Daily Bulletin | Thursday
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As a reminder — cell phones are not allowed during the school day from the time you enter a school building until 2:40pm. Please make sure your cell phone is in your bag at the start of the day and does not come out until the school day is over.
Tomorrow will be chilly…so to make the day a little better…tomorrow will be a Free Variety Day for all! Please make sure you follow the Variety Day attire rules of no leggings, no pajama pants, etc.
Student Government will meet today right after school in Fuller Basement.
Don’t forget — Mr. Legge will be set up on the Fuller stage today from 8:30 – 3:00 for anyone who has not yet had their photo taken for the yearbook. There is no charge to have your photo taken.
Writers’ Block will not meet today due to Student Progress Conferences. We’ll meet at 3:15 next week in Ranger 110 and walk downtown to a kitchen on Railroad Street to make Ukrainian-style soup, write kitchen poetry, eat the soup, and get ready to host the 8th Grade Open House in the early evening. All are welcome! Please see Mrs. Mackenzie with any questions.
Tomorrow after school starting at 3:30 there will be a pumpkin carving event in the Amphitheatre. We are helping the town carve pumpkins for their big Halloween event. Everything will be supplied. Come carve a pumpkin!
Hello to all humans interested in going on the November 2-3 backpacking trip. We are going to Zealand Falls, yay! If you initially indicated interest in attending this trip, please check your school email for a form from Mr. Demsky. Please either fill out this form to indicate that you are still interested in going or respond to the email to let us know that you can not attend by the end of the day today.
Now for a Joke of the Week from Mr. Camelio: Yesterday, I saw a person talking to their cat. They really thought the cat understood. When I got home, I told my dog…We both had a good laugh. 😂
Over the weekend, Hilltopper MTB member and Enduro racer sophomore Tillie Lange won the Pro Women’s race at the Maxxis Eastern States Cup Enduro Round 12 in Arrowhead, NH. Tillie battled through 5 stages to rise from 4th place in the first stage to 1st place by the fifth stage, edging out the second-place rider by .16 of a second. With this final win of the session, Tillie claimed first place in the overall standings, becoming the champion of the pro women category and thus one of the fastest women enduro riders on the East Coast!
Boys Varsity Soccer defeated Rutland in a penalty shootout in the first round of the playoffs. Tied after regulation 1-1, double OT, and nine rounds of PKs, Britton Shippee scored the game-winner on the tenth kick. Luc Oliver scored the goal in regulation, and Wesley Strong recorded the assist. Derek Stratton played a great game in goal and had several key saves in the penalty shootout. The Hilltoppers face CVU on Friday in the quarterfinals.
Varsity Girls Soccer beat Rutland in the first round of playoffs yesterday, 4-0. Goals were scored by Orleans Germond, Kyra Nelson, and two goals by Eihlis Murphy. Jayden Bunnell had two saves in goal. The team moves on to play Colchester on Saturday!
Varsity Field Hockey beat Middlebury on Tuesday with a 3-2 overtime win. Meredith Roy had a goal and an assist, Anika Giese had a goal, Maggie Langlais had two assists and Aven Thomas had the game winning goal just 56 seconds into overtime. Samara Rutledge had 7 big saves in goal. Wish them luck as they take on U-32 tomorrow!
The Volleyball team fell in the first round of the playoffs to Hartford in a thrilling 5 set match. They fell in the first two sets, then rallied back in the next two to force the tiebreaking set. They fell short in the tiebreaker, but not without a fight. This team played amazing volleyball, showing their mental toughness, hustle, and the will to win by not giving up, and represented the Hilltoppers with class and sportsmanship. Congratulations on a great season!
Happy Birthday today to Kaiden Beauchamp, Mary-Jane Kissinger, Owen Marcotte, Grayson Neurath, Evelyn Zhao, and a special Happy Birthday to Brooke Wells from her advisory!