CVU Celebrations

Dear CVU Community: If you spend more than five minutes with me, I am likely to reference some wisdom I gleaned from Val Gardner (former CVU principal) or Ann Bunting (my mom…and family systems therapist). Our staff is far too polite to produce an eye roll directly in front of me, but a few have issued gentle reminders that they may have heard that story/metaphor/adage/lesson/quip/etc before. I mention Val and my mom now as they shared a similar vision about parenting and caregiving–namely that parents and caregivers are not just parents and caregivers but leaders of their own family systems. When we see ourselves as leaders, we are more likely to do the things that leaders do. We are more likely to find calm within ourselves, to listen actively, to be purpose-oriented, to seek a clarifying vision, to find support when we need it, and so much more. Thus when I saw the offer below from Katy and Laurie, I could feel my mother applauding somewhere in the universe. She would see the support group as a group of leadership consultants helping one another to lead the most important people in their worlds.

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Weekly support group for CVU parents & caregivers intersecting with the mental health system.

Starting in January 2024, CVU clinicians Katy Farnham & Laurie Berryman are offering a weekly meeting for CVU parents and caregivers who are intersecting with the mental health system, (and all of its challenges!). If you find yourself feeling confused, stressed, or isolated as you try to help your adolescent navigate the mental health system, this meeting is for you! Come meet other caregivers trying to navigate similar challenges, and learn more about mental health resources & systems. Discussion will be facilitated by Howard School Services clinician Katy Farnham LCMHC and CVU Social Worker Laurie Berryman Ed.D. Format: standing 60-minute meeting, offered weekly, that can be accessed remotely. Meeting times offered will be mid-day (12:00-1:00 pm?). When several caregivers express interest in participating, we will start offering the weekly meetings. No fee. No commitments. If you are interested to join or learn more, please email Katy Farnham at kfarnham@cvsdvt.org

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12/25-1/1 - Early Winter Break, no school

1/5 - End of Snapshot Q2 (Semester 1)

1/8-1/12 Wrap Up Week

1/15 - MLK Day, no school

1/16-19 - Add/Drop for Semester 2

Hello CVU! Happy Friday, there’s only one week left until break! This past Tuesday, Student Council organized Spirit Week, so let’s get everyone to participate and show our Redhawk spirit. Monday is PJ Day, Tuesday is Ski Gear, Wednesday is Bring-Your-Own-Mug Day (hot chocolate provided!), Thursday is School Colors, and Friday is the 9th Annual Silly Sweater Competition. We’d love to see as many students participate as possible, let’s set a record CVU!

These four CVU students preformed in Clara Dreams last weekend at Spuce Peak Performing Arts Center. Pictured is Hannah Kuhlmeier, Gianna Petrunich, Alex Fox and Isabella Urch. We are so proud of all the dancers and their hard work. They study at the Elan Academy of Classical Ballet.

We encountered some awesome projects in the shop today. William walked us through the techniques of building a pingpong paddle and we got a quick look at true origin of Thor's hammer!

Write for Rights! Thank you to the many students who expressed their voices today. We had nearly 280 submissions!

From Jen Marriott: On Wednesday, December 6, Yoga/Mindfulness took a field trip to Hot Yoga Burlington. The class was led by owner, Bill O'Conner, a traditional 60 minute vinyasa style class. It was a hot sweet-sweaty mess, but so worth the joyful glow it produced after!

From Alison Duback: Shout out to our 80 amazing 11th and 12th grade Flight School Mentors who plan and lead our 9th grade peer group mentoring program. Flight School met for check-ins over the last 2 weeks. Mentors led discussions on classes and upcoming traditions like RISE and the Penguin Plunge, ate snacks, and played games. Pictured are Nichols groups decorating cookies and playing games.

From Katie Antos-Ketcham: EnAct's first annual Patagonia Film Festival was not only fun last Friday night, it also helped raise more than $300 for Seacology, an international nonprofit with a local connection that helps island communities prosper by protecting mangroves. EnAct would like to thank the businesses who supported the event by donating items to our raffle: Palmer Lane Maple, Palmer's Sugarhouse, Lake Champlain Chocolates, Skida, and Patagonia Burlington.

Sponsors/Donations Slideshow

From Olivia Gatti: Kendama > cell phones

High School Speech Contest - Win up to $1750

Please register by January 29th! Forms can be found on the home page of our website under High School Speech Contest: https://rotaryclubofcsh.org/

The Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotary Club will hold the club round of the Rotary District 7850 High School Speech Contest on Wednesday, January 31st at 7:30 am at the Shelburne United Methodist Church.

This year’s topic is How can we increase hope for our schools?

Students must prepare and deliver a five-minute speech, either in person or via Zoom, that relates this topic to their life, school, and Rotary values.

The winner of our local round will receive $200 and can win up to $1,750 if they are the district winner.

Club Round 1 - $200 Prize - January 31st at 7:30 am at the Shelburne United Methodist Church

Area Round 2 - $300 Prize - TBD

District Round 3 - Two $500 Prizes - March 16th at Northern VT University, Lyndonville, VT

District Round 4 - $750 Prize (Winner) and $500 Prize (Runner-Up) - April 20th at Lake Morey Inn, Fairlee, VT

Participants for Club Round 1 must be high school-aged students who live in Charlotte, Shelburne, or Hinesburg.

Please email our Contest Coordinator, Amanda Vincent, at amandarosevincent1@gmail.com with any questions.

As always, be sure you are following us on Facebook at Charlotte-Shelburne-Hinesburg Rotary, and on Instagram at @cshrotary to stay up to date on what we are doing and ways you can get involved.

From Charlie MacFadyen: On Wednesday, the CVU Math League team traveled to Mt. Mansfield for the second meet of the season. There were 12 schools at the meet. After a bit of a slow start behind South Burlington and Essex, CVU gradually chipped away at the lead, and came away with the win in dramatic fashion-- scoring a perfect 75 on the team test! Enthusiasm and camaraderie were high!

Representing CVU at the meet were: Brady Driver, Jacob Graham, Ollie Guiterman, James Haines, Alyssa Hill, Dan Knight, Elias Leventhal, Veronica Miskavage, Clay Nicholson, Wylie Ricklefs, Henry Shrier, Julia Shrier, and Charlie Schramm. Individual honors went to Jacob Graham for perfect papers on both Algebra and Advanced Math, Elias Leventhal for perfect papers on both Geometry and Advanced Math, and Jacob, Elias, Alyssa Hill, Clay Nicholson, and Wylie Ricklefs for the perfect team paper.

Thanks as always to Kiran MacCormick for his expert assistance.

Here they are after the win and checking their tests on the bus ride back to CVU!

From Cameron Brownell: Hello! The CVU Madrigal Singers have been busy spreading festive cheer! We performed "Veni, Veni Emmanuel" by Michael John Trotta as the closing number of the Madrigal Festival at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington on Friday, December 8, followed by a day of bringing holiday magic to young children and their families at the VCTF's Polar Express fundraiser on Sunday, December 10.

If you'd like to hear the CVU Madrigal Singers, please come to our final event, Rejoice! a holiday concert hosted by Solaris Vocal Ensemble on Saturday, December 16, at 7:30 pm at College St. Congregational Church in Burlington. You can purchase tickets HERE!

CVU Madrigal Singers : Kieran Coolidge, Calvin Karlhuber, Rose Lord, Lynne Lynne, Nate McNabb,

Jennifer Mumley, Mira Novak, Natalie Scriver, Maya Tamang, Madi Tucker and Abigail Usher

From Amy Wardwell: The members of the Volunteer Outreach Club have been getting their Elf on- literally! On Sunday, December 10th, twenty members of our club volunteered at the Polar Express as elves. They stood in the rain to welcome four trainloads of local kids to the "North Pole". This event is a fundraiser for the Vermont Children's Trust to raise money for programs to help families all over the state. In addition, the Club held their annual Advisory Trivia competition on December 5th to raise money for Toys for Kids. They raised $510 and have helped fill the bin in the Main Office with gifts! Congratulations to the Mack/Mead and the Muessel/Johnson Advisories who dazzled us all with their knowledge about holidays around the world!

From Josh Rooney: On Thursday, December 14, former COO for UVM Health Network and former Secretary of Human Services, Al Gobeille joined our W1 Economics class for a robust discussion of how healthcare in the US is delivered, administered and paid for. Students engaged with Al across a wide variety of topics from prescription drug prices, comparing healthcare models and systems in other countries, US healthcare spending and the amount of federal dollars that go into healthcare to Al's experiences in high level leadership positions. Thanks to Al for coming to share his knowledge and wisdom with us!

From Peter Booth: The Class Of 2025’s Class Council would like to thank everyone (especially Volunteer Outreach Club!) for the amazing number of presents that we have managed to gather for children and families in our area that struggle during the holiday season. On Tuesday, December 19, all of these presents will be brought to St. Jude’s church to be distributed by the US Marines.

From Gary Lambert: Please watch this week's penultimate episode of The CVU Show for 2023.

This week's show includes a look ahead at the Tech Center visits next week as well as CVU news and sports. We are building to the semester finale, so you won't want to miss this new episode!

https://youtu.be/YgXBE91PF3A

Thanks for watching!

From Lacey Richards: My AP Human Geography classes participated in a speed dating activity where they had to dress up as terms like Capitalism, Nation, European Union, Socialism, Centripetal Forces, Balkanization, Republic etc., and try to find other terms that they were most interested and connected to.

From Henry Lang: Fairbanks Core egg drop pics and video:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kUkHr2q1EQ9okA8s7FvF7Djqanadoz41/view

From Annie Bellerose: A huge thanks to all the CVU staff and faculty, past and present, who showed up to help interview students in Practical Writing this week!

From Colleen French: Today's Fry Day is chicken cheddar bacon with many toppings, there is a vegetarian option and grab those fries at the grill. On the center line we have Thai Khao Soi with Vermont chicken, tofu, Napa cabbage, carrots, pasta and ginger all sourced from Vermont. Made with love from Nicha!

Thank you to Anthony Spagnolo and Arthur Chiaravalli for running our CVU Inspirations Awards today.

Parents and students are invited to our Virtual College Panel Night for Juniors on Wednesday January 10th from 6:00-7:00pm. College admissions representatives from a variety of colleges including UVM, Middlebury, St. Lawrence, Champlain, Vermont State University and Saint Michaels will provide a panel discussion. We will offer a question and answer session about the college application process, campus life and more. Hope you can join!

Here is the YouTube link for our presentation (1/10 @6pm):

https://youtube.com/live/eQot_pVMtDM?feature=share