Fair Haven Union Middle and High School

Good morning, Due to the rising COVID case counts in the Northeast effective today, November 10, 2020, the State of Vermont has suspended its leisure travel map and implemented a mandatory quarantine for anyone returning or traveling to Vermont. https://accd.vermont.gov/covid-19/restart/cross-state-travel

Reminder! Tonight (November 9, 2020) You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Board meeting. Fair Haven Union High School, 6:30 p.m. Participation will be in person or virtually connect by going to http://meet.google.com/iso-hvnh-hhv or by calling (US) +1 405-656-0082 PIN: 628 068 926# Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/mvql Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/mj5k Upcoming Meetings: November 23, 2020 - SV Board meeting, 6:30 p.m. (FHUHS) November 23, 2020 - SV Buildings & Grounds Meeting, 5:30 p.m. (FHUHS) November 23, 2020 - SV Policy Meeting, 5:30 p.m. (FHUHS)

Animal Shelter Drive November 9th through 30th This drive is part of a Fair Haven Union High School R.E.A.L. class student research project: https://www.smore.com/h3f4r Animal shelters are in need of supplies! COVID 19 has indeed had an effect upon the animal shelters, thus the student is conducting a drive for the following supplies: >Dry dog & puppy food and cat & kitten food (American Natural Premium brand, original) - unopened & please check the date of expiration >Canned kitten food (any brand) - please check date of expiration >Soft chewy dog treats >Cat and Dog toys (new only please) >Liquid dish soap (Dawn is best) >Paper towels Please leave supplies in the bin placed at the Fair Haven Union High School front door (inside building) - directly in front of the Fair Haven Union High School main office between November 9 - 30, 2020. If you have any questions, please contact Deborah Ehler-Hansen: dehler-hansen@svuvt.org.

Reminder, next week's schedule at FHUHS will be as follows: Monday - Blue Tuesday - White Wednesday - Veteran's Day Thursday - Blue Friday - White

Substitute Teachers 2020-2021 Vacancies Slate Valley Unified Union School District is seeking Substitute Teachers for the 2020-2021 school year for an hourly rate of $15.00. All applicants must apply on https://www.schoolspring.com/. Position will remain open until filled. EOE

Here are the rosters for this evening's Fair Haven vs. Rice game: Fair Haven https://5il.co/mrj6 Rice https://5il.co/mrj4

The Girls Soccer team will host Rice tomorrow, November 4th @ 5 pm on LaPlaca Field in the semifinals. Ticket sales will begin at 4 pm. We expect to have 48 general admission tickets available for this game. These tickets are sold on a first come, first serve basis. As always, any unclaimed tickets come game time will also become available for sale. The game will be live-streamed on our Fair Haven Union High School - Official Facebook page. Admissions will be $5 per person.

Good afternoon, The State of Vermont has updated the Cross State Travel Map: https://accd.vermont.gov/covid-19/restart/cross-state-travel. As you will note, travel outside of the state of Vermont (including Washington County, NY) for non-essential reasons requires a 14 day quarantine.

Good evening, here is a link to our COVID-19 guide: https://5il.co/ml9y. We hope you find this resource helpful. Note: This guide has been updated from the one (briefly) posted this afternoon to include a missing page.

There will not be any general admission tickets sold tonight for the football regional playoff game vs. Middlebury @ 6 pm. As always, fans are welcome to wait until 6 Pm to see if there are any unclaimed tickets available. Any unclaimed tickets will be sold on a first come, first serve basis. Athletes will be allowed (2) spectators each and senior athletes will be allowed (4) spectator tickets for this game.

The Cross Country Meet today (10/27) in Bellows Falls has been cancelled! Cross country will now practice today at 4:30 pm

Dear Slate Valley Families, As the pandemic wears on, I know that the coming months may be especially difficult for everyone in our Slate Valley Community. I so appreciate all of your efforts and diligence as I know it has been challenging to say the least. For many of us, we miss our family and friends and long for a return to normal. I am hopeful that 2021 will bring with it a return to "normal" albeit a slow return. As we enter winter and the holiday season I would be remiss if I did not remind everyone of the holiday travel guidance from the CDC and the Vermont travel map which is now a sea of red and yellow. I know that as a result many of us will need to adjust our holiday/vacation plans and for that I am sorry. I am certainly hopeful for better days ahead. Our primary goal is to remain in person for as long as possible with everyone healthy so as such I need to remind you that if students travel out of state during the holiday breaks they may need to quarantine before they return to school. We greatly appreciate your attention to this matter as it will take all of us to do our part. I have included some recent articles on Pandemic Fatigue and the rise of cases. As always please reach out with any questions. Best, Brooke Farrell Superintendent VT Digger: Pandemic Fatigue https://vtdigger.org/2020/10/20/as-cases-rise-vermont-balances-economic-health-with-concerns-of-pandemic-fatigue/ NY Times: Pandemic Fatigue https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/us/coronavirus-pandemic-fatigue.html CDC Coping with the Holidays https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html#thanksgiving Cross State Travel https://accd.vermont.gov/covid-19/restart/cross-state-travel

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Good afternoon, Here is the weekly update of the cross state travel map: https://accd.vermont.gov/covid-19/restart/cross-state-travel The only Vermont border county that travel is allowed is Washington, NY. All other border counties now require a quarantine.

Pairings are out! Boys soccer will be on the road to Harwood for playdowns on Wednesday, (10/28) @ 3 PM. Bus departure is 12 PM, with an early dismissal of 11:45 AM. Girls soccer has a bye in the first round since they are ranked #1 in DII. They will host the winner of Missisquoi vs. Hartford on Saturday, (10/31). A kick off time is still TBD. Football hosts Middlebury tomorrow, Tuesday (10/27) in the first round of the regional football playoffs @ 6 PM.

Cheer practice today (10/26) has been cancelled!

October is Substance Use Prevention Month “Early intervention helps prevent substance abuse and reduce the negative consequences of addiction before they occur. Through community-based efforts involving youth, parents, educators, and government officers, we can strengthen the support systems that deter our nation’s young people from drug consumption and positively impact both academic performance and workforce readiness.” https://youth.gov/youth-topics/substance-abuse Please take a minute and check out the link provided below. It offers some quick, informative and helpful tips regarding supporting your teens. Please reach out if you have any questions, thoughts or concerns. We’re all in this together. https://parentupvt.org/what-do-i-look-for? It is our responsibility to be as informed as we can be to support our kids in being as successful as they can be.

Save the date! Parent Teacher Conferences Thursday, November 19th, 3:30 - 6:00pm

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There will not be general admission tickets sold tonight for the football game vs. Poultney. We expect to reach our spectator capacity, but as always, if fans want to wait until 6 PM to see if any tickets become available they are welcome to do so. Any unclaimed tickets will be sold on a first come. first serve basis. As usual, each athlete (home/away) will be allowed (2) spectator tickets. With tonight being senior night for football, each FHUHS senior will be allowed (6) tickets. We will begin senior night celebrations at 5:45 PM and ask that senior families arrive at 5:30 PM in preparation.