From Karen Kirkland: AP Statistics students are learning about significance tests for making inferences about proportions. Although the content is extremely useful and important, sometimes we have fun learning about it.
All five of Hood’s and Kirkland‘s classes found convincing evidence that they can distinguish the flavors and hence rejected the null hypothesis that they couldn’t. This is Kirkland‘s W4 class putting the claim to the test.
From Sarah Strack: CVU Nordic Ski Team had their annual costume race on Tuesday. This is one of the most anticipated races of the season and skiers came up with some very creative costumes! Seniors Dylan Elders and Brian Simkins skied 2 laps "in" the canoe they made over the weekend- complete with binoculars, paddles, and fishing gear. 9th graders Jack Biunno and Story Holmes stayed warm in their costumes- Jack was "flying" as he went around the course and Story kept looking for that pot of gold! 11th grader Charlie Schramm and 9th grader Axel Macik were the skiing variation of Dr Seuss- V1 and V2 (skiing techniques).
Fun was had by all and the team is already planning their costumes for next year!
RoboHawks Qualify for World Championships!
All 3 RoboHawks Teams (22683 Left, 5741 Middle, 27581 Right) with their robots, awards, and a $1500 check from Comcast to help 5741 go to Worlds!
On Saturday, 2/8, the THREE teams that represent RedHawk Robotics competed in the FIRST Robotics FTC Vermont State Championships at SBHS. All three teams have been working hard since the beginning of the school year, building the robots and doing outreach to the community. This year, the RoboHawks have participated in numerous events and outreach opportunities, including Tech Jam, CCS Stem Night, attending the VT Superintendents meeting, as well as mentoring every week for the 15 CVSD middle school First Lego League teams, representing 115 students at HCS, SCS, and WCS. This year, RoboHawks Red (#5741) made a comeback during the Championship to win the competition and a close 2nd for the Inspire Award, earning them $1500 from Comcast to support them in attending the World’s Competition in Houston, TX. CVU’s other Varsity robotics team, RoboHawks White (#22683) won the Connect Award and are awaiting an invite to the New England Regional Competition in Springfield, MA.
ALSO spotted were CVU Alumni and former RoboHawk members: (l-r) Crawford Phillips, Jack Gourlay, and Jared Kennedy! They were volunteering at this past Saturday's VT State Robotics Championship. Seen here catching up with CVU teacher and coach Olaf Verdonk. It is awesome to see these former RoboHawks returning and continuing their commitment to supporting STEM opportunities for kids in Vermont! Heartfelt THANKS for your help and support in making the State Championship event a success!
This past weekend five members of the CVU Neuroscience Club competed in the Vermont Brain Bee! Elle McAvey, Sebastian Lemos, Alex Wemple, Jack Daly, and Gabriel Milne went to UVM Larner College of Medicine on Saturday morning to compete in a State-Wide neuroscience competition. Eight different schools were represented at the competition, and out of the 10 top finalists to advance into the final oral round, all five of CVU's members were selected! CVU won the team competition, and Elle McAvey placed 2nd in VT for the individual competition. Congratulations!
Elle McAvey, President
CVU Neuroscience Club
From Co-President (WIB) Tia Natale: Women in Business is thrilled to announce that, thanks to the generous donations from our incredible community, our "Girls Supporting The Girls" bra drive has collected over 140 bras (YAY)! This equates to approximately $5,720, which will help families and women in need afford essentials like food, rent, and education instead of worrying about bras.
Our WIB girls are truly overwhelmed by the love and support you have all provided! One remarkable donor even contributed 33 bras—You go, girl!
From Cameron Brownell: On Friday, February 7, CVU hosted the District III Chorus Festival with guest conductor Andrea Nardone. The following CVU students participated in the festival along with students from Colchester, Essex, Burlington, South Burlington, Winooski, Rice, and Waldorf: Jennifer Mumley, Olivia Searson, Lynne Lynne, Vivian Volzer, Hannah Stein, Jay Kring, Sarah Stein, Mira Novak, Isabella Urch, Julia Cummings, Sarah Thant, Raven Dudek, Abigail Usher, Calvin Karlhuber, Nate McNabb, Kieran Coolidge, Harrison Melo.
Congratulations on a wonderful performance!
The School Budget, Its Impacts & Voting Info
Ready to learn about the CVSD budget, its impacts on our schools and on residents’ taxes? Visit www.cvsdvt.org/budget or attend an informational meeting, including this coming Wednesday, February 19, at Hinesburg Community School at 6 p.m.
EARLY VOTING has begun for the FY26 CVSD School Budget. Ballots will not automatically be mailed, but you can request one from your town office by phone, email or in person. Or you can submit your request online at https://mvp.vermont/gov.
IN-PERSON VOTING will occur on Tuesday, March 4 (Town Meeting Day), from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at polling places in each town. Find your polling place at www.cvsdvt.org/budget. --
- Here is the copy on an upcoming community event that Connecting Youth will host virtually.
- Here is copy capturing the story of our CVSD student activists participating in the annual Vermont Youth State House Rally against big tobacco. There is a link within the copy to access photos from the day's event. It's also here