HUMHS Newsletter

How we implement this and what it looks like will continue to be explored and will be informed by the work ahead with students, staff and families/guardians.

To that end, please join us on May 29th @ 6pm, as Harwood’s Student Harkness leaders facilitate dialogue for both staff and community members to collectively begin considering the research and discuss:

How will a break in our use of Cell Phones increase engagement, connection and learning at Harwood?

There will also be a whole school dialogue with staff and students in June to process and discuss.

There is much more to learn and understand from each other in order to continue collectively creating a learning environment where ALL students, staff, and families feel a sense of belonging, pride and purpose and that strengthens and sustains a rigorous and robust academic program that provides exploration and prepares students with knowledge, understanding, and skills for their next steps.

This is going to be hard.

And, we are excited by the positive opportunities ahead in 2024-2025!

We look forward to doing this work in partnership.

Laurie, Meg and Bethany

Next week, Harwood students will increase the spirit of our community with healthy competition between the Classes. Each day points are earned for every student who dresses up. Classes voted on their themes a few weeks ago and are:

• Monday - Wear green for Mental Health Awareness

• Tuesday - Decades (9th grade class theme)

• Wednesday - Dynamic Duos (10th grade class theme)

• Thursday - USA - Red, White, and Blue (11th grade class theme)

• Friday - Barbie (12th grade class theme) and Gym Rats (Middle School theme)

Additional points are earned by classes for their mural, Battle of the Bands, music video, Highlander Games, Junior Iron Chef, carnival activities, and more!

The schedule for the week is slightly modified to accommodate these activities - here it is.

Check out the daily activities on our Instagram.

Go Highlanders!

The Vermont legislature mandates that public schools conduct fire drills (school evacuations) and options-based drills (response to intruders) on a regular basis throughout the school year. Harwood Union Middle and High School will conduct a Secure the Building drill this month (May 29th) in an age-appropriate manner. It is important for students and staff to be familiar with the process, procedures and routines. With each drill, we learn ways to refine and improve our safety plans.

We will talk with your child about the various exercises, the reasons why we conduct them and the best ways to remain safe. Please help us in conveying to your child the importance of these drills so we are prepared in the event of a real emergency.

The safety and security of our students and staff is of the utmost importance. We will continue to partner with law enforcement and other emergency responders as we continually revisit our procedures and routines to refine our safety plans.

Thank you for taking the time to talk with your child about this issue. If you have any specific questions, please feel free to contact your child’s principal.

On Tuesday, May 14th Harwood hosted our second annual Job Fair including:

Harmony Belle Devoe and Pat LaClair: Equity is not an initiative - VTDigger

Harwood Prom was a great success! 230 Harwood juniors, seniors and guests had a fun night of dancing and spending time with their friends and classmates. We are thankful to Sugarbush for hosting this year. Their staff was incredibly supportive throughout the planning process and during the event.

The Junior Class Council worked tirelessly throughout the year to make the evening a success. We are also appreciative of administrators and staff who chaperoned the event.

Harwood will also be hosting our annual Spring 7-12 Art show

June 4th

6-8 p.m.

The UVM Prize Examination in Mathematics is a competition that has been held by the University of Vermont for Vermont high school students for the past 66 years. The two-hour exam is extremely challenging and not intended to be finished in the time provided. It often has problems from concepts that we don’t traditionally have time to cover in high school math classes. Students must challenge themselves to apply what they know and extend beyond what they have learned.

This year, we are proud to announce that Tristan Gotshall has achieved the best score at Harwood. Congratulations Tristan!

Sample question from the exam, for fun: Tokens come in four shapes: circles, triangles, squares, and stars. Tokens of the same shape weigh the same. One circle weighs as much as one triangle and one star combined; one square weighs as much as one circle and one triangle combined; and three squares weigh as much as four stars. How many triangles are needed to match the weight of two circles?

See the full exam here, and the answer here.

‼️Calling all Harwood seniors ‼️

The Harwood Boosters Club will be awarding three $500 scholarships to graduating seniors to support pursuit of their further education. Find the application on Naviance.com - deadline extended to Friday May 24th

Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity is excited to announce the Grand Opening on June 7th of a new ReStore in Waterbury at 149 South Main Street in the old Kinney Drug location next to the Subway. The Habitat ReStore is a home improvement store and resale center that sells donated furniture, home accessories, building materials and appliances to the public at a fraction of the retail price. Habitat for Humanity uses funds raised by its stores to help more Vermonters build, rehabilitate, and repair their homes. The Habitat ReStore relies on the generous donations of new and gently used household items, building supplies, furniture, etc. to help Habitat create homeownership opportunities.

Donation drop offs are by appointment only. To arrange a pickup of a larger donation, or to schedule a drop off please call Harold Blake at 802-522-7768. We only accept items we can sell and therefore need to reserve the right to deny any items that are not deemed sellable by our staff. If you have an item you’d like to donate but are unsure if we will accept it, please give us a call at 802-522-7768 or email us at harold@centralvermonthabitat.org. Our staff is happy to answer your questions!

Please see the donation guidelines below:

We Accept:

• Furniture

• Appliances

• Cabinets

• Building materials

• Home décor

• Windows

• Doors

• Paint

We Do Not Accept:

• Items intended for use by children under the age of 12 (cribs, play pens, toy

chests, etc.).

• Items containing lead paint.

• Recalled products.

• Stolen products.

• Cleaning chemicals (or unlabeled containers of liquid).

• Pesticides.

• Corded window blinds.

• Technology (laptops, desktops, jump drives).

• Books

• Clothing

Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity, powered by local volunteers, brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope. We build strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter. Your support helps to build affordable housing and increases economic stability through mortgaged homeownership. If you would like to volunteer at the store please register though our online volunteer management platform,

VolunteerUP.

Greetings!

My name is Jasmine Rose, and I am the Troupe Manager for Circus Smirkus' 2024 Tour! My main focus right now is to set up homestays for our troupers during our tour travels this July and August. I am looking to get the word out to local communities and families near Waterbury, VT about our need for homestays July 1-5th (4 nights).

Homestay families host a minimum of 2 troupers for their stay at a tour site. Homestays provide our troupers a comfortable bed to sleep in, they are responsible for transporting them to and from the show site, feeding them a nourishing breakfast and dinner, and supervising them when they are away from Circus Smirkus staff. Families should keep in mind that they will not only be transporting the troupers, but their luggage as well. Each trouper will have at least one large bag/suitcase that they will be bringing with them.

Homestay providers receive 2 tickets per show day to use for any show at that site. For example, if there are 2 show days, the homestay host would receive 4 tickets total. We will follow up to find out when families intend to use the tickets.

If you know of families who are interested in hosting troupers for a leg (or more!) of our tour, please have them fill out the application as soon as they can: https://forms.gle/r8LrcHEyE17XJWHD6

All household members aged 18 or more must pass a background check. If you will have a friend outside of the household help you, they too must be identified and background checked.

I have attached the Homestay Handbook below for your reference.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out!

Thank you!

Jasmine Rose

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