October 20-25, 2014
Harw ood Union Middle/High School
Harwood Weekly Update
Senior Photo to be taken Monday morning, October 20. All
available seniors please meet in the lobby at 8:00am.
“Communicating School Redesign”
Harwood Union is one of the six Vermont schools participating in the course,
“Communicating School Redesign. We have enrolled 3 adult participants –
Amy Rex, Ellen Berrings and Marcus Grace and 4 student participants – Asah
Whalen, Cole Lavoie, Sophia Minter, and Alexa Widschwenter.
The purpose of this course is to introduce an approach to communications
called “strategic framing” that is grounded in research about how Americans—
adults and youth—think about education.
Basic conceptual frameworks for 1) strategic framing, 2) responsive facilitation
and 3) youth-adult partnerships will be explored through both didactic and
experiential means. The primary content focus will be effectively
communicating the Vermont Agency of Education’s Act 77 priority areas
(personalized learning plans and flexible pathways), along with proficiencybased graduation requirements.
Our first assignment is to conduct research; that is to collect quantitative and
qualitative data that will inform our strategic frame. To this end, adult –
student teams will be conducting interviews with a variety of stakeholders and
giving a survey to all faculty/staff, students and members of the community
over the next month. Stay tuned for more information about how you can
participate in the survey.
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Important
upcoming dates:
October 28:
Middle School
Winter Sports
Meeting
MS Girls Basketball:
Any MS Girls interested in playing basketball this winter
should register online as soon as possible. We are
trying to determine if we will have enough girls to field a
team this year!
Please join the Harwood community in being "Champions
Against Bullying" by wearing ORANGE on Unity Day,
Wednesday, October 22nd. Make it ORANGE and make it
end! Unite against bullying! To learn more, please
visit: http://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/unity-day.asp
Harwood Union is also listed as a 2014 Champion for
supporting and promoting - National Bullying Prevention
Awareness Month in our community. Please visit this link
to see the
list: http://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/partners/champions.as
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Outstanding New Music Teacher of the Year
Follow us on
Twitter!
@HarwoodAD for
sports updates,
schedule updates
and other events
Harwood Union Middle and High School is very proud to announce that
Stefanie Weigand has received the “Outstanding New Music Teacher of
the Year” Award. While attending the Vermont Music Teachers’
Conference at Lake Morey last weekend, Stefanie was surprised to hear
her name called during the presentation of awards. Stefanie is
undoubtedly a most deserving candidate. Her expertise and dedication to
Harwood students as exemplified through her classroom instruction and
the support she provides for those pursuing musical opportunities is
unprecedented. Congratulations Stefanie.
@rexa_harwood
for academic
events, and
general school
related topics
Coaches wanted!
Harwood is still looking for:
HS Alpine Assistant
MS Boys Basketball Coach
MS Nordic Coach
Please email suedu at [email protected] if interested
MS Basketball Skills and Drills:
Starting on Oct 20, Varsity Coach Mike Woods will
offer a Basketball skills and Drills “open Gym” for MS
students.
Sessions will run 3:00-4:15 Mondays and
Wednesdays until the season starts.
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Spring 2015 Lacrosse Registration – Registration for Spring Mad
River Lacrosse and Waterbury Lacrosse is now open and closes
on November 30, 2014. Space permitting, registration thereafter
includes late fees!
The lacrosse program includes Mad River Valley, Waterbury and
Duxbury boys and girls in grades 3-8 (2nd graders if space
permits). There are free full sets of loaner equipment available for the
season 3rd and 4th grade boys and all girls for no charge (security
deposit required), first come, first served.
Please note:
HS Winter Sports
Meeting is Nov 11
at 5:30
Winter sports will
start November
17.
Registration for
WINTER SPORTS
is now open.
Sign up now!
Registration is $75 for grade 3/4’s, $100 for all others (there is also a
$25 US Lacrosse membership fee). Register online
atwww.MadRiverLax.org. You will also receive a cool reversible pinnie
with your registration, which is yours to keep after the season!
For more information and registration, please visit the website
at www.MadRiverLax.org or email Denise
Russo at [email protected] or David Lyons
at [email protected].
VFW – Voice of Democracy Competition
Why Veterans are Important to our Nation’s History and
Future DEADLINE: November 1, 2014
All students in grades 9-12 can apply. We want to reach as many
patriotic students as possible to compete for the grand prize: $30,000
paid directly to the American college, university or vocational/technical
school of their choice!
If interested, applications are available in the School Counseling
Office. Or visit their website at: www.vfw.org.
Host an Exchange Student!
Being a host family is as rewarding for you as it is for the international student you
bring into your home. You learn about another culture, you provide a once-in-a-lifetime
experience for a teenager from across the globe, and you form a relationship that will
stay with you and your family forever.
Contact us to learn about becoming a host family!
Fianna and Travis Verret
[email protected] or [email protected]
802-522-9576/802-522-9660
HARWOOD WEEKLY UPDATE OCTOBER 20- NOVEMBER 1, 2014
Monday 20
Tuesday 21
Wednesday 22
Thursday 23
Friday 24
Saturday 25
All HS State Tourney
Playoff schedules
announced
Possible Boys Soccer
Playdown TBD
Possible Boys Soccer
Playdown TBD
Partners Club to Twin City
Lanes Bus at 2:30
Possible Field Hockey VPA
Quarterfinal @ TBD
Possible Field Hockey VPA
Quarterfinal @ TBD
Possible Girls Soccer VPA
Playdown Home vs TBD
Possible Girls Soccer
VPA Playdown Home vs
TBD
Possible Volleyball Playdowns
@ TBD
Possible Girls Soccer VPA
Quarterfinal @ TBD
Possible Football (U-32)
Playoffs TBD
Possible FH Playdown
Home TBD
Possible FH Playdown
Home TBD
Possible Boys Soccer VPA
Quarterfinal @ TBD
Possible Boys Soccer VPA
Quarterfinal @ TBD
Paying For College
6:30 HU Library
9th Grade 1:1 Rollout
Meeting 6:30 HU
Library
Possible Football (U-32)
Playoffs TBD
Possible Girls Soccer VPA
Quarterfinal @ TBD
HS XC @ State Meet
Thetford Buses at 7:30
AOE Dyslexia Event
7:00 HU Auditorium
Monday 27
Tuesday 28
Wednesday 29
Culinary Class to Hunger
MTN Coop/NECI Bus at
8:00
MS Musical Performance
7:00 Hu Auditorium
MS Musical Performance
4:00 Hu Auditorium
Thursday 30
Friday 31
Saturday 1
Partners Club to Twin City
Lanes Bus at 2:30
Possible Boys Soccer VPA
Championship @ South
Burlington
Possible Boys Soccer VPA
Championship @ South
Burlington
Possible Girls Soccer VPA
Semifinal @TBD
Possible Volleyball
Quarterfinal @ TBD
Possible Volleyball
Quarterfinal @ TBD
Possible Girls Soccer VPA
Championship @ South
Burlington
Possible Girls Soccer VPA
Championship @ South
Burlington
Possible Boys Soccer VPA
Semifinal @TBD
Possible FH VPA
Semifinal @ TBD
Possible FH VPA Semifinal @
TBD
Possible Football (U-32)
Playoffs TBD
Possible Football (U-32)
Playoffs TBD
Possible FH VPA Semifinal
@ TBD
MS Winter Sports Meeting
6:00 HU Auditorium
Possible Field Hockey VPA
Championship @ TBD
Harwood Annual Variety
Show
7:30 HU Auditorium