Our 5/6 students had a beautiful day for their Lake Bomoseen State Park trip on Monday of this week. Super way to wrap up the year! We wish our 6th grade students the very best of luck as Middle School students next year!
Faculty and Staff surprised the students with a flash mob at the end of this morning's live
Falcon News broadcast. It was great fun! Happy Summer everyone!
See the video at: https://youtu.be/9188tyaBXUY
Congratulations to Vicki Shaddock on your retirement! We appreciate your many years dedicated to keeping our students safe. You deserve all the happiness during this next stage.
Thank you, Ann, for 17 years of being an amazing instructional assistant for Slate Valley. Your never-ending patience, motivation, and persistence helped many students grow. You will be missed. Congratulations on your retirement!
Thank you to our staff, students and School Resource Officer for a successful, and final, safety drill for the 2022-2023 school year.
Congratulations to Jane Riedel, who is retiring! Jane, we appreciate your hard work and consistant dedication. Best wishes as you enter this next chapter of your life!
Before the end of the year, FHGS will do one final safety drill.
Move up day is a little 'smaller' than it used to be as we have multiple grades that loop. However, you could still feel the excitement for the students that were moving up and meeting a new teacher! 🥳
After 21 years of working in our district, Colleen Heibler is retiring! Colleen, we truly appreciate all your contributions through the years, you’ve earned this! Congratulations on your well-deserved retirement.
Congratulations and best wishes to Arlene Disorda who will be retiring after 23 years of dedicated service as an educator in Slate Valley. Arlene, you may be leaving our buildings, but your ethics, values, and hundreds of enlightened students will remain! Enjoy your retirement!
Congratulations to Dale Martin on her retirement! Thank you for your amazing contributions to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District. We wish you good health and happiness as you enter this next phase of life.
Congratulations and best wishes to Launee Salamin who will be retiring after 24 years working as one of our amazing instructional assistants. You’ve devoted much of your life assisting our children; look back with pride on all those little hands and hearts you helped along the way! Enjoy your retirement!
After 24 years of working in our district, Nancy Ward is retiring! Nancy, we appreciate your hard work and consistant dedication. Best wishes as you enter this next chapter of your life!
Congratulations and best wishes to Rodney Batschelet who will be retiring after 14 years working as one of the district technology integration coaches. 'Mr. B.' was integral in bringing 3D design and printing into class curriculum, and more recently he pioneered the use of VR goggles. You will be greatly missed, Mr. B! We wish you all the best in your retirement.
Congratulations to Benson Village School's Administrative Assistant, Ms. Pam Arel!
Ms. Arel is retiring after working 17 years in our district. She has worn many hats during her tenure and will be leaving some tough shoes to fill. Best wishes on a happy retirement!
It's time to celebrate our wonderful retirees! We'd like to start by congratulating one of our high school math teachers, Toni Christensen, on her retirement. Ms. Christensen retires with a total of 23 years of teaching experience. We appreciate you and wish you the best!
Today, Mr. Morris and some senior students from FHUMHS demonstrated various fun physic lessons to the FHGS 1st grade classes. The younger students were captivated!
FHGS would like to extend a giant thank you to our Abbey Food Group folks who managed to serve over 500 meals in three locations in our building in under an hour!! We were excited to see so many families joining us today! Thank you to everyone involved for a successful school-wide BBQ!
This morning we celebrated our 6th grade students. Best wishes to our Falcons as they leave the nest and SOAR into middle school.
Where are they now Wednesday? Featuring Kristin Hubert
FHUHS Class of 1996 alumna Kristin Hubert has come full circle in her academic career. She began as a humble kindergarten student and became a superintendent of her own school district -- all while staying in Vermont.
Kristin’s education started in Castleton, where she attended Castleton Elementary School and Castleton Village School before entering Fair Haven Union High School. She credits several K-12 teachers and administrators for igniting her passion for education. “It is extremely difficult to pick just one, as I loved many, from kindergarten teacher Mrs. Stiles to high school science teacher Mrs. Peltier.” She added, “I also must give a nod to the best choral music director ever, Fran LaPlaca!”
While at Fair Haven Union High School, Kristin was a three-sport athlete, playing varsity soccer, basketball, and softball each year. She also participated in French Club and community service groups.
Kristin attended the University of Vermont where she double-majored in Elementary Education and English. She went on to earn her Master’s in School Leadership from Castleton University and a Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from Northeastern University. Kristin began her career as an elementary and middle school teacher at Fair Haven Grade School. She then became Rutland City’s elementary school principal for a few years before moving into a central office position at Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union (RNESU) as their curriculum director. Kristin currently serves as the Superintendent of Schools at RNESU in Brandon, Vermont.
She is married to a fellow Slater, John-Henry, and has two daughters, Makenna and Addison. Kristin enjoys spending the weekends at her house on Lake Bomoseen, but is often on the go, traveling around New England to watch her daughters’ athletic events.
When asked if she had any words of encouragement for our current Slaters, Kristin said, “The great thing about school, and learning as a whole, is that it is yours. No one can take it away from you. So find what you love and forge a path forward, even if it isn't a traditional path or what others may want for you.” She continued, quoting Malcolm X, “‘Education is your passport towards the future. Tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.’ You’ve got this; Slaters are unstoppable!”
Thank you, Kristin, for your commitment to education, your schools, and your students. Slater Nation is extremely proud of your accomplishments and appreciates you sharing your story!
