School news
NHS induction ceremony
Twenty new members were inducted into the Ottauquechee Chapter of the National Honor Society. These juniors and seniors have been selected for their commitment to the four pillars of NHS: Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character. They will serve as peers tutors and complete 30 hours of community service annually to make their community a better place.
Congratulations to: Catherine Austin, Jaedon Beardsley, Lila Beckwith, Skye Cully, Phoebe Goldberg, Hannah Gubbins, Brooke Hecker, Logan Knox, Leah Kuhnert, Chloe Masillo, Declan McCullough, Tori McNamara, Margaret Mello, Grace Modarai, Delia Morgan, Mikayla Myers, Sophia Nisimblat, Clara Shortle, Ella Stainton and Farren Stainton.
Safe School Ambassadors attend retreat and training
The Safe School Ambassadors in grades 8-12 just completed an all day retreat and training. These students were selected from survey results where their peers identified them as admired and trustworthy.
Since students can have a powerful influence on each other, this training focuses on how the students themselves can recognize acts of unkindness, and learn the intervention skills they themselves can safely implement.
This year's training event was a particularly powerful experience since the returning members entered the day with an explicit intention to be honest and open with each other.
Thank you to the 11th and 12th grade SSAs who planned and presented many of the day's activities, and then showed by example the incredible power of personal vulnerability and responsibility.
National French Week celebrations
French students as well as members of the French Club celebrated National French Week by enjoying some classic French pastry and cheese. Students brought in ingredients to prepare crêpes in the classroom. One group decided to also conduct a French cheese tasting event. For this, students even made homemade baguettes. Members of The French Club enjoyed preparing and eating an autumnal specialty called “Tarte Tatin,” a caramelized upside down apple tart, once again proving that an important part of a culture is its gastronomy!
Algebra II students use virtual reality
Algebra II students used Virtual Reality to learn about rooftop gardens and maximizing areas in an urban area. Students had to come up with the best possible design for the garden, write the equation and then graph it, all in virtual reality.
Ninth grade community service afternoon
On November 1st, ninth graders spent an afternoon engaging in community service projects across the school grounds and the community. From stacking wood to sewing stuffies, they made meaningful contributions and had a lot of fun. Learn more about the afternoon.
“Giving to people who may not be able to afford proper heating for their home during the winter is a huge topic of concern (especially in Vermont). Acting on this situation and being a part of the process makes me feel inspired and encouraged to do more for the community and more for people in my life.”