A Memorial Day Message from Mr. Rasco, FHUHS Principal:
“I believe from the bottom of my heart that our memorial halls and statues and tablets, the tattered flags of our regiments gathered in the Statehouses, are worth more to our young men & women by way of chastening and inspiration than the monuments of another hundred years of peaceful life could be.
But even if I am wrong, even if those who come after us are to forget all that we hold dear, and the future is to teach and kindle its children in ways as yet unrevealed, it is enough for us that this day is dear and sacred.”
This was an address delivered for Memorial Day, May 30, 1884, at Keene, NH, by Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Every year for our Memorial Day assembly observances we invited a number of people to speak. Community members, parents, staff members, and former students spoke on behalf of their experiences and fallen comrades.
Not this year.
Our FHUHS band would play during our assembly, and then march and play in each of the parades in each of our towns over the weekend.
Not this year.
Traditional weekend plans of camping and barbequing with family and friends will no doubt have a different feel and look this year. However, Memorial Day is no less significant. It is a day to honor all Americans who died, and in doing so “made immortal their patriotism and their virtue” while serving in the military for our country and for our freedoms.
On the very first Memorial Day - then Decoration Day - exercises occurred at Arlington National Cemetery. On May 30, 1868, James A. Garfield (1831–81), then an Ohio congressman who had also served as a major general in the Civil War, delivered the address.
I am oppressed with a sense of the impropriety of uttering words on this occasion. If silence is ever golden, it must be here beside the graves of fifteen thousand, whose lives were more significant than speech, and whose death was a poem, the music of which can never be sung. With words we make promises, plight faith, praise virtue. Promises may not be kept; plighted faith may be broken; and vaunted virtue be only the cunning mask of vice. We do not know one promise they made, one pledge they gave, one word they spoke; but we do know they summed up and perfected, by one supreme act, the highest virtues of all citizens. For love of country they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and made immortal their patriotism and their virtue.
I love to believe that no heroic sacrifice is ever lost; that the characters of men (and women) are molded and inspired by what their fathers (and mothers) have done.
While different we have much to be grateful for. And to the men and women who died for our country and our freedoms we are forever grateful.
USA Day at FHU!
Have some takeout on VSAC
Class of 2020! VSAC wants to buy a takeout meal for graduating seniors.
Every Friday from now until June 26, VSAC will randomly pick 5 seniors to get a $50 takeout meal from your favorite local restaurant or food business.
Here’s what you do: Post a photo with the hashtag #VSACDelivers and tag @802VSAC, and VSAC will choose 5 winners every Friday at 4:30 and be in contact with you about what you want to eat!
You’ll also receive a $50 Gift of College card, courtesy of Vermont’s 529 savings plan administered by VSAC. And everyone who posts a photo is entered into a drawing for $529 in the Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan. Want more information? Email haskell@vsac.org.
Fall sports registration for 2020 is now open through FormReleaf!
Sports offered in the Fall include:
Football
Girls Soccer
Boys Soccer
Field Hockey
Club Cheer
Golf
Cross Country
Bass Fishing
If you are interested in participating in a sport this coming Fall season, please make sure to register prior to August 13th, and also get an updated physical on file at FHUHS. New physicals are required every (13) months in order to participate.
Please reach out to amorgan@svuvt.org if you have any issues or questions about registering for Fall sports.
Gearing up for golf! #slaternationquarantine
Slater Spirit! https://www.wevideo.com/view/1692242512
No lack of Slater Spirit at FHUHS!
Deadline to place an order for Basketball Championship Apparel is May 14: https://fhubasketballstatechamps.itemorder.com/sale
Mr. Hudson is dressed up for this week's Slater Nation Spirit Friday's theme of Cinco De Mayo! #slaternationquarantine
VPA Press Release: Cancellation of the 2020 Spring Sports Season
Senior advisors Mrs. Clement and Mrs. Doran preparing to greet our seniors and give out t-shirts.
Shaw's supermarket in Fair Haven is now a drop off location for our Food Drive.
Slate Valley Food Drive: April 27 - May 8
Reminder: Today from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Rutland Southern VT Regional Airport (1002 Airport Road, North Clarendon, VT)
The Vermont Foodbank is working with FEMA and the VT National Guard to distribute MREs at five sites around Vermont.
Anyone in need of food is welcome and can receive a seven-day supply of Meals Ready-to-Eat for each member of their household.
Here are some additional resources for accessing food during this challenging time:
Slater Nation Spirit Fridays!
The Student Council has brainstormed a unique way to pull together as a school community during this time!
They are inviting students, teachers, and staff to dress up each Friday based on a theme (see poster) and use #slaternationquarantine to share on social media.
Also keep an eye out for Student Council members on Mr. Morris' weekly videos to hear them talk about the week's theme.
Listen in on a presentation by FHUHS Librarian Ms. Ehler-Hanson during a recent Youth Services Webinar: Remote/Virtual Programming for Libraries to find out what libraries are doing during this challenging time: https://youtu.be/udcH4Lrr0AU?t=2820
Beginning on Tuesday, April 7th - meal pick-up locations will change due to a change in the Federal/State Guidelines:
Meals will be available for pick up on Tuesdays and Fridays starting at 10:00 AM until noon at the following locations:
-Benson Village School
-Castleton Elementary School (no longer Fair Haven
Union High School)
-Fair Haven Grade School
-Orwell Village School
Dear Parent/Guardian,
On March 17, 2020 Slate Valley educators provided students with review and/or enrichment material, and/or information for new learning assuming everyone would return to school on April 6th. As Vermont is experiencing a school closure for the remainder of the year, Slate Valley educators are preparing to move students forward with grade-level expectations in pursuit of Proficiencies and Performance Indicators upon our return from vacation, April 20, 2020.
Please read the full letter here: https://5il.co/eqcz