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!
Did you know June is National Dairy Month? It's a month dedicated to bringing awareness to the benefits of consuming dairy products as well as the modern sustainable approach that farmers employ to create these nutritious and safe products.
FHUHS Future Farmers of America (FFA) members reached out and partnered with local dairy industry associates and aquired a large donation of products. Our FFA thought it would be nice to share these items, and at the same time, share information about our local dairy industry and the FFA program. They set up a table full of swag and charcuterie items in the high school lobby during lunch time. Many students and staff stopped to visit.
Special thanks to Mr. Levesque, the club's advisor, for orchestrating this fun event.
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!
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!
In the next few days, FHUMHS students will be practicing their last fire drill for the 2022/2023 school year. We would like to express our gratitude toward everyone that helped make this a safe school year!
(Batch 2) Tonight Slate Valley held their first district 8th grade celebration. Congratulations and best wishes to our rising High School students!
(Batch 1) Tonight Slate Valley held their first district 8th grade celebration. Congratulations and best wishes to our rising High School students!
Last Friday, Ms. Partesi arranged a field trip to the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit in Albany. Students had the opportunity to explore the famous work of Vincent Van Gogh through a variety of interactive and immersive experiences.
Tonight - June 12, 2023
You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Fair Haven Union Middle & High School Library. This meeting will be in person. You can virtually connect by going to: https://meet.google.com/yah-rhoo-man
Or dial: (US) +1 515-244-3481 PIN: 721 667 803#
Good Morning Slate Valley Families,
As you all know we take any safety concern seriously. We are aware of conversations circulating on social media and throughout our communities regarding youth behavior; specifically in Poultney and Fair Haven. Law enforcement is looking into any concerns that come to their attention and are stepping up their presence in the area. We are not aware of any threats to our schools in Slate Valley.
As always if you hear, see, or know of something please say something. You can always submit a tip anonymously:
Go to www.SAFE4VT.org and click submit a tip, then fill out the form with your information.
Dial 844-SAFE4VT (723-3488) and speak with a call-taker.
Send a text to 274637, type in keyword SAFE4VT and then your tip.
Best,
Brooke Olsen-Farrell
Superintendent
Mrs. Clement's Advanced Baking class made sugar cookies with homemade frosting. A special guest, and one of our technology integration coaches, Rodney Batschelet, showed the class how to decorate with air brushes and edible airbrush ink.
Today our district 6th graders visited Fair Haven Union Middle School for step up day. The students had a tour of the building and met next year's teachers.
Meet Slate Valley Faculty & Staff Monday:
Featuring Carrieann Wolcott
The FHUHS Varsity Baseball game AWAY at U32 (Montpelier) has been POSTPONED to Saturday, 6/3/23 with a 12:00pm game start. The bus will leave FHUHS at 8 am.
Good luck Slaters!!
Registration for 2023-2024 Athletics is Open! Go to: FORMRELEAF.COM
Also, mark your calendar! The 2023-24 Athletic School Opener is Wednesday, August 30th at the Fair Haven Union High School Gym at 5:30 pm. This is for all athletes grades 5-12.
Our next Community Advisory Council meeting will be Monday, June 5th, from 5:45 - 6:45 PM in the FHUMHS library. If you are interested in helping to bridge the gap between the community and school, please join us.
Info. and Agenda: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/article/1053922
Yesterday, some middle and high school students who participated in the new FFA (Future Farmers of America) program traveled to this year's State Convention. Four of our high school students competed in the Dairy Cattle Evaluation contest and placed 2nd overall! This is quite an accomplishment for a dedicated group who had never competed before. Congratulations to Julia C., Storm G., Emilee H., and Breanna M. This group will be advancing to the regional competition at the Eastern States Exposition! All of our students exhibited tremendous cooperation and resiliency and were a fantastic portrayal of how we should represent ourselves, our school, and our community. Way to go Slaters!
Reminder: The last student day for all Slate Valley Schools is Tuesday, June 20th with an early dismissal.
Fair Haven Union Middle and High School will be practicing an ALICE Options-Based drill in upcoming school days. The intention of the drill is to give students an opportunity to practice safety protocols. Students will be made aware of the drill beforehand.
Mr. Schwaner's Engineering in the Community class created, and tested, long bows as a primitive archery challenge assignment. The long bows were made from harvested timber and paracord. The arrows were made using a 36" round dowel, pencil top erasers, and duct tape. The students did a great job.
