Our Spartans brought serious creativity to this year's Pumpkin Decorating Contest! 🎃✨ From Minions and Ninja Turtles to spooky monsters and spa-day pumpkins, our students blew us away with their incredible artistry.
A HUGE thank you to Sparrow Arc Farm in Guildhall, VT for generously donating the pumpkins to make this fun event possible! We are so grateful for our wonderful community partners who help bring festive experiences like this to our school.
A HUGE thank you to Sparrow Arc Farm in Guildhall, VT for generously donating the pumpkins to make this fun event possible! We are so grateful for our wonderful community partners who help bring festive experiences like this to our school.

A big thank you to Paramedic Ian Milligan of the Lancaster Fire Department for spending time with our students! 🚑💨
Our Spartans got a hands-on look at emergency medical services, exploring the ambulance and learning the field. We’re so grateful for community partners like Ian who take time out of their day to share their expertise, inspire our students, and highlight rewarding local career paths in emergency response. Thank you for everything you do to keep our North Country community safe!
Our Spartans got a hands-on look at emergency medical services, exploring the ambulance and learning the field. We’re so grateful for community partners like Ian who take time out of their day to share their expertise, inspire our students, and highlight rewarding local career paths in emergency response. Thank you for everything you do to keep our North Country community safe!

Shouting out our Varsity Girls Soccer team tonight who played hard against a tough Stevens team earlier this afternoon. Congratulations on an amazing season. We are proud of you, Spartans!

We have a winner for our Red Ribbon Week Parent & Guardian Giveaway! 🎉 Thank you to all of our parents and guardians who joined in and shared healthy, substance-free ways they manage life’s challenges. We love seeing such inspiring ideas shared across our community!
Congratulations to our winner, Wendy Holmes! 🎁✨
Please reach out to Kate Swayze at kswayze@sau36.org or (207) 200-7302 to coordinate collecting your prize!
Congratulations to our winner, Wendy Holmes! 🎁✨
Please reach out to Kate Swayze at kswayze@sau36.org or (207) 200-7302 to coordinate collecting your prize!

Ending Spirit Week on the ultimate high note! 👻 Our students and staff brought amazing creativity to the hallways today with some unforgettable Halloween costumes—from Thing 1 and Thing 2 to the Sanderson Sisters! Wishing our entire Spartan community a fun, safe, and Happy Halloween weekend!

As parents, you are your teens' #1 influence. It may feel awkward, but your kids are actually waiting to hear from you.
Talk early, talk often - need help getting started? Check out this great resource: https://parentupvt.org/
Reach out to Kate Swayze, SAP with any questions or concerns for a conversation. kswayze@sau36.org
Talk early, talk often - need help getting started? Check out this great resource: https://parentupvt.org/
Reach out to Kate Swayze, SAP with any questions or concerns for a conversation. kswayze@sau36.org

Raising healthy kids can be hard with how fast things change. You don’t have to do it alone! Check out this online community filled with trusted resources to support you and help answer questions in real time.
As always reach out to Kate Swayze, SAP with any questions or concerns for a conversation. kswayze@sau36.org
Link: bit.ly/47KUk5i
As always reach out to Kate Swayze, SAP with any questions or concerns for a conversation. kswayze@sau36.org
Link: bit.ly/47KUk5i

Reminder! HB 1300 Tax Cap and Sau Budgets Information Session.
Thursday October 29th - 6PM
WMRMHS Auditorium

Shouting out our Varsity Boys Soccer team on a hard fought playoff game. The season may have ended but it was an incredibly historic run. We are proud of you, Spartans!

It’s time to Sock it to Addiction for Red Ribbon Week! 🧦
TOMORROW, Thursday, October 29th, wear your wildest, most bizarre, or wackiest socks to school to show your support for living drug-free and helping end addiction. Be sure to swing by the YLTA table during lunch to show off your footwear and enter for a chance to win a slow rise butter surprise!
For more information or support resources, reach out to Kate Swayze at kswayze@sau36.org
Let’s see those crazy socks, Spartans! 💙
TOMORROW, Thursday, October 29th, wear your wildest, most bizarre, or wackiest socks to school to show your support for living drug-free and helping end addiction. Be sure to swing by the YLTA table during lunch to show off your footwear and enter for a chance to win a slow rise butter surprise!
For more information or support resources, reach out to Kate Swayze at kswayze@sau36.org
Let’s see those crazy socks, Spartans! 💙

Say cheese! 📸 Picture Retake Day is coming up on Wednesday, November 18th at WMRMHS. Whether you missed the original photo day or want to try again for a retake, Geskus Studios will be here to capture your best angle. Just remember: for those doing a retake, make sure to bring your original picture package and proof sheet with you to hand in to the photographers. Bring your best smile, Spartans!

Wednesday Wellness is here for Red Ribbon Week! ✨ We all experience stress sometimes, but learning how to navigate it in healthy, positive ways makes all the difference.
TODAY during the WIN Advisory Block, high school students are invited to head to the Media Center Conference Room for a special workshop on "Navigating Stress Substance Free". No pass is needed, simply come on over and attendance will be taken right in the room.
Come grab some practical tools for managing stressful times, along with 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴!
Reach out to SAP Kate Swayze for more information or with questions (kswayze@sau36.org)
TODAY during the WIN Advisory Block, high school students are invited to head to the Media Center Conference Room for a special workshop on "Navigating Stress Substance Free". No pass is needed, simply come on over and attendance will be taken right in the room.
Come grab some practical tools for managing stressful times, along with 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴!
Reach out to SAP Kate Swayze for more information or with questions (kswayze@sau36.org)

This is Sparta!
Our Spartan girls earned a spot in the quarterfinal round of the D3 soccer playoffs this afternoon after defeating Conant 2-1 in round one. They will travel to Stevens High School on Friday evening. Keep it rolling, Spartans!
Our Spartan girls earned a spot in the quarterfinal round of the D3 soccer playoffs this afternoon after defeating Conant 2-1 in round one. They will travel to Stevens High School on Friday evening. Keep it rolling, Spartans!

Project Homebound is officially in the works! 📦✨ Our National Honor Society students are hard at work preparing collection boxes and getting everything ready to support local families this Thanksgiving. We love seeing our Spartans put leadership and service into action. Keep those advisory donations rolling in, Sparta!

Red Ribbon Week Parent Challenge!
Life can be stressful, but how we handle life’s challenges matters!
This Red Ribbon Week, we’re challenging parents to share one way you navigate stress or overcome challenges while staying substance-free. Whether it’s going for a walk, listening to music, spending time with family, or practicing self-care, your healthy coping strategies can inspire others!
Want a chance to win a $15 Starbucks gift card?
Here’s how to participate:
Share one healthy, substance-free way you manage life’s challenges in the comments below.
Help us spread the message that healthy choices make a difference!
Your response could inspire another parent or your own child and help us promote healthy, substance-free lifestyles for our families and communities.
#RedRibbonWeek #ParentChallenge #HealthyChoices #SubstanceFree #BeDrugFree
Life can be stressful, but how we handle life’s challenges matters!
This Red Ribbon Week, we’re challenging parents to share one way you navigate stress or overcome challenges while staying substance-free. Whether it’s going for a walk, listening to music, spending time with family, or practicing self-care, your healthy coping strategies can inspire others!
Want a chance to win a $15 Starbucks gift card?
Here’s how to participate:
Share one healthy, substance-free way you manage life’s challenges in the comments below.
Help us spread the message that healthy choices make a difference!
Your response could inspire another parent or your own child and help us promote healthy, substance-free lifestyles for our families and communities.
#RedRibbonWeek #ParentChallenge #HealthyChoices #SubstanceFree #BeDrugFree

Take a hike with YLTA for Red Ribbon Week! 🥾 Join us this Wednesday, Oct. 28th after school for a hike up Mt. Prospect at Weeks State Park!
⚠️ Limited space: Only 9 spots available!
🕒 Time: Leave at 2:45 PM – Return at 4:45 PM
📝 Pick up a permission slip from Dr. Z or Ms. Swayze to claim your spot!
Transportation is provided (please ensure you have a ride home at 4:45 PM).
Reach out to SAP Kate Swayze for more information or with questions (kswayze@sau36.org)
⚠️ Limited space: Only 9 spots available!
🕒 Time: Leave at 2:45 PM – Return at 4:45 PM
📝 Pick up a permission slip from Dr. Z or Ms. Swayze to claim your spot!
Transportation is provided (please ensure you have a ride home at 4:45 PM).
Reach out to SAP Kate Swayze for more information or with questions (kswayze@sau36.org)

From energy drinks promoted as everyday pick-me-ups to alcohol marketed in colorful cans and sweet flavors, young people are surrounded by messages that can make these products seem harmless.
Log in and learn about their effects on a developing brain and how to support your child’s healthy decision making around both.
Link: https://bit.ly/47ZlmGp
Reach out to SAP Kate Swayze for more information or with questions (kswayze@sau36.org)
Log in and learn about their effects on a developing brain and how to support your child’s healthy decision making around both.
Link: https://bit.ly/47ZlmGp
Reach out to SAP Kate Swayze for more information or with questions (kswayze@sau36.org)

Join us as we celebrate Red Ribbon Week, which is all about celebrating making low risk choices & preventing problems with substance misuse, violence, while promoting positive mental health.
Keep up with our social media this week as we share resources, host a Parent Challenge (with a $15 Starbucks Gift Card!), and learn more about how to promote healthy, substance-free lifestyles for our families and communities!
Reach out to SAP Kate Swayze for more information or with questions (kswayze@sau36.org)
Keep up with our social media this week as we share resources, host a Parent Challenge (with a $15 Starbucks Gift Card!), and learn more about how to promote healthy, substance-free lifestyles for our families and communities!
Reach out to SAP Kate Swayze for more information or with questions (kswayze@sau36.org)

HB 1300 Tax Cap and Sau Budgets Information Session.
Thursday October 29th - 6PM
WMRMHS Auditorium


