SUBMIT YOUR HALL OF FAME
NOMINATIONS NOW
Nomination forms are now available on the
school district website, www.vermilionschools.org
, or at Vermilion High School. Completed nomination forms should be returned to
Timothy Lamb, Principal, Vermilion High School, 1250 Sanford Street, Vermilion,
OH 44089 no later than Monday, November 16, 2015. The induction ceremony for
award winners will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2016 prior to the VHS
Varsity basketball game. To be considered as a candidate for induction to the
Hall of Fame, nominees must have graduated five (5) or more years prior to
nomination. A candidate who is not an alumni must be an individual (i.e.
teacher, administrator, coach, advisor, staff or volunteer) who through
personal endeavor, leadership and/or sacrifice over a period of years, has made
an extraordinary contribution to the success of Vermilion High School or
Vermilion Local Schools. Employees will first be considered as candidates five
years after ending service with Vermilion Schools. Criteria considered for selection of Hall of
Fame candidates include secondary and post-secondary achievements, professional
or lifetime accomplishments, recommendations and community involvement. While
high school performance is important, it is not solely determinative. The
committee gives special consideration to those who successfully unite
noteworthy accomplishments in school and life. All nominations are welcome.
PEER LEADERSHIP CLASS
One of the electives at Vermilion High School
is a class titled Peer Leadership. The
class is an extension of Teen Leadership Corps, a high school community service
class. The goal of the program is to
teach students how to be active leaders among their peers and in their
communities. Each year students are
encouraged to develop and implement community service projects and fundraising
activities. Coming up on October 28 the class
will sponsor “Dope is for Dopes”, a presentation featuring inmates from the
Grafton Correctional Institution. The inmates involved in the “Dope is for Dopes Program” speak on a
variety of subjects. All are aimed at encouraging today’s youth to avoid drugs,
as well as other forms of criminal activity.
The message is clear: Stay in
school, work hard, and display only honest and positive behavior. The presentation is meant to help students
understand how their choices impact their future, and gear them towards
positive, rather than negative, activities.
The program is being organized by the 8th period Peer Leadership class
to coincide with Red Ribbon Week, a national campaign that focuses on drug
prevention, awareness, advocacy, and resources.
FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT TRAINING
The
VHS Workforce Development Program will once again partner with a team from the
Ohio State Regional Branch in Sandusky for a program call "Real World -
Real Money". This two day program
is designed to help students develop vital financial management skills. On the second
day the group offers 15 booths that students visit to complete a skills for
living project involving banking, financing, and budgeting money. Booths will be manned by professionals who
are assisting with this program, along with some of our own staff members.
SCHOOL SAFETY PLAN
For the past several weeks members of our District Crisis Team have been
working with Homeland Security personnel to make changes to our School Safety
Plan, as required by recent legislation.
After the plan is final, it will be uploaded to the Homeland Security
website for use by law enforcement, fire departments and other agencies. This comprehensive plan will provide these
agencies with all of the information necessary to assist our administrative
personnel in the event of an emergency.
SENDING SNACKS TO
SCHOOL
With the holiday season rapidly approaching, our Principals would like
to remind parents to be mindful of food allergies when sending snacks to
school. One of the top allergens to
avoid are peanuts, but we have a growing population of students with gluten
allergies. To assist parents with
planning for class parties, a list of allergy-free snacks is available on our
website. Click on the Parent tab to
download or view the Snack-Free list compiled by SnackSafely.com.
NOW HIRING
SUBSTITUTE WORKERS
We continue to be challenged by our ability to attract individuals who
are interested and available to fill in as substitutes for our classified
staff. We are looking for substitute
bus drivers, food service workers and custodians. If you are interested in a flexible,
part-time work schedule, please apply by visiting our website, www.vermilionschools.org . Click on the “employment” tab on the left
side of the page.
