FHU Staff Alumni Newsletter

We hope this finds you in good health and amazing spirits!

Ben Worthing & Jennefer Paquette, FHUMHS Co-Principals

March

• March 6th - Girls' Varsity Basketball Semi-Finals at Barre (game time is 8:15 PM). Our Slater teams have done great this year! We have a State Champ in wrestling, as well as a 2nd and 4th place winners! Our bowling team has their state games coming up soon. Our boys' basketball had a great run and almost made it to Barre. Our girls' team is ranked #2 and will be playing the #3 ranked team on 3/6/24. If they win this, they will be in the Championship game on Saturday, March 9th!
• March 7th will be our first annual B.E.A.T night to support the arts. Please see the poster below, and come join us for an evening of student projects and snacks!
• On March 15th, we will be hosting a "Veggie Van Go" produce pickup in our staff parking lot. This is free produce event open to all community members and held by volunteers from the Vermont Foodbank.
• The FHUMHS Theater Program will be holding it's second play of the year on March 20th. They will be performing Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.
• March 28th is our annual Diane Flood Memorial basketball game. Come cheer on your former colleagues as we try to keep up with our students😁.

We are seeking community-based events in need of a "home-base." Please see the poster below for details.

We are in search of substitute teachers, and would love nothing more than to welcome back our multi-talented staff alumni who may be interested! Please feel free to contact our Business Office with any questions at (802)265-4905, or apply directly at https://slatevalley.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=13.

We are also seeking several teaching positions if you know of anyone interested. Our Slate Valley website has a link that will direct any interested candidates to job opportunities in Slate Valley.

This is our first year running a new Freshmen program called Outdoor Pursuits. Students in the program have three consecutive periods where they earn math, science, and PE credits through hands-on projects such as kayaking, hiking, rock climbing, and outdoor survival skills.

Students participate in a Law Enforcement class with Beth Nicholson and Officer Hunter where they learn skills such as K9 Handling, handcuffing, accident report analysis, and self-defense (to name only a few topics).

While COVID had a dramatic impact on our fine arts programming, we have been thrilled to watch it grow to numbers surpassing pre-COVID participation! Our theater program has more than tripled, while chorus and band have tripled to quadrupled in size. Marching band has also returned and continues to grow!