Friday Notes 4/8/22

 

SCHOOL INFO

April 8, 2022

Dear L&G Families:

It’s hard to believe that we are already in April, but we’re starting to see the early signs of spring, for sure!  Spring is always a very busy time of year in schools, as we approach the end of the school year and graduation.  We have one more week until April Break, and I know that for many of us, we could use the time off to de-stress and get recharged for the final push of May and June.

Social Media:

I wanted to just take an opportunity to share with families that one of the biggest challenges that we face on a daily basis in school is the misuse of social media by students to cause harm to other students.  Much of this occurs outside of school hours, but when the behavior causes the victim to either resist coming to school or to have poor academic performance, even that off-campus behavior becomes under our domain.  As many of us as parents grew up in times prior to this, it’s often hard to understand the impact that this might have on our kids.  Please do your part to supervise what your kids are doing online - particularly for the younger students.  It’s OK for us as parents to require our kids to give us logins and passwords so that we can periodically monitor their actions - after all, it’s us who’s paying the bill, right?

Vaping:

The second biggest challenge that we are facing is the significant use of vape/electronic smoking devices, particularly by girls, and while in the bathrooms.  This is concerning for many of our students who don’t want to use the bathrooms while this is happening, and of course it’s concerning for those doing it, as the chemicals inside these devices are often even more harmful than cigarettes.  Please ask your kids about how they feel about this issue and if they need support in quitting, our SAP, Luis Vargas (lvargas@windhamcentral.org) can help!

Upcoming Dates:

• Wednesday, April 13 - Early Release Day (Teacher In-Service)

• Week of April 18th - VACATION!

• May - SBAC assessments, Prom, etc!

Bob Thibault

Principal

WRED Future Planning:

L&G Co-Curricular Calendar:

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

School Calendar:

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Career Fair:

View this email in your browser   SIGN UP TODAY Let's fill some jobs.  The Associated General Contractors of Vermont is hosting “The Super Bowl of Career Fairs”, a multi-sector career/job fair with the potential to host 150 recruiters and 1500 job-seekers from Vermont on April 26th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. This multi-sector Career Fair will be like no other, in that we have rented the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction for the event. We will have both the Blue Ribbon Room and the Miller Auditorium with 150 booths for employers to recruit prospective employees. We believe this will be the largest multi-sector career/job fair ever held in Vermont. This will include both the traditional recruiter booths, virtual hiring islands and static outdoor displays.   We are inviting high schools, technical centers and colleges from all of Vermont to take part in this event. We’re also inviting employers from all employment sectors to take part in this event. This career fair is sure to kickstart employment across the entire state.   We need your help! Please register to participate and include it in your social media outreach (post it, share it, tweet it). This is the “Super Bowl of Job/Career Fairs!” The ultimate goal is to bring together employers and job seekers under one roof. The first half of the day will be geared toward students, while the second half of the day we are advertising to and recruiting job seekers from all over the state to attend. Additionally, we will be applying various innovative ways for attendees to get the most out of the career fair.   Participating and attending in this career fair will be investing in Vermont and its move back to work.   We encourage you and your organization to embrace this event, and we look forward to seeing you at the “Superbowl of Job/Career Fairs” on April 26th in Essex Junction. Here is a link to the registration page.   If we can be of any assistance or if you have specific questions, please let us know. We can be reached at 802-223-2374 or by emailing shawn@agcvt.org  We look forward to working with you and seeing you at “The Super Bowl of Career Fairs”   Thank you. Shawn Rouleau Workforce Development Director Associated General Contractors of Vermont (802)223-2374 shawn@agcvt.org Vermont Construction Jobs

Brilliant Pathways Opportunities for Students:

Upcoming (https://brilliantpathways.org/members/events/):

April 11 at 2pm ET: Robotics with SUNY Plattsburgh

April 19 at 1pm ET: Virtual College Tour: New Mexico State University

Camp Counselors Needed: SUMMER CAMP COUNSELOR Sponsored by the WSWSU Wings Community Programs, Town of Whitingham and the Town of Wilmington  General Statement of Duties: Perform duties as assigned by the Program Director.  Supervise and facilitate outdoor activities, arts and crafts activities, supervises breakfast and lunch times. Assist program leaders as needed. Complete assigned duties including adhering to and promoting all safety & health protocols.  Shall be present for all program hours. Supervision Received: Receives supervision directly from the SITE DIRECTOR while exercising individual initiative and independent action Supervision Responsibilities: May exercises direct supervision for children enrolled in the program. Counselors will be trained and expected to participate in Emergency drills and follow all safety & health protocols. Illustrative Examples of Work: Helps support activities for a multiple-week program from 8 a.m. until @4:00 p.m. on weekdays beginning July 11.  The Monday through Friday work week is approximately 40 hours per week or as assigned by the Directors. Counselors are expected to participate in and develop diverse activities of interest to youngsters from preschool to grade 8. You may be asked to help keep a daily sheet of participants by name and a list of daily activities with notes about the interest in the daily program. Masks will be required if recommended by CDC or DOH. Qualifications: Desire to work with children, dependability, self-motivation, creativity, and enthusiasm.  .  Counselors are expected to engage campers and actively participate in summer activities as role models. Counselors are not watchers they are leaders! Experience in recreation and team building activities a plus. We are looking for students with leadership skills who will make a commitment to be drug and alcohol free. Wings Community Programs 1 School ST Wilmington, VT 05363 Questions? Call or email Katie- 802-275-8303 KatieBoyd.wings@gmail.com or  Maria Stewart-mariastewart.wings@gmail.com Link to Application: Application

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Green Up Day Mentor Program:

The Green Up Vermont Mentor Program, open to Vermont Students grades 9-12, is designed to help develop leadership skills while actively engaging students in civic volunteerism and taking care of our environment with a focus on Green Up Day.

The Green Up Vermont Executive Director pairs interested students (mentees) with Green Up Day Volunteer Town Coordinators in their common towns that have voiced an interest in being mentors. 

Green Up Vermont Mentor Program objectives are to: 

• Create connected relationships between coordinators and youth in their towns

• Build awareness and stewardship for clean, healthy environments 

• Promote civic engagement and volunteerism that helps their hometown

• Extend knowledge and the traditions of Green Up Day

• Build pride and commitment in taking care of Vermont

• Add youth perspective and ideas to keep Green Up Day vibrant for generations to come

• Have Mentees assist our Volunteer Town Coordinator Mentors in ways that are helpful 

   and rewarding.

For more information: Click here.

COMMUNITY

Summer STEM Camp @ West Point:

Link to West Point STEM Camp:

https://www.westpoint.edu/centers-and-research/center-for-leadership-and-diversity-in-stem/middle-and-high-school-stem-workshop 

Student Opportunities:

Student Business/Entrepreneurship 2022 Competitions – for all VT secondary students.  Open now through May 2, 2022 (submission’s deadline) – Cash prizes

1)      Business Model Canvas (BMC) Plans

2)      Business Video Pitch Plans

Students prepare a Business Model Canvas (BMC) plan and Executive Summary or Business Video Pitch up to 5 min. (MP4 or YouTube) and Executive Summary of a product(s) and/or service(s).  Explanations/Rubrics/Guidelines https://www.vtsbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/14th-Annual-Student-Bus-Entrepreneurship-Competitions.pdf

Entrepreneurship Institute “Creativity & Innovation”- GIV (Governor’s Institutes of VT) Students ready to spark your entrepreneurial spirit? June 26 – July 1 - residential @ Vermont Tech College - Randolph Campus  - Rising 10^th – 12^th grade students bring their passion and curiosity to this program where they’ll spend a week diving deep into the creativity and innovation that goes into developing new products and services. With the guidance of proven entrepreneurs and experts, plus a network of peers, students leverage their own unique business ideas to propel them to future success. They’ll learn to develop an “entrepreneurial mindset” and what it takes to create a business or be more successful in any career pathway, college and the workforce.  Option for 3 college credits. https://giv.org/institutes/entrepreneurship/

Laurel

Laurel Butler

Start up Business Advisor & Student/Educator Entrepreneur Specialist

Vermont Small Business Development Center (www.vtsbdc.org)

https://www.vtsbdc.org/specialty-services/youth-entrepreneurship/

lbutler@vtsbdc.org  - 802-922-3692

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