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VALENTINE'S DAY CHOCOLATE BAR RAFFLE
Who doesn't love a little chocolate on Valentine's Day? How about 3lbs of Hershey's Chocolate?
The Student Athlete Leadership Team (S.A.L.T.) is raffling 2 - 3lb Hershey's Chocolate Bars on Valentine's Day! The winners will be announced during half-time of the Varsity Girls basketball game on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. *You must be present to win.
Tickets prices are $2.00 for 1 or $5.00 for 5.
Tickets will be available for purchase in the lobby during Advisory beginning Monday, February 5 through Tuesday, February 13. (Tickets will not be available on Wednesday mornings.)
Remember, 1 ticket = 2 Chances to Win!
Mark your calendars for our February Coffee & Conversation Events: Enjoy a cup of coffee on us while engaging in conversation about the FY25 Budget with school board members and administration! We hope to see you there!
If you were not able to attend one of the in-person events, or did and still have questions concerning the FY25 Budget, please join us for the last of our Budget Forums this upcoming Monday (February 5) at 6:30 PM. This forum is ONLINE ONLY. The virtual session link is:
https://meet.google.com/qpd-gxdf-ody
Or dial: (US) +1 559-856-2317 PIN: 113 535 185#
Other information links:
Slate Valley FY25 Budget Presentation: https://5il.co/2e2qf
2023-24 Slate Valley Annual Report & FY25 Proposed Budget: https://5il.co/2da4p
Upcoming Senior Celebrations! Friday, February 9th!
Boys Basketball and Indoor Track
New Episode of Educational Insights: A Superintendent's Podcast
FY25 Budget Discussion with Director of Finance, Cheryl Scarzello.
https://youtu.be/GUmcqDsXnFM?si=XW0PX2qpAQin-FQr
Slate Valley Unified USD is hosting another round of Coffee & Conversations starting in February. Please join us to discuss any questions you may have concerning the FY25 Proposed Budget. The dates are as follows:
February 6, 2024 at Buxton's Store in Orwell 7:30-9:00 AM
February 7, 2024 at the Wooden Soldier in Fair Haven 7:30 - 9:00 AM
February 22, 2024 at the Castleton Free Library 12 noon - 1:30 PM
Just a reminder that breakfast is available for every student, every morning!
Last weekend Slater boys represented too when they competed in The Vermont Weight Throw Championship.
Patrick Stone finished 2nd overall in the Weight throw and 4th overall in the Shot put with Caden Lynch finishing 3rd and Brady Niklasson finishing 7th in the Weight throw. Congratulations!
Last weekend the Slaters competed in Vermont Weight Throw Championship. Amelia
Munger won her DII state championship with Rowan Kuehn finishing 3rd and Morgan
Oakman finishing 6th. Wow! Way to represent Slaternation! Congratulations!
Ayame Merkel ran the 300m in New York City at “The Armory Officials Hall of Fame
Invite” this past weekend. She ran a time of 45.84 sec, moving her into fourth place in
DII headed into this weekends State Meet. Congratulations Ayame! Slater Nation is super proud!
Today, January 25th, all Slate Valley schools are on a 2 hour delay due to icing on the back roads.
Curious about the FY25 School Budget? Want to better understand what you will be voting on this March 5th? Then please attend one, or all, of the FY25 Budget Forums. The first four sessions will be in person only, the last date will be virtual only. We hope to see you there!
Tonight - January 22, 2024
You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Benson Village School Library. This meeting will be in person. You can virtually connect by going to: Video call link: https://meet.google.com/wti-yafd-npq
Or dial: (US) +1 413-341-8928 PIN: 729 534 486#
Come see the amazing talents of our FHUMHS students at our annual "Night of the Elephant" talent show. The event is held on Tuesday, January 23rd, at 6:30 pm in the high school gymnasium.
The Outdoor Pursuits class has been learning about heat transfer in many applications, including a dive into hypothermia last week. Mr. Marchese and Mr. Kelson modeled as victims of hypothermia and the students did a great job rescuing them.
Tickets for the VPA Wrestling Championship on February 23 and 24, 2024 can be purchased at https://gofan.co/event/1340844?schoolId=VPA or scan the QR code.
