Long Trail School

Thursday, March 11, 2010

ctifft — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:40:52 +0000

District Singers – we ARE meeting in Melissa’s room after school to finalize details and rehearse. 2:35-4:00.

Homework pass auction is Thursday, March 18 at Morning Meeting. There are no IOU’s for passes.

Rehearsals for the US one act will run this week and next from 2:45-4:45 (dress rehearsal next week may run longer). These rehearsals are crucial and attendance is mandatory. Festival is next week! – Tracey

The following US DANCE TEAM members NEED to get their uniforms to Colleen ASAP: Karoline M. both hip hop and pom, Sarah P. pom jazz pants, Tracy J. pom, Jess O. pom, Isabelle B. pom, Inez hip hop, and Guila hip hop. It is essential that you return these items to Colleen this week, if the items are not received by Friday, your name and cost of the missing item (s) will be given to the Business Office! Thank You

Pi-day is this weekend, Sunday to be specific. The LTS Math Department will hold it’s annual Pi-day recital on Monday during lunch in the Whalon common room. “Cheat sheets” are posted in both common rooms. You will need to recite the first fifteen numbers after the decimal and of course in order.

It is time to vote for your favorite DCF Book (Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award)! If you read at least 5 of the books on the list, please come in to the Library and vote. You have until April 9th.- Virginia

The following students have books that are overdue to the Library. Please return them as soon as possible.

Alosa, Madison
Anderson, Eily
Blanchard, Felicia
Bronson, Louis
Cadete, Lucas
Cockey, Taylor
Craig, Hamilton
Dailey, Kimmi
Davis, Erika
Foster, Anna
Jannik, Li Mei
Lamothe, JordanMay, Walker
McChesney, Jack
Misasi, Samantha
Mitigui, Max
Mychak, Cheyana
Noe, Lenore
Polich, McKenna
Polich, Whitney
Rainwalker, Rowan
Squillante, Dehlia
Staples, Clara
Vella, Gabrielle
Wilkins, Robert
Yackel, Frances

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

ctifft — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:34:09 +0000

Homework pass auction is Thursday, March 18 at Morning Meeting. There are no IOU’s for passes.

Melissa’s Genre Lit class meet in her music room today.

District Singers: Remember some of you are rehearsing with Melissa at lunch today! Make sure you see Melissa if you are not rehearsing, to finalize details about the Festival Friday.

Rock climbers please arrange pickup from LTS at 8:45pm unless you can be picked up at the climbing wall. US competition is from 4-5:30pm and MS competition is from 6-7:30pm. If you are getting a ride separate from the bus you must contact Scott W. before the end of the day.

Lunch is grilled cheese and baby carrots for $3 to benefit yearbook.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

ctifft — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:40:44 +0000

Today’s Morning Meeting will be split
6th and 7th grade to the KIVA with Todd and those doing the MS project. Please bring a pen or pencil.
8th grade to Hunter Common with John, Peter, Erin, Nate, and Helen about the Washington trip
9th, 10th, and 11th grade to the Theater with Virginia and those doing Connections
12th grade to Whalen with Becky for Internships

Student Council members who do not have another commitment after school please come to the KIVA at 2:45 for a meeting.

Homework club will be in Hunter common room with Scott Worland.

HIGH SCHOOL THEATER IS ALIVE AND WELL IN VERMONT!

ypanarello — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:01:52 +0000

On March 20, Long Trail School is proud to host (for the sixth time!) the Vermont Regional One Act Festival. Students from 6 different high schools will be performing their one act plays, taking part in workshops, and having a wonderful day of celebrating theater and making new friends. Long Trail School has over 20 students participating in the acting as well as serving as hosts/student ambassadors for the visiting schools. For these students, the festival day begins at 8 am and doesn’t end until around 11 at night! There are 5 regional festivals being hosted throughout the state with a total of 30 schools participating. From each regional festival, 2 schools are selected to advance to the State Festival which will be held on March 26 and 27 at Randolph Union High School.

Block 1 (Mount St. Joseph and Mill River) – 10:15 am-12:15 pm
Block 2 (Thetford Academy and Twin Valley) – 3:30-5:30 pm
Block 3 (Long Trail School and Proctor HS) – 7:00-9:00 pm

Please be sure to arrive early because the doors will be closed exactly at starting time and will not be opened until the end of the performance. For more information, please contact Tracey Wesley at twesley@longtrailschool.org.

LONG TRAIL SCHOOL MATHCOUNTS TEAM ADVANCES TO STATES

ypanarello — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:57:57 +0000

Long Trail School students Taylor Cockey, Rowan Rainwalker, and Taiga Lees pose with their awards and coaches Michele Farkas and Barb West.

The Long Trail School MathCounts team earned a berth at the State Mathcounts Competition at Randolph High School on Sat., March 13. Taylor Cockey ‘15, Taiga Lees ‘14, Rowan Rainwalker ‘15, and Kaitlyn Turner ’14 scored well at the regional competition on January 30. Taiga came in third and Rowan came in fifth in individual scores. As a team, they scored third overall. We congratulate the team for its past success and wish them all good luck.

BLOODDRUMSPIRIT ARTIST RESIDENCY AT LONG TRAIL SCHOOL

ypanarello — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:53:43 +0000

Members of the group BloodDrumSpirit performed for Long Trail School.

March 5, 2010—BloodDrumSpirit spent a jam-packed day with students and staff at Long Trail School on February 25. BloodDrumSpirit is a quartet of jazz and world music musicians (drum, piano, bass and saxophone) who have been performing together since 1981. Dr. Royal Hartigan, the group’s leader, is a tenured professor of world music at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth and a Fulbright scholar. The quartet has a lot of experience leading workshops in West African drumming, song and dance; Indian time cycles, original rhythmic concepts and practice, African American music, and jazz history and styles. The musicians worked intensively with choral and instrumental students in two 80-minute workshops and performed a show for the entire school. Their residency was funded by the Creative Connections Arts Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation. For more information, contact Melissa Chesnut-Tangerman at Long Trail School at mchesnut-tangerman@longtrailschool.org or 867-5717 x215.

Monday, March 8, 2010

ctifft — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:48 +0000

Quick Leo’s meeting at lunch today in the conference room. Patty

Student Council is having a meeting tomorrow after school from 2:45-4:30.

Hot dog and waffle fries for lunch today for $2.50.

Friday, March 5, 2010

ctifft — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:15:20 +0000

Student Council is having an after school meeting on Tues., March 9.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: SKI FOR BENNINGTON FREE CLINIC at Prospect Mountain Ski Touring Center in Woodford, VT. Sunday, March 7, 2010 9am-5pm.

Archery Club begins next week. If you haven’t been to a meeting but are interested please sign-up on the Student Activities Board.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

ctifft — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:44:47 +0000

In honor of International week we will be having Thai for lunch today for $3 a plate at the School Store.

REMINDER: There will be no Girls on Track tomorrow or next Friday.

Study those flags! The Name That Flag competition is today at Morning Meeting. 5 players from each team will be chosen randomly to participate.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

ctifft — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:41:21 +0000

Grilled cheese and chips n’ salsa for $3 to benefit the yearbook for lunch today.

Newspaper meeting in Barb’s Room at lunch today. Please come if you are in the group or interested.

Student Council meeting today at lunch time in the study hall room

Today starting at 2:45 the KIVA will be closed to all students. Please plan to get anything you need out of there before hand.

Thai food for lunch tomorrow for $3.