On the Horizon

Dear Commodore Community,

The new semester is going well. It is hard to believe that we start the 2024-2025 course registration process at the beginning of this semester when it does not start until August but we want to build a schedule that is based on students interests and their graduation requirements. Juniors will have their meetings Monday morning during an extended MM. We will be sending PHCC students at 8:35 on Monday. 10th grade will have extended morning meeting on Tuesday to learn about course options. 9th graders will have extended morning meeting on Wednesday. All course forms are due on February 9th. Please use this link to access the course registration guide for the 24/25 school year. This guide has more information and details that you need to support you and your students during this process.

Semester 1 reports have been emailed to students and families through Jump Rope on January 17th. We will be sending hard copies home through morning meetings during the week of Jan. 29 - Feb. 2. Please be on the lookout for a hard copy of Semester 1 reports. Students who earned below a 2.6 in any courses have had letters mailed home this week. Thanks for your support with this communication. As always, feel free to reach out to your school counselor if you have any questions or concerns.

Some events that are coming up in the next few weeks are:

• 1/29-1/31:Extended Morning Meetings for Course Requests for 2024-2025
• 1/29: JV/Varsity Boys Basketball @ Colchester, 5:30/7pm
• 1/30: JV/Varsity Girls Basketball Home vs. Milton, 5:30/7pm.
• 1/31: Banner Night (Lacrosse, Football, Track and Field) JV/Varsity Boys Basketball Home vs. Mt. Abe, 5:30/7pm.
• 2/1: Senior Night Varsity Wrestling Home vs. Springfield & Mt. Abe, 6:00pm
• 2/2: JV/Varsity Girls Basketball @ Missisquoi, 5:30/7pm. JVB Boys Basketball Home vs. Rice, 6:30pm.
• 2/3: JV/Varsity Boys Basketball @ Milton, 10/11:30am. Varsity Cheerleading @ NVAC Championships (SBHS), noon. Varsity Wrestling @ MMU Tournament, 9:00am.
• 2/7: Early Release Day
• 2/10: Winter Ball
  
• 2/13: Winter Concert @ 7
• 2/19 - 2/23: February Break
• 2/28 - 2/29: Family Teacher Conferences

Jody Chamberlin JChamberlin@anwsd.org

The board is meeting Monday January 29th.

Congratulations to Oakley Francis for the Addison Independent Senior of the Week!!

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The Commodores rocked the math team meet. Congratulations to the Vergennes Math Team for placing 4th out of 10 teams at the meet on Jan. 24th at Colchester High School. We triumphed over BFA ST. Albans, Burlington, Colchester, Milton, Mt Mansfield, MVU, and Rice.

Top Category Tests:

Arithmetic: Megan Mentzer, Grey Fearon & Luke Davis

Geometry: Luke Davis, Alex Badore, Josh Goff & Calder Rakowski

Algebra: Ethan Croke, Luke Davis & Ben Hargett

Adv. Math: Cal Gramling & Riley Gagnon

Congratulations to our Team Test takers Ethan Croke, Grey Fearon,Megan Mentzer, Calder Rakowski and Quincy Sabick:)

Top Scores Overall:

5th: Calder Rakowski

4th: Grey Fearon

3rd: Megan Mentzer

2nd: Ethan Croke

1st: Luke Davis

Great Job to all the VUHS Mathletes: Adrienne Smits, Kyan Barcomb, Josh Goff, Di Hunt, Chance Koenig, Quincy Sabick, Ethan Croke, Luke Davis, Grey Fearon, Sophia Johnson, Megan Mentzer, Alex Badore, Benedict, Diehl-Noble, Riley Gagnon, Cal Gramling, Ben Hargett, and Calder Rakowski.

Our next meet is Thursday, Feb. 15th at Milton. Go Commodores!!!

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School Counseling Office Upcoming Events:

• Friday, February 9, 24-25 course selection sheets are due in the School Counseling Office

• Thursday, 2/15 - Vermont State University rep in the cafeteria block 4 with a Q&A session compass 5&6 in the School Counseling Conference Room. Any student interested in what was previously named Vermont Tech, Castleton University or Northern Vermont University is encouraged to attend this session.

2024-2025 Course Registration Information

This link contains all the information regarding course registration for next school year 24-25.

VSAC Scholarship Deadline 2/14/2024

Reminder - VSAC scholarships deadline is fast approaching. Hard copies of the scholarship book are available in the school counseling office. Click here to visit the VSAC site for more information and to apply. Transcripts will be uploaded by the School Counseling Office once the USA application has been submitted. If students or parents have any questions, please contact your school counselor in the School Counseling office. Click here for VSAC Scholarship Instructions. Application deadline: February 14, 2024. To ensure your transcript is uploaded to meet the deadline, you will need to complete the USA application before noon on 2/14.

The Governor’s Institutes of Vermont (GIV) - Summer Sessions 2024 - Apply Now:

Students currently in grades 9,10,11 can now apply for this year’s summer sessions being offered. Apply for Summer Sessions at GIV 2024

Boosters - If you're looking for an easy way to raise money for your child's team or club, the Booster Club has a great opportunity for you! If you have any questions, please contact Kirsten De La Cruz (klh@gmavt.net).

CPTG - Commodore Parent Teacher Group Sign up. Let's work together to ensure that our children have access to a stimulating and nurturing educational environment. Your partnership with VUHS Commodore Parent Teacher Group will help shape the minds of future leaders, innovators, and lifelong learners.

Friends of Music - Consider joining the Commodore Friends of Music for our children, our music educators and our community. Meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm via the Zoom link. For more information please visit our website https://sites.google.com/view/commodore-friends-of-music/home

Lunch Menu

Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to discuss your child's illness. Jaime Wells at jwells@anwsd.org or 471-2298

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We have put together a new Community Health and Wellness site that can be accessed from the ANWSD website. The site is updated as new info becomes available.

Be sure to check out a game or two :)

Athletic Information- Winter 2023/24

Since we are a small school we are not able to offer every sport. We do have players on the following teams for the winter. Use the link to find out games!

Gymnastics

Hockey

Nordic Skiing

Session III is underway. The Bolton Ski Trip is also going well. The make up day is February 9th due to the cold cancellation two Fridays ago. The make up day for the cancellation of last Friday is February 20th.

Check out the new and updated (January) PAHCC Newsletter!

Title Programs ~ Parent & Family Engagement Information

JumpRope User Guide

JumpRope Parent Portal Walk Through

Do you have a teen who wants to build a kayak or kayak, row, or sail on Lake Champlain? Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has opened registration for their 2024 summer expeditions and all their programs are pay-what-you-can! Trips this year include a kayak expedition to the Canadian border, an 8-day rowing expedition, and an overnight sailing skills camp and trip. Also offered is a build your own kayak program. All the 2024 teen programs are listed on their website at www.lcmm.org/expeditions.

Contact Krissy Navrat if you have any questions: krissy@lcmm.org

If you have a community event, a student opportunity, or any other information that you would like featured in the newsletter please email Jody Chamberlin (JChamberlin@anwsd.org). We need the information and images by Thursday afternoons at 3pm so it can be in the Friday Newsletter.

Email: JChamberlin@anwsd.org
Website: https://vumhs.org/
Location: 50 Monkton Road, Vergennes, VT, USA
Phone: (802) 877-2938