as a voice between community youth and the Stratton
Foundation
3. Help identify and prioritize key challenges of poverty affecting young people, and suggest, develop and
implement programs to address these issues
4. Serve as a vehicle for teens with strong philanthropic values to embed their ideas and passion into the
organization of the Stratton Foundation
5. Give students a chance to learn about community engagement, fundraising, philanthropy, event planning, and
communication skills.

We recognize you are busy at school with homework, clubs, sports, and activities. That said, our expectations include:

* Be actively involved in the Ambassador Program through the Stratton Foundation
* Be a volunteer and organize volunteers for special events and initiatives
* Identify programs/events/opportunities to fundraise or ‘do good’
* Commit to being engaged and attend meetings (Timing/ Frequency TBD)
* Serve for 1-year as a Junior Ambassador
* Have fun, learn, and change lives for Children in Vermont!

Ambassador Requirements: Grades 7 – 12

COMMUNITY:

Employment Opportunity:

Coffee Barn Cafe in West Dover is a community cafe that serves breakfast, lunch, and various coffees, teas and smoothies.  We will train! Hours are morning to early afternoon, can be flexible, weekends preferred.

Contact:

Ruth Baliotti
845 664-0258

Dan Baliotti
845 664-0259

Vermont High School Writing Contest:

Friday Notes 10/15/21

 

SCHOOL INFO

October 15, 2021

Dear L&G Families:

I hope this week has been a good one as we have now reached the midpoint of October!  We don’t have as much to report on this week, but here are a few things:

Picture Day is scheduled for Thursday, October 21.  Forms have been given to students in advisories.  If you didn’t receive it (congrats, you have a teenager!) you can go to mylifetouch.com and use our school code: EVT2BVF3W.

JumpRope Family Portal - By now you should have received your child’s progress report and in that mailing the login information for the JumpRope family portal - where you can see your child’s grades in each class.  You’ll notice that there will be assessments in both the content area as well as in Habits of Learning.  Both are very important for the success of your child, and we hope that you emphasize that point to them as you review the report together.  Please share the login information with your child, as this is their entry point into the system as well.  There is only one login/password for each student.  If you have questions about our relatively new grading system, please visit our website, and click on Academics, and Grading at L&G.

Middle School Only - Monday, October 18th will be another early release day, so that teachers may conduct the remaining parent conferences.  The bus will run at 11:30am, but if you would like to have your child remain here until the 2:40 bus, that is fine - there will be non-academic programming for them during that time!  High school students will have a normal Monday schedule!

High School Only - This coming Wednesday will be the 4th PBL (Project-based learning) day of this school year.  That will conclude the first set of programs.  The second set, which will begin in November, will be true projects, developed by teams of teachers, and implemented with teams of mixed 9-12th grade students.  We are very excited to see how that goes!

Winter Sports/Activities - We are still working on whether we’ll have winter activities (Wednesday early release days in Jan and Feb).  Please remember that in order to attend Stratton as an option on those days, students must be registered with the Refuse to Use program.  Details are available on the RTU website linked from our website.

Have a great weekend, and we’ll see your kids next week!

Very sincerely,

Bob Thibault

Principal

L&G Co-Curricular Calendar:

http://lelandandgray.org/index.php/co-curricular-calendar

Refuse to Use:

If you missed the live virtual Kick-Off, watch the recording and answer the questions. If you saw the virtual Kick-Off, please answer the questions.

Kick-Off (Event #1) closes October 17, 2021

Event #1 Kick-Off Instructions: Students AND caring adults should watch/listen to the performance together. This event lasts about 1.5 hours. Once you have interacted with the recording, please answer a short series of follow-up questions.  

Link to Event #1: Kick-Off featuring Benjamin Lerner Recording to be watched by caring adult AND scholar together.  

Link to Event #1: Follow Up Questions to be completed by scholar AND caring adult together by October 17th.

Please head over to the Refuse to Use website if you have any questions! 

You can find everything you need to be successful in the RTU program there.

Refuse to Use Grade Level Meetings

Grades 6 & 7 Wednesday Oct 20th 2:45-3:45

Grades 11 & 12 Wednesday Oct 20th 5:45-6:45

Grade 8 Monday Oct 25th 5:00-6:00

Any 9th and 10th graders who missed their grade level meeting, please be sure to attend another grade level meeting

After School Program:

To Register: Click here

Homework Club- Hey Help!:

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Our after school homework club will begin Wednesday, October 13th. The program is offered to all Leland & Gray students every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoon from 3:00 to 4:30pm. A late bus will be provided for any students needing transportation home after the homework club.

The homework club is a program designed to provide a place for certified teachers to help your child to get a start on and help with their daily homework and class material. All students who have homework and/or need extra help are welcome to attend. All students are expected to come to the club with all homework materials and a book to read. In order to make this a positive experience for all who attend, disruptive behaviors will not be allowed. If a student is disruptive, the following procedure will occur:

First time- Parents/Guardians will receive a phone call from the homework club teacher.

Second time -- Parents/Guardians will receive a phone call and a final warning letter from the homework club teacher.

Third time -- Parents/Guardians will receive a letter dismissing their child from the program for the remainder of the school year.

Please note: Any students staying after school for detentions with other teachers are not permitted to come to Homework Club on that day. 

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me (lvargas@windhamcentral.org) or Mary Lindsley (mlindsley@windhamcentral.org).

Magazine & Chess:

The library is looking for magazines to cut-up.  Not just any magazines, but magazines that have colorful pictures of flowers, animals, cars and words. (Not news magazines.) Real Simple, Martha Stewart Living, and house magazines are the best. 

Also, there is much interest in chess in the library. If you have any chess sets you are not using, please consider donating them. 

School Calendar:

NURSE NOTES:

Annual Health Forms:

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

American Red Cross Blood Drive:

Nurse Daigneault needs volunteers to assist with the American Red Cross Blood Drive at LGUHS on Monday, November 8th from 10am-3pm in the Main Gym.    If you are interested, please see Nurse Daigneault in her office, or Terry in Room A-13.

Valley Cares:

Valley Cares is seeking self-motivated, vaccinated students that can work independently for weekend positions as front door screeners:  This would entail  signing visitors in and making sure they are screened for contact tracing.  Training is available.  Saturdays & Sundays 9-12 and 1-4.  Training days and times are flexible.  . 

If interested, please see Terry in Room A-13.

Community Service and/or Paid Opportunity:

Hey L&G Students!

We are looking for enthusiastic, kind, and engaging students to help out with our after school programs at our local elementary schools.

Our programs run from 3:00-4:30/5:00, Monday thru Thursday.  Your key responsibilities would be to support our program leaders and to have fun with the kids.

This can be a paid position, hours towards community service requirements, or a combo of both.

If interested, please reach out! Contact Kiley, the Director of After School & Summer Programs at kboyd@windhamcentral.org.

Junior Ambassadors 2021-22:

Do you want to join a group of like-minded peers who wish to make a difference to help those less fortunate in your local community? The Stratton Foundation’s Junior Ambassador Program is a great way to have a voice and do good to help those in need by being active in the foundation’s events and programs, while also working closely with the executive director to organize and lead individual/group philanthropic initiatives.

To understand what a nonprofit does, it’s important to know its MISSION. The Stratton Foundation cares about the health and well-being of Vermont families living in economic hardship. Our goal is to end generational poverty. To do this, we focus on the children and the challenges they face in order to be healthy, safe, and successful. Our primary concerns are hunger, warmth and basic necessities, health, and education. To fulfill our mission, we hold major fundraising events, execute goodwill initiatives, and partner with schools and other organizations that provide critical services to those most vulnerable.

Perhaps you want to volunteer more, earn community service, learn about nonprofits, gain experience in running events or wish to have something fantastic to put on your college resume. Whatever the reason, there are lots of opportunities. And for everyone, it is a chance to align with a group of teens who wish to make a powerful difference.

The Details & Sign Up!

What’s involved?

While the Junior Ambassador program has a purpose and therefore plays a critical role in the success and impact of our mission, we know that those who apply will do their best to be actively involved.

The role of the Junior Ambassador Program is to:

1. Support, advise and assist the Stratton Foundation in efforts to end the cycle of poverty
2. Give passionate students the opportunity to serve as a voice between community youth and the Stratton
Foundation
3. Help identify and prioritize key challenges of poverty affecting young people, and suggest, develop and
implement programs to address these issues
4. Serve as a vehicle for teens with strong philanthropic values to embed their ideas and passion into the
organization of the Stratton Foundation
5. Give students a chance to learn about community engagement, fundraising, philanthropy, event planning, and
communication skills.

We recognize you are busy at school with homework, clubs, sports, and activities. That said, our expectations include:

* Be actively involved in the Ambassador Program through the Stratton Foundation
* Be a volunteer and organize volunteers for special events and initiatives
* Identify programs/events/opportunities to fundraise or ‘do good’
* Commit to being engaged and attend meetings (Timing/ Frequency TBD)
* Serve for 1-year as a Junior Ambassador
* Have fun, learn, and change lives for Children in Vermont!

Ambassador Requirements: Grades 7 – 12

COMMUNITY:

Employment Opportunity:

Coffee Barn Cafe in West Dover is a community cafe that serves breakfast, lunch, and various coffees, teas and smoothies.  We will train! Hours are morning to early afternoon, can be flexible, weekends preferred.

Contact:

Ruth Baliotti
845 664-0258

Dan Baliotti
845 664-0259

Vermont High School Writing Contest: