Good morning Falcons.

Today is Friday, December 12th, and it is an M Day.

Holiday Happenings at NCUHS! 

Congratulations to our Dance and Drama Students for a very successful show last night!  All your hard work and dedication clearly paid off.  A very special thank you to Kaeleb Berthiaume for being an amazing teacher this semester.  Your dedication to our students is appreciated!

There will be a Holiday Concert next Thursday in the Auditorium.  Band and Chorus will be combining their talents in a festive celebration of music.  Stay tuned for more details.

The Visual Arts New York City trip for this April is offering the trip for HALF OFF now through mid January.  Come see a Broadway show, check out Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night, join us for a street art/spray paint workshop in Bushwick, visit the 911 Memorial, journey to the top of Rockefeller Center and more.  The trip fee includes all transportation, lodging, most meals, a full-time tour guide and all of the over Twenty attractions.  The trip dates are April 16th through 19th and you will be back just in time to enjoy your spring break.  Email Natalie Gaines or visit her in room 417 to get the sign up info!

We will be providing vacation bags for the upcoming holiday break.  If you received a bag for the last break, we will keep your name on the list unless you tell us otherwise.  If you like a bag and were not on the list, please let Mrs. Carbine or Mrs. Santaw know.  Names need to be in by Wednesday the 17th and bags can be picked up during AIE on Thursday or Friday of next week in room 441.

Have you ever thought about working in the electrical field or want a career that builds real skills for your future?  MEI is offering an exciting electrician apprenticeship opportunity you don’t want to miss!  We will be hosting a workshop on an upcoming early release day and an electrician will come in to share information and answer questions.  If you’re interested, please sign up in the Work-Based learning office or on the board outside Room 204 in B wing.

Business Leadership and Marketing students will have limited time products and holiday sales in the Falcon’s Nest this week.  They will have 50% off Mango Passionfruit Celsius and Green Apple Celsius.  Shop at the Falcons Nest today to score these great deals!

Rotary Interact would like to announce that they are selling Jolly Grams for staff and students! This is a great way to send a friendly message and a small candy cane to your peers! The jolly grams are $1 each and will be delivered during POD on Monday, December 15th. Be sure to grab your jolly grams before then!

Congratulations to Mr. Goss Dickie’s pod for winning cookie friday this week!  Your delicious cookies, made by our very own mobile mug, will be delivered later today!

Today in sports, 

Good luck to all of our winter athletes who open their season today and over the weekend.  Girls Basketball will travel to South Burlington today and tomorrow we have Boys Ice Hockey hosting Woodstock at Fenton Chester Arena, Kingdom Blades (Girls Ice Hockey) traveling to Missisquoi and Indoor Track's first meet at UVM.  Our Wrestling team will head to St. Johnsbury Academy for the Sandy Murry "Early Bird" Tournament.

For a complete overview of our Fall season, including records, awards, and honors check out this NCU Athletics Fall Season Summary

Also congratulation to Bella Aiken, Rachel Scherer, and Jon Giroux on being selected to the Burlington Free Press All-State Top 50 team for their accomplishments over the soccer season.

Congratulations to the follow athletes on being nominated for the Burlington Free Press Preseason Player of the Year;

Boys Ice Hockey

-Ben West 

Girls Basketball

-Addi Nelson

Girls Ice Hockey

-Gaby Griffith 

-Isabel Gaudreau 

-Morgan Rivard 

Please go to the Burlington Free Press website to cast your votes until Dec 16.  Let's see our North Country athletes get the recognition they deserve.

Have a great day, be kind to one another, engage in your work and remember to keep your phones off and away during class periods, which includes bathroom breaks!