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. Page 2 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 Page 3 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. Page 5 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
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