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Guidance
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Honor Roll
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Seniors
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Ticket Info
Beauty and the
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Colchester High School
2017 SBAC Testing Schedule and Fact Sheet
Dear CHS Families and Students,
CHS is preparing to administer the Smarter Balance Assessment of the Common Core Standards to
current juniors. Annually, CHS is required to administer a statewide assessment to the junior class that
evaluates each student’s knowledge in the areas of: English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.
CHS English and Mathematics teachers have been practicing the assessment with their classes as the test
is no longer a paper assessment and it is completely electronic. It was important for us to allow juniors to
have some time learning how to navigate the technology tools within the assessment, specifically the split
screen, electronic graphing tools and more. The test is comprised of two sections. Section one is a
computer adapted set of multiple choice questions. Section two is a performance task. The English
Language Arts assessment will take three class periods to complete and the math section will take two
class periods.
Both the SBAC and Science NECAP are important tools available to parents and educators to determine
how well our school is helping students meet standards. In every assessment, scores are only as
meaningful as the effort the student puts into the tests. Encourage your student to take the tests seriously
and to give his or her best effort. You can best help your student prepare for the assessment by making
sure that he or she is rested on the days the tests will be given.
Colchester High School will administer the SBAC to current juniors beginning on Wednesday March 15
and testing should conclude on Wednesday, April 5. CHS students will take the English Language Arts
section in their CHS English course and this testing will take three class periods. CHS students will take
the math section over two class periods.
CHS students who attend Burlington Technical Center (BTC) will test at Colchester High School.
CHS students who attend the Center for Technology at Essex (CTE) will test at CTE.
CHS students who attend the Colchester Alternative Program (CAP) will test at CAP.
Ear Buds: Since the assessment is on the computer each student will need ear buds. We encourage
students to bring their own, however CHS will have them available for students who need them.
Students will need to have their laptop in school and fully charged on the days of the assessment as the
test is computer-based. All CHS-issued devices have the secure testing browser already downloaded and
ready to go. Student who bring their own device to school (BYOD) will have to download the secure
browser from the following site: http://ca.browsers.airast.org/ before the testing window begins. All
students should bring their chargers to school on the testing days.
Thank you for supporting your student and our school during the testing period. If you have any
questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school.
Sincerely,
Heather Baron
Principal
Don’t forget to regularly check the PLP Board for job, volunteer, and leadership opportunities.
Disclaimer: these opportunities are not necessarily endorsed by the school, but are available in the community.
High school sophomores, juniors, and parents:
Mark your calendars! Plan to attend one of our free college planning events in 2017.
Saturday, March 18 at Saint Michael's College, Colchester
Saturday, April 1 at Castleton Univer sity, Castleton
Saturday, April 29 at J ohnson State College, J ohnson
Each event is held on a college campus to give you hands-on exposure to a campus environment. We work with college
campuses to identify dates that can accommodate the number of people each event attracts. These dates typically fall during
times when college students are on spring break, allowing maximum classroom and parking space. We attempt to avoid
conflicts whenever possible.
Registration opens February 1.
What is College Pathways?
A free conference to introduce and guide you through the college process.
Not sure how to create a college list that fits you?
Looking for SAT and ACT test-taking strategies?
Wondering what colleges look for in your admissions essay?
Concerned about whether or not you are college material?
... and the big one: How do you cover college expenses?
If you answer "yes" to any of the questions above, plan to join us!
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Sophomores: Get a head star t and lear n about the pr ocess.
Juniors: Focus your college planning.
Parents/Guardians: Lear n about r esour ces and expectations so you can suppor t your student.
It’s all free! Join us! Register at vsac.org/CP17
Early Release Thursday, April 6
Just a reminder we have an early release on Thursday, April 6. Students are released
at 12:10 p.m. The bus situation for tech students will be the same as the past two
early releases.
Essex Tech bus will bring the students back to CHS at 2:30 and they are responsible
for finding their own ride home. If there are any Island students on the bus the driver
will drive them home since she lives in the Islands herself.
BTC morning students will return to CHS around 12:15 to catch buses home from
CHS.
BTC afternoon students will be brought to MBS at 2:40 in the afternoon as usual and
will be responsible for finding their own ride home.
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February Student of the Month Luncheon
The February Student of the Month Luncheon was held at the Hampton Inn on Wednesday, February 8.
Colchester High School would like to thank The Law Offices of Bauer, Gravel, Farnham, Nuovo and Parker for
sponsoring the luncheon.
Students, parents and teachers enjoyed the luncheon that recognized students for their accomplishments in debate,
forensics and writing.
Congratulations to the following students!
Debate: Brendan Adamczyk, Emily Bryant, Coleman Crady, Corinna Pilcher, Nicholas Schramm and Grace
Young
Forensics: Sullivan Crady and Matthew Layton
Writing: Grade 9-Phoebe Companion-Racicot, Grade 10-Ani McMannon, Grade 11-Grace Carroll and Grade 12Sawyer Loftus
4th Annual Variety Night
The 4th annual Colchester High School Variety Night will have a
twonight run on Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18
All four classes will perform their skits on both nights. Doors open at 6:00 and show starts
at 6:30. The winners will be announced after the performances on Saturday.
Tickets cost $5.00 per night and can be purchased at the door. Students participating in their
class skit must purchase a ticket to gain entrance to the theater to watch other class skits. This
event is open to the public. Hope to see you there!
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COLCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL
2016-2017 HONOR ROLL ~ 2nd QUARTER
9TH Grade High Honors Kyle Abbott, Ameen Aljaf, Hasan Aljaf, Petr a Bajuk, Br ooke Bar rows, Zakir Beridze, Gabr ielle Ber thiaume, Graham
Bertoni, Ella Boardman-Wolfe,Neeve Callane, Ethan Carnesale, Cole Chagnon, Russell Chase, Jordan Clark, Jordan Couture, Isabella DeFeo, Margaret Desmond,
Ethan Fischer, Courtney Fredericks, Mitchell Gadapee, Beatrice Guariglia, Alexander Hall, Selby Jacobs, Jessica Laquerre, Madison Laquerre, Meghan Lehouiller,
Tulia Mamenga, Rebecca Manley, Molly Marcou, Cassidy Martin, Grace Martin, Kaitlynne Mazza, Rachael Noel, Yacouba Ouattara, Sumitra Rai, Jenna Reynolds,
Caitlin Richardson, Courtney Rocheleau, Blake Ruescher, Gavin Sicard, William Spencer, Jessica Thompson, Jenna Walker
10th Grade High Honors Lauren Baillar geon, Andr ew Barr ows, Sydney Bedar d, Emily Bissonette, Ayla Buer kett, Amelia Cassidy, Annika Cooper ,
Makayla Davis, Anna Dean, Julia Dell’Amore, Katelyn DeMatteis, Alexandra Duffy, Madison Finelli, Patrick Flaherty, Alan Frank, Isaiah Freeman, Zachary Goad,
Ava Hayes, Ava Kendrick, Gabrielle Lajeunesse, Mariah Lavalee, Ani McMannon, Hans Nedde, Van Nguyen, Autumn Olsen, Abigail Palaza, Jacqueline Palaza,
Lauren Pelletier, Alex Ratkovits, Lexi Ratkovits, Shyanne Roberge, Amanda Rogers, Dasha Serdyuk, Kaitlyn Small, William Stetson, Ruby Tetrick, Angelo
Trevisani, Lauren Zehnacker
11th Grade High Honors Renee Brouillette, Alexander Car dosi, Alex Car p, Grace Car roll, Nathan Colgrove, Thomas Colgrove, Nicole Corr iveau, Coleman
Crady, Charles Davidson, Robert Davis, Jacob Dell, Morgan Eaton, Stephen Emmons, Taylor French, Ethan Goedken, Garbrielle Gosselin, Hannah Herriot, Megan
Lagerquist, Dorcas Lohese, Abigail Longchamp, Bailey, Luter, Riley Magoon, Brooke Marcotte, Seth Masson, Samantha Messier, Rebecca Mier, Marissa Miles,
Kaylyn Morse, Daniel Morton, Tabitha Myers, Anya Olmestead-Posey; Ella Pellegrino, Julia Pellegrino-Wood, Duy Pham, Everett Simkins, Andrew Spencer,
Alicia Tebeau-Sherry, Savanah Tebeau-Sherry, Brayden Wilkins
12th Grade High Honors Br endan Adamczyk, Cara Bar mor e, J essica Benoure, Maxwell Brault, Chloe Bullock, Laura Campbell, Margar et Chase,
Benjamin Clark, Jaclyn Cline, James Collins, Jillian Davila, Courtney Dessormeau, Jessica Erdmann, Rachel Gervais, Abby Handy, Erin Horton, Mario Houle, Cole
Igneri, Alyssa Jenkins, Haley Kieny, Abigail Ladd, Emma Lamothe, Morgan Landry, Sawyer Loftus, Emily Lopes, Samantha Louko, Madison Martin, Derek
Maxfield, Brenna McMannon, Thomas Meadows, Hannah Pariseau, Charles Powell, Isaac Racine, Michelle-Kay Rushlow, Ian Sarrazin, Madaline Schmidt, Laura
Shaw, Amber Sicard, Zayla Smith, Dylan St. Hilaire, Nathalie Stapleton, Anne Stetson, Kristen Thompson, Caleb Tourville, Vivian Trevisani, Ivy Vachereau, Kyra
Walker, Kristen Winchester, Connor Zwonik
9th Grade Honors Timothy Abele, J essica Abiti, Louise Bacon, Kaleigh Benoit, Preslie Beuschel, J oshua Blow, J oshua Brinklow, Chase Carey, Hannah
Carpentier, Madison Chagnon, Ella Cobb, Anthony Corbally, Emma Corriveau, Samuel Crowley, Charles Cusson-Ducharme, Alex Daigneault, Nicole Emmons,
David Fournier, Risthika Gurung, Alexis Hebert, Andrew Ianni, Anna Kalfus, Stephane Katende, Piper Kendrick, Caleb Kirby, Julian Lopez, Sophie Matthews,
Christopher McHugh, Christina Miller, Isabella Miller, Caleigh Monette, Nicholas Perry, Isabelle Port, Mariah Rayta, Jacob Roberge, Andrew Rosato, Jaydon
Sartwell, Elise Scorsome, Krisanta Strong, Nora Tetrick, Shea Tomlinson, Foster Viau, Tracy Wear
10th Grade Honors Keisha Aikey, Sabr ina Alessi, Alexandr a Aley, Maxwell Ander son, Makayla Benoit, Car ter Ber g, Ethan Ber geron, Michael Blair ,
Olivia Brodeur, Samuel Burgess, David Campbell, Jonathan Carty, Owen Chamberlain, Thomas Chasse, Hayley Church, Chloe Echo, Molly Echo, Katarina
Edelmann, Faith Evans, Basmala Fadel, Samuel Fath, Elizabeth Graeter, Mikayla Groseclose, Adam Haglund, David Harrington, Summer Hathaway, Samantha
Kieny, Vincent Lai, Evan Lamothe, Zachary Lavfalley, Trevor Matot, John Moore, Jackson Muir, Devin Mulac, Anna Nault, Conroy O’Donnell, Cidney Owen,
Ally Peeters, Eleanor Peterson, Cuong Phan, Cassandra Ploof, Llewellyn Powell, Alyssa Pretty, Michael Prevost, Eben Provost, Tabor Reen, Jameson Roach,
Kaeleigh Shamberger, Anna Singer, Evan Soulia, Kayley Tullgren, Ryan Valley, Joshua Wefers
11th Grade Honors Michael Beaudoin-MacDonald, Jacob Blow, Jessica Bortz, Steven Cadieux II, Claire Cameron, Landon Cayia, Ella Cole, Sophia Comi,
Thurman Dusablon, Jeremy Favreau, Avery Finelli, Anastasia Frost-Nagy, Jack Hammond, Autumn Hathaway, Gabriel Hendee, Isaac Hutchins, Justin Lafayette,
Samuel Lamphier, Cody Lawrence, Matthew Layton, Camden LeClair, Juliette Letourneau, Isabella Lopez, Alysabeth Lynch, Liam Martin, Scott Mass, Luke
Matthews, Gabrielle McDonald, Ethan Pellegrino, Kenan Pilav, Selma Poljak, Benjamin Rathe, Holden Riley, Joshua Rodriguez, Olivia Rosato,
Gwendolyn Ruescher, Olivia Schmidt, Brooke Senesac, Allison Sheets, Sydney Soren, Victoria Sorrell, Mason Thackara, Bailey Towle, Thomas Vesosky, Cydney
Viens, Elysia Way, Travis Whittaker, Grace Young
12th Grade Honors Hannah Achilles, Ryan Arel, Isabell Ayer , Daniel Babic, J aret Baldwin, Aliza Bogner , Ethan Bokelber g, Maggie Br igante, Megan
Bullock, Ashley Bushey, Tyler Cirillo, Adrianne Colley, Sullivan Crady, Kerrigan Davis, Ethan Dean, Grayson Ducharme, Casey Duclos, Olivia Ellwood, Danielle
Feinman, Stefani Franklin, Shannon French, Reisha Grant, Shane Grant, Natasha Hayes, Nikoli Holly, William Holmes, Colyn Hutchings, James Irish, Jackson
Kerr, Keagan Landry, Jace Laquerre, Charlotte Lau, Curtis Lehouiller, Alexandria Marcou, Courtney Mashtare, Thomas McHugh, Meghan McNeil, Jaeger Nedde,
Courtney Phelps, Svea Phelps, Katherine Pierson, Corinna Pilcher, Gianna Port, Joshua Potvin, Lynneah Rabidoux, Morgan Ricker, Cassie Rivers, Mason Rogers,
Nicholas Schramm, Joseph Sheehan, Thomas Soons, Raven Sweeney, Amber Thompson, Jennifer Thompson, Adam Trepanier, Ben Turner, Alexis Utter, Jessica
Zwolen
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Seniors
Senior Dues
There are several seniors who have not paid senior dues. Dues are $40.00 and
cover the cost of the cap/gown/tassel, class gift and flowers. If you have not
paid your dues please do so as soon as possible. Cash, or checks made
payable to CHS can be brought to the main office.
Senior Debt
Seniors who owe books or other financial obligations will not march at
graduation. Some seniors have unpaid debts to the school. Unpaid debt
includes: lost school/library books, lunch accounts, senior dues, athletic uniforms.
These debts must be paid in order to participate in the graduation ceremony.
Seniors with debt will receive a breakdown when they receive the senior letter in
April.
Graduation Announcement Delivery
If you ordered graduation announcements from Jostens the representative will
be delivering them during lunches on Thursday, March 30. You will receive a
postcard from Jostens if you have a balance due. Please note that balances
must be paid in full at the time you pick up your order. Students will not receive
their cap and gown until June 14.
Mark your calendars!
Main Lobby 11-1
Thursday, March 30
PHOTOS NEEDED!!
Project Graduation is looking for old photos of our seniors from grade
school to current.
These can be of field trips, birthday
parties, sporting events, etc. Please email your photos in .jpeg format to
[email protected].
Be
sure
to
Sarah
Arel
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include the names of the students in the photos.
Any questions please contact Ken Bell at [email protected]
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COLCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 2017
SENIOR CALENDAR 2016-2017
Jostens Delivers Announcements
March 30 - 11A-1P Main Lobby J ostens will deliver
announcements to seniors who placed orders for them
in November. Seniors will not receive their cap and
gown until June 14.
Local Scholarship Deadline
April 4, 2017* (date subject to change)
Honors Banquet
Monday, May 22 at 6:30 at the Doubletr ee
Athletic Awards Night
Tuesday, May 23 at 7:00 in the Theater
Final Exams**
Friday, June 9 – B1, B3
Monday, June 12 – B4, B5
Tuesday, June 13 – A1, A3
Wednesday, June 14 – A4, A5
Thursday, June 15 - Exam Make ups
Graduation Practices
(Mandatory)
Tuesday, June 13 fr om 1:00-3:00 in the Theatre
Wednesday, June 14 fr om 1:00-4:00
Class Picture, Cap and Gown Distribution
Thursday, June 15 fr om 1:00-4:00 in the Theater
Class Night
Friday, June 16 at 6:00 in the Theater
Graduation
Saturday, June 17 at 10:00 a.m. in the gymnasium
Project Graduation
Saturday, June 17 evening and over night
**Dates subject to change due to potential snow days.
2/13/17 Snow Day – Exam Dates Changed
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Colchester Youth Lacrosse- Colchester Youth Lacrosse sign-ups are now open. Get your
registrations in for the early bird discounted prices before March 3rd, and join your friends for
our upcoming Lacrosse season. The season starts on March 27th, so get your registrations in to
save your spot on the team. There will be a U11, U13 and U15 team for both boys and girls.
We look forward to you joining this season of Lacrosse with the town of Colchester. If you have
any questions about Youth Lacrosse, please reach out to the Colchester Parks & Recreation
Department for more information.
Teen Open Gym Basketball- Attention Colchester students. The Colchester Parks & Recreation
Department is starting up a co-ed open gym basketball night starting Wednesday, February
22, from 7:00pm-9:00pm. Open gym basketball will be held for teens Grades 8-12 every
Wednesday night from 7:00-9:00pm until Wednesday, March 22nd at the Colchester Middle
School gym, skipping March 1st. Bring your friends, teams, basketball skills and $5/per person to
play per night. Parks & Recreation hope to see you there to see who can dominate the courts in a
night of fun filled basketball with your friends during the end of winter indoors.
Please note advance tickets can be purchased at Eventbrite link below:
hps://www.eventbrite.com/e/beauty-and-the-beast-ckets-32601512000
Friends of Colchester Music
Be sure to mark your calendar for these upcoming music events in the Colchester School District.
Colchester High School’s choral program has its Spring Choral Concert on March 23 at 7:00 p.m. in the
Colchester Performing Arts Center. The CHS band program has its Spring Band Concert on March 30
at 7:00 p.m. in the Colchester Performing Arts Center.
LCATV records CSD concerts and DVD order forms will be available at these March events. DVDs can be
ordered for $5 each. Friends of Colchester Music (FCM) will also be selling 50/50 raffle ckets at the
CSD concert on March 11. Proceeds will help provide donaons of instruments, materials, scholarships
and music educaon programs to all of our schools in Colchester.
For more informaon about these events, visit www.friendsofcolchestermusic.com.
For more informaon, contact:
Marie Bouffard
[email protected]
The combined MBS, CMS and CHS bands perform under the direction of MBS Music Teacher Tyler Mast at the 2016 District
Wide Concert in the Colchester High School gymnasium.
Hello Music Friends,
Friends of Colchester Music will be meeting on Tuesday, March 14 at 6:30pm in the Malletts Bay School
music room. We will be discussing the latest music updates from our teachers and music
programs. Please join us!
For more information, visit www.friendsofcolchestermusic.com
News from the Burnham Memorial Library
Hello all, welcome back from break! Teen Tech Week is in full swing with the launch of totally NEW
things to check out! Have you ever wanted to dabble but didn’t want to spend a bunch of money to find
out if you like something? Check out a Maker Kit instead! We have one for ukulele, 3D pen art, and video
game design. Come by and ask a staff member to check one out. The Escape game was awesome! –
Yes, we will do another one soon so stay tuned to the library calendar. We have a free practice ACT this
month and an SAT next month for your test prep needs. Call the library for details or sign up on our
website. Need information sooner? Got a question? You can tweet @burnhamya, message on facebook,
call, or email Kelsey directly and get Remind-ers right to your phone! Have a good month and hope to
see you soon!
Kelsey Psaute
Currently Reading: The Reader by Traci Chee
Young Adult Library Assistant
Burnham Memorial Library
898 Main St.
Colchester, Vermont 05446
P: 802.264.5666 | F: 802.879.5079
Congratulations to the CHS Debate Team!
Congratulations to the CHS Debate Team for bringing home the State Championship this weekend!
Coleman Crady and Grace Young, pictured with Principal Heather Baron and Coach Bob Hall won 1st
place for public forum debate. The event took place at the State House in Montpelier on Saturday, March
11.
Congratulations to the entire team!
The winter sports season is wrapping up, great job Colchester Laker athletes. Good luck to all teams who will be
represenng Colchester at states, districts and play offs!
NEW PRODUCT ALERT:
You can purchase your Colchester Laker magnets at the concession stand or e-mail Tiera Porter at [email protected].
They are 3 for $10.00 or 1 for $5.00. It’s a great way to show your Laker pride.
Please consider stopping by a CABA meeng, new members and ideas are always welcome.
CABA’s Mission
Provide supplemental financial and material support for the Athlec Programs at Colchester High School.
Dedicated to enriching the Athlec Program at Colchester High School through the promoon of school spirit and good sportsmanship.
Reinforcing the values and virtues of the LAKERS as Loyal, Able, Knowledgeable, Enthusiasc and Responsible
Students.
Please join us at CABA’s next mee"ng, March 15, 2017 at 6:00pm in CHS, Room 109
From the desk of the Athletic Director
Hello Laker Fans,
The winter season has ended and spring is in the air. I would like to thank all the winter coaches, student athletes and all the
volunteers that helped make this season run smoothly. Your effort did not go unnoticed!
• The dance team qualified for the New England Competitions.
• The boys’ Alpine team qualified for states.
• The girls’ basketball team made it to the quarter finals
• The boys’ hockey and basketball teams as well as girls’ hockey battled hard all year and were tough outs in the playoffs this
season.
• The Nordic team got better all season and had a strong showing at states as well.
Spring sports start on the 20th of March so make sure you have your paperwork and an updated physical on file.
I hope to see you at an event this spring!
Bernie Cieplicki
Athletic Director
Colchester High School
131 Laker Lane
P.O. Box 900
Colchester VT 05446
Phone: (802) 264-5700
Fax: (802) 264-5757
www.csdvt.org/chs
Calendar of Events
March:
31
Start of Quarter 4
Coffeehouse
8-17
Intramural Volleyball Tourney 2:45
31
13-15
Dress Rehearsal Variety Night 2:30
April:
13-18
Practice Begins for Pitchers/Catchers
1
CHS Debate Tournament 9:00am
15
UVM Math Competition Mod 5
2
Drama Set Building Noon
15-22
ELA SBAC Testing Juniors
3-14 SBAC Testing Period
16
Junior College Night 6:30
4
School Board Meeting 7:00
16-18
New England Music Festival
5
CHS Cares Mtg. 2:30 Library
17-18
Variety Night Performance 6:30
6
Early Release for Students
20
Spring Sports Practices Begin
7
Grades Due
21
Driver Ed Parent/Student Mtg. 6PM
7
Laker View Deadline
21
School Board Meeting 7:00
8
ACT Test at CHS 8:00
23
Spring Chorus Concert 7:00
9
Drama Set Building Noon
30
End of Quarter 3
12
Student of the Month Luncheon Sponsored by
Coates Island Marina
30
Jostens Delivers Graduation Announcements to Seniors Main Lobby during lunches
14-15 Colchester Theatre Company Musical 7:30
Beauty and the Beast
30
15
Colchester Theatre Company, Saturday 2PM
matinée
Spring Band Concert 7:00