CVU Celebrations

This week's guest writer is Fairbanks House Director, Arthur Chiaravalli

Dear CVU Community,

This morning's CVU Inspirations ceremony celebrated some of the incredible students who make our CVU community so special. This quarterly tradition recognizes students for their resilience, creativity, kindness, learning, growth, and dedication to others. Teachers and staff nominate students who inspire them and share their stories with the gathered students, caregivers, faculty, and staff. Thank you to everyone who attended, and congratulations once again to our CVU Inspirations! Check out pics in this link and photos in the Student Celebrations section.

11/5-11/17 - CVU Musical, Footloose

11/20 - Winter Meet the Coaches Meeting

11/23 - CVU 5K Turkey Trot

11/25-11/28 - Thanksgiving Break

11/30 - CVU Access Craft Fair

From Casey Ogden: On Monday, be sure to check out the new lunch special: a Korean seitan sandwich with Kimchi plant-based mayo brought to you by the local company, Mighty Mudita! Might Mudita's seitan is protein packed, and a UVM study found that they emit 75% less greenhouse gases than turkey lunch meat (by weight). Stop by to grab a sandwich, meet the owner, and a chance to win a Might Mudita croc charm!

Bringing home the hardware! Congratulations to Girls Soccer, Boys Soccer, Girls Cross Country, Boys Golf and Girls Golf! #statechampions

From Heather MacDonald: Students in the Together We Rise Club spent time the last two weeks creating positive affirmation jars. Each student put around 20 positive affirmations in a jar and decorated them to show their personality!

From Helen MacAndrews: On November 2nd, CVU Rowing competed in the Otter Creek Challenge - a distance race of either 2 or 3 miles. Since this race is close to Halloween, there is also a costume contest. We had great weather to support our boats and our two CVU teams didn't disappoint!

CVU won in the following categories:

1st: Novice 6-oared (2 miles)

1st: Intermediate 6-oared (3 miles)

ALSO - Costume award for Funniest team costumes:

Novice - Pregnancy Cravings: Kayden Metropoulos (Mama to be), Ruby Gage (Flamin' Hot Cheetos), Addie Childs (Pickles), Kate Sayre (Donuts), Vivien Clauss (Chocolate), Meredith Golek (Chips), Laela Desjadon (Salsa)

Intermediate - Ratatouille: Anna Ulager (Rat-Chef), Oliver Foster (Chef), Delainey LeBlanc (Chef), Spencer Adams (Chef), JD Kogut (Chef), Griffin Hengelsberg (Chef), Liam Cooley (Chef)

Our final race of the season will be the 2024 Northeast Icebreaker Championship in Hull, MA on November 23rd.

From Renee Breault: Lauren Vaughan received a Scholar-Athlete award from the Vermont State Athletic Directors Association (VSADA) on November 4th, during the annual Student-Athlete Leadership Conference at the DoubleTree hotel. In order to receive this award you had to have participated in two or more sports at the varsity level for two years, and you had to have certain academic standards to qualify. Lauren also wrote an essay to go with her application, she was 1 of 10 who received the award out of 38 applicants.

Pictured below with Lauren: Coach Tucker Pierson, Charlotte Crum, Apryl Tuiqere, Lauren, Audrey Neilson, Rachel Bialowoz.

From Troy Paradee: KB Aldrich and Allison Mast frequently help stack some of the 200+ chairs after D lunch, they encourage you to find a way to help others and Take Care of the Place!

As part of their NEXUS learning projects in Sustainable Architecture, Lauren Vaughan and Kieran Burke volunteered with the Shelburne Climate & Energy Committee in a Community Build weatherization project in partnership with WindowDressers, a nonprofit based in Maine. During the build at Shelburne Town Hall, volunteers constructed window inserts to help people have warmer homes, save on their heating bills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a win-win-win!

From Lydia Eshete: This year, our robotics team has been continuing their work with mentoring the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Robotics Club at Williston Central School, guiding them through the challenge of the 2024 FLL season. The coaches, James and Clay, along with team members Lydia and Gavin, have been working closely with the Williston students to develop creative ideas and work on the basics of coding and robotics. This year's ocean-themed challenge focuses on global water issues and finding solutions to address ocean-related environmental concerns. Every year, besides designing and coding a robot, teams are given the task of conducting an innovation project which requires them to determine a problem based on the annual theme and create a creative solution to the issue. For their project, the Williston students are focusing on ways to help clean up oil spills in aquatic environments. They have come up with an idea to collect hair by donation to help with the creation of oil-absorbing hair mats, a creative and sustainable solution regarding the impact of oil spills on ecosystems. Students have been working hard with brainstorming, researching & developing this concept, hoping to find more resources to help protect our waters.

BTC Honor Roll

High Honors (A- or better):

• Nicole Asiimwe
• Sophie Avery
• Vince Baker
• Izzie Boddie
• Justin Bokan
• Noah Boutin
• William Brackett
• Ayden Elkins
• Bill Fidler
• Ruby Flinn
• Maya Giangregorio
• Benjamin Healey
• Bennett Lustgarten
• Kai Mahaffey
• Lio Miller
• Max Olinsky-Paul
• Levi Olsen
• Trave Power-Freeman
• Ava Roden
• Apryl Tuiqere
• Caitlyn Vuley
• Carson Williams

Honors (B or better):

• August Bauer
• H Deacon Bowen
• Evan Butchino
• Darien Haselton
• Karter Place
• Hannah Shepardson

CTE Honor Roll

High Honors

• Aidan W Bezio
• Brian R Bora
• Calib C Brosseau
• Jackson T Bush
• Leo J Bush
• Hailey A Corron
• Bowie A Douglas
• Kaiden Fisher
• Lexus N Hayes-Francis
• Makayla E Johnson
• River R Knox
• Kyle M LaFleur
• Makenna R Leggett
• Nico L McLean
• Alison L Monniere
• Kenadi M Mora
• Boden J Moreau
• Cheyenne L Morin
• Elizabeth B Ponce
• Keegan T Smith
• Madilynn F Tucker
• Kyle A Walker
• Ryan J Wood

Honor Roll

• Megan G Alexander
• Reese Blasich
• Owen M Fowler
• Steven J Gauthier
• Holden R Kinsey
• Brooke E Loftus
• Avery A Myott
• Jordan Podlaski
• Mark V Smith
• Evan R Spivack
• Jennasis Sweeney
• Grim A Therrien
• Adrian N Tuttle
• Jacob Villeneuve

From Charlie MacFadyen: CVU takes the first meet of the 2024-2025 Math League Season! In a dramatic come-from-behind victory, the CVU Math League team won the opening meet for the

2024-25 Greater Burlington Math League season, competing against 13 other schools. Essex placed second and South Burlington third. This was a true team effort, and it was a joy to see the camaraderie and spirit!

Representing CVU at the meet were: Anna Dauerman, Brady Driver, Jackson DuBois, Robin DuBrul, Finn Etter, Leo Fleury, Jacob Graham, Oliver Guiterman, Alyssa Hill, Gwen Irwin, Georgia Knight, Clay Nicholson, Max Raynes, Wylie Ricklefs, and Charlie Schramm.

Individual recognition went to Jacob, who had perfect papers in Arithmetic, Algebra, and Advanced Math (placing him first overall in the individual standings for the league), Wylie for perfect papers in Geometry and Advanced, and Alyssa for a perfect paper in Advanced. CVU also won the team portion of the event, with the team of Alyssa, Wylie, Clay, Ollie, and Finn.

Thanks as always to Kiran MacCormick and to the CVU Math Department.

From Carolina Rodriguez: Nature walk and Spanish class - On Wednesday, the Spanish 5 classes enjoyed a walk in the woods and collected small nature samples. In class the students wrote paragraphs using the objects and the vocabulary of the environment.

Principal Katherine Riley, Special Services Director Jess Hoskins and Superintendent Adam Bunting celebrated Special Educator Jaime Fries at the Vermont Outstanding Educator Awards at UVM on Thursday.

Farewell to Grace Stroh from Special Services: We will miss you Grace. You are a supportive co-worker and dedicated to your students. We are glad you will be closer to your family and your CVU family will miss you!

Champlain Valley Union High School Performing Arts Presents: Footloose the Musical!

Get ready to kick off your Sunday shoes as Champlain Valley Union High School proudly presents the electrifying musical, "Footloose"! This high-energy production will run for 4 performances from Friday 15th - Sunday 17th Nov in the school's Theater. Based on the iconic 1984 film, "Footloose" tells the story of Ren McCormack, a teenager who moves to the small town of Bomont, where dancing is banned. With vibrant choreography and a catchy score, Ren teams up with local students to challenge the oppressive rules and bring the joy of dance back to their lives.

Under the direction of Elisa Van Duyne and featuring a talented cast of students, this production promises to be a celebration of freedom, friendship, and the transformative power of music. With unforgettable songs like “Let’s Hear It for the Boy” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” audiences will be tapping their toes and singing along! Don’t miss this chance to support the talented young performers of Champlain Valley Union High School and experience a night of unforgettable entertainment!

Recommended age 13+

Fri 15th Nov at 7pm

Sat 16th Nov at 2pm and 7pm

Sun 17th Nov at 1pm

CVU Theater 369 C V U Road, Hinesburg, VT 05461

Tickets: $10, $8 for Students and CVU Faculty

Available from October 28th at https://www.ticketsource.us/cvutheater