Stratton Foundation Essay Contest
Tammy Mosher of the Stratton Foundation congratulates 10th grader Sylvia Stark as the winner of the Stratton Foundation Essay Contest!!! Great work, Sylvia!
Louie
Last year, Phoebe Connolly, School Counselor informed the School Board of a proposal pilot program for Leland & Gray. The pilot program involves incorporating a comfort animal into the counseling program. There are a number of schools within Vermont that have utilized comfort animals within their school community. There is research which has been conducted which shows that comfort animals can increase student's positive attitudes towards school and learning as well as reduce student stress, anxiety and improve school attendance. Her presentation, which the Board was in support of, can be found here.
Phoebe has been working on training a dog she adopted this summer, Louie, a four-month old mixed breed puppy. He's an international fella and comes from Turks & Caicos in the Carribean. Phoebe got him to help her other dog, Gemma, a rescue dog from Puerto Rico, to assist with her nervousness around new people. Louie is a sweet, affectionate and mellow dog. Louie will be in Phoebe's office so that any students with allergies or a fear of dogs are aware of his location. We are looking forward to incorporating Louie into our school community. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Phoebe and/or Mr. Thibault.
Louie is the handsome guy on the left.
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L&G Gear
Hello Rebel Nation-
Our school store is now open and live to order cool L&G gear!
Please place your orders on the link below and support the L&G Booster Club!
The store will close on 11/17 to ensure we get all orders by the holidays!
https://lelandandgray.itemorder.com/
Leland and Gray Alumni - Austyn Resek
Austyn Resek, class of 2009, is currently the Head Athletic Trainer at Hanover High School in Hanover, New Hampshire. For the past two summers, she has been a group leader for The Experiment in International Living, is bilingual and has travelled to three countries this year! She currently lives in Windsor, VT.
After graduating from LGUHS, Austyn received her Bachelor's of Science in Athletic Training from University of Southern Maine. In 2015, she earned her Master's of Science in Sport and Exercise Science with a concentration in Biomechanics.
Austyn has many fond memories of her time at LGUHS, especially playing softball with Mrs. Claussen. Ms. Chapman also had an extremely positive influence on her. Some lessons that she learned at LGUHS are "if you really want to pursue something out of the norm, put in the work and you can make it happen". As for advice for our current Rebels, she suggests: "Be yourself. Don't change who you are for other. Strive for what you want and you will achieve it. Just because you are from a small town doesn't mean you can't do big things".
Leland and Gray!
