March 21 - Spring is in the air......sort of

 

Congratulations to the  Peoples Academy Stage Company whose group of lucky 13 students advanced to the Vermont State One Act Competition this past weekend. Their performance of ‘Scenes from The Secret in the Wings’, by Mary Zimmerman, stood out among the competition at the Highland Center for the Arts. They will next compete at the state festival in Brandon, Vermont on April 5th. Special recognition for excellence in acting went to Ainsley Grant, Sophia Lam, and Liam Watson, and Gracie Chase was honored for her superb backstage work on lighting. 

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Quote of the Week: 

"Every time I have had a problem, I have confronted it with the ax or art."

- Yayoi Kusama, contemporary artist

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This Week's Link(s):

See who's featured this week in PA's recognition of standout female students in the arts as we continue to recognize Women's History Month....don't miss all the great art news!  

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Updates/Reminders: 

Monday 3/25 - Data Presentation

Thanks for your work on our presentation for Monday. Looking forward to the conversation aspect of the presentation we see this as an opportunity for your shared thoughts on these prompts as they relate to our future collaborative time and energy (meetings, inservice, etc). 

We need and want your voice and thoughtful thinking skills on Monday. To keep the conversation moving and lively, we will have a time limit for each comment. Please take a moment to the review the prompts  to prepare yourself to be succinct. 

We are hoping that you will feel inspired and safe to speak your mind, while sticking to the prompts. Your thoughts matter and Monday's discussion is about growth and ideas, not judgement. 

SRSS (SEL SURVEY) - *TA ADVISERS* - Please complete this survey for each student in your TA by the end of the day Friday, 3/22. (1 per student) 

 

Holocaust Education Week April 1-5, 2024, as part of Genocide Awareness Month, educators in grades 7-12 will be offered a menu of lesson plans and presentations to share with students for a week entitled: “Connections Across Genocides: Learning from the Holocaust”. Please visit the Vermont Holocaust memorial website to learn more and register.

Securely Update - it appears that we are not using Securly very much. That's fine, no problem. But, if you want to use it and need some help figuring it out, please let Phil know. We can help. 

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Calendar

3/19 to 4/11 -  VTCAP Testing dates

            ELA 3/19-3/21; Math 3/26-3/28; Science 4/9-4/11 

3/25 -  Best Practice 

4/2 & 3 - Astronomy to MES for 'Eclipse Lessons'

4/4 - 10th Grade College Field Trip  

4/6 - Science Olympiad @ UVM

4/8 - Early Release - Eclipse...don't get caught in the dark

6/13 - Graduation

6/14 - Last Day of School

June In-Service - tentatively scheduled for 6/17-18, with camp to follow 6/19-21.

2024-25 School Calendar

Flex Dept Meeting Dates

Co-Curricular Schedule

The gym is very bust again. We had a packed house for Spring sports meeting on Monday and, despite the perpetuation of winter, Spring teams are well on their way to preparing for green grass and clear runways. On a sad note, we had to cancel the softball team due to low interest. But, it'll be back real soon, there are 20+ students on the PAML team. 

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TA (Teacher Advisory) 

coming soon - more information to follow

Links to activities and scripts for TA this week: 

Friday (3/22): SRSS/SEL Survey, Announcements, Flex sign up

Tuesday (3/26):  -  Community Meeting - please sit with your TA...you can send you seniors to the front

Friday(3/29):  vape detector video & conversation (links coming), Flex sign up; Announcements

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Schoolwide Happenings: 

We're off to a smooth start with VTCAP testing. Thanks to great oversite from the coordinators (Tarah, Bill and Karen) and the many other teachers and staff involved with preparing students. Thank you! 

There was ALOT going here.....a show well done! 

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Celebrations: 

Happy Spring Equinox

Looks like they are having fun!

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Several PA students won awards and recognition at the most recent the most recent SkillsUSA Competition: 

Heritage Automotive Challenge

Gold ($10,000 scholarship) - Joe Ward

Computer Problem Solving

1st Place Cayden McCoy

Network Design

1st Place Cayden McCoy & Calvin Moorwood

3rd Place Logan Locass

Cyber Security 

2nd Place Calvin Moorwood  

4th Place Cayden McCoy

Network Infrastructure

3rd Place Cayden McCoy

Advertising

4th Place Logan LaCoss

Happy Birthday

Jess Graham  Mar. 22

Rita Ciambra  Mar. 23