Good Morning Falcons!

Today is Monday, February 2, 2026.  It is an M Day. 

We are kicking off Black History Month with a classic from the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin. Aretha Franklin was a legendary singer, songwriter, and pianist with 18 Grammy Awards, 75+ million records sold, and 112 Billboard-charted singles. She was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987) and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. 

It’s Vermont School Counseling Week! We want to thank our counselors for all they do and for their dedication to students, families, and colleagues. Please take a moment to share your appreciation to your counsleors and your colleagues this week!

Join us for Norah Beads this week! We will be gathering this Wednesday, Feb 4th during flex block in room 411. Sign up in SecuelyFlex under Ms. Caspari!

Greetings from the Visual Arts! Come join us on a day trip to Montreal on February 20th! Kick off your Winter Break by journeying across the border to see the art collection at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and have a gander at the Fine Arts Buildings at Concordia University. See Ms. Gaines for a permission slip and more information. 

Attention all Pet Owners: The Big Game Board will now be a place for an “Our Pets Board!” Send in or bring in pictures of your pets to celebrate our connection with animals! Please include your pet's name, and any fun facts about them. Send pics to rachel.martin@ncsuvt.org and we'll put them on the board!

• Student of the Week is George Barrett for getting good grades and having the determination to get to school.
   
• Spotlight Students for this week is Eliana Brasseur. Eliana’s poetry and novel excerpt just placed in the 2026 Vermont Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.  Her pieces will go on to be judged at the national level.
   
• This week's Fantastic Falcon is  Bobby Walls Thumma-- for organizing all the Jay Peak ski trips (along with all the other crazy cool stuff he does)!

Today in Sports:

Over the weekend we had quite a few teams competing.  Both JV and Varsity Boys Basketball fell to Lamoille, the Kingdom Blades came up short against Burlington/Colchester and Boys Ice Hockey lost a tough battle with Middlebury.  Cullin Ward had first place finishes in shot put and weight throw at the St. Johnsbury indoor meet and we also had top 10 performances from Abigail Dunn in the shot put who took 6th and Landyn Machado placed 3rd in the shot put and 9th in the weight throw.

Today, Girls Basketball is on the road at Lyndon.

Have a great day, be kind to one another, and engage in your work.