Acting on feedback from past Stowe High School seniors, the Parent Student Teacher Team introduced a Life Skills for Seniors program last week — an interactive, fun series of seminars where experts from the Stowe community come in to talk about different “real world” topics that are pertinent to their lives after graduating. The topics include health and safety, finance, resumes and interviews, drugs and substance abuse, meditation and wellness, auto and home basics, and college living.
Members of the community who are experts in their respective fields enthusiastically volunteered to share their knowledge with the class of 2015. Many thanks to Lynne Goldberg of omgmeditate.com, PJ Goldberg of College Find, Dr. Rick Barnett, Janet Patching, Dr. Jeff Rettew of UVM, John Pelletier of Champlain College, Joe McGovern, Dr. Kim Bruno, Ernie Roick of Phit, and Lisa and Kiley Haggerty of cookingonyourown.com, whose energy and altruism was evident to all.
Many thanks to the Stowe High alumni who came in to share their experiences after graduating from Stowe, including Andrew Colyer, Zach Haggerty, Colleen McHugh, Sam Reed, Carly Segal and Anna Silva.
A program like this could never have been successful without the support of the Stowe High School staff and administration, including Charlene Walker, MaryAnne Hough, Tom Malhoit and his staff, Sarah Horton and Jeff Maher — thank you. Many thanks to the Clarks and UPS Store for their printing services.
Heartfelt appreciation goes to the Parent Student Teacher Team parents, including Kerry Glanz, Deb Schoepke, Lisa Mihan, Robin Dixon, Amy Weller, Stefi Clymer, Deb Driscoll and Tom Silva. Their willingness to enhance Life Skills with new ideas, bring in great speakers and, of course, make awesome snacks truly made this program take off.
And last but not in any way least, thank you to the class of 2015 and its president, Vince Van Patten, who entered into this new program with open minds and enthusiasm. Best of luck and congratulations!
Parent Student Teacher Team member
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