Harwood Newsletter May 18-23 With Calendar

May 18-23, 2015
Harw ood Union Middle/High School
Harwood Weekly Update
Final Spirit Week results are not in at this time but will
be in next week’s newsletter!
Harwood Announces Sixth Annual Hall of Fame
Class
Harwood is pleased to announce the Hall of Fame Class of
2015. These six individuals will be inducted at the Sixth Annual
Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony on September
12, 2015 at Harwood.
The inductees comprising the Sixth Annual Class (2015) are:
Stu Campbell, Harwood teacher; Barb Burns Maynard, Harwood
Coach; Richard Russell, Waterbury ’51; Tim Chant ’81; Codi
Collins Brown ’04; and Greg Mehuron ’08
Please see page 6 for the full press release.
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HARWOOD’S BEST BUDDY
Maureen Charron-Shea is a cornerstone of the Harwood Union faculty. Her accomplishments as a
Speech-Language Pathologist and a proponent for equitable access to education are deep and wide.
Maureen is a graduate of the University of Vermont. First earning a Bachelor of Science in
Communication Disorders and then a Master’s of Science with a concentration in Communication
Disorders.
Her career in education began in the Burlington School system. She also worked several years part
time in the Montpelier School District before becoming a member of the Rehabilitation Team at CHVS.
Then, in 1988, Maureen accepted the position of Speech Language Pathologist at Harwood Union; and
she has been making her mark ever since. Her 27-year journey at Harwood is characterized by
contributions that have transformed a school building into a community of learners with the capacity
to uphold the Harwood Union mission; that is an environment in which every person is valued as an
individual..
Maureen, an ardent advocate for students with disabilities, and has been instrumental in building
authentic relationships among diverse student groups that reflect awareness, acceptance and
advocacy. In addition to providing 1:1 services and being a strong colleague and co-teacher, Maureen
has successfully launched Nationally recognized service-learning projects that not only fulfills the
promise of inclusion, but supports opportunities for the development of friendships and leadership.
Maureen Charron-Shea, Jackie Bora, Destiny Mason, Lindsey Lowell presenting the work of Best Buddies at the
Vermont Principal’s Association
Best Buddies, in its second year at Harwood, is one example of Maureen’s effort to build community.
Best Buddies is a club that pairs students with and without disabilities in 1:1 friendships, and as one
student put it, "Best Buddies makes me feel happy, and like I could make a serious change in the
world."
Maureen believes there is no “normal”. She states, “In truth, we are all unique in this life together. I
further believe communication is fundamental to understanding others and ourselves. It is my
privilege to work with students in developing their communication skills.”
Maureen is retiring this year. The next step in her journey is to partner with her husband in his real
estate business serving as a financial manager. In addition, she will spend her time kayaking, doing
yoga and reading for pleasure.
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Science in the Field
On Tuesday May 5th Students in Jeff Robins’, Kristi McKnight’s, and John
Kerrigan’s honors biology classes took a trip to UVM’s cancer research
center. While there, students were able to visit the pathology lab,
where they viewed and handled tissues with and without tumors.
Students were also able use some of the equipment such as a scanning
electron microscope. Before leaving students had the opportunity to
complete a mini lab investigation on identifying genes associated with
cancer.
Harwood Calcutta
As Shakespeare Said: … “I can no other answer make, but thanks,
and thanks and ever thanks” (Twelfth Night)
Our 2nd annual Harwood Calcutta night was an amazing success!
Thanks to all of you who bought tickets, donated gifts for the
drawings, or passed our requests on.
The response was so awesome; we could have sold a dozen more
tickets!
Harwood teacher Tami Munford won $1,000, congrats Tami! Boys
Hockey Coach Dave Morse won $500, and the grand winner, Bill
Anderson, won $2,000.
There are not enough “thank you” s in the world to adequately thank
Brian McCarthy. His tireless work to promote the night was the single
biggest reason for our success.
Thanks again for all your work and help to provide a bit of budget
relief for our athletic programs!
Project Graduation information and contracts will be
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available the week of May 4. Transportation will be provided
by coach buses making it necessary to have the final
number of participants attending no later than Friday, May
22. This year's event will begin at HUHS at 7:15pm on
Saturday, June 13, for bag checks and boarding; continue to
Twin City Lanes for bowling, arcade, two-story laser tag, and
munchies; travel to Burlington to board the Spirit of Ethan
Allen for a 1:30am - 3:30am cruise with music and ice cream
sundae bar; and ending with drop-offs at the Waterbury
Train Station (4:45am) and HUHS (5:00am). All contracts
must be signed by the student and a parent/guardian even if
the student is 18 years of age or older. Students MAY NOT
drive themselves to and from the event, but can carpool with
another parent or guardian. Please direct any questions to
Nancy Myrto at 882-1100.
HARWOOD WEEKLY UPDATE MAY 18-30, 2015
Monday 18
Wednesday 20
Thursday 21
Friday 22
Saturday 23
HS Track @ Mt Abe 3:30
Bus at 1:15
Girls Tennis at BFA
(Collins Perley) 3:30
Bus at 2:00
Boys Golf @ NCU
Invitational Depart 6:30
Grace French Class to
Montreal Bus at 6:00
HS Track @ Frosh/Soph
Meet U-32 10:00 Bus at
9:00
JV Baseball @ Oxbow 4:30
Bus at 2:00
Golf Home (Northfield,
Oxbow, Montpelier) 3:30
Dismiss at 2:20
Partner's Club @ Bocce
Tourney St. Albans
(Collins Perley) Bus at
7:50
Robins Science Class to
Huntington River Bus at
8:15
JV Baseball @ Lamoille
11:00 Bus at 9:00
Girls Tennis @ U-32 3:30
Bus at 2:15
Boys Tennis Home
(Waterbury) BFA 3:30
Dismiss at 2:30
Boys Varsity/JV Lacrosse
Home Stowe 4:00/5:30
Girls Varsity Lacrosse @
GMVS 11:00 Bus at 9:30
Varsity Baseball/Softball @
U-32 4:30 Bus at 3:00
Softball Home Lyndon 4:30
Golf @ Northfield 3:00
Bus at 1:40
Tuesday 19
Girls Varsity and JV
Lacrosse @ Lamoille
4:30/5:45 Bus at 2:30
Boys Tennis Home
(Waterbury) U-32 3:30
Dismiss at 2:30
Boys Varsity Lacrosse @
GMVS 4:00 Bus at 2:40
Varsity Baseball/Softball
Home Northfield
(Doubleheader) 11:00/1:00
Boys Varsity Lacrosse
Home Vergennes 4:00
Middle School Transition
Night 5:30 HU Middle
School
Varsity Baseball/Softball
Home Oxbow 4:30
JV Baseball Home U-32
4:30
Harwood School Board
Meeting 5:30 HU Library
Three Democracies
Oratorical 6:00 HU
Library
Inaugural Senior Music
Showcase 7:00 HU
auditorium
JV Girls Lacrosse Home St
Johnsbury 5:00
Tuesday 26
Wednesday 27
Monday 25
Boys Golf at Sectionals
(Orleans) Depart at 6:30
Boys Varsity/JV Lacrosse @
Milton 4:00/5:30 Bus at 2:00
Thursday 28
Friday 29
Saturday 30
Memorial Day No Classes
JV Baseball @ Lyndon
4:30 Bus at 2:00
Softball @ Fairfax 4:30 Bus
at 2:10
MS Track @ U-32 3:30
Bus at 2:00
JV Baseball @ U-32 4:30
Bus at 3:00
HS Track at Essex (NE
Qualifier) 9:00 Bus at 7:30
Boys Varsity/JV Lacrosse
Home Lamoille 4:00/5:30
HS Track Home 3:30
JV Baseball Home
Randolph 4:30
Varsity/JV Girls Lacrosse
Home Stowe 4:30/5:45
Varsity Baseball/Softball
@ Thetford DH 11:00/1:00
Bus at 8:00
Varsity Baseball/Softball
Home Lyndon 4:30
Girls Varsity/JV Lacrosse
Home 4:30/5:45
Varsity Baseball/Softball
Home U-32 4:30
JV Baseball @ Lamoille
11:00 Bus at 9:00
Uniformed Service
Celebration 6:00 HU
Auditorium
MS Spring Concert 7:00 HU
Auditorium
Boys Varsity/JV Lacrosse
@ Rice 11:00/12:30 Bus at
9:00
Contact: Sue Duprat
Phone: (802) 882-1156
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 6, 2015
Harwood Union Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
6 individuals slated for induction September 12!
DUXBURY, VT: The Sixth Annual Class of the Harwood Hall of Fame was announced today
by Dwight Fiske and Mitch Casey, co-chairpersons of the Harwood Union Hall of Fame
Committee. “The goal of the Hall of Fame committee each year is to elect individuals or groups
who represent the best that Harwood, Waitsfield and Waterbury High Schools and their
respective communities have to offer. Our Inaugural class set the benchmark for all other classes
to follow and we are excited to announce the Harwood Hall of Fame Class of 2015 honorees”
Fiske said. “This group of inductees has left their mark on their respective high schools and
through their actions and accomplishments during high school and beyond” Casey added. The
inductees comprising the Sixth Annual Class (2015) are:
Stu Campbell, Harwood teacher; Barb Burns Maynard, Harwood Coach; Richard Russell,
Waterbury ’51; Tim Chant ’81; Codi Collins Brown ’04; and Greg Mehuron ’08;
STUART D. CAMPBELL
English Teacher, Ski Coach, Author, Consultant
Stu grew up in Bennington, Vermont. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1964 with a B.A. in
American Literature. While there he was a 4-event ski racer (slalom, giant slalom, cross country, ski
jumping). He taught English Literature and coached skiing at Harwood Union and the Valley Junior Racing
Club. His interest in skiing took him to Stowe as the Technical Director of the Sepp Ruschp Ski School. Stu
has been a tireless advocate of the sport and a profound influence on millions of skiers over his career. In
the late 1970s he went to Heavenly Valley, California where he served as Director of Skier Services which
meant overseeing ski school, skier services, professional, celebrity and 1985 World Cup ski races. He
returned to Stowe in 1997 and led the development, construction and opening of The Country Club of
Vermont as he pursued a late-in-life passion for golf. Stu has been an equipment consultant for some 16
different manufacturers. Above all, ski instruction has been the core of his life's work. But it has been
through his tireless writing that he has reached his greatest audience. As Technical and Instructional
Editor of SKI Magazine for more than 30 years, he reached untold millions of readers with his illustrated
quick tips to feature articles. He has authored books on skiing, gardening and alternative house design.
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The Vermont Ski Museum awarded Stu the first Paul Robbins Ski Journalism Award in 2008 for lifetime
commitment to ski journalism with ethics, humor and good taste. He was inducted into the U.S. Ski and
Snowboarding Hall of Fame in 2009. Stu passed away on December 4, 2008.
RICHARD L. RUSSELL; WATERBURY CLASS OF 1951
Soccer, Basketball, Baseball
Richard was the class president for 3 years, and on the Student Council. Dick participated in baseball (4
yrs.), soccer (2 yrs.) and basketball (3 yrs.; Co-Capt. 1 yr.). He was a member of the State Northern Class B
Basketball Champions in 1951 and the State Runner-up Basketball Championship Team in 1951. He
graduated with Pro Merito academic recognition as well as receiving the coveted Balfour Award. Dick
received his B.S. in Education from the University of Vermont in 1955 and was Commissioned 2nd Lt. USAF
from the ROTC program. He played three years of baseball for the university. In 1956 Dick entered the Air
Force and retired as a Colonel (0-6) in 1982. He is a graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces
and an Honor Graduate of the Defense Language Institute. Dick has 4,680 total pilot flying hours with
over 2,000 in the F-100 Super Sabre, including 215 combat hours and 110 combat missions. He has
received The Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal with cluster, Air Medal with 5 clusters, Combat
Readiness Medal with 3 clusters, Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Silver Star, Vietnam Campaign Medal with
4 Clusters and Vietnam Service Medal. Dick taught English at Harwood Union 1984-94 and served as
President of the Harwood Union Teachers Association 1988-92.
BARBARA BURNS MAYNARD
Field Hockey, Basketball, Softball, Golf Coach
Barb received her B.S. from the University of Vermont in 1975 and her Master’s in Education in 1993.
After graduation she spent time in the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic. She came to Harwood
Union as a physical educator and has coached a variety of sports. She coached field hockey 28 yrs. 19772005 (var. 26; JV 2), JV basketball 1977-83 and 2001-’02 (7 yrs.) and assisted the varsity team during
their State Runner-up years 1978-79 and 1979-80, softball 21 yrs. 1977-1978 (var. 25; JV 6) and assisted
the State Championship Team 1979-80, and golf 4 yrs. During that period of time she coached field
hockey state championship teams in 1979, 1982, 1988 with runner-ups in 1989 and 1994 and golf state
championship teams in 2003 and 2004 with runner-ups in 2002 and 2005. In 1982 she founded the VT
Field Hockey Association. She is a co-founder of the VT-NH Twin State Field Hockey Classic which
began in 1984. Barb received the 1998 National Association for Girls and Women in Sport Pathfinder
Award. She is a 2002 member of the Northeast Women’s Hall of Fame and a 2006 member of the
Vermont Principals’ Association Hall of Fame. Barb has been a physical educator/coach at Harwood
Union since 1977-78.
TIMOTHY J. CHANT CLASS OF 1981
Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Track and Field
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Tim participated in varsity soccer (4 yrs.; Capt. 1 yr.), varsity basketball (3 yrs.; Capt. 1 yr.), baseball (1
yr.), track and field (2 yrs.). He was selected to the 1980 Times Argus All-League Soccer Team as well as
the All-State Soccer Team. The Times Argus selected him for the 1980-81 All-League Basketball Team.
Tim was a member of the 1978 Vermont State Championship Baseball Team. Multi-talented Tim switched
to track and field and won the Vermont State Championship in the triple jump in 1981. He represented the
State of Vermont at the 1981 New England Track and Field Competition in the triple jump event. Tim
earned the 1981 Harwood Scholar-Athlete Award. Tim is presently a Wellness Educator at Westwood
High School in Warwick, Rhode Island.
CODI COLLINS BROWN CLASS OF 2004
Soccer, Basketball, Softball
Codi was a participant in varsity soccer (3 yrs.), varsity basketball (4 yrs.; Capt. 2 yrs.) and varsity softball
(4 yrs.; Capt. 3 yrs.). She Played on the 2001 Vermont Division II Softball Runners-up Team. She was a
2001, ’03, ‘04 Times Argus Softball All-Star 1st Team and ’02 2nd Team Selection. Burlington Free Press
selected her for 1st Team Metro North Softball All-Star. She was selected for the 2004 North/South
Softball Classic as well as the VT-NH Twin State Softball Game. She represented Vermont at the 2004
American Softball Association Nationals in North Carolina and was selected for the ASA Gold Glove
Award for her defensive ability. Codi was a member of the National Honor Society and received the 2004
Harwood Outstanding Female Athlete Award for her outstanding physical skills, leadership and
camaraderie. She received the Central Vermont Academic Scholarship to Norwich University from which
she received a B.S. in Nursing, Summa Cum Laude in 2008. Codi is currently a registered nurse at the
University of Vermont Medical Center Inpatient Hematology/Oncology where she is chemotherapy and
stem cell transplant certified.
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GREGORY J. MEHURON CLASS OF 2008
Soccer, Basketball, Baseball
Greg participated in varsity soccer (2 yrs.), varsity basketball (3 yrs.; Capt. 1 yr.), and baseball (3 yrs.;
Capt. 1 yr.). He participated on the 2007 Vermont Division II State Championship Soccer Team and was
selected for the Capital All-League 2nd Team. In 2008 Greg was named Male Finalist for January Athlete
of the Month by the VT Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association, Times Argus Basketball Player of the
Year, NVAC Capital Division Basketball Player of the Year, Burlington Free Press All-State Basketball
3rd Team, VBCA Senior All-Star Game and VT-NH Twin State Basketball Game. 2007 brought Times
Argus Central Vermont Baseball 1st Team and 2nd Team All-Metro honors. 2008 earned Times Argus
Baseball Player of the Year, NVAC Capital 1st Team, and VBCA North Senior All-Star Game. Greg’s
work ethic, outstanding athletic abilities, leadership and team attitude earned him the 2008 Harwood Union
Robert Fielder Award (Most Outstanding Male Athlete). Greg is the site manager for Vermont
Professional Construction and Painting and the Assistant Baseball Coach at Lyndon State College.
The annual Hall of Fame Induction and Dinner is the highlight of The Legends of Harwood Weekend. The
weekend features Silent Auctions, a Golf Tournament, Alumni games and all events are open to the public.
Please note that the annual Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony have been moved to the fall, and
will be held on Saturday September 12, 2015. The dinner has been a sell out each year, and tickets will go
on sale in late August.
For more information about the Hall of Fame and to access nomination forms, log on to Harwood Union’s
website at www.harwood.org or contact Dwight Fiske at mdwfiske@comcast.net or Mitch Casey at
mitchcasey05@gmail.com
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