Hazen Union School

Daily Announcements

TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2009

ALL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

There will be a faculty meeting today at 2:45 in the cafeteria.

Words without Borders: In preparation for exam week, this week's Word without Borders is TRACE. TRACE is a word that can used as a trigger for an essay question and one of its meaning is" to give main points from beginning to end of an event".

VTLSP/SADD: There will be a VTLSP/SADD meeting this Wednesday, 7 January, in the Auditorium during 2nd lunch period.

MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

MS Drama: The Middle School Drama Club will meet on Wednesday, January 7, and Thursday, January 8, right after school in Mr. Burgess' room. There are still several openings for the play including leading roles. Please join us to try out!

HIGH SCHOOL HAPPENINGS

Outing Club: The Outing Club will meet on Wednesday, January 7, after school in Mr. Considine's room.

THE WILDCATS DEN

GAMES TODAY!! The Varsity and JV Girls Basketball Teams play at home against Williamstown. The JV game starts at 6 PM; the Varsity game starts at 7:30 PM.

The JV2 Boys Basketball Team travels for a match ups against Montpelier at 6:30 PM. The bus leaves at 5:15.

Go Wildcats!! Go Wildcats!! Go Wildcats!!

REACH!

Homework Cafe: Monday through Thursday; 2:30 - 5:00 PM.

The Digital Movie Making Club meets on Mondays, 2:45 - 4:45 PM.

The Crafter's Circle meets on Thursday from 2:45 - 4:45 PM in the Family Consumer Science room.

The Twilight group is cancelled indefinitely.

The T.I.R.E.S. Logo Contest began on January 5th and will end on January 14th.

The Lucky Pot, an after school cooking club, will begin on January 12th at 3:00 PM.

LIBRARY CORNER

The Burlington Free Press is now available online. Go to the library information web page, log in using the username and password given there and enjoy! Thirty people may access it at a time.

While you are on the library web page, take a look at the many other resources available there. If you have questions about how to use any of them, just ask!

As always, new books are arriving in the library. Stop by to check them out and add your "2009 Wish for the World" thought to the bulletin board. Everyone who participates will be entered into a drawing. The winner will have his or her choice of several books donated by the Galaxy Book Shop.

GUIDANCE ANNOUNCEMENTS

(Students are reminded to check out the Guidance web site for information on scholarships, workshops and all things guidance related.)

Scholarship Information: The Guidance Office has a list of currently available scholarships. Seniors should pick one up to see what is available.

Financial Aid Forms Night: Seniors and their parents can receive assistance completing and filing online the FAFSA and Vermont Grant Application on January 6, 2009 at 6 PM in the Hazen Union Library. See Ms. Dailey in the Guidance Office to see if space is available.

COMMUNITY SERVICE BULLETIN BOARD

(Be sure to check out the postings outside of Room 8.)

Hazen Earns Silver Medal…

There are more than 18,000 public high schools in the United States and only 505 schools nationwide earned a silver or gold medal this year. As of May 16, 2008, U.S. News and World Report magazine has found Hazen Union School to be among these superior schools!

U.S. News and World Report magazine uses data from a school’s performance on state tests, information on how well each school's disadvantaged students did, and whether the school was successful in providing college-level coursework. In other words, schools have to provide a good education across their entire student body, not just for some students.

News from the Principal

Holiday Greetings to the Hazen Union Community!

I would like to thank everyone who participated in our parent/teacher conferences on November 13. These conferences are an important component in your child’s (children’s) education and we appreciate your support in our endeavor to provide the best education possible!

I would like to welcome two new long-term substitutes at the middle school level who will be substituting for Ms. Agata Bal (Grade 8: Social Studies) and Ms. Angela Bauer (Grade 7: Language Arts) as they take their maternity leave of absence. Mr. Michael Dailey will be substituting for Ms. Bal and joined our staff in mid-November; Ms. Sarah Keener will be joining our staff in mid-December and will be substituting for Ms. Bauer.

We continue to train our students to be leaders with the goal of having a school that respects diversity and the many facets of it through the program called A World of Difference (AWOD). Our goal is to become self-sustaining and to have students who were recently trained, to train new students next year. Ultimately, we hope to have trained students at all grade levels to keep Hazen’s Standards of Excellence strong and always visible. On November 18, a team of our AWOD students reviewed the data from the Asset Survey, students in grades 8, 10, and 12 took last month, at an Asset Retreat in Greensboro, also attended by Craftsbury Academy. Students and adults (Ms. Bal, Ms. Davis, Ms. Donlon, and I) reviewed the data and created an action plan to promote standards of excellence within Hazen’s school climate. This leadership activity proved to be a beneficial activity promoting student voice and leadership at Hazen.