Our first Focus Friday highlights the various ways our district schools honored Veterans Day. Patriotic songs were song. A slide show paid tribute to veterans both past and present. The area Color Guard marched in as students respectfully placed their hands over their hearts as the colors passed by. Veterans enjoyed lunch with students. Cards of thanks were made. Slate Valley extends its heartfelt gratitude to all of our veterans.
Throwback Thursday!
Mrs. McCrea's first grade students explored the solar system through VR. A big thank you to Mr. White, our tech integration coach, for making this experience happen.
"Where are they now Wednesday" a new weekly post featuring a graduate from FHUHS. First up...
Haley Macomber-Creaser, DVM.
FHUHS alumna Haley Macomber is a member of the Class of 2013. Haley has had a very exciting year! This past June, she earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)!
Haley’s long journey to achievement began right here in her hometown of Fair Haven. She credits her 6th grade teacher, Mr. Stanton, and her 7th and 8th grade teacher, Mr. Crane, of Fair Haven Grade School for getting her excited about science and encouraging her dream of becoming a veterinarian.
While at Fair Haven Union High School, Haley continued to work hard at her studies. She also participated in athletics, playing field hockey and basketball and running both indoor and outdoor track. During her career running track, she earned the state champion title a few times for the 100m hurdles and 4X100m relay!
After high school, Haley attended the University of Vermont, majoring in Animal Science with a concentration in pre-vet studies. She graduated in 2017. Before beginning her graduate work, Haley worked for a year as a veterinary assistant at an animal clinic in northern Vermont. She then attended the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, where she recently received her DVM.
Currently, Haley is an associate veterinarian at the Rutland Veterinary Clinic and Surgical Center in Rutland Town, Vermont. She is certified in veterinary spinal manipulation, also known as animal chiropractic certification, and is currently working on being certified in veterinary acupuncture. Haley hopes to see patients for this practice in the new year.
Recently married, Haley lives with her husband and their newly adopted black cat in Ludlow, Vermont. When asked if she had any words of advice for our current Slaters, Haley replied, “If I had an inspiring message, I would tell people to never give up on their dreams, even if they seem impossible. It took me two tries to get into my top choice of veterinary school, and a few of my academic advisors at UVM told me not to bother applying because it’s too competitive a field. While this was upsetting to hear at the time, it made me realize how much harder I would have to work if I was going to make my dream a reality. So I took a year off between undergrad and graduate work to build up my resume to become more competitive when I applied for veterinary school the following year. Although a year away from school was not in my original plan, it ended up working out for me and I was accepted into veterinary school and reached my ultimate goal.”
Slater Nation is so incredibly proud of you, Haley, and we thank you for sharing your story! Your hard work and determination are an inspiration to all.
It's Trivia Tuesday! Did You Know?
A Slater shout-out to the seven student athletes who are proudly representing themselves, their teams and our school, at the VT State Athletic Directors Association - Athletic Leadership Conference in Burlington, VT. The conference started yesterday, and continues today. While in attendance, our students will be immersed in workshops and activities about leadership.
Pictured from left to right:
Gabe B., Maddy C., Samantha S., Maddy P., Abi F., Emilee H. and Joe B.
Coaching Opportunity!
Meet our SVUUSD's Faculty and Staff! Each Monday we will highlight one of our district employees. First up... Ms. Karla Ramey!
Today at FHUMHS, Slater Nation held a Pep Rally for the Girls Soccer and Field Hockey Teams as they head off this weekend to battle for their State Championships! Girls Soccer plays tonight at Applejack Stadium in Manchester and Field Hockey plays tomorrow afternoon at UVM in Burlington. Good Luck! and Go SLATERS!!
Professor M. K. Adams teaches the art of ASL every Thursday after school at FHUMHS. The ASL Club is open to all Middle and High School students. What a great opportunity to learn such a valuable life skill!
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At Castleton Elementary School, 4th graders are studying "The Importance of Forests." The students have been identifying trees around the school property. A local forester, Kyle Mason, was able to come visit and talk about specific characteristics of forest lands, state forests, and old growth forests. He took 4th grade on the nature trail behind the school. Mr. Mason explained how to measure the height of trees. The class focused on one majestic Northern Red Oak and discovered it was 110 feet tall. Students were then shown how to use a tree auger to determine that the same tree was around 135 years old. The students were amazed and are now very excited to find out how tall the trees are around their own homes.
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COME ONE, COME ALL! Cheer and support our Varsity Football Team in their semi final game this Friday!
Details: #3 FHUHS Varsity Football vs. #2 Mt Anthony, Friday November 4th at Mt Anthony HS with a 7pm start time.
Admission to the game: $10.00 for adults $5.00 for Seniors/Students. Cash at the gate.
NO students 8th grade or under are allowed in without a parent and they MUST stay with their parents during the game.
The visitor Bleachers are closest to the main gate entrance - Adults may sit at any bleacher section, but our student fans must be in the visitor section. Spectators are allowed to stand near ropes along the field, but no one is allowed in the roped off area.
We will be following the VPA pregame statement fan rules!
Booster club will have their Snack Shack open during the game.
Thank you for supporting FHUHS Athletics. Go Slaters!!!
Congratulations to our Girls Soccer Team! They are on their way to the State Championships! PLEASE COME ONE AND ALL TO SHOW YOUR SLATER NATION SUPPORT!!! Here are the details: #1 FHUHS G V Soccer vs. #3 Stowe will match up on Friday, November 4th with a start time of 5 p.m. at Apple Jack Field in Manchester. Parking will be at the site. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time on Gofan - https://gofan.co/app/school/VPA - or you can pay cash/credit at the gate. Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for seniors/students. There will be no noise makers allowed, for our fans, on site ie: cowbells, whistles, kazoos, or artificial noise makers of any kind. We will be following the VPA statement player and fan expectations. Go Slater G V Soccer!!
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Congratulations to our Field Hockey Team! They are on their way to the State Championships! PLEASE COME ONE AND ALL TO SHOW YOUR SLATER NATION SUPPORT!!! ! Here are the details: #2 FHUHS Slaters Field Hockey vs. #1 Montpelier Solons will match up on Saturday, November 5th with a 12:30 p.m. start time at the UVM Moulton Winder Field. Parking will either be in the UVM parking garage or in spaces around the field. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time on Gofan - https://gofan.co/app/school/VPA - or you can pay cash at the gate. Prices are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for seniors/students.
There will be no noise makers allowed on site ie: cowbells, whistles, kazoos, or artificial noise makers of any kind. We will be following the VPA statement player and fan expectations. Go Slater Field Hockey!!
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