SBHS Students Rama AL Namee and Kelsey Smith have joined Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Anti-Racism and Social Emotional Learning Monica Desrochers in developing a Student Leadership Team to promote social change district-wide. It is open to all 6-12 students and the first meeting will be on Thursday, September 28th from 10:20 am-12:40 pm. Monica will be contacting the teachers of students interested in joining to create a plan about missing instruction. Students can reach out directly to Monica at mderoschers@sbschools.net, scan the QR code in the flyer or go here to sign up!
This week’s staff spotlight is dedicated to our incredible Facilities team. Headed by Bart Miceli and Lawrence Francis, this incredible team of groundskeepers, electricians, maintenance workers, and custodians keep our schools and grounds clean, orderly, and running smoothly.
Every day they are working hard for our students and I am incredibly grateful to the entire Facilities team. They are Michael O’Brien, Ryan Burritt, Jeremy Rushford, Mason Marckres, Kerian Francis, Penpa Sherab, Alexis Seraus, Diane Lampman, Paul Kolbenson, Lobsang Norbu, Korina Davis, David Chol, Ray Kenyon, Saidi Ndagijimana, Jesucita Garcia, Raymond Hall, David Sinchuari, Miroslaw Wietrzyk, Man Rai, Dega Anak, Dulce Polanco, Tashi Dolma, Tenzin Tsultrim, Les Burdzy, Jeffrey Hendee, Jamyang Sonam, John Wagner and Guy Estiverne.
This summer they oversaw projects including roof repairs at all the schools, replacing the cafeteria floor at Rick Marcotte, carpet projects at SBHS, FHTMS, Chamberlain, and Orchard. A new hot water heater was installed in the FHTMS kitchen and control systems for our infrastructure components were installed at SBHS, FHTMS, Marcotte, and Orchard. On top of that, they cleaned every classroom, hallway, cafeteria, and gymnasium in preparation for staff and students’ return. If you see them in the hallway or working around the schools, say hello!
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SeaComm recently donated school supplies to Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School which will be distributed to students who would otherwise not have the means to purchase their own. The donation included notebooks, paper, binders, writing utensils, and more. The donation was part of the SeaComm Pay-It-Forward Program, which enables the credit union and its staff to give back to local communities through random acts of kindness. Here Principal Scott Sivo is pictured with the donations and SeaComm Branch Manager Mark Kalloz.
SBHS Language Arts Teacher Carly Bennett will be featured in the Clemmons Family Farm a free tutorial video series for teachers. The videos feature Vermont grade school teachers and Clemmons Family Farm teaching artists explaining how they use Joy in Motion!- a special edition of Clemmons Family Farm’s Windows To A Multicultural World (™) curriculum for grades K-12- with their students in the classroom. Windows to a Multicultural World (™) is Clemmons Family Farm’s arts-integrated African-American history and culture program for grades K-12 that includes an online digital curriculum with downloadable handouts for teachers and students, live and pre-recorded teaching artist engagements, and field trips for grade school students to the historic Clemmons farm in Charlotte, Vermont. The series of tutorial videos, which range from 10 to 20 minutes in duration, are designed to give teachers an in-depth look at selected lesson plans, with tips on how to use the curriculum with their students. The tutorial videos are available for free viewing on the Clemmons Family Farm website: https://www.clemmonsfamilyfarm.org/joy-in-motion-tutorials.html
