Harwood Weekly Update

October 27 – November 1, 2014
Harw ood Union Middle/High School
Harwood Weekly Update
On October 16th, seven young women from Harwood
attended the 16th Annual Women Can Do Conference at
Vermont Technical College in Randolph. The students who
attended the conference included Kelly Myrto, Megan Day,
Fiona Adams, Maddie Commo, Maya Garrett, Abbi Merrick
and Maeghan Badger. They participated in hands-on
workshops that explored STEM and trades careers. These
students spent the day learning about crime scene
investigations, operating heavy equipment, neuroscience,
culinary arts, firefighting and much more!!
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Important
upcoming dates:
October 28:
Middle School
Winter Sports
Meeting
MS Girls Basketball:
Any MS Girls interested in playing basketball this winter
should register online as soon as possible. We are
trying to determine if we will have enough girls to field a
team this year!
Please join the Harwood community in being "Champions
Against Bullying" by wearing ORANGE on Unity Day,
Wednesday, October 22nd. Make it ORANGE and make it
end! Unite against bullying! To learn more, please
visit: http://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/unity-day.asp
Harwood Union is also listed as a 2014 Champion for
supporting and promoting - National Bullying Prevention
Awareness Month in our community. Please visit this link
to see the
list: http://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/partners/champions.as
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Soul Safari
Big Picture Café
Waitsfield
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Twitter!
@HarwoodAD for
sports updates,
schedule updates
and other events
@rexa_harwood
for academic
events, and
general school
related topics
Sunday, October 26th
6-9 pm
Fun, Family Event to support the 2015 school fees for children
of the Malakaya House, a Ugandan Orphanage. Vermonter
and orphanage founder, Robert Fleming will be on site and
share his incredible story. There will be music, food, a silent
auction, and fun for the whole family. Advanced tickets can be
purchased at http://soulsafari.brownpapertickets.com
Coaches wanted!
Harwood is still looking for:
HS Alpine Assistant
MS Boys Basketball Coach
MS Nordic Coach
Please email suedu at [email protected] if interested
MS Basketball Skills and Drills:
Starting on Oct 20, Varsity Coach Mike Woods will
offer a Basketball skills and Drills “open Gym” for MS
students.
Sessions will run 3:00-4:15 Mondays and
Wednesdays until the season starts.
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Please note:
HS Winter Sports
Meeting is Nov 11
at 5:30
Winter sports will
start November
17.
Registration for
WINTER SPORTS
is now open.
Sign up now!
The Harwood Music Department is pleased to
announce the Annual Harwood Variety Show on
Thursday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 in the HUHS theater. Tickets are
$5 with proceeds to benefit the Harwood Music Dept.
scholarship fund – an important resource to help students
and families benefit from the school’s private lesson
program.
Emceed by Cormac Stevens, the Variety show includes
performances by Stowe Dance – TRIP Dance Company,
Harwood Drum Line, HU Music Faculty, Malayna Johnson,
Nina Sklar, Ben Read, I Cantori, Emeric Rochford and
others.
Please join us in support of HUHS Music, Doors open at
7pm – tickets available at the door. Contact Chris Rivers
with questions 882-1160.
VFW – Voice of Democracy Competition
Why Veterans are Important to our Nation’s History and
Future
DEADLINE: November 1, 2014
All students in grades 9-12 can apply. We want to reach as many
patriotic students as possible to compete for the grand prize: $30,000
paid directly to the American college, university or vocational/technical
school of their choice!
If interested, applications are available in the School Counseling
Office. Or visit their website at: www.vfw.org.
Student Government will be hosting an Open Mic Night
Friday, November 7, at 6:30 pm in the Common Ground
Cafe.
If you know you are interested in performing please
contact Nikki Rosado or Ellen Berrings ahead of time so
we can prepare. Please join us for some singing, snacks,
and fun! Contact information: [email protected],
[email protected]
HARWOOD WEEKLY UPDATE OCTOBER 27- NOVEMBER 8, 2014
Monday 27
Tuesday 28
Wednesday 29
Thursday 30
Friday 31
Saturday 1
Partners Club to Twin City
Lanes Bus at 2:30
Culinary Class to Hunger
MTN Coop/NECI Bus at
8:00
Possible Boys Soccer VPA
Championship @ South
Burlington TBD
Possible Girls Soccer VPA
Championship @ South
Burlington TBD
Possible Volleyball
Quarterfinal @ CVU
TBD
Possible Football (U-32)
Playoffs TBD
Possible Boys Soccer VPA
Semifinal @ TBD
Possible FH VPA
Semifinal @ UVM
3:45
Possible Girls Soccer
VPA Semifinal @TBD
3:00
MS Winter Sports Meeting
6:00 HU Auditorium
Monday 3
Tuesday 4
Wednesday 5
Possible Field Hockey VPA
Championship @ UVM
TBD
Harwood Annual Variety
Show
7:30 HU Auditorium
Possible Football (U-32)
Playoffs TBD
Thursday 6
Friday 7
Saturday 8
Possible Volleyball Final
Four @ Johnson State
College TBD
Mini College Fair
11:00 Upstairs Gym
Rand/Urban FT to VT
Folklife Ctr Middlebury
Bus at 8:00
Student Government Open
Mike Night 6:30 HU Café
Jennifer James, a Harwood High School Senior, has been
selected by the American International Sports Team to
represent the United States at the 2015 United World
Games for Basketball. The USA Team will travel to
Germany, Austria and Italy for international competition
June 15-25.
To show your support and help Jennifer participate in this
international event.
Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction
Saturday, November 8th
Seatings at 5:00 and 6:30 p.m
To Reserve Call Pam @ 522-7355