The Family Consumer Science classes have been learning about yeast this week. In conjunction with King Arthur Baking company we implemented the Bake for Good program. Each student in a cooking class this quarter made 2 loaves of bread. One to bring home to share with their family and one to donate. This year we are donating to Fair Haven Concern. Thank you King Arthur for this opportunity! #bakeforgood
Congratulations to Kohlby Murray & Sawyer Ramey on making the Basketball SVL First Team and to Zach Ellis for making the Basketball SVL Second Team for the Large School West Division!
Don't miss FHU Mother's Day Plant Sale. Come find something nice for your garden or for a mother in your life, and support our horticulture program at the same time. Saturday, May 8, 9-2. We are at the FHU Greenhouse - Pine Street entrance. See you there.
Good afternoon, today’s JV game against Rutland at home is cancelled. We apologize for the late notice.
Vermont Forward Plan Clarifications to School Sports Guidance
With changes May 1 in the State’s COVID-19 guidance that included advancing to Step 2 of the Vermont Forward Plan, the transition of recreational sports programs to Universal Guidance, and an updated masking policy that requires masks outdoors when you are in a crowd or with other households where you can’t maintain a 6-foot distance, there have been a number of questions about how these apply to both recreational and school-based sports programs. Please review the following clarifications.
For athletes participating in school-based sports:
The most recent version of A Strong and Healthy Year Guidance, published by the Agency of Education states the following: All staff and students are required to wear facial coverings while in the building. They must also wear them when outside of the building if adequate physical distancing of at least six (6) feet cannot be maintained.
-Consistent with the Strong and Healthy Year guidance, athletes participating in low contact and no contact school-based spring sports (i.e., tennis, track and field, baseball and softball) are no longer required to wear masks so long as six feet of physical distance can be maintained. Baseball and softball players must wear masks while sitting in the dugout
-Athletes participating in sports involving moderate contact or close proximity (i.e., boys and girls lacrosse, ultimate frisbee) must continue to wear masks at all times during practice and game play.
All athletes must wear masks when being bused to a game or meet, in any indoor setting (i.e., locker room or training room), or participating in team-based meeting with six feet of physical distance cannot be consistently maintained.
For spectators at outdoor school-based or recreational sports events:
-Consistent with the Vermont Forward Plan, 300 unvaccinated people, plus any number of vaccinated individuals, can attend outdoor sports events as spectators.
Spectators are not required to wear masks at outdoor sports events so long as six feet of physical distance can be maintained between households.
For spectators at indoor school-based or recreational sports events:
-Consistent with the Vermont Forward Plan, one unvaccinated person per 100 square feet up to 150 unvaccinated people (whichever is less), plus any number of vaccinated people, can attend indoor sports events as spectators.
Spectators must wear a mask at all times while attending an indoor sports event.
If an event has no way of determining if an individual is vaccinated, assume all are unvaccinated for capacity limit.
Good afternoon, as of this moment the Agency of Education has not changed their stance on mask wearing outdoors even though it was changed for the general public. Masks are still required for spectators at all Slate Valley athletic events. We will notify families when the Agency of Education changes their guidance. Thank you for your help with this.
Reminder - This week!
Virtual Parent Informational Series - This series is intended to help parents and students make a smooth transition from special education in school to life after high school.
For more information and to register: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/o/fhuhs/page/virtual-parent-informational-series
Save the Date!
Virtual Listening Tours with SVUUSD Board Members (Note: You are welcome to attend any of the meetings regardless of what town you reside in.)
Join board members for a conversation about Middle School Reorganization prior to their vote on May 24th.
May 17th, 6 PM - Fair Haven/West Haven - Connect by going to https://meet.google.com/pdu-abre-xnm or by phone (US) +1 585-532-5413 (PIN: 713397202)
May 18th, 6 PM - Castleton/Hubbardton - Connect by going to https://meet.google.com/gee-acpe-ota or join by phone (US) +1 442-900-4083 (PIN: 398252852)
May 19th, 6 PM - Orwell/Benson - Connect by going to https://meet.google.com/djm-sekz-bca or join by phone (US) +1 786-563-9119 (PIN: 104762513)
Good morning, today's softball game in Mt. Anthony has been moved to a home game with a 4:30 start time.
Good afternoon, JV Baseball in Rutland and Softball in Hartford are both cancelled for today.
Don't forget to come to the plant sale tomorrow, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Put on by our very own horticulture class. See you there!
Good morning, JV Baseball vs. Rutland has been scheduled for 5:00 p.m. today at Giorgetti. The bus will leave at 3:15.
Vermont All-State and New England Music Festival Acceptances:
On behalf of the Music Department and the Fair Haven community, we congratulate the following students on this acceptance. A big applause for all of the hard work and dedication that goes into auditions during a crazy COVID year! Your growth has been a joy to watch; you all have made Slater Nation proud!
New England Music Festival Association:
Sebastian Redondo – Horn
Nathaniel Quesnel – Bass
Vermont All-State Music Festival:
Ayame Merkel – Flute I – 2
Nathaniel Young – Euphonium 4
Samuel Young – Trombone III – 2
The varsity baseball game against Rutland has been rescheduled for tomorrow at 4:30pm. At this time, JV has not been rescheduled. We will update you when we have any information on that game.
JV baseball in Rutland today is canceled. We apologize for the late notice.
Good afternoon, the Varsity baseball game vs. Rutland scheduled for home today at 4:30 has been postponed.
Good morning, the softball game scheduled for today in Hartford has been canceled. Practice will be at 3:30 outside if weather permits or at 5:30 in the gym if it is raining. Coach Jones will let players know.
Track will be practicing today in the gym at 3:30.
Save the Date!
Virtual Parent Informational Series
This series is intended to help parents and students make a smooth transition from special education in school to life after high school.
For more information and to register: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/o/fhuhs/page/virtual-parent-informational-series
Good afternoon, you may view the Varsity Baseball Roster here: https://5il.co/rzs4
Good afternoon, you may view the softball roster here: https://5il.co/ry58.