Small but Great!

We have all heard it, "the small town and small school cannot offer the same opportunities as the bigger towns and schools".  I could create a huge list of all the reasons that I do not believe this. I could list all the strengths of a small school and town that I believe outweigh any potential truth in this statement.  However, this weekend I was reminded of the one thing that best represents what makes the small school and community experience so powerful - support!  This weekend I had the privilege to attend a college basketball game of a former VCS student.   It is always great to have the opportunity to watch our students and graduates pursue their dreams and to support them in anyway possible whether in the classroom, on the playing field, or a simple conversation about life and how they are doing, however, what stood out was not the event itself.  While I was extremely proud of our former student, and believe that simply playing college athletics is a great achievement, it was what happened in the stands that stood out and lead to this blog.   You see, on this Saturday afternoon what stood out was walking into the facility and seeing 70% of all of the people in attendance were from our small community and school. It was great to see so many people there to support a friend, family, and former student.  While everyone cheered and wanted the best for the player on the court, they were there to show support.  They were there to show that while an individual may have graduated and are no longer a student at VCS they will always be a part of the Vestaburg family!  It is this kind of connection and support that outweighs any perceived opportunity or activity and makes our small community and school so special!  This is why I am proud to say We ARE Vestaburg!

A few updates and notes:

• VHS has received a grant and has started a robotics team.  The team will be creating a robot to compete at the state competitions in April.  This is a great learning experience for our students as they will be learning engineering, programming, and teamwork skills.  Anyone high school student that is interested in participating can see Mrs. Slezak. 
• Thursday January 19th and Friday January 20th are the end of the first semester and will be early release days.  Students will be released at 1:00 pm on both days.
• Due to several snow days, many athletic events have been cancelled.  Please look for updates on the rescheduled dates and times on the school Facebook page and/or visit www.schedulestar.com under the athletics tab on the school web-page.
• The district has used four (4) inclement weather days so far this winter.  The state allows for up to six (6) days to be forgiven, thus, anything after six (6) are required to be made up.