White River Valley High sent 15 students to learn and perform at the Winooski Valley Music Festival on Thursday and Friday, November 21-22. Can you spot the seven WRVHS students on stage in this photo?
Our students showcased their hard work on stage at the Festival’s Friday evening concert. Logan Burbank, Hayden Howe, Colin LaFromboise, Julia Morse, Rachel Poupolo, Ellie Prestridge, and Caleb Thornton sang in the chorus.
Hannah Clavelle, Grace Collins, Maria Gray, Taryn Nelson, Kendrick Madore, Danny Smith, Ryan Smith, and Sean Smith gave instrumental performances in one of the bands. I wish all of you could have heard the wonderful music they made together with the most talented high school musicians in our region.
Thanks to all the winter sports families who came out on Friday evening, November 22nd! While not everyone could be there we were pleased with the turnout and the valuable sports nutrition information shared by Dietician Alison Felipp.
The Spring Musical is in the works! Our cast of WRVHS actors, actresses, and stage crew met with our new Spring Musical Director Natasha Troop last Monday to start selecting a show. Look for info on auditions soon as we hope to have the cast set and a first reading completed before we go on Christmas break.
Finally I’d like to wrap up by saying thank you to everyone for participating in our Wildcat Gratitude Circle on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. I appreciate all of you for what you bring to our community.
The Wildcat Roars blog celebrates student accomplishments and highlights events at the newly formed White River Valley High School in South Royalton, Vermont. New blog posts are published about every 2-3 weeks by Principal Reed McCracken.
A former Social Studies teacher, Reed is passionate about empowering students to exercise their voice and strive for their best. He is also dedicated to teaching that engages learners and makes relevant connections with students to their experience and world beyond the walls of the classroom. During 10 years as a Teachers' Curriculum Institute National Trainer, he shared his passion through professional development workshops with over 1500 teachers.. Implementing innovative instructional practices gave purpose to his three years as the Media Academy Coordinator at Alameda High School, in Alameda, California. The Media Academy served over 160 students as a school-within-a-school combining media-themed core curriculum with career-based experiential learning in journalism, TV production, computer programming, and media design.
Reed completed his Vermont Administrator's Licence work in 2017 at St. Michael's College Graduate Education program while interning at Harwood Union Middle & High School. He holds a Masters of Arts in Teaching from Brown University where he was mentored by Dr. Ted Sizer, founder of the Coalition of Essential Schools.
He lives in Waterbury, VT with his wife Maureen and two high schoolers.
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