To the editor: Why so few faculty at the Green Mountain student play?
The Chester Telegraph | Nov 09, 2026 | Comments 0
Something like 20 middle- and high-school students put on a play this past weekend at Green Mountain Union High. See: Green Mountain students present ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ Nov. 6 & 7
My husband and I attended the Saturday afternoon performance, where we saw two of the school’s faculty members.
Two.
Where is the support for students at Green Mountain?
I am a retired teacher. I know what it means to put on a play with students as young as 6th graders and as old as seniors – it’s complicated, a labor of love.
Where was the love and support of the people who say they care about our kids?
Teaching is a calling, and the requirements spill over into “free” time. At the very least, attending the performances and cheering the students on when engaged in a play is as important as any sports event.
It is no wonder that people balk at the high cost of running our schools when the people on the faculty — the most expensive part of the budget — make such a poor showing in support of the students.
Beverly (Buffy) Boke
Chester
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