THE VIKING

Hinesburg Community School Kindergarten Registration for 2025-2026 will open on Monday, February 3, 2025. Champlain Valley School District (CVSD) is asking families to register their incoming Kindergarten students earlier this year in an effort to get more accurate enrollment numbers for our schools.

If you have an incoming Kindergarten student, that will be five before the CVSD September 1st deadline, please complete the online forms by Friday, February 21, 2025. These enrollment numbers help us to plan our staffing needs for the upcoming school year and help us to coordinate our site visits for placement in the Spring.

Deb Lavalette is our point-person for registration and she is looking forward to hearing from you! You can contact Deb at (802) 482-2106 or dlavalette@cvsdvt.org. She will be happy to help with questions; just let us know how we can help you.

We really appreciate your help with registering your child early this year and we’re looking forward to meeting you. This is such an exciting time for you and your child and we are happy to share this experience with you!

Thursday, February 6: Cochrans Ski & Ride Program

Wednesday, February 12: Early Release Day (1:40)

Thursday, February 13: Cochrans Ski & Ride Program

Thursday, February 13: 8th Grade Family Night at CVU (6:30 - 7:45)

Wednesday, February 19: Early Release Day (1:40)

Friday, February 21: Lost & Found to be donated to local charity

Monday, February 24 - Friday, February 28: Break - NO SCHOOL

Monday, March 3 - Tuesday, March 4: K-8 In Service/Conferences: NO SCHOOL

On or before Tuesday, March 4, 2025, residents of Shelburne, Williston, Charlotte, St. George, and Hinesburg will vote on the FY26 budget for all public schooling in Champlain Valley School District. More information about this budget, its impact on CVSD schools and taxpayers, and where, when, and how to vote is available at www.cvsdvt.org/budget.

You’ll also find a schedule of upcoming informational meetings, where administrators and school board members will be presenting about the budget and its impacts on schools and taxes.

The CVSD Early Education Program is now accepting applications for a random prekindergarten lottery drawing for the 2025-26 school year. This lottery is for an opportunity to enroll in one of our school-based classrooms which runs 4 partial days per week. Our school-based prekindergarten classrooms are 5 STARs, licensed early education programs that provide play-based, developmentally appropriate environments for all children in an inclusive setting. Our curriculum is based on the Vermont Early Learning Standards (VELS).

Our programs follow the CVSD school calendar. Children who will be age 3 or older by September 1, 2025, who are not eligible for kindergarten, and live in the communities of Charlotte, Hinesburg, Shelburne, St. George, and Williston are eligible to enter the lottery. Families who are selected for the lottery and choose to enroll their child in a CVSD program access their Act 166 publicly funded prekindergarten funds for the school-based program.

All applications must be received by February 7, 2025, and are located on the CVSD Early Education website under PreK Enrollment. Paper applications are available upon request.

For additional information, questions about our program, or any concerns about your child’s development, please visit our website or contact Director of Early Education, Erin Gagne at egagne@cvsdvt.org. Our Early Education team is also available for developmental screenings in the areas of communication, social-emotional development, motor skills, adaptive development, and cognition. More information about an Early Multi-Tiered System of Supports is also available on the website.

Vermon Public Radio journalists Jane Lindholm and Melody Bodette of "But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids" visited with HCS students as part of a presentation on how to create podcasts.

Jane is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.

Melody is the Contributing Editor for But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids and the co-author of two But Why books with Jane Lindholm. She was formerly Vermont Public's deputy news director, Morning Edition producer, and a reporter covering Addison and Franklin counties.

One in three young people will grow up without a trusted mentor to turn to for support outside of their immediate family. CVSD’s Connecting Youth Mentoring exists to close that gap. This year, Connecting Youth celebrates 25 years of serving our community youth through meaningful and trusted relationships. Consistently, research has shown that youth with mentors are more likely to graduate, pursue higher education, and become active, engaged citizens in their communities. Mentoring also benefits the mentor - growing their empathy for what it’s like to live as a young person today and feeling connected to their community.

For a real life peek into what it’s like to mentor, check out WCAX’s coverage here on Connecting Youth, featuring a mentor/mentee pair from Shelburne Community School.

For more information about mentoring opportunities contact a CVSD Mentor Coordinator:

Hinesburg Community School, Livy Bulger, lbulger@cvsdvt.org / 802-482-6248

Champlain Valley Union, Alison Duback, aduback@cvsdvt.org / 802-482-8921

Celebrate summer with BASEBALL & CHAMP! Join up with family, friends and neighbors at Centennial Field cheering on the Vermont Lake Monsters on Saturday, JUNE 7th, 2024 with proceeds from ticket sales supporting PiE (PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION ) at Hinesburg Community School.

Tickets to game can purchased by using the link below.

Come celebrate summer with baseball, friends and of course CHAMP! All are welcome! Hope to see you there!

Westfield Starfires vs Lake Monsters

Gates open at 5:00

First pitch 6:05

Come hear HCS BAND play National Anthem pre-game & see the post game FIREWORKS!

HCS FUNDRAISER TICKET LINK:

https://www.ticketreturn.com/prod2new/GroupPortalPEC.asp?HoldID=33095&SponsorID=17597&EventID=346968

Access CVU Classes & Registration

Audubon Vacation and Day Camps

Carpenter Carse Library

Green Mountain Academy - Ski and Snowboard

Highland Dance Vermont

Hinesburg Food Shelf

Hinesburg Recreation Department

Mad River Path Summer Adventure Camps

Vermont Literacy Network Programs for Children

Wednesdays Woodland Adventures With Wonder Roots

Suzan Locke, HCS Co-Principal, Grades K-4

482-6299, slocke@cvsdvt.org

Tim Trevithick, HCS Co-Principal, Grades 5-8

482-6298, ttrevithick@cvsdvt.org

Alicia Kurth, HCS Special Education Administrator

482-6285, akurth@cvsdvt.org

Email: hcsinformation@cvsdvt.org
Website: https://hcs.cvsdvt.org/
Location: Hinesburg Community School, 10888, Route 116, Hinesburg, Vermont, USA
Phone: 802-482-2106
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hinesburg-Community-School-125786304154731/

The Viking Newsletter is published weekly, when school is in session. It is available on our web site and is also delivered via email. If needed, a hard copy can be provided for your child to bring home. The Viking includes upcoming events, after school opportunities, notes of interest for parents and the community and updates from our school administration.