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Last weekend was an impressive highlight of the talent, hard work, and spirit of the Harwood community! From the Harwood Assembly Band and opening act Glam Cowboys’ gig at Zen Barn on Friday night, to the HUMS Math Counts team wrapping up their season with the state competition at UVM on Saturday, to the incredible Boys Basketball team for leaving it all on the court and finally to the Boy’s Hockey Team State Champions - it was certainly a weekend for the books.

Thank you to all the students who sang, jammed, danced, calculated, collaborated, passed, shot, defended, and cheered! We are so lucky to all be part of such a dedicated and vibrant community!

Calendar:

• 03/18 - Mentor Meeting, 1:15pm

• 03/19 - Middle School Winter Program, 10am - 2pm

• 03/20 + 03/26 - Spring Conferences

• 03/20 - Wellness Fair, 1:15pm

• 03/21 - No School

• 03/25 - Assembly, 1:15pm

• 03/26 - Middle School Winter Program, *Mentors join, 10am - 2pm

• 03/29 - High School Spring Fling dance @ Montpelier HS, 8 - 10pm

• 04/02 - Blood Drive, MS gym, 9am - 4:30pm

• 04/03 - Musical, Anything Goes, 7:30pm

• 04/04 - Musical, Anything Goes, 7:30pm

• 04/04 - Coffee Chat, 8am

• 04/04 - MS Joint Dance with CBMS @ HUMS, 7pm

• 04/05 - Musical, Anything Goes, 1:30pm and 7:30pm

• 04/08 - Mentor Meeting, 1:15pm

• 04/09 - Harkness PLC, Room 111, 3:30pm

• 04/10 - 7th grade Transition Night, 7:00pm

• 04/11 - High School Concert, 7:00pm

• 04/14 - 04/24 - Denmark Trip

• 04/15 - 04/26 - France Trip

• 04/16 - Mentor Meeting, 1:15pm

• 04/17 - 04/26 - Spain Trip

• 04/17 - Music Showcase, 7:00pm

• 04/21 - 04/25 - No School

• 04/29 - Assembly, 1:15pm

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Appreciations:

Staff Member	Appreciations
Erika, Gary, Prince and Nadia	For their quick work to accommodate the change of plans and increased Middle School lunch on Wednesday given the last minute MS Winter Program cancellation.
Jen Dreimiller	For not giving up on students even when they give up on themselves - i.e. your continuous support to get a student back in the building after many consecutive absences.
Brian and Molly	For their continued thoughtfulness, reflection and partnership to intentionally maintain and strengthen our already AMAZING music program at HU.
Sarah Popowicz	For her behind the scenes work to help us explore and consider our next steps to increase student’s knowledge, understanding and skills for their next steps.
Chelsea	For her time and invaluable perspective.

Cultivating and maintaining a sense of belonging, pride and purpose

Topics	Information/Links
Student Support Services	As we start to have warmer weather and move into the spring months it is typical to see an increase in behaviors and a good time to remind ourselves of the school wide behavior norms we agreed to at the start of the year:  Cell phones are locked in Yondr pouches for the school day Students arrive to class on time, this includes ELO. Students are in class for the duration of the block, this includes ELO.  No more than 1 student will leave the classroom at a time and students will sign out and in when leaving their assigned location.  When in the hallways during class time students use a hall pass. Bathrooms are kept clean, safe and comfortable for all.  There are no personal belongings allowed in the bathroom.  Students agree to use technology in a safe, respectable and responsible way to protect themselves and support a positive learning environment
Health Office Updates	Items for donation: Clothing: Boys pants/sweatpants sizes XL (youth) or XS/S (adult) (for specific student need) Ski Gloves Winter Gloves Sweatpants (all adult sizes and plus sizes) Shorts (nothing fitted, elastic waist, all adult sizes) Underwear (new, all adult sizes, m/f, different varieties) Ski coats T-shirts Personal items: Shampoo/conditioner Laundry pods Combs/Brushes Deodorant Hair ties Hair products Body was Other: Grocery gift cards (Shaw’s or Waterbury Market) any value.  The health office will collect these items.  Thanks!!
TA update	We continue with our theme of Kindness to Ourselves and Others next week with the Wellness Fair on Thursday, March 20th! In TA students will have time to review the Passport that outlines the vendors and provides a little information about them. This will enable students to be planful about their attendance at the fair. Grades 9, 10 and 12 will be reviewing this during TA on Tuesday. Grade 11 will be reviewing it on Thursday, the day of the fair. On Tuesday juniors will begin the three part series with School Counseling and Next Step. Junior TA teachers will see the schedule in their TA slideshow.  Activity of the Week Positive Post-its!  This activity is simple. Bring a stack of post-its to TA. Support students to write positive messages. This can be for specific people or can be created to bring kindness and positivity to the school. Post-its can be delivered or can be put up in strategic areas of the school. Help students think about the folks that make their time at school better…cafeteria staff, office staff, custodians, friends, coaches, teachers, etc…
	Course Registration Update We have met with most of the rising 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students to select their courses for the upcoming school year! Over the next few days, we’ll be meeting with the final few folks. Lisa T. will start compiling the spreadsheets for each department to review their course requests. There will be department time during the faculty meeting on 3/25 for folks to review course requests and proposed section numbers.  CVCC 2nd round apps close 3/17 Students have until Monday, March 17th, to submit a second round application to the Central Vermont Career Center. If students have questions or need help with their application, please encourage them to contact their school counselor.  College Visit Day - TBD We’re in the process of planning a day in April when we will take HUHS students to visit college campuses. We hope to model the trip after Harvest Day. Stay tuned for more information!

Strengthening and sustaining a rigorous and robust academic program

Topics	Information/Links
Staff Meeting	MS Objectives: To continue our readiness for WIN time Staff Meeting Slideshow Where: Andrea’s classroom   When: 3:30 - 4:30  HS Objectives: To celebrate our Senior Survey data & learn more about Aspirations “Plan” pilot and next steps Staff Meeting Slideshow Where: Library  When: 3:30 - 4:30
VTCAP  Update	VTCAP is up and rolling! Here is the schedule for testing next week: Middle School High School Here is our Harwood VTCAP Hub with everything you could possibly want to know. As we continue through testing, if you are proctoring a separate location, or have students with specific testing accommodations, Jess will be in touch. Thank you all for your flexibility and for supporting our students during testing!
Award Opportunity: VT Lottery Educate Innovate Award Audience: Superintendents, Principals, Technology Directors, Curriculum Directors, Educators, Librarians Through a partnership with the Vermont Lottery, AOE announces the 2025 round of a competitive award program that seeks to further school education technology programs. Proposals should showcase a practical and deliberate use of technology for increasing student engagement and to support student-centered learning. This program aims to support educators from all content areas to create connections between students and curriculum content using technology. Two schools will receive awards of $15,000 each. The deadline to apply is March 30, 2025. Obtain an award application at the AOE's Education Technology page.  Contact: Lisa Helme at lisa.helme@vermont.gov
Bon Mardi Gras  from Madame Lindberg’s French 3 and 7th Grade Classes!

Housekeeping 

Wonderful update about Paul - he is out of the hospital and he and Etienne were able to enjoy the smell and sights of the beach in Gloucester as he remains in the Boston area for his continued recovery.
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