Important Upcoming Dates:
- May 18 from 1-5pm – COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the WSD for age-eligible students
- May 31 – No School
- Veggie Van Go at the WSD June 2 & 9 from 9-10am
- Last Student Day on Friday, June 11, 2021 – Early Release for Students at 11am
- June 12 at 1pm – WHS Graduation
- Annual Athletic Banquet on Sunday, June 13 at 6:00pm (Live streaming will be available on Facebook)
Dear WSD Families,
We are excited to announce that we will be holding an in-school vaccination clinic next week. This clinic will serve students ages 12 and up in our district as well as other community members – including parents. The WSD vaccine clinic will be held on May 18 from 1-5pm AND June 8 (for the second dose). Registration information is attached and will be sent home with your student.
We especially look forward to providing vaccines for our 12 to 15-year-old students, who are newly eligible to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The Health Department and Vermont pediatricians have put together this two-page information sheet on the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and why it is safe and effective for this age group.
Dr. Sherry LaRose, who provides care for Winooski students through our School-Based Health Center, highly recommends parents/guardians register their age-eligible Winooski students for the vaccine. “You are not only helping your child and family by getting vaccinated but the entire community. If more people continue to get infected, it increases the chance for variants to form which can set us back from how far we have come. The sooner we get everyone vaccinated the sooner we can go back to living more normal lives. When the vaccine has emergency approval for 2-year-olds, I will be giving it to my daughter as soon as I can!”
If you have any questions, please contact the WSD COVID-19 Coordinators. We are eager to support you however we can to help get our students vaccinated for their health and the health of our community.
Athletic Banquet
Winooski High School 77th Annual Athletic Banquet on Sunday, June 13th at 6:00 pm in the Winooski High School Gymnasium. All Winooski High School students who completed at least one athletic season for the 2020-21 School year. Each family may have two people attend. If you would like to bring additional guests, please email Athletic Director Dennis Barcomb ([email protected]). Please note, the potluck meal will not occur this year. (Live streaming of the Banquet will be available on Facebook)
Emergency Broadband Benefit now open
As we shared last week, the Federal Communications Commission has launched a temporary program to help families and households struggling to afford Internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Emergency Broadband Benefit provides a discount of up to $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible households. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers.
Eligible households can enroll through a participating broadband provider or directly with the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) using an online or mail-in application. You can learn more about the benefit, including eligibility and enrollment information, by visiting http://www.fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit, or by calling 833-511-0311
P-EBT Updates
Families who have not yet received their P-EBT cards should expect to receive the cards by mid-May. In addition to all of the resources listed here, the WSD also has some additional resources available. Fill out this form for more information.
Antiracism Steering Committee
The Antiracism Steering Committee met on May 3 to outline committee agreements and values moving forward. They also discussed the creation of subgroups for guiding the work around the school-board-approved Winooski Students for Antiracism’s demands. The next meeting is set for June 7.
BOOK RETURN SWEEPSTAKES!!!!
The WSD Library has an exciting announcement for students: If you return a book between now and June 4th you will be entered to win WIN WIN!!!!! prizes include New Books (of course!), Bakugan (cool dragon action figures!) Dragomonz (different brand of dragon action figure), novelty bookmarks (bookmark that looks like a shark fin!), and 3D stickers! Winners will be drawn every week.
Here are some places you might find contest entry tickets (aka library books!)
- On a bookshelf at home, mixed in with your books
- Under things (bed, couch, car seat…)
- Your locker
- Old backpack
- Ask siblings/parents, maybe they picked it up and read it
- Relative or friend’s house
To enter, just drop your books in one of the black bins with the yellow top marked Library Return Bin. There is one outside each library door, and one just outside the WHMS office. Happy book hunting and good luck!
Thanks,
Sean McMannon, Superintendent