This week's "Staff of the Week" is Stephanie Olsen. Stephanie was nominated by their colleagues who said:

Stephanie is genuine and caring for all students and coworkers.

Stephanie's thoughtful planning provides students with the structure they need to access every program in our center while also supporting their growth in math, science and all of the soft skills that will allow them to be successful in the future.

Congratulations Stephanie!

Each January we collect information from our Community Members, Employers/Industry Partners, Parents, Staff and Students to help us understand how we are doing and inform future plans. We do this with surveys to gather input form a variety of stakeholders. Please take a moment to respond to the survey that best applies to your role:

(Staff and Student Surveys will be shared at a later date)

There are four Central Vermont Career Center School District At Large Board seats open to be filled by March Town Meeting votes. The individual must reside in one of the School District towns corresponding with the position they are interested in and must gather 60 signatures from any of the 18 CVCCSD towns. This is because all voters in the district elect the at-large board member, any voter throughout the CVCC can sign the petition. Petition is attached below.

At Large Positions open are:

BUUSD 3 year term

HUUSD 3 year term

WCUUSD 2 year term

MRPS 1 year term

CVCC's second-year cosmetology students have been hard at work! A huge thank you to all of our patrons who have visited our salon this year; you are helping to bring their business plans to life! Between caring for their salon guests, students are focused diligently on preparing for their state exam and fine-tuning their skills. Stay tuned for their announcement on Instagram as they officially launch their 2025 Valentine's Day Rose presale!

Round 2 applications for the 25-26 school year open January 17th. Students interested in applying or learning more about the process can visit cvtcc.org/apply

Every other Wednesday during the school year, The Times Argus donates a full page to a School District/Supervisory Union. This year CVCC has been added back into the loop! The Times Argus is looking for content for these publications to be provided by students, faculty and staff, with a focus on highlights of CVCC students and their projects.

Students can submit projects that they are working on themselves or, if you have a project that your class is working on that you/your class would like to submit you are welcome to as well!

CVCC will be published on March 12th. Students/classes interested in participating or learning more please email Anna Ryan.

Submissions for this publication should be by no means a public notice or advertisement. The focus should not be on central office business, administrative initiatives, board business, budget appeals or sports.

A reminder: Even if your sending school has planned closure, such as Professional Development or School Vacation, and CVCC is open students are expected to attend their CVCC program. You can find school calendar differences on our public calendar.

If adverse weather conditions cause school to be closed or delayed, an announcement will be made by the Superintendent by 6:30 AM on local television station WCAX and Facebook. Everyone should also receive an automated phone message. If you do not receive a message please call and inform us so we can take care of it.

With a delayed day, the Central Vermont Career Center will begin classes at 9:45 a.m. Breakfast will be available from 9:20-9:40am.

If a sending high school is closed due to bad weather, their students will not be driving to the Career Center in bad weather. Students will be given administrative absence.

If a sending high school has a late start due to bad weather and is sending a bus to CVCC then students are expected to attend CVCC and will be given an administrative tardy.

Check out available scholarships! This list is updated throughout the year as we update scholarships available to students.

If you or your business would like to create/offer a scholarship for our CVCC students, please reach out to our Scholarship Committee Hannah Leland (hleland@cvtcc.org) or Abbey Allen (aallen@cvtcc.org).

Here is this week's menu.

The Governor’s Institutes of Vermont offers a variety of fun, immersive, residential summer learning programs hosted at college campuses all over the state. Each Institute focuses on a unique area of interest, and introduces you to mentors and friends who will help you pursue your passions and transform your future.

Explore each Institute’s page to learn more about the unique aspects of each program!

2025 Applications are open now and will close on March 31st, 2025!

Vermont Fish & Wildlife is pleased to team up with Wildlife Forever to bring the national Fish Art Contest to Vermont! Fish Art Contest uses art, science, and creative writing to foster connections to the outdoors and inspire the next generation of stewards.

While participating students will explore and learn about Vermont’s fish species and some of the challenges they face.

How to Participate

Click on image to get FishOn Lesson Plans

The contest is open to grades K-12 (5-18 years). Students will select a fish species to research, create an illustration of the species and write a one-page creative writing essay.

Winners are awarded in four age categories: kindergarten-3rd grade, 4th-6th grade, 7th-9th grade, and 10th-12th grade. (Essays are not required for kindergarten-3rd grade students.)

Vermont entries must feature a fish species that occurs in Vermont. Use the resource HERE to select a species.

We are accepting only digital entries. Please scan your artwork and essay (if applicable) and upload using the Vermont submission form.

Deadline for the 2025 contest is February 28, 2025.

Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each age category.

• Review the 2024-2025 Rules and Guidelines
  
• Learn more about the ART of Conservation Fish Art Contest

To learn more, visit vtfishandwildlife.com

January 13 - CVCCSD Program Quality

January 13 CVCCSD Board

January 13 - CVCCSD Negotiations

January 20 - Professional Development - No School for Students

January 27-31 - Round 1 Admissions - Shadow Week

Email: jemerson@cvtcc.org
Website: https://cvtcc.org/
Location: 155 Ayers St #2, Barre, VT 05641
Phone: 802-476-6237
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/centralvermontcareercenter