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The high school faculty, staff, and students have been incredibly flexible as their teaching and office spaces continue to move midyear to accommodate the construction project. Space is at a premium right now, and everyone has been patient and in good spirits as new spaces become available.
The high school faculty, staff, and students have been incredibly flexible as their teaching and office spaces continue to move midyear to accommodate the construction project. Space is at a premium right now, and everyone has been patient and in good spirits as new spaces become available.
Students & Staff of the MontH
Students & Staff of the MontH
April Students and Staff of the Month will be celebrated later in May!
Madame Torraca and our students in French classes hosted students from the Fenelon School in La Rochelle, France for a week in April. They visited the State House in Montpelier, got a tour of a sugarhouse, attended classes with their BFA hosts, and participated in American life.
American and French students in front of the Vermont State House.
BFA student, Sean Fletcher, explains the maple sugaring process to the visiting French students.
Four BFA students then travelled to La Rochelle, France to visit their French exchange students there!
Portrait of a Graduate
BFA's Students in Action...
Course-work sections are organized by the five Transferable Skills students work on in their classes. These skills are highlighted in our Portrait of a Graduate and build students' capacity for career and college readiness.
Course-work sections are organized by the five Transferable Skills students work on in their classes. These skills are highlighted in our Portrait of a Graduate and build students' capacity for career and college readiness.
Clear and Effective Communication
Students can demonstrate organized and purposeful communication.
Students can gather information from actively speaking, listening, and participating in class.
Myleigh and Nat prepare to interview Nicholas Nadeau, Fairfax Town Manager, about flooding in the community.
The Heros and Villians class engages in Harkness Discussions.
Ninth grade students work on their independent research project slideshow presentations for ELA 2.
Students practice giving speeches about their research papers in ELA 2.
Self Direction
Students have self-awareness, initiative, flexibility, and resilience in their learning.
Students have individual responsibility for their learning.
Students use technology to support and enhance their learning.
Students in Ancient Empires study the Qin & Han Dynasties.
Students in the Global Connections class track their project process on this whiteboard.
Studious Precalculus students, even on the day before vacation.
Taylor and Nevaeh on a mindfulness walk with their Advisory.
Creative and Practical Problem Solving
Students observe and evaluate situations in order to solve problems.
Students persist in solving challenging problems and learn from failure.
Spanish Foundations 3 class solve a mysterious theft at a Spanish art museum via a Breakout Box. Students had to solve clues and determine the codes to unlock locks that opened up a box with a prize for the winning team. In the process, they saw and learned about several famous pieces of hispanic art
Math 2 students use whiteboards to practice factoring quadratics.
Students use portable, homemade recording "studios" to record a podcast for their Criminal Justice course.
The Botany class is testing a self-watering system for radish seeds.
Informed and Integrative Thinking
Students apply knowledge from multiple sources to make sense of their learning.
Students apply prior knowledge to the current task.
Students review sources to analyze the question: How did propaganda change people's opinion of WW1.
Botany students collected specimens from trees on campus to learn how to identify plans and make their own personal herbarium.
Foundations of ELA presentation skills practice requires calm, voice, content, and visuals.
Students are back to work on Financial Literacy after their classroom was moved to one of the new basement rooms in the new wing.
Responsible and Involved Citizenship
Students take responsibility for their actions and understand their impact on the community.
Students collaborate effectively and respectfully.
Freshmen peer editing their independent research papers.
Work Based Learning Seminar students visited Agilent Technologies in Winooski. They learned about Agilent's products, toured the facility to learn about the assembly area and the machine shop, and talked about job opportunities after graduation. The class was hosted by Jamie Boutin, Agilent employee and Fairfax community member. Thank you Jamie for a great tour!
Students raise awareness about mental health in the USC ice bucket challenge.
Botany students learning to prune apple trees on the school farm.
Counseling Department
Summer Opportunities:
Check out this link for opportunities over the summer related to college programs, career training/exploration & jobs.
Grade 12 Specific Info:
Be sure to keep an eye on the local scholarship document.
If you are attending college next year: Once you have decided on your college, please notify your school counselor which college to send your final transcript to.
We look forward to celebrating your students on June 14th, this Graduation Timeline has all of the details leading up to the event.
Grade 11 Specific Info:
College Essay Workshop and Advice from Seniors coming in May
Stay tuned for more details on College Tour of UVM & St Mikes on June 5th
Early College Applications are open, May 1st is the priority deadline.
Book a meeting with the school counselors:
Katherine McElroy Welch: https://calendly.com/kmcelroy-3
Linnea Jahn: https://calendly.com/linneajahn
Follow the High School Counseling Office on Facebook & Instagram!
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