CVU ANNOUNCEMENTS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2010

WHITECo-Curricular/Misc. Activities

JV B Football @ Rice 4 :00 dismiss 2 :15

V/JV Girl’s Soccer @ BHS 4 :00 dismiss 2 :15

What’s Coming Up 10/5, 6, 12 -- NECAP testing for Juniors 10/7 -- VSAC Financial Aid night 6:30-8:00

Auditorium 10/6 -- Qtr. 1 Interims 10/8 -- Senior Class Picture 1:30 10/12 -- Qtr. 1 Interim grades available

online 10/13 -- ½ day for 9-11, PLAN (10) PSAT

(11) tests, Grad Challenge work day (12) 10/14 -- Freshman Parent Night 7-8:30

room 160 10/15 -- Rally in the Valley and Spirit Dance 10/16 -- Spirit Day 10/16 -- Access Craft Fair 10/21-22 -- No school - teacher convention

Attention Juniors:11th grade students will be taking the NECAP tests on the following dates:

Tues., 10/5, blocks 2&3, Wed., 10/6, blocks 2&3, Tues., 10/12, blocks 2&3A full schedule will be posted in the Main Office, Library, and Direction Center.  All Juniors will have "A"

Lunch at 11:30 on each of the test dates and will begin their block 3 test at noon.  They will attend their scheduled block 1 and block 4 clas ses.  Students are reminded to bring a book to read in case they finish a test before the scheduled end time.  Ipods and other music devices are not allowed during test time until all students in the room have completed their test.  Students should bring a calculator on Tuesday, Oct. 12th for the second session

(W3) of the mathematics test.  A four-function calculator is sufficient; however, students may use a scientific or graphing calculator.  Calculators may NOT be used during any other test session.  Center for Technology and

Burlington Tech Center students will be testing at CVU this year. 

Redhawk Café Potato & ham hash w/scrambled eggs

Shrimp salad served in frank roll

Advisory- 10/7 MAPS10 (student questionnaire)

Extended Advisory 2:45-3:15- 10/11 Grad Challenge Letter of Intent/

Contract due

Happy Birthday!

No birthdays today

Notes of Interest/Club Info/Lost & Found/Kudos Black and pink Skullcandy ear buds missing - please turn in to main office. The meeting room for both Math League and Computer Science club has been changed

to 238. Interested in Neuroscience? Consider joining CVU's team to compete in the VT

BrainBee held at UVM in the spring. We will form a "club" that meets after school to learn about brain science.  Perhaps you've been waiting for an opportunity like this to shine.  Perhaps you know nothing about neurophysiology but are willing to learn.  Perhaps you've always wanted to hold a real human brain in your hands (removed from a skull, that is).  Whatever your reasons, come join us for the Second Annual Vermont Brain Bee. First Info Meeting – Wed., 10/6 3:15 room 168

Attention Freshmen - Are you interested in helping organize fund raising events and being a leader in your class as a Class officer or representative? Please come to first Freshman Class Council meeting on Wed., 10/6 during callback in Room 224. Questions?  See Mr. McLure in Room 224 or email at nmclure@cvuhs.org See you there!

Get ready to dip, dive, duck and  dodge! The annual dodgeball tournament, sponsored by Senior Class Council, is going to be held on Sun., 10/17. We are still looking for people who are willing to ref the games and teachers who can chaperone the event. If you have any questions, email Dani Terrill or Mark Pogact.

The annual Spirit Dance, sponsored by the Senior Class Council, will be held on Fri., 10/15, after the Rally in the Valley from 7-10 pm. Admission is 5$ and there will be a concessions area.

My name is Kaylee Clapper and for my Grad Challenge I am supporting Spectrum in Burlington. Starting Mon., there will be donation boxes in each House Office. Things you can donate are: small blankets and pillows, ready-to-eat canned meals, handheld can openers, forks, spoons, gently used backpacks, winter hats, gloves and scarves. So before the snow comes, please give some hope for the homeless youth of Burlington.  

YOGA at CVU - Students welcome, offered R3 in room 239 and W3 in room 234 from 12:00-12:30.  Mats provided. Email instructor Jess Barnum if questions: jbarnum@cvuhs.org

DIRECTION CENTER Seniors - Come get a start on the college admissions process. Find

out what forms you need! Learn more about the Common Application! CAPS is happening once every week! CAPS mtgs will be offered during the first 45 minutes of each block on Wed.,10/6 (W day), Mon.,10/11(R day), Wed.,10/20 (W day). Sign up in the Direction Center or send an e-mail to Jane Krasnow.

10/13 - PSAT/PLAN-On test day, please bring two No. 2 pencils, calculator (scientific, graphing or four-function) & your student ID.

The following are upcoming college visits which take place in the Direction Center:

Wednesday, 10/6University of Rochester, 11:00

Thursday, 10/7Bowdoin, 8:00

Bishop's University, 11:00Friday, 10/8

St. Lawrence, 8:30McGill University, 2:00

Thursday, 10/14UVM 10:15 – room 138Bay Path College, 11:30

Franklin Pierce, 1:00Friday, 10/15

Gordon College, 8:30Monday, 10/25

Keene State College, 12:00

Direction Center (cont’d.)Tuesday, 10/26

RISD, 8:30College of Idaho, 11:15Wednesday, 10/27

Southern New Hampshire, 11:00Thursday, 10/28

Castleton State College, 10:15Endicott College, 2:15

Friday, 10/29Colorado College, 9:00

Princeton University, 11:00 Tuesday, 11/2/10

Johnson State College, 1:00Thursday, 11/4

VTC, 1:00Marlboro College, 2:00

Tuesday, 11/9Bentley University, 10:15

O’Brien’s Aveda Institute, 11:30Drew, 2:00

Monday, 11/15Lasell College, 1:30Tuesday, 11/16

Lyndon State College, 10:00Wednesday, 11/17

University of Maine Orono, 8:30Wheaton College, 10:10

Ever wonder what a job is really like? CVU Shadow Day on November 11th (half-day) for juniors and sophomores

Applications due to MaryAnne Gatos no later than Friday, October 15th

Applications available on-line or in the Direction Centerhttps://sites.google.com/a/cvuhs.org/shadowing

Please also encourage your parents to offer a job shadow opportunity for other students. They may find information on-line or contact MaryAnne Gatos at 482-7195 or mgatos@cvuhs.org

Word of the Day

fossick \FOS-ik\, verb:1. To search for any object by which to make gain.2. Mining. To undermine another's digging; search for waste gold in relinquished workings, washing places, etc.3. To hunt; seek; ferret out.Chorley ate and watched pigeons fossick for crumbs among the iron table and chair legs.-- Elizabeth Knox, Dreamhunter: Book One of the Dreamhunter DuetAn Australian coinage, fossick's derivation is uncertain, but may be an alteration of fuss.

CVU ANNOUNCEMENTS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2010

RED day

Co-Curricular/Misc. Activities

Cross Country relays @ BFA Fairfax 4:00 dismiss 2:00

JV B Soccer vs. MMU @ CVU 4 :00 V/JV Boy’s Soccer @ Colchester 4 :00

dismiss 2 :15 V/JV Field Hockey @ Essex 4:30

What’s Happening 10/5, 6, 12 -- NECAP testing for Juniors 10/6 -- Qtr. 1 Interims 10/8 -- Senior Class Picture 1:30 10/12 -- Qtr. 1 Interim grades available

online 10/13 -- ½ day for 9-11, PLAN (10) PSAT

(11) tests, Grad Challenge work day (12) 10/14 -- Freshman Parent Night 7-8:30

room 160 10/15 -- Rally in the Valley and Spirit

Dance 10/16 -- Spirit Day 10/16 -- Access Craft Fair 10/21-22 -- No school - teacher

convention

Attention Juniors:11th grade students will be taking the NECAP tests on the following dates:

Tues., 10/5, blocks 2&3, Wed., 10/6, blocks 2&3, Tues., 10/12, blocks 2&3A full schedule will be posted in the Main Office, Library, and Direction Center.  All Juniors will have "A"

Lunch at 11:30 on each of the test dates and will begin their block 3 test at noon.  They will attend their scheduled block 1 and block 4 classes.  Students are reminded to bring a book to read in case they finish a test before the

scheduled end time.  Ipods and other music devices are not allowed during test time until all students in the room have completed their test.  Students should bring a calculator on Tuesday, Oct. 12th for the second session

(W3) of the mathematics test.  A four-function calculator is sufficient; however, students may use a scientific or graphing calculator.  Calculators may NOT be used during any other test session.  Center for Technology and

Burlington Tech Center students will be testing at CVU this year. 

Redhawk Café

TACO TUESDAY – Beef, bean or chicken. Crunchy

Advisory- 10/7 MAPS10 (student questionnaire)

Extended Advisory 2:45-3:15- 10/11 Grad Challenge Letter of Intent/

Happy Birthday!Kelsey Caminiti

Robert DobrowskiSophie White

or soft. All fixings on hot bar

Contract due Cynthia Pasackow

Notes of Interest/Club Info/Lost & Found/Kudos Interested in Neuroscience? Consider joining CVU's team to compete in the VT

BrainBee held at UVM in the spring. We will form a "club" that meets after school to learn about brain science.  Perhaps you've been waiting for an opportunity like this to shine.  Perhaps you know nothing about neurophysiology but are willing to learn.  Perhaps you've always wanted to hold a real human brain in your hands (removed from a skull, that is).  Whatever your reasons, come join us for the Second Annual Vermont Brain Bee. First Info Meeting – Wed., 10/6 3:15 room 168

Attention Freshmen - Are you interested in helping organize fund raising events and being a leader in your class as a Class officer or representative? Please come to first Freshman Class Council meeting on Wed., 10/6 during callback in Room 224. Questions?  See Mr. McLure in Room 224 or email at nmclure@cvuhs.org See you there!

Get ready to dip, dive, duck and  dodge! The annual dodgeball tournament, sponsored by Senior Class Council, is going to be held on Sun., 10/17. We are still looking for people who are willing to ref the games and teachers who can chaperone the event. If you have any questions, email Dani Terrill or Mark Pogact.

The annual Spirit Dance, sponsored by the Senior Class Council, will be held on Fri., 10/15, after the Rally in the Valley from 7-10 pm. Admission is 5$ and there will be a concessions area.

My name is Kaylee Clapper and for my Grad Challenge I am supporting Spectrum in Burlington. Starting Mon., there will be donation boxes in each House Office. Things you can donate are: small blankets and pillows, ready-to-eat canned meals, handheld can openers, forks, spoons, gently used backpacks, winter hats, gloves and scarves. So before the snow comes, please give some hope for the homeless youth of Burlington.  

YOGA at CVU - Students welcome, offered R3 in room 239 and W3 in room 234 from 12:00-12:30.  Mats provided. Email instructor Jess Barnum if questions: jbarnum@cvuhs.org

DIRECTION CENTER Seniors - Come get a start on the college admissions process. Find

out what forms you need! Learn more about the Common Application! CAPS is happening once every week! CAPS mtgs will be offered during the first 45 minutes of each block on Wed.,10/6 (W day), Mon.,10/11(R day), Wed.,10/20 (W day). Sign up in the Direction Center or send an e-mail to Jane Krasnow.

10/7 - VSAC Financial Aid Night 6:30-8:30pm Auditorium 10/13 - PSAT/PLAN-On test day, please bring two No. 2 pencils,

calculator (scientific, graphing or four-function) & your student ID. The following are upcoming college visits which take place in the

Direction Center: Wednesday, 10/6

University of Rochester, 11:00Thursday, 10/7Bowdoin, 8:00

Bishop's University, 11:00Friday, 10/8

St. Lawrence, 8:30McGill University, 2:00

Thursday, 10/14UVM 10:15 – room 138Bay Path College, 11:30

Franklin Pierce, 1:00Friday, 10/15

Gordon College, 8:30

Direction Center (cont’d.)Monday, 10/25

Keene State College, 12:00Tuesday, 10/26

RISD, 8:30College of Idaho, 11:15Wednesday, 10/27

Southern New Hampshire, 11:00Thursday, 10/28

Castleton State College, 10:15Endicott College, 2:15

Friday, 10/29Colorado College, 9:00

Princeton University, 11:00 Tuesday, 11/9

Bentley University, 10:15O’Brien’s Aveda Institute, 11:30

Thursday, 11/4Marlboro College, 2:00

Monday, 11/15Lasell College, 1:30Wednesday, 11/17

University of Maine Orono, 8:30Wheaton College, 10:10

Ever wonder what a job is really like? CVU Shadow Day on November 11th (half-day) for juniors and sophomores

Applications due to MaryAnne Gatos no later than Friday, October 15th

Applications available on-line or in the Direction Centerhttps://sites.google.com/a/cvuhs.org/shadowing

Please also encourage your parents to offer a job shadow opportunity for other students. They may find information on-line or contact MaryAnne Gatos at 482-7195 or mgatos@cvuhs.org

Word of the Day

mussitate \MUHS-i-teyt\, verb:

To silently move the lips in simulation of audible speech.

"Oh, Anu, I never thought to see you again," he mussitates. (I have appeared to him in my original form.)-- Dan Wick, The Devil's TaleMussitate comes from the Latin mussitāre, "speak indistinctly." Mutter shares the same roots.

CVU ANNOUNCEMENTS MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2010

WHITE day

Co-Curricular/Misc. Activities

Extended Advisory 2:45-3:15 Sophomores

V/JV Field Hockey @ Mt. Abe 4:00 depart 2:30

JV A Football @ Burlington 6:00 Friends of CVU info mtg. 6:30-7:30

Library

What’s Happening 10/5, 6, 12 -- NECAP testing for Juniors 10/6 -- Qtr. 1 Interims 10/8 -- Senior Class Picture 1:30 10/12 -- Qtr. 1 Interim grades available

online 10/13 -- ½ day for 9-11, PLAN (10) PSAT

(11) tests, Grad Challenge work day (12) 10/14 -- Freshman Parent Night 7-8:30

room 160 10/15 -- Rally in the Valley and Spirit

Dance 10/16 -- Spirit Day 10/16 -- Access Craft Fair 10/21-22 -- No school - teacher

convention

Attention Juniors:11th grade students will be taking the NECAP tests on the following dates:

Tuesday, October 5th, blocks 2 & 3Wednesday, October 6th, blocks 2 & 3Tuesday, October 12th, blocks 2 & 3

A full schedule will be posted in the Main Office, Library, and Direction Center.  All Juniors will have "A" Lunch at 11:30 on each of the test dates and will begin their block 3 test at noon.  They will attend their scheduled

block 1 and block 4 classes.  Students are reminded to bring a book to read in case they finish a test before the scheduled end time.  Ipods and other music devices are not allowed during test time until all students in the room have completed their test.  Students should bring a calculator on Tuesday, Oct. 12th for the second session

(W3) of the mathematics test.  A four-function calculator is sufficient; however, students may use a scientific or

graphing calculator.  Calculators may NOT be used during any other test session.  Center for Technology and Burlington Tech Center students will be testing at CVU this year. 

Redhawk Café

Flame broiled burger w/jalapeno cheese sauce

Jumbo ravioli w/Italian sauce

Advisory- 10/4 and 10/7 MAPS10 (student

questionnaire) Extended Advisory 2:45-3:15

- 10/11 Grad Challenge Letter of Intent/ Contract due

Happy Birthday!Alexander Bulla

Alexander ClapperKandalin Pederzani

Notes of Interest/Club Info/Lost & Found/Kudos Attention Freshmen - Are you interested in helping organize fund raising events and

being a leader in your class as a Class officer or representative? Please come to first Freshman Class Council meeting on Wed., 10/6 during callback in Room 224. Questions?  See Mr. McLure in Room 224 or email at nmclure@cvuhs.org See you there!

Get ready to dip, dive, duck and  dodge! The annual dodgeball tournament, sponsored by Senior Class Council, is going to be held on Sun., 10/17. We are still looking for people who are willing to ref the games and teachers who can chaperone the event. If you have any questions, email Dani Terrill or Mark Pogact.

The annual Spirit Dance, sponsored by the Senior Class Council, will be held on Fri., 10/15, after the Rally in the Valley from 7-10 pm. Admission is 5$ and there will be a concessions area.

Do you like Halloween? The Haunted Forest is an annual tradition of theater in the woods combined with special effects and halloween scares, and they're looking for volunteers to help with the show.  Act in one of the 2 minute skits, be a silent guide, help with make-up & costumes or behind the scenes.  Or come and help carve some of the 1000 Jack-O-Lanterns used every year.  For info contact Michelle at 802-238-0923 or Michelle@thehauntedforest.org

My name is Kaylee Clapper and for my Grad Challenge I am supporting Spectrum in Burlington. Starting Mon., there will be donation boxes in each House Office. Things you can donate are: small blankets and pillows, ready-to-eat canned meals, handheld can openers, forks, spoons, gently used backpacks, winter hats, gloves and scarves. So before the snow comes, please give some hope for the homeless youth of Burlington.  

Looking for a job, volunteer activities and other awesome opportunities for Vermont teens?! Check out Teen Opps Vermont at: www.teenopps.org

YOGA at CVU - Students welcome, offered R3 in room 239 and W3 in room 234 from 12:00-12:30.  Mats provided. Email instructor Jess Barnum if questions: jbarnum@cvuhs.org

DIRECTION CENTER Seniors, if you are interested in attending St. Michael's

College in Colchester, VT, please see your house counselor. St. Michael's is offering scholarship opportunities.

Seniors - Come get a start on the college admissions process. Find out what forms you need! Learn more about the Common Application! CAPS is happening once every week! CAPS mtgs will be offered during the first 45 minutes of each block on Wed.,10/6 (W day), Mon.,10/11(R day), Wed.,10/20 (W day). Sign up in the Direction Center or send an e-mail to Jane Krasnow.

10/7 - VSAC Financial Aid Night 6:30-8:30pm Auditorium 10/13 - PSAT/PLAN-On test day, please bring two No. 2 pencils,

calculator (scientific, graphing or four-function) & your student ID.

The following are upcoming college visits which take place in the Direction Center:

Monday, 10/4Union College, 10:15Wednesday, 10/6

University of Rochester, 11:00Thursday, 10/7Bowdoin, 8:00

Bishop's University, 11:00Friday, 10/8

St. Lawrence, 8:30McGill University, 2:00

Thursday, 10/14UVM 10:15 – room 138Bay Path College, 11:30

Franklin Pierce, 1:00

Direction Center (cont’d.)Friday, 10/15

Gordon College, 8:30Monday, 10/25

Keene State College, 12:00Tuesday, 10/26

RISD, 8:30College of Idaho, 11:15Wednesday, 10/27

Southern New Hampshire, 11:00Thursday, 10/28

Castleton State College, 10:15Endicott College, 2:15

Friday, 10/29Colorado College, 9:00

Princeton University, 11:00 Tuesday, 11/9

Bentley University, 10:15O’Brien’s Aveda Institute, 11:30

Thursday, 11/4Marlboro College, 2:00

Monday, 11/15Lasell College, 1:30Wednesday, 11/17

University of Maine Orono, 8:30Wheaton College, 10:10

Ever wonder what a job is really like?CVU Shadow Day

on November 11th (half-day) for juniors and sophomoresApplications due to MaryAnne Gatos no later than Friday, October 15th

Applications available on-line or in the Direction Centerhttps://sites.google.com/a/cvuhs.org/shadowing

Please also encourage your parents to offer a job shadow opportunity for other students. They may find information on-line or contact MaryAnne Gatos at 482-7195 or mgatos@cvuhs.org

Word of the Day

absquatulate \ab-skwoch-uh-leyt\, verb:To flee; abscond."You'd thank me to 'absquatulate,' as the Yankees say,"interrupts she, laughing and showing the sweetest, shortest, whitest little set of teeth that ever set dentist at defiance. "Well, I will in a minute; but' I have an errand unto thee. oh, captain.'" -- Rhoda Broughton, Cometh up as a flower: an autobiographyAbsquatulate is an example of a pseudo-Latinism, which combines Latin roots to form a new word. This was a 19th century linguistic trend in various parts of the United States.

Dave Eddy’s Advisory field trip to Boyer’s Orchard 9/29/10

CVU ANNOUNCEMENTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2010

RED day

Co-Curricular/Misc. Activities

FBLA field trip to State House 7:45-2 :00

Junior meeting in Theater during Advisory

Club Fair 3rd block 4 corners V/JV Boy’s Soccer vs. Essex @ CVU

4:30 JV B Soccer @ Essex 4:30 dismiss 2:30

What’s Happening

10/5, 6, 12 -- NECAP testing for Juniors 10/6 -- Qtr. 1 Interims 10/8 -- Senior Class Picture 1:30 10/12 -- Qtr. 1 Interim grades available

online 10/13 -- ½ day for 9-11, PLAN (10) PSAT

(11) tests, Grad Challenge work day (12) 10/14 -- Freshman Parent Night 7-8:30

room 160 10/15 -- Rally in the Valley and Spirit

Dance 10/16 -- Spirit Day 10/16 -- Access Craft Fair 10/21-22 -- No school - teacher

convention

ATTN: SENIORSPLEASE GET YOUR SENIOR PRIVILEGE FORMS IN ASAP; DUE FRIDAY, OCT. 1st

BY THE END OF THE DAY!

Attention Juniors:11th grade students will be taking the NECAP tests on the following dates:

Tuesday, October 5th, blocks 2 & 3Wednesday, October 6th, blocks 2 & 3Tuesday, October 12th, blocks 2 & 3

A full schedule will be posted in the Main Office, Library, and Direction Center.    All Juniors will have "A" Lunch at 11:30 on each of the test dates and will begin their block 3 test at noon.  They will attend their scheduled

block 1 and block 4 classes.  Students are reminded to bring a book to read in case they finish a test before the scheduled end time.  Ipods and other music devices are not allowed during test time until all students in the room have completed their test.  Students should bring a calculator on Tuesday, Oct. 12th for the second session

(W3) of the mathematics test.  A four-function calculator is sufficient; however, students may use a scientific or graphing calculator.  Calculators may NOT be used during any other test session. 

Center for Technology and Burlington Tech Center students will be testing at CVU this year. 

Redhawk Café Grilled chicken, pineapple

salsa & mashed potatoBaked eggplant parmesan

over pasta

Advisory- 10/4 and 10/7 MAPS10 (student

questionnaire) Extended Advisory 2:45-3:15

- 10/11 Grad Challenge Letter of Intent/Contract due

Happy Birthday!Timothy Carpenter

Megan FolsomGeorgina Gelineau-

BoyleJohn Marston

Jah-eli Robertson PURPLE INFO SHEET

If you have not yet turned in your info sheet to the nurse, please do so immediately.

Notes of Interest/Club Info/Lost & Found/Kudos Attention Freshmen - Are you interested in helping organize fund raising events and

being a leader in your class as a Class officer or representative? Please come to first Freshman Class Council meeting on Mon., 10/ 4 during callback in Room 224. Questions?  See Mr. McLure in Room 224 or email at nmclure@cvuhs.org See you there!

Nordic skiers and anyone interested in winter outdoor equipment - Colchester's annual

Ski/Skate sale is 10/2-3 at Colchester High School. 10/2, 9-4:30, 10/3, 10-2. Drop-off equipment on 10/1, 5-8 pm at the high school.

Get ready to dip, dive, duck and  dodge! The annual dodgeball tournament, sponsored by Senior Class Council, is going to be held on Sun., 10/17. We are still looking for people who are willing to ref the games and teachers who can chaperone the event. If you have any questions, email Dani Terrill or Mark Pogact.

The annual Spirit Dance, sponsored by the Senior Class Council, will be held on Fri., 10/15, after the Rally in the Valley from 7-10 pm. Admission is 5$ and there will be a concessions area.

Do you like Halloween? The Haunted Forest is an annual tradition of theater in the woods combined with special effects and halloween scares, and they're looking for volunteers to help with the show.  Act in one of the 2 minute skits, be a silent guide, help with make-up & costumes or behind the scenes.  Or come and help carve some of the 1000 Jack-O-Lanterns used every year.  For info contact Michelle at 802-238-0923 or Michelle@thehauntedforest.org

My name is Kaylee Clapper and for my Grad Challenge I am supporting Spectrum in Burlington. Starting Mon., there will be donation boxes in each House Office. Things you can donate are: small blankets and pillows, ready-to-eat canned meals, handheld can openers, forks, spoons, gently used backpacks, winter hats, gloves and scarves. So before the snow comes, please give some hope for the homeless youth of Burlington.  

Looking for a job, volunteer activities and other awesome opportunities for Vermont teens?! Check out Teen Opps Vermont at: www.teenopps.org

YOGA at CVU - Students welcome, offered R3 in room 239 and W3 in room 234 from 12:00-12:30.  Mats provided. Email instructor Jess Barnum if questions: jbarnum@cvuhs.org

DIRECTION CENTER Seniors, if you are interested in attending St. Michael's

College in Colchester, VT, please see your house counselor. St. Michael's is offering scholarship opportunities.

Seniors - Come get a start on the college admissions process. Find out what forms you need! Learn more about the Common Application! CAPS is happening once every week! CAPS mtgs will be offered during the first 45 minutes of each block on Wed.,10/6 (W day), Mon.,10/11(R day), Wed.,10/20 (W day). Sign up in the Direction Center or send an e-mail to Jane Krasnow.

***Any student that is scheduled for Driver's Ed for Semester two must show proof of having their learner's permit by 10/1/10.  Please come to the Direction Center and present your permit to Helen Shepard.***

10/7 - VSAC Financial Aid Night 6:30-8:30pm Auditorium 10/13 - PSAT/PLAN - On test day, please bring two number 2

pencils, calculator (scientific, graphing or four-function), and your student ID.

The following are upcoming college visits which take place in the Direction Center:

Friday, 10/1University of Southern Cal, 8:15

College of Wooster, 1:00University of Puget Sound, 2:00

Monday, 10/4Union College, 10:15Wednesday, 10/6

University of Rochester, 11:00Thursday, 10/7Bowdoin, 8:00

Bishop's University, 11:00Friday, 10/8

St. Lawrence 8:30

Direction Center (cont’d.)Thursday, 10/14

UVM 10:15 – room 138Bay Path College, 11:30

Franklin Pierce, 1:00Friday, 10/15

Gordon College, 8:30Monday, 10/25

Keene State College, 12:00Tuesday, 10/26

RISD, 8:30College of Idaho, 11:15Wednesday, 10/27

Southern New Hampshire, 11:00Thursday, 10/28

Castleton State College, 10:15Endicott College, 2:15

Friday, 10/29Colorado College, 9:00

Princeton University, 11:00 Tuesday, 11/9

Bentley University, 10:15O’Brien’s Aveda Institute, 11:30

Thursday, 11/4Marlboro College, 2:00

Monday, 11/15Lasell College, 1:30Wednesday, 11/17

University of Maine Orono, 8:30Wheaton College, 10:10

Word of the Day

lucifugous \loo-see-FOO-guhs\, adjective:

Avoiding light.

There begin to be seen walking the streets, hugging the walls, odd lucifugous creatures such as the tide uncovers when the water withdraws.-- André Gide, Justin O'Brien, Journals: 1914-1927The lucifugous house, firmly fastened on its corner, with a light that descended while it was hardening, dragged along by the cream-colored crab toward subterranean hibernation.-- José Lezama Lima, ParadisoLucifugous combines two Latin roots, luci-, "light," and fugere, "to flee."

Dave Eddy’s Advisory field trip to Boyer’s Orchard 9/29/10

CVU ANNOUNCEMENTS THURSDAY, September 30, 2010

WHITE day

Co-Curricular/Misc. Activities

V/JV Field Hockey vs. Mt. Abe @ CVU 4/5:30

What’s Happening 10/1 -- Junior meeting in Theater during

Advisory 10/1 -- Club Fair, 3rd block four corners 10/5, 6, 12 -- NECAP testing for Juniors 10/6 -- Qtr. 1 Interims 10/8 -- Senior Class Picture 1:30 10/12 -- Qtr. 1 Interim grades available online 10/13 -- ½ day for 9-11, PLAN (10) PSAT (11)

tests, Grad Challenge work day (12) 10/14 -- Freshman Parent Night 7-8:30 room

160 10/15 -- Rally in the Valley and Spirit Dance 10/16 -- Spirit Day 10/16 -- Access Craft Fair 10/21-22 -- No school - teacher conventionATTN: SENIORS

PLEASE GET YOUR SENIOR PRIVILEGE FORMS IN ASAP; DUE FRIDAY, OCT. 1st BY THE END OF THE DAY!

Redhawk Café Beef sloppy Joe on a

multi-grain sandwich bunTofu sloppy Joe on a

multi-grain sandwich bun

Advisory- 10/4 and 10/7 MAPS10 (student

questionnaire) Extended Advisory 2:45-3:15

- 10/11 Grad Challenge Letter of Intent/Contract due

Happy Birthday!Joshua Bryant

Charlotte Crelly Byers

Brittaney FisherShelby Knudson

Alicia PhelpsEric Phelps

PURPLE INFO SHEETIf you have not yet turned in your info sheet to

the nurse, please do so immediately.

ATTN: JUNIORS All 11th graders please meet in the CVU Theatre during

Advisory on Fri., 10/1 for an important class meeting.

Notes of Interest/Club Info/Lost & Found/Kudos Nordic skiers and anyone interested in winter outdoor equipment - Colchester's annual

Ski/Skate sale is 10/2-3 at Colchester High School. 10/2, 9-4:30, 10/3, 10-2. Drop-off equipment on 10/1, 5-8 pm at the high school.

Get ready to dip, dive, duck and  dodge! The annual dodgeball tournament, sponsored by Senior Class Council, is going to be held on Sun., 10/17. We are still looking for people who are willing to ref the games and teachers who can chaperone the event. If you have any questions, email Dani Terrill or Mark Pogact.

The annual Spirit Dance, sponsored by the Senior Class Council, will be held on Fri., 10/15, after the Rally in the Valley from 7-10 pm. Admission is 5$ and there will be a concessions area.

Do you like Halloween? The Haunted Forest is an annual tradition of theater in the woods combined with special effects and halloween scares, and they're looking for volunteers to help with the show.  Act in one of the 2 minute skits, be a silent guide, help with make-up & costumes or behind the scenes.  Or come and help carve some of the 1000 Jack-O-Lanterns used every year.  For info contact Michelle at 802-238-0923 or Michelle@thehauntedforest.org

My name is Kaylee Clapper and for my Grad Challenge I am supporting Spectrum in Burlington. Starting Mon., there will be donation boxes in each House Office. Things you can donate are: small blankets and pillows, ready-to-eat canned meals, handheld can openers, forks, spoons, gently used backpacks, winter hats, gloves and scarves. So before the snow comes, please give some hope for the homeless youth of Burlington.  

Looking for a job, volunteer activities and other awesome opportunities for Vermont teens?! Check out Teen Opps Vermont at: www.teenopps.org

YOGA at CVU - Students welcome, offered R3 in room 239 and W3 in room 234 from 12:00-12:30.  Mats provided. Email instructor Jess Barnum if questions: jbarnum@cvuhs.org

DIRECTION CENTER Seniors, if you are interested in attending St. Michael's

College in Colchester, VT, please see your house counselor. St. Michael's is offering scholarship opportunities.

Seniors - Come get a start on the college admissions process. Find out what forms you need! Learn more about the Common Application! CAPS is happening once every week! CAPS mtgs will be offered during the first 45 minutes of each block on Wed.,10/6(W day), Mon.,10/11(R day), Wed.,10/20 (W day). Sign up in the Direction Center or send an e-mail to Jane Krasnow.

***Any student that is scheduled for Driver's Ed for Semester two must show proof of having their learner's permit by 10/1/10.  Please come to the Direction Center and present your permit to Helen Shepard.***

10/7 - VSAC Financial Aid Night 6:30-8:30pm Auditorium 10/13 - PSAT/PLAN - On test day, please bring two number 2

pencils, calculator (scientific, graphing or four-function), and your student ID.

The following are upcoming college visits which take place in the Direction Center:

Friday, 10/1University of Southern Cal, 8:15

College of Wooster, 1:00University of Puget Sound, 2:00

Monday, 10/4Union College, 10:15Wednesday, 10/6

University of Rochester, 11:00Thursday, 10/7Bowdoin, 8:00

Bishop's University, 11:00Friday, 10/8

St. Lawrence 8:30

Direction Center (cont’d.)Thursday, 10/14

UVM 10:15 – room 138Bay Path College, 11:30

Franklin Pierce, 1:00Friday, 10/15

Gordon College, 8:30Monday, 10/25

Keene State College, 12:00Tuesday, 10/26

RISD, 8:30College of Idaho, 11:15Wednesday, 10/27

Southern New Hampshire, 11:00Thursday, 10/28

Castleton State College, 10:15Endicott College, 2:15

Friday, 10/29Colorado College, 9:00

Princeton University, 11:00 Tuesday, 11/9

Bentley University, 10:15O’Brien’s Aveda Institute, 11:30

Thursday, 11/4Marlboro College, 2:00

Monday, 11/15Lasell College, 1:30Wednesday, 11/17

University of Maine Orono, 8:30Wheaton College, 10:10

Word of the Day

hobbledehoy \HOB-uhl-dee-hoy\, noun:

An awkward, gawky young fellow.

Unfortunately, they have to contend with ignorant hobbledehoys who, on seeing these rows of shingle heaps, feel compelled to jump on them.-- Susan Campbell, "He grows seakale on the seashore", Daily Telegraph, March 27, 1999The origin of hobbledehoy is unknown, though it perhaps derives from hobble, from the awkward movements of a clumsy adolescent.

CVU ANNOUNCEMENTS WEDNESdAY, September 29, 2010

RED day

Co-Curricular/Misc. Activities Key Club 7:45 room 204 Nichols Core field trip 8:15-2:30 JV B Football vs. Middlebury @ CVU 4:00 JV B Soccer @ BFA St. Albans 4:30 dismiss

2:45 JV B Field Hockey @ CHS 4:30 V/JV Boy’s Soccer vs. SBHS @ CVU 4:30 Snowboard club meeting callback room

102 Winter league softball meeting callback

room 103

What’s Happening 10/1 -- Junior meeting in Theater

during Advisory 10/1 -- Club Fair, 3rd block four

corners 10/5, 6, 12 -- NECAP testing for

Juniors 10/6 -- Qtr. 1 Interims 10/12 -- Qtr. 1 Interim grades

available online 10/15 -- Rally in the Valley and Spirit

Dance 10/16 -- Spirit Day 10/16 -- Access Craft Fair 10/21-22 -- No school teacher

conventionRedhawk Café

Grilled ham & havarti cheese on rye bread

Turkey & spinach in baked phyllo dough

Advisory- 10/4 and 10/7 MAPS10 (student

questionnaire) Extended Advisory 2:45-3:15

- 10/11 Grad Challenge Letter of Intent/Contract due

Happy Birthday! Zachary Matthews

Jacob September Brendan WestDenise Gingras

PURPLE INFO SHEETIf you have not yet turned in your info sheet to

the nurse, please do so immediately.

ATTN: JUNIORS All 11th graders please meet in the CVU Theatre during

Advisory on Fri., 10/1 for an important class meeting.

Notes of Interest/Club Info/Lost & Found/Kudos Join the Knitting Club. We meet Early Block in the Chittenden House Office. Students,

faculty and staff are all welcome--supplies are not necessary! See Robin Lauzon or Karen Needler for more information.

Nordic skiers and anyone interested in winter outdoor equipment - Colchester's annual Ski/Skate sale is 10/2-3 at Colchester High School. 10/2, 9-4:30, 10/3, 10-2. Drop-off equipment on 10/1, 5-8 pm at the high school.

Get ready to dip, dive, duck, and  dodge! The annual dodgeball tournament, sponsored by Senior Class Council, is going to be held on Sun., 10/17. We are still looking for people who are willing to ref the games and teachers who can chaperone the event. If you have any questions, email Dani Terrill or Mark Pogact.

The annual Spirit Dance, sponsored by the Senior Class Council, will be held on Fri., 10/15, after the Rally in the Valley from 7-10 pm. Admission is 5$ and there will be a concessions area.

Do you like Halloween? The Haunted Forest is an annual tradition of theater in the woods combined with special effects and halloween scares, and they're looking for volunteers to help with the show.  Act in one of the 2 minute skits, be a silent guide, help with make-up & costumes or behind the scenes.  Or come and help carve some of the 1000 Jack-O-Lanterns used every year.  For info contact Michelle at 802-238-0923 or Michelle@thehauntedforest.org

My name is Kaylee Clapper and for my Grad Challenge I am supporting Spectrum in Burlington. Starting Mon., there will be donation boxes in each House Office. Things you can donate are: small blankets and pillows, ready-to-eat canned meals, handheld can openers, forks, spoons, gently used backpacks, winter hats, gloves and scarves. So before the snow comes, please give some hope for the homeless youth of Burlington.  

Looking for a job, volunteer activities and other awesome opportunities for Vermont teens?! Check out Teen Opps Vermont at: www.teenopps.org

YOGA at CVU - Students welcome, offered R3 in room 239 and W3 in room 234 from 12:00-12:30.  Mats provided. Email instructor Jess Barnum if questions: jbarnum@cvuhs.org

ART CLUB! New day this year. Every Wed. from 3:20 - 5pm in room 150. Come explore your artistic side, work on a school project, enjoy the company of others and eat snacks. Open to all, every week, no commitment necessary. All art studio supplies available. Questions? Email or ask Tim Duvernoy, CVU art teacher.

DIRECTION CENTER Seniors, if you are interested in attending St. Michael's

College in Colchester, VT, please see your house counselor. St. Michael's is offering scholarship opportunities.

Seniors - Come get a start on the college admissions process. Find out what forms you need! Learn more about the Common Application! CAPS is happening once every week! CAPS meetings will be offered during the first 45 minutes of each block on Wed., 9/29 (R day), Wed., 10/6 (W day), Mon., 10/11(R day), Wed., 10/20 (W day). Sign up now in the Direction Center or send an e-mail to Jane Krasnow.

***Any student that is scheduled for Driver's Ed for Semester two must show proof of having their learner's permit by 10/1/10.  Please come to the Direction Center and present your permit to Helen Shepard.***

10/7 - VSAC Financial Aid Night 6:30-8:30pm Auditorium 10/13 - PSAT/PLAN - On test day, please bring two number

2 pencils, calculator (scientific, graphing or four-function), and your student ID.

The following are upcoming college visits which take place in the Direction Center:

Wednesday, 9/29Colgate University, 2:00

Friday, 10/1University of Southern Cal, 8:15

College of Wooster, 1:00University of Puget Sound, 2:00

Monday, 10/4Union College, 10:15Wednesday, 10/6

University of Rochester, 11:00Thursday, 10/7Bowdoin, 8:00

Bishop's University, 11:00

Direction Center (cont’d.)Friday, 10/8

St. Lawrence 8:30Thursday, 10/14

UVM 10:15 – room 138Bay Path College, 11:30

Franklin Pierce, 1:00Friday, 10/15

Gordon College, 8:30Monday, 10/25

Keene State College, 12:00Tuesday, 10/26

RISD, 8:30College of Idaho, 11:15Wednesday, 10/27

Southern New Hampshire, 11:00Thursday, 10/28

Castleton State College, 10:15Endicott College, 2:15

Friday, 10/29Colorado College, 9:00

Princeton University, 11:00 Tuesday, 11/9

Bentley University, 10:15O’Brien’s Aveda Institute, 11:30

Thursday, 11/4Marlboro College, 2:00

Monday, 11/15Lasell College, 1:30Wednesday, 11/17

University of Maine Orono, 8:30Wheaton College, 10:10

Word of the Day

galore \guh-LOHR\, adjective:

In abundance; in plentiful amounts.

We're talking mountains and volcanoes galore covered by green energy. The entire system was represented and it looked glorious.-- Mali Elfman, "Comic-Con 2010 Green Lantern Footage First Look," Screencrave.com, July, 2010.Already there was a wind gusting up, and windsurfers galore were out sailing on the bay. -- Darren G. Burton, ScarecrowGalore comes from the Gaelic gu leóir, "enough."

CVU ANNOUNCEMENTS TUESdAY, September 28, 2010

WHITE day

Co-Curricular/Misc. Activities Cross Country @ BHS 4:00 V/JV Field Hockey vs. SBHS @ CVU 4/5:30 V/JV Girl’s Soccer @ SBHS 4:30 England, Ireland Wales parent meeting

6:30 CVU Library

What’s Happening 9/28 -- Half day students dismissed at

12:30 10/1 -- Junior meeting in Theater

during Advisory 10/1 -- Club Fair, 3rd block four

corners 10/5, 6, 12 -- NECAP testing for

Juniors 10/6 -- Qtr. 1 Interims 10/12 -- Qtr. 1 Interim grades

available online 10/15 -- Rally in the Valley and Spirit

Dance 10/16 -- Spirit Day 10/16 -- Access Craft Fair 10/21-22 -- No school teacher

conventionRedhawk Café

TACO Tueday – Beef, chicken or bean, crunchy or soft. All

fixings on hot bar

Advisory- 10/4 and 10/7 MAPS10 (student

questionnaire) Extended Advisory 2:45-3:15

- 10/11 Grad Challenge Letter of Intent/Contract due

Happy Birthday!

Laura AndrewsBrittany Place

Sharon Lefebvre

PURPLE INFO SHEETIf you have not yet turned in your info sheet to

the nurse, please do so immediately.

ATTN: JUNIORS All 11th graders please meet in the CVU Theatre during

Advisory on Fri., 10/1 for an important class meeting.Notes of Interest/Club Info/Lost & Found/Kudos

Today's Tech Crew schedule has been slightly adjusted.  The Full CREW production meeting will be moved from 12:40 to 2:00, in the theatre, and will be followed by regular crew work with Mr. Duvernoy for all those who can stay.

There will be a snowboard club meeting Wednesday in room 102 during callback. Join the Knitting Club. We meet Early Block in the Chittenden House Office. Students,

faculty and staff are all welcome--supplies are not necessary! See Robin Lauzon or Karen Needler for more information.

Nordic skiers and anyone interested in winter outdoor equipment - Colchester's annual Ski/Skate sale is 10/2-3 at Colchester High School. 10/2, 9-4:30, 10/3, 10-2. Drop-off equipment on 10/1, 5-8 pm at the high school.

There will be a winter league softball meeting on 9/29 during call back in room 103 and all freshmen and anyone interested can come - you do not have to be a returning player.

Get ready to dip, dive, duck, and  dodge! The annual dodgeball tournament, sponsored by Senior Class Council, is going to be held on Sun., 10/17. We are still looking for people who are willing to ref the games and teachers who can chaperone the

event. If you have any questions, email Dani Terrill or Mark Pogact. The annual Spirit Dance, sponsored by the Senior Class Council, will be held on Fri.,

10/15, after the Rally in the Valley from 7-10 pm. Admission is 5$ and there will be a concessions area.

Do you like Halloween? The Haunted Forest is an annual tradition of theater in the woods combined with special effects and halloween scares, and they're looking for volunteers to help with the show.  Act in one of the 2 minute skits, be a silent guide, help with make-up & costumes or behind the scenes.  Or come and help carve some of the 1000 Jack-O-Lanterns used every year.  For info contact Michelle at 802-238-0923 or Michelle@thehauntedforest.org

My name is Kaylee Clapper and for my Grad Challenge I am supporting Spectrum in Burlington. Starting Mon., there will be donation boxes in each House Office. Things you can donate are: small blankets and pillows, ready-to-eat canned meals, handheld can openers, forks, spoons, gently used backpacks, winter hats, gloves and scarves. So before the snow comes, please give some hope for the homeless youth of Burlington.  

Looking for a job, volunteer activities and other awesome opportunities for Vermont teens?! Check out Teen Opps Vermont at: www.teenopps.org

YOGA at CVU - Students welcome, offered R3 in room 239 and W3 in room 234 from 12:00-12:30.  Mats provided. Email instructor Jess Barnum if questions: jbarnum@cvuhs.org

Missed the first Key Club mtg?  No problem, just check in with Mrs. Wardwell in office 218 during callback.  The next Key Club mtg. is Wed., 9/29 at 7:45am in room 204/206 remember to bring your dues.

ART CLUB! New day this year. Every Wed. from 3:20 - 5pm in room 150. Come explore your artistic side, work on a school project, enjoy the company of others and eat snacks. Open to all, every week, no commitment necessary. All art studio supplies available. Questions? Email or ask Tim Duvernoy, CVU art teacher.

DIRECTION CENTER Seniors, if you are interested in attending St. Michael's

College in Colchester, VT, please see your house counselor. St. Michael's is offering scholarship opportunities.

Seniors - Come get a start on the college admissions process. Find out what forms you need! Learn more about the Common Application! CAPS is happening once every week! CAPS meetings will be offered during the first 45 minutes of each block on Wed., 9/29 (R day), Wed., 10/6 (W day), Mon., 10/11(R day), Wed., 10/20 (W day). Sign up now in the Direction Center or send an e-mail to Jane Krasnow.

***Any student that is scheduled for Driver's Ed for Semester two must show proof of having their learner's permit by 10/1/10.  Please come to the Direction Center and present your permit to Helen Shepard.***

10/7 - VSAC Financial Aid Night 6:30-8:30pm Auditorium 10/13 - PSAT/PLAN - On test day, please bring two number

2 pencils, calculator (scientific, graphing or four-function), and your student ID.

The following are upcoming college visits which take place in the Direction Center:

Wednesday, 9/29Colgate University, 2:00

Friday, 10/1University of Southern Cal, 8:15

College of Wooster, 1:00University of Puget Sound, 2:00

Monday, 10/4Union College, 10:15Wednesday, 10/6

University of Rochester, 11:00Thursday, 10/7Bowdoin, 8:00

Bishop's University, 11:00

Direction Center (cont’d.)Friday, 10/8

St. Lawrence 8:30Thursday, 10/14

UVM 10:15 – room 138Bay Path College, 11:30

Franklin Pierce, 1:00Friday, 10/15

Gordon College, 8:30Monday, 10/25

Keene State College, 12:00Tuesday, 10/26

RISD, 8:30College of Idaho, 11:15Wednesday, 10/27

Southern New Hampshire, 11:00Thursday, 10/28

Castleton State College, 10:15Endicott College, 2:15

Friday, 10/29Colorado College, 9:00

Princeton University, 11:00 Tuesday, 11/9

Bentley University, 10:15O’Brien’s Aveda Institute, 11:30

Thursday, 11/4Marlboro College, 2:00

Monday, 11/15Lasell College, 1:30Wednesday, 11/17

University of Maine Orono, 8:30Wheaton College, 10:10

Word of the Day

rigmorole \RIG-muh-rohl\, noun:

1. An elaborate or complicated procedure.2. Confused, incoherent, foolish, or meaningless talk.

"My dear young lady," I groaned, "you don't want to be stripped of every dollar for such a "rigmarole!"-- Henry James, Four Meetings Rigmarole is an unusual alteration of the Middle English phrase ragman roll, which refers to a "long list or catalog."

CVU ANNOUNCEMENTS MONDAY, September 27, 2010

RED day

Co-Curricular/Misc. Activities

CUBSS lunch meetings JV A Football @ U-32 4:00 dismiss

2:00 JV B Soccer @ MMU 4:30 JV B Field Hockey @ Essex 4:30

What’s Happening 9/27 -- Lifetouch Student/Staff pictures mini-

gym 7:30-3:00 9/28 -- Half day students dismissed at 12:30 10/1 -- Junior meeting in Theater during

Advisory 10/1 -- Club Fair, 3rd block four corners 10/5, 6, 12 -- NECAP testing for Juniors 10/6 -- Qtr. 1 Interims 10/15 -- Rally in the Valley and Spirit Dance 10/16 -- Spirit Day 10/16 -- Access Craft Fair 10/21-22 -- No school teacher convention

Redhawk Café Flame-broiled blue cheese

burgersCheese stuffed lasagna roll-up

w/Italian sauce

Advisory- 10/4 and 10/7 MAPS10 (student

questionnaire) Extended Advisory 2:45-3:15

- 10/11 Grad Challenge Letter of Intent/Contract due

Happy Birthday!

Kristyn LaFranceDylan St. GeorgeKristin Holcomb

PURPLE INFO SHEET

If you have not yet turned in your info sheet to the nurse, please do so immediately.

ATTN: JUNIORS All 11th graders please meet in the CVU Theatre during

Advisory on Fri., 10/1for an important class meeting.IMPORTANT PARENT MEETING

If you have been selected to go on the England, Ireland, and Wales trip....or you wish you had applied and haven't yet....there is an important parent meeting on Tues., 9/28, at 6:30 p.m. in the CVU Library.  This will be a chance for you and your parents

to get questions answered, get application packets, and meet other participants.Questions and Concerns?  See Tamie-Jo Dickinson in Room 230 or 235.

Notes of Interest/Club Info/Lost & Found/Kudos Join the Knitting Club. We meet Early Block in the Chittenden House Office. Students,

faculty and staff are all welcome--supplies are not necessary! See Robin Lauzon or Karen Needler for more information.

Nordic skiers and anyone interested in winter outdoor equipment - Colchester's annual Ski/Skate sale is 10/2-3 at Colchester High School. 10/2, 9-4:30, 10/3, 10-2. Drop-off equipment on 10/1, 5-8 pm at the high school.

There will be a winter league softball meeting on 9/29 during call back in room 103 and all freshmen and anyone interested can come - you do not have to be a returning player.

Get ready to dip, dive, duck, and  dodge! The annual dodgeball tournament, sponsored by Senior Class Council, is going to be held on Sun., 10/17. We are still looking for people who are willing to ref the games and teachers who can chaperone the event. If you have any questions, email Dani Terrill or Mark Pogact.

The annual Spirit Dance, sponsored by the Senior Class Council, will be held on Fri., 10/15, after the Rally in the Valley from 7-10 pm. Admission is 5$ and there will be a concessions area.

Do you like Halloween? The Haunted Forest is an annual tradition of theater in the woods combined with special effects and halloween scares, and they're looking for volunteers to help with the show.  Act in one of the 2 minute skits, be a silent guide, help with make-up & costumes or behind the scenes.  Or come and help carve some of the 1000 Jack-O-Lanterns used every year.  For info contact Michelle at 802-238-0923 or Michelle@thehauntedforest.org

My name is Kaylee Clapper and for my Grad Challenge I am supporting Spectrum in Burlington. Starting Mon., there will be donation boxes in each House Office. Things you can donate are: small blankets and pillows, ready-to-eat canned meals, handheld can openers, forks, spoons, gently used backpacks, winter hats, gloves and scarves. So before the snow comes, please give some hope for the homeless youth of Burlington.  

Looking for a job, volunteer activities and other awesome opportunities for Vermont teens?! Check out Teen Opps Vermont at: www.teenopps.org

YOGA at CVU - Students welcome, offered R3 in room 239 and W3 in room 234 from 12:00-12:30.  Mats provided. Email instructor Jess Barnum if questions: jbarnum@cvuhs.org

Missed the first Key Club mtg?  No problem, just check in with Mrs. Wardwell in office 218 during callback.  The next Key Club mtg. is Wed., 9/29 at 7:45am in room 204/206 remember to bring your dues.

ART CLUB! New day this year. Every Wed. from 3:20 - 5pm in room 150. Come explore your artistic side, work on a school project, enjoy the company of others and eat snacks. Open to all, every week, no commitment necessary. All art studio supplies available. Questions? Email or ask Tim Duvernoy, CVU art teacher.

DIRECTION CENTER Seniors, if you are interested in attending St. Michael's

College in Colchester, VT, please see your house counselor. St. Michael's is offering scholarship opportunities.

Seniors - Come get a start on the college admissions process. Find out what forms you need! Learn more about the Common Application! CAPS is happening once every week! CAPS meetings will be offered during the first 45 minutes of each block on Wed., 9/29 (R day), Wed., 10/6 (W day), Mon., 10/11(R day), Wed., 10/20 (W day). Sign up now in the Direction Center or send an e-mail to Jane Krasnow.

***Any student that is scheduled for Driver's Ed for Semester two must show proof of having their learner's permit by 10/1/10.  Please come to the Direction Center and present your permit to Helen Shepard.***

10/7 - VSAC Financial Aid Night 6:30-8:30pm Auditorium 10/13 - PSAT/PLAN - On test day, please bring two number

2 pencils, calculator (scientific, graphing or four-function), and your student ID.

The following are upcoming college visits which take place in the Direction Center:

Wednesday, 9/29Colgate University, 2:00

Friday, 10/1University of Southern Cal, 8:15

College of Wooster, 1:00University of Puget Sound, 2:00

Monday, 10/4Union College, 10:15Wednesday, 10/6

University of Rochester, 11:00Thursday, 10/7Bowdoin, 8:00

Bishop's University, 11:00

Direction Center (cont’d.)Friday, 10/8

St. Lawrence 8:30Thursday, 10/14

UVM 10:15 – room 138Bay Path College, 11:30

Franklin Pierce, 1:00Friday, 10/15

Gordon College, 8:30Monday, 10/25

Keene State College, 12:00Tuesday, 10/26

RISD, 8:30College of Idaho, 11:15Wednesday, 10/27

Southern New Hampshire, 11:00Thursday, 10/28

Castleton State College, 10:15Endicott College, 2:15

Friday, 10/29Colorado College, 9:00

Princeton University, 11:00 Tuesday, 11/9

Bentley University, 10:15Thursday, 11/4

Marlboro College, 2:00Monday, 11/15

Lasell College, 1:30Wednesday, 11/17

University of Maine Orono, 8:30

Word of the Day

frabjous \FRAB-juhs\, adjective:Wonderful, elegant, superb, or delicious.He bombarded her with imported candy and American beauties, and cluttered up the spring with a series of whist parties, which butted into the social calendar something frabjous.-- George Fitch, At good old SiwashFrabjous is one of many words coined by Lewis Caroll in Through the Looking-Glass.