FHU Staff Alumni Newsletter

We hope this finds you in good health and amazing spirits!

Ben Worthing & Jennefer Paquette, FHUMHS Co-Principals

May

• May 7th (6:30 pm) will be the informational board meeting for the May 9th budget revote. If you live within the district please remember to cast your vote!
• May 16th will be our annual Spring POPS Concert. Come see how our band and chorus programs have grown!
• On May 17th, we will be hosting a "Veggie Van Go" produce pickup in our staff parking lot. This is free produce event open to all community members and held by volunteers from the Vermont Foodbank.
• May 22nd will be our 2nd Annual Multi-Cultural Foods Event ("A Taste of Harmony"). We would love support from our past staff willing to cook an educational dish from your cultural background. This has been a fun opportunity to teach kids about the wider world through delicious foods. Please see the poster below for more details.
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We are seeking community-based events in need of a "home-base." Please see the poster below for details.

We are in search of substitute teachers, and would love nothing more than to welcome back our multi-talented staff alumni who may be interested! Please feel free to contact our Business Office with any questions at (802)265-4905, or apply directly at https://slatevalley.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=13.

We are also seeking several teaching positions if you know of anyone interested. Our Slate Valley website has a link that will direct any interested candidates to job opportunities in Slate Valley.

This is our first year running a new Freshmen program called Outdoor Pursuits. Students in the program have three consecutive periods where they earn math, science, and PE credits through hands-on projects such as kayaking, hiking, rock climbing, and outdoor survival skills.

Students participate in a Law Enforcement class with Beth Nicholson and Officer Hunter where they learn skills such as K9 Handling, handcuffing, accident report analysis, and self-defense (to name only a few topics).

While COVID had a dramatic impact on our fine arts programming, we have been thrilled to watch it grow to numbers surpassing pre-COVID participation! Our theater program has more than tripled, while chorus and band have tripled to quadrupled in size. Marching band has also returned and continues to grow!