Tonight is our final Middle School Forum to discuss next school year's transition from Fair Haven Union High School to Fair Haven Union Middle & High School! We will begin the evening with an Ice Cream Social at 5:00 pm, and move into a discussion at 5:30 pm. We hope to see you there!
Our very own Slater, Paityn Delong took 1st place this past Sunday 5/22 in the NY Freestyle State Championship. This means that Paityn is a 3 time state champion ( VT, NY and NH). Way to go, Paityn, Slater Nation is so proud of you!
FHUHS Spring Baseball/Softball Senior Day
On Saturday, May 28th at 10:30 a.m. at FHUHS, we will be recognizing all Senior athletes on LaPlaca field. We will also be hosting and recognizing Otter Valley seniors.
Parents, please feel free to decorate your athlete's baseball fence and bleachers.
Game time is 11:00 a.m.
Everyone is welcome to come support our seniors! Go Slaters!
Tonight - May 23, 2022
You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Orwell Village School. This meeting will be in person or virtually connect by going to https://meet.google.com/fdu-ksmw-yju or by calling (US) +1 510-431-7130 PIN: 397 631 240#
Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/1awxy
Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/1ajny
Next Board Meeting: Monday June 13, 2022 - 6:30 p.m. at Fair Haven Union High School
Come support the Class of 2024 while enjoying a fun movie night! We hope to see you there!
Reminder: On Tuesday, May 24th, we will be holding our final middle school informational evening in the form of an FHUMS Ice Cream Social.
The event will begin by serving ice cream snacks at 5:00 pm, and then move into an informational session, at 5:30 pm, to discuss topics such as band and chorus, construction progress, as well as a time to answer any questions you may have about the middle school.
Ms. Partesi took her Art Club on a trip to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA) in North Adams, MA. Students had fun exploring one of the largest contemporary art museums in the country!
Mr. Merolle's Horticulture class is learning what it takes to be a beekeeper! The school honeybees are installed and hard at work. We would like to give a special "THANK YOU!" to Tom Duncan (for graciously volunteering his time and expertise) and the Vermont Energy Education Program (VEEP) for their financial grant contrbution to help make beekeeping at FHU a reality!
On Tuesday, May 24th, we will be holding our final middle school informational evening in the form of an FHUMS Ice Cream Social. The event will begin by serving ice cream snacks at 5:00 pm, and then move into an informational session, at 5:30 pm, to discuss topics such as band and chorus, construction progress, as well as a time to answer any questions you may have about the middle school. This evening event will be a follow-up to the student fieldtrip earlier in the afternoon. We are excited to have all of our grade schools visiting FHU during the school day on May 24th. We are planning opportunities for students to meet their teachers, spend time with their advisory class ("homeroom"), meet new friends, participate in fun team-building activities, and enjoy a BBQ lunch together. Overall, we feel the 24th will be a great opportunity for students and families alike!
Please feel free to contact Ben Worthing if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you next Tuesday!
Congratulations to Luke Williams, senior at Fair Haven Union High School, who was honored on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Castleton University by the National Football Foundation. Luke was Fair Haven Union High School's Athlete Honoree!
https://footballfoundation.org/news/2022/5/6/2022_Vermont_Chapter_Event.aspx
The 41st Annual Vermont Congressional Art Competition is a statewide art competition accepting work from high school students across Vermont. Every spring, participating Members of Congress sponsor high school arts competition in their districts. For more about the competition as well as links to view the entries and watch the awards ceremony visit: https://welch.house.gov/services/art-competition.
The following FHUHS students entered work this year in the show:
Azure Wood - Rest
Jay Morgan - Man in the Moon
Lillian Lynch - Brushing out the Tangles
Max Smith - A Huge Misunderstanding
Mercedes Tredwell - Dead Space
Serana Nakamura - Shattered Spirits
Congratulations to Azure Wood, who was recognized with a Judge's Choice Award for her work!
Tonight - May 9, 2022
You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Fair Haven Union High School Library. This meeting will be in person or virtually connect by going to https://meet.google.com/wdf-rbzv-grn or by calling: (US) +1 715-544-8886 PIN: 163 155 016#
Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/19xjx
Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/19ip5
Next Board Meeting: May 23, 2022 - 6:30 p.m. at Orwell Village School
Over the next couple of weeks, FHU students will be practicing a full evacuation drill. This drill is intended to simulate what students would do in the event of an emergency that required them to safely leave school grounds. Please feel free to contact th school with any questions or concerns.
Students in Mrs. Clement's Ethnic and Advanced Foods Class spent time last week making sushi. This course creates wonderful opportunities for students to explore (and taste) world cultures!
Please join us for our 2nd Slater Strong Potluck on May 18th at 5:30 pm in the high school cafeteria. We will be continuing our community discussion on how we can support our students by helping to build a diverse, equitable, and inclusive school culture. We hope to see you there!
On Thursday, May 5 Richard Baptie and John Tester from the Crippen Fellows American Legion Post 50 presented Fair Haven Union High School's athletic program with a new American Flag for the Baseball/Softball Fields.
The flag was presented to: Varsity Baseball players Connor Fisher and Kyle James and Varsity Softball players Veronica Redondo and Maddy Egan.
FHUHS would like to Thank the American Legion for their generosity and for supporting Athletics at FHUHS.
The FHU Theater Team performed their student-written plays in front of a live, interactive audience at Wednesday's Celebration of Learning. They are preparing to take the plays to Benson, Orwell, Castleton, and Fair Haven's grade schools on June 2nd. Based on the expressions of the FHU audience, we believe the grade school students are going to absolutely love the shows!
The FHU Band and Chorus students put on excellent "mini-concerts" for all of our students at Wednesday's Celebration of Learning! They all sounded great (and had fantastic audience participation with their Neil Diamond "Sweet Caroline" song)!
FHUHS JV softball players doing what they do best. Go Slaters!
We would like to thank all of the participants in yesterday’s 1st Annual Career Fair!
Over 25 Vermont companies and organizations as well as several branches of the military participated. The FHUHS gym was filled with tables and displays from local employers as well as several from throughout the state.
The State of Vermont Agency of Transportation, Department of Labor, and Department of Agriculture presented information to students about careers, on the job training opportunities and the future of hemp in Vermont. Casella Construction challenged students to test their skills of loading and unloading remote controlled bucket loaders with dirt in an indoor display at their booth.
Other employers present included: Bayada Home Health Care, BreadLoaf Corporation, Brown's Auto Salvage, Casella Waste Systems, Castleton University, Community Health, GE Aviation, JaniTech, Job Corp, Killington/Pico Ski Resort, Lake Bomoseen Lodge and Tap House, Mountain View Center/Genesis, OMYA, Inc, Rutland Regional Medical Center, The Binding Site, VELCO, Vermont Rail System, and Woodstock Inn. Military recruiters included: US Air Force, VT Air National Guard, US Army, VT Army National Guard, and US Marine Corps.
