EHS senior, Devin Badger, will be continuing his education through EHS' new Living and Learning program. He will be working, taking classes, and practicing life skills, while utilizing skills from CTE Foods! 🎓🐝 Is there a senior you'd like to celebrate? email communications@ewsd.org! #EWSD
CTE Forestry & Horticulture program competed in an interscholastic chainsaw competition. They had three participating competitors, Liam Moulton, Cary Longley, and Henry Engelberth. After a suspenseful first round against 60 other students, Liam and Cary placed in the top ten, allowing them to compete in the final round. Cary finished in first place and won a brand-new chainsaw! Congratulations to Cary, Liam, and Henry!
The EWSD Nurses hosted a Stop the Bleed skills session for all District employees to encourage preparedness and knowledge! #EWSD
Looking to watch the EHS Class of 2023 Graduation Ceremony? Media Factory can help! Go to www.mediafactory.org/EHS to watch and order copies! 📸🎓🐝 #EWSD
EHS senior, Evan Hodgson will attend Vermont State University in the fall to complete the Dental Hygiene program! 🎓🐝 Is there a senior you'd like to celebrate? email communications@ewsd.org! #EWSD
The Heavenly Food Pantry, located at the First Congregational Church on Main Street in Essex Junction, will be open to families residing in Essex, Essex Junction, and Westford on Monday, June 12, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Beginning at 5:30, families arriving will be given a number and asked to wait in the sanctuary for their number to be called. They will then be registered and guided to the Fellowship Hall, where a volunteer will escort them around the pantry while they make their food selections.
After food is gathered, it will be weighed (information for pantry use only) and another volunteer will bring the food to the family’s vehicle. Shopping carts will be made available for those within walking distance of the pantry. As usual, there are no income requirements to visit the food pantry and a variety of food is available to everyone; however, additional food is provided by the USDA to eligible families
who fall below federally mandated guidelines. This additional food is available to qualified families once per month. Families not able to attend the pantry may call the Church office at 878-5745 between 9:00 a.m. and noon today and Monday to leave contact information (name, address, number of people in the family, and phone number) so arrangements for delivery can be made. A follow-up call to complete registration will take place on Monday. Families are currently able to visit the pantry each time it is open on the 2nd Monday of the month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and the 4th Thursday of the month from 2:00-6:00 p.m. The next food pantry distribution will occur on Thursday, June 22, from 2:00-6:00 p.m.
Fall Sports 2023 Registration form is now available! To register, athletes should fill out their Fall Sports Registration Form. Students are recommended to log in via "Sign In with Google" with their @vt.ewsd.org email account credentials. 👉 https://bit.ly/3BQuAV8
The CTE Engineering & Architectural Design program took a tour of the Beta Technologies engineering facilities. The students got to fly the high-tech simulator and meet the company founder, Kyle Clark. Kyle is an alumnus of the Engineering program and of EHS (class of 1998)! https://bit.ly/3IyIAqr #EWSD
The EWSD is launching a new mobile app to help students, parents, and community members stay up to date on what is happening in our schools from your phone! On the app, you can read the latest announcements, view lunch menus, and review upcoming events: https://bit.ly/3q8ZBAY 📱📱 #EWSD
In case you missed the May edition of the EWSD newsletter, check it out now 👉 https://www.smore.com/qrpsx ✏️ #EWSD
The EWSD Board will set aside our next regular business meeting to create space for community engagement on Tuesday, June 6 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the EHS Library. This next opportunity for community engagement will include open dialogue as well as focused time for updates and discussion around the future of our facilities. Hope to see you there! 👉 https://bit.ly/3q8QYGM
There will be no school on Monday, May 29! #EWSD
The Heavenly Food Pantry, located at the First Congregational Church on Main Street in Essex Junction, will be open to families residing in Essex, Essex Junction, and Westford on Thursday, May 25, from 2:00-6:00 p.m. Beginning at 2:00 p.m., families arriving will be given a number and asked to wait in the sanctuary until their number is called. They will then complete their registration. A volunteer will greet and escort them around the pantry, allowing them to make food selections of their choosing. After the food is gathered, it will be weighed (information for pantry use only) and another volunteer will bring the food to the family’s vehicle. Shopping carts will be made available for those within walking distance of the pantry.
The pantry asks for proof of residence for each household in the form of a current utility bill with a physical address listed. In lieu of this, families may provide current correspondence from a government agency or other official mail. Identification for each household member may consist of a driver’s license, hospital card, insurance card, school-issued ID, social security ID, or birth certificate. The Food Pantry requests that those visiting the pantry (as well as the volunteers) remain masked when the pantry is open for food distribution. As usual, there are no income requirements to visit the food pantry and a variety of food is available to everyone; however, additional food is provided once a month by the USDA to eligible families who fall below federally mandated guidelines. There will be shopping carts available for those living within walking distance of the pantry. Families not able to attend the pantry may call the Church office at 878-5745 between 9:00 a.m. and noon today through Thursday to leave contact information (name, address, number of people in the family, and a phone number) so arrangements for delivery can be made. A follow-up call to complete registration will take place on Thursday morning.
Families are currently able to visit the pantry each time it is open on the 2nd Monday of the month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and the 4th Thursday of the month from 2:00-6:00 p.m. (except for November and December when it is the 3 rd Thursday). The next food pantry distribution will occur on Monday, June 12, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Students participated in the Design and Creative Media Bookjacket Design Project where they were challenged to redesign an existing bookjacket. They read the book for content and to understand the genre, main points, and subtleties. They research and sketch out ideas and formally meet with their client - the librarians. Together, they choose a direction that visually describes the book's genre and creates reader interest. Using industry-standard software, students design and produce a new book jacket that is entered into a design contest. This year, categories and winners were - Designers Choice: Jonathan Rakoto Razafy (Slam), Librarians Choice: Lucia Clark (Serafina), and People's Choice: Jay Leuschner (Dune). The book is then circulated in the Essex High School Library's collection.
Essex High School Unified Sports Friends and Family Night at the Lake Monsters is Thursday, May 25th at 6:35 pm. Tickets are $8 and Unified Sports receives $4 for every ticket sold. Please consider supporting our athletes while enjoying a night at the ballpark! Purchase your tickets 👉 https://bit.ly/3LRegtd ⚾⚾
Our EWSD SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council) is bringing families together for a FREE night out to meet other families, learn about resources available, and establish connections in a safe and inclusive environment. The event will take place at the Albert D. Lawton Intermediate School (front lawn and cafeteria) on Wednesday, May 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.. Food and music to be provided. Registration is preferred by not required: https://bit.ly/3Ocuf6K
Vermont Family Network (VFN) and the Special Education Program Team will be hosting a series of virtual town hall sessions to support families of students with disabilities. These sessions are scheduled on Wednesday, May 17, May 24, and May 31 from 10-11 a.m. We will discuss July 1, 2023, Special Education Rule changes including adverse effects, functional skills, and specific learning disability eligibility. Register: https://bit.ly/3Nxq70T
The #EWSD Board will next meet on Tue., May 16 starting at 6:30 p.m. in the EHS Library. The full meeting will be available to watch on Facebook Live thanks to the Media Factory (www.facebook.com/BTVMediaFactory).
Agenda items for the meeting include:
* Assign Fund Balance
* Cyber Security Planning
* Portrait of a Graduate Document
* Superintendent Monitoring Report
To learn more about the EWSD Board, please visit: www.ewsd.org/schoolboard
EHS Senior, Britney Beaupre, is a full-time dual enrollment student and is headed to the University of New England in Maine to study nursing after graduation! 🎓🐝 Is there a senior you'd like to celebrate? email communications@ewsd.org! #EWSD
Thank you to all the EWSD Nurses for their hard work and dedication to the health and well-being of our students and community. We are grateful for all they do today and every day! Happy National School Nurse Day! 🩺💚💙 #EWSD #4ward2gether
