LTS - E-News October 27, 2016

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The Long Trail Parent Association is selling 12″ HOLIDAY WREATHS WITH RED BOWS for $25 each. Complete the online form to order yours today! The sale ends Nov. 6. Wreaths may be picked up at Long Trail on Mon., Nov. 21 between 11 am and 7 pm or Tues., Nov. 22 between 8 am and 3 pm. Contact Kim Murphy with questions.

LTS E-News October 27, 2016

Long Trail School creates lifelong learners who aspire to reach their
individual potential in an engaging, supportive community.

ACADEMICS
PARENT CONFERENCES
Monday, November 21 and Tuesday, November 22
COMPLETE THE ONLINE REGISTRATION NO LATER THAN WED., NOV. 2.
Conferences are a great way to get a broad sense of how your child is doing each school day in classes and in the LTS environment. You will have a group meeting with your child's teachers so that trends in classroom and extracurricular behaviors can be discussed.
Conferences are required for all new students and are highly encouraged for returning students.
Contact Jeanie via email or at x178 with questions.

MATHCOUNTS TEAM
Students in grades 6-8, join this year's Mathcounts team! Mathcounts is a nationwide middle school math competition program. The team meets one day a week after school. Our February competition is at Castleton University. Students will learn cool math tricks and explore topics beyond current curriculum. The first practice is Wed., Nov. 2. Contact Michele Farkas.

STUDENT LIFE

HALLOWEEN DANCE
Friday, October 28
Grades 6-12 are invited to the Halloween Dance tomorrow from 7:00-10:00 pm. Admission is $5 without costume and $3 with costume.

RUTLAND HALLOWEEN PARADE
Saturday, October 29
In Rutland's Halloween Parade, Long Trail has a float promoting the fall musical Phantom of the Opera. Congratulations to our Pumpkin Princess Lindy Burch-Durkee who will lead Long Trail's float featuring the IB Band and friends. The parade begins at 6:30 pm. Candy donations welcome. Join us in the parade or come out and cheer us on!

JISP

Registration is open for this year's JISP (Junior Instructional Ski Program) season, run through the Bromley Outing Club at Bromley Mountain. Open to grades 6-8, JISP offers ski and snowboarding instruction from trained volunteers for a nominal fee. For registration forms or to register online, click here. A late fee of $50 applies if you sign up after Nov. 1; program registration closes on Nov. 27.

We also need parent drivers for JISP at Bromley. Drivers receive discounted passes.
Bromley is looking for high school students to be JISP instructors. Instructors receive free passes. Please contact LTS JISP coordinator Katrina Tyler if interested.

REFUSE TO USE
Event #3 will be held on Thurs., Nov. 10 from 3:15-4:45 pm in the Kiva. This meeting is mandatory for Refuse to Use participants but anyone is welcome to join us! Contact Louise Misasi with any questions.

DOLLAR SKATE
Sunday, November 13
Riley Rink at Hunter Park invites the community to a “Kids Dollar Skate” to benefit Long Trail School on Sun., Nov. 13 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Admission is $1.00 for children 13 and under and $3.00 for 14 and up, skate rentals not included. Enjoy an afternoon of skating and a bake sale while supporting Long Trail School's 8th grade class trip to Montreal. This event is generously donated by The Perfect Wife restaurant and Spiral Press Café. For further information, contact Kim Rizio.

COLLEGE GUIDANCE

TESTING

The Dec. 3 SAT has a registration deadline of Nov. 3.
The Dec. 10 ACT has a registration deadline of Nov. 4.
These are the last tests of 2016. There is a January SAT.

FINANCIAL AID
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, is available. It will use the 2015 tax year and a data retrieval tool to pull information directly from the IRS. These changes will hopefully make the financial aid process easier.
Please check with your prospective colleges on their deadlines.

COLLEGE APPLICATIONS
The University of Vermont is offering a fee waiver for any Vermonter who applies Early Action by November 1. Decisions will be released in late November.

Seniors need to submit their resumes to Scott Magrath.

COLLEGE REP VISITS

31-Oct	Roger Williams University	12:00 PM
1-Nov	Manhattanville College	12:00 PM
2-Nov	Lesley University	9:30 AM
4-Nov	Hartwick College	12:00 PM

ATHLETICS

This was a big week for LTS fall sports as we hosted varsity playoff games on Tuesday and Wednesday and the boys quarterfinals on Friday.

Boys: 3 pm quarter-final @ LTS vs. Sharon Academy on Fri., Oct. 28
Girls: 1 pm quarterfinal @ Craftsbury on Sat., Oct. 29

Please come out and support the kids! These are the highest ranks either of our teams have earned and we hope for their continued success in the tournament.

LONG TRAIL PARENT ASSOCIATION (LTPA)
LTPA MEETING
There will be no November LTPA Meeting. The next meeting is Mon., Jan. 9 at 12:45 pm.

HOLIDAY WREATH SALE
The LTPA is selling 12″ HOLIDAY WREATHS WITH RED BOWS for $25 each. Complete the online form to order yours today! The sale ends Nov. 6. Wreaths may be picked up at Long Trail on Mon., Nov. 21 and Tues., Nov. 22 during Parent Conferences. Contact Kim Murphy with questions.

LTS PARENT NETWORK GROUP
Join the LTS Parent Network group on Facebook! It's a great way to be in touch with and get information from fellow parents. Email Chelley with your log-in email for Facebook and she will invite you to the group.

SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO GIVE BLOOD

DORSET BLOOD DRIVE
We need more donors! From 12 to 5 pm on Fri., Nov. 11, the American Red Cross will be taking blood donations at Long Trail School.
Pre-registration is critical so that ARC sends a sufficient staff to assist donations in a timely fashion. While walk-in donors may be accepted, sign-up is preferable; for an appointment, click the red button above or call 1-800-RED CROSS.

CALENDAR
Fri., Oct. 28
BVS vs. Sharon Academy 3:00
Halloween Dance 7:00-10:00
Sat., Oct. 29
GVS @ Craftsbury 1:00
Rutland Halloween Parade 6:30
Spanish Exchange students depart
Sat., Nov. 5
SAT at LTS
CC meet at Thetford 11:00
Mon., Nov. 7
High School District Auditions
Tues., Nov. 8
German Exchange students arrive
Thurs., Nov. 10
Refuse to Use 3:15-4:45
National Parks Trip Meeting 6:00
Sun., Nov. 13
Kids Dollar Skate at Riley Rink 1:00-3:00

LUNCH
Mon., Oct. 31 pizza
Tues., Nov. 1 TBD
Wed., Nov. 2 TBD
Thurs., Nov. 3 TBD
Fri., Nov. 4 TBD

DELICIOUS WAY TO SUPPORT LTS!
Dorset's Barrows House is donating a portion of the proceeds from every 'Steak Frites' to the Long Trail Scholarship Fund! Visit the restaurant at 3156 VT-30, Dorset, VT 05251 and make reservations by calling (802) 867-4455.

FAMILY DIRECTORY
The Buzz Book is a directory of LTS families with addresses, emails and phone numbers. Be sure to let Chelley know of any changes to your contact information throughout the year.

EASY WAYS TO SUPPORT LTS

Box Tops for Education
Price Chopper Tools for Schools
Amazon Smiles

LTS PHOTO GALLERY
Check out Long Trail's
online photo gallery.

COMMUNITY
Economist Nick Sargen to speak on Nov. 1 at LTS at 5:30.
Students and Faculty attend at no charge! CLICK HERE to register.