CVU Celebrations

Dear CVU Community,

Today, seniors delivered their Exit Experience Presentations to an audience of advisors, fellow advisees, and invited family and friends. Through the lenses of Identity, Connection, Direction, and Proficiency, they shared personal reflections on their journeys—highlighting moments of growth, meaningful relationships, and the experiences that have shaped their past, present, and future.

The day was filled with emotion—tears, laughter, hugs, and plenty of smiles—as the Class of 2025 opened up about their time at CVU and the paths they’re preparing to follow. It’s always one of my favorite days of the school year—hearing what mattered most to our students, which classes, teachers, or experiences sparked their passions, and how they’ve come to understand themselves and their direction moving forward.

To our seniors: you made your parents, caregivers, teachers, and classmates incredibly proud today. Thank you.

Below is the Mack/Mead advisory. In a very sweet move, all of their juniors surprised the seniors!

Pictured above: Hussey/Glaspie advisory

Billy Bates, Wade Nichols, Molly Fairhurst, Pat Frazier, Mia Stolz

5/9 - Senior Exit Experiences, Grades 9-11 No classes

5/5-5/16 - AP Exams

5/17 - Prom

5/21-5/28 - Wrap-Up Week

5/29 - 6/11 - RISE

6/13 - Graduation

CVU Mock Crash - Upcoming Road Closure

Thursday, May 15, 9-11 am

This coming Thursday, May 15, CVU Road will be closed at VT Route 116 and Pond Road from approximately 9-11 am. Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes during this time.

Congratulations to our amazing seniors: Alice, Lindley, Jimmy, Noah and Sean!Smith-Visco advisory

From Jessica LaPlante: Snelling Core celebrated the 21st annual Crackerbat relay today! Congratulations to our winners: Alejandro, Liliana, Sebastian, Reese L., Dash, and Ollie. Missing from the picture: Solveig

Snelling PA students dodged the rain and made it out to the low ropes course this week!

From Cari Causey: Annika Johnson and Luke Buehler rocking the pancake station at Sleepy Hollow Mountain Race.

From Susie Moakley: The following CVU/BTC students will be inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. The induction ceremony will be at the McCarthy Arts Center on the St. Michael's College campus at 6PM on Thursday, May 15th.

Nicole-Richie Asiimwe - Homeland Security & Criminal Justice I

Vince Baker - Aviation Tech I

William Brackett - Design, Engineering & Fabrication I

Bill Fidler - Design & Illustration I

Ruby Flinn - Digital Media Lab I

Maya Giangregorio - Design & Illustration I

Kai Mahaffey - Design & Illustration II

Lio Miller - Design & Illustration I

Levi Olsen - Digital Media Lab I

Apryl Tuiqere - Health Sciences Academy I

Caitlyn Vuley - Education Training & Leadership I

Amnesty International activists demanding justice for Guatemalan journalist Jose Ruben Zamora.

From Jacklyn Whittier: During the months of March and April, members of the student-led club ASAAP (Abuse, Sexual Assault Awareness, and Prevention) worked with the 9th-grade core wellness teachers to present to all of the freshman health classes about “Consent and Sexual Violence: How It Applies to You”. Collectively, we presented 16 different times, therefore ensuring that all 9th graders in our school have the knowledge they need to make informed decisions and the resources available to them if they need help.

Learning about consent is crucial for building healthy relationships and fostering a culture of respect. It’s about understanding boundaries and respecting individual choices. Now is the time to start learning.

We want to thank our incredible presenters, who took time out of their classes to teach the next generation: Jackie Whittier, Emma Jean Armstrong, Miranda Stewart, Mira Novak, Clara Anderson, Isabelle Raby, Katelyn Whittier, Lu Hackerman, and Lucy Angolano.

From Henry Lang: Story Sharks performed at Charlotte Central School on Thursday. Nine young authors' stories were adapted for the stage by CVU students, fostering passion for creative writing. Thank you to Heidi Huestis, Jeri Belisle, Fiona Zahm, and Claire Thibeault for their help. Next stop: Allen Brook! (Photos by Tyler Cohen.)

Back Row: Harrison Melo, Jasmeet Badwal, Alex Carr, Nathaneal Akselrod, Theo Novak, Owen Scriver, Kayden Carpentier, Henry Lang

Front Row: Maddie Deyo, Adela Grimm, Whitney Curtis, Kyla Waldron, Molly Kelly, Raea Coakley, Abby Tyler

FOLDER WITH A FEW MORE PHOTOS.

From Carly Brown: The Spring Zoology classes caught a break in the rainy days to explore the Lake Champlain Ecosystem on the UVM Marcelle Melosira research boat last week. They practiced measuring turbidity using a Secchi disk, and also gathered, observed, and identified plankton using a plankton tow and on-boat microscopes. When students weren't on the boat, they observed adaptations of animals in our watershed at the ECHO Center. Pictured are: The group preparing microscope slides to find and identify phyto and zooplankton. Nolan, Julia, and Lina using a Secchi disk. Ella soaking up some sunshine on the boat.

The big kids like to play in the mud, too. Women's Ultimate Frisbee.

From Emily Mitchell: Today 5 CVU Visual artists were acknowledged for their participation in the Congressional Art Competition! Clark Clark, Jacklyn Whittier, Ruby Kohn, Lio Miller and Eva Fewell had work selected for the show. Clark Clark was honored with both a Judges Award and the People’s Choice Award; Eva Fewell was selected for the Theme Award; and Jacklyn Whittier was chosen for the County Award!

All of these pieces will be displayed for the year at Congresswoman Becca Balint’s local Vermont office!

Thank you to the Friends of CVU and the Student Council for the work you put in to celebrate our amazing faculty and staff during Educator Appreciation Week. Pancakes, raffles, stickies, plants, flowers, pizza and chocolates were lovely tokens of the thanks we give to our hardworking crew of educators.

Yearbooks are almost sold out - The yearbook is the perfect way to remember all the amazing moments from this year. Get yours now and hold onto the memories. Scan to order yours today!