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TRSU Board agenda for May 2
The board of directors of Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 2 at the Ludlow Elementary School Professional Development Room. You can also access the meeting by Zoom by clicking here. The agenda is below. I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: (Additions […]
Vermont Academy Honor Roll for winter 2024
The Vermont Academy of Saxtons River announces that the following area students have achieved Honor Roll status for the winter of 2024. High Honors Class of 2024 Sofia Bianconi of Bellows Falls Hazel Kekic of Chester Class of 2025 Ana Hernandez-Merkle of Saxtons River Maya Sbardellati of Putney Skye Twining of Brattleboro Class of 2026 […]
GM and LMH budgets go down to defeat again
By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Voters from four area towns went to the polls yesterday, Tuesday, April 23, and again defeated the 2024-25 budget for the Green Mountain Unified School District. This time the vote was 220 yes to 340 no with two blank ballots. The 120-vote margin was up from the […]
A scorecard for voters in the April 23 GM school budget re-vote
By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Next Tuesday, April 23, voters in Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester will go to the polls to decide whether or not to approve a somewhat smaller budget for the Green Mountain Unified School District for the 2024-25 school year. The original budget was rejected in March by […]
GMUSD Board agenda for April 18
The Green Mountain Unified School District Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday April 18 at Green Mountain High, 716 Rt. 103 south and via Zoom. To join the meeting via Zoom go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/88449272142 Below is the board’s agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: […]
College News
Grace Guild of Chester has been named to the Trustees’ List at Champlain College in Burlington for the fall 2023 semester. Students on the Trustees’ List have achieved a 4.0 grade point average for two or more consecutive semesters. The following local students have been named to the Champlain College President’s List for achieving a […]
Spaghetti fundraiser April 18 to send CAES kids to Keewaydin
The community is invited to a spaghetti dinner fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 18 at Chester-Andover Elementary School, 72 Main St. in Chester. All proceeds will be used to help send the 5th- and 6th-grade students at CAES to the Keewaydin Environmental Education Center for a week-long outdoor learning experience in […]
Bring on the beat: Chester company give boost to school music programs
By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last Wednesday, Zacciah Blackburn and Dorothy Stone delivered a musical gift to Chester-Andover Elementary School. Blackburn and Stone, owners of Sunreed Instruments located on Old Stage Road in Chester, had offered both CAES and Green Mountain Union High School a gift of $1,000 each. CAES music teacher […]
GMUSD Board special meeting agenda for April 3
The Green Mountain Unified School District Board will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday April 3 at the Green Mountain High School, 716 Rt. 103 south, and via Zoom. To join the meeting via Zoom go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/83107477572 I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: (Additions & Deletions) […]
Academic News
Hazel Kekic of Chester, a member of the class of 2024 at Vermont Academy in Saxtons River, made High Honors for winter semester which requires a GPA of 3.67 or above. She is the daughter of Tamasin and Nick Kekic. Liina Koch of South Londonderry, a biological chemistry major, has been named to the Dean’s […]
GMUSD Board agenda for March 21
The Green Mountain Unified School District Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday March 21 at Green Mountain High School and on Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/88449272142 Below is the board’s agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. ELECTION OF BOARD CHAIR: III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: […]
Voters nix GMUSD budget; Other area results Wunderle, Leahy win school board seats; Roper wins, Knapp re-elected to Chester Select Board
By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last year was a rocky one for the board of the Green Mountain Unified School District and to cap it off, on Tuesday, voters shot down the proposed $17.4 million budget by a vote of 699 to 620 in a turnout substantially higher than one year ago […]
TRSU Board agenda for March 7
The Two River Rivers Supervisory Union Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday March 7 at Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main Street and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/87289589734 Below is the board’s agenda I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: (Additions & Deletions) […]
College News
Hilary Morrow of Weston was named to the Dean’s List at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., for the fall 2023 semester. Morrow is a member of the Class of 2026. Dean’s List honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater. Niko Huber of South Londonderry was named to the […]
College News
Jordan Smith of Weston has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2023 semester at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Penn. Muhlenberg College students and Muhlenberg College School of Continuing Studies students with a term GPA of 3.50 or higher were recognized for this academic achievement. The following local residents were named to the […]
GMUSD Board agenda for Feb. 15
The Green Mountain Unified School District Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday Feb. 15 at the Green Mountain High School, 716 Route 103 south in Chester and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/88449272142 Below is the board’s agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. APPROVAL […]
College News
Vermont State University, consisting of Castleton University, Northern Vermont University, and Vermont Technical College, announces local student who have been named to the fall 2023 President’s List. To qualify for this academic honor, the student must maintain full-time status and a semester grade point average of 4.0. Those students are: Katelyn Ferris of Springfield Teolyn […]
Cavendish Town Elementary among Vermont schools recognized for asthma mitigation
©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Cavendish Town Elementary School is one of 13 schools in Vermont to be recognized by the state Department of Health’s “Asthma-friendly school” initiative for their commitment to asthma-control strategies to support the lung health of their students. Cavendish is among five schools that have earned a Gold designation, which also includes: […]
TRSU board picks OSSD Super Millington as new superintendent
By Shawn Cunningham © Telegraph Publishing LLC After interviewing two candidates and after nearly 90 minutes of deliberation, the Two Rivers Supervisory Union Board voted 4-2 on Thursday night to offer the job of superintendent to Layne Millington, who currently is superintendent with the Orange Southwest Supervisory District, based in the town of Randolph. He […]
College News
Elias Allende Stowell Alemán of Proctorsville has earned a spot on the fall 2023 Dean’s List at Keene State College in Keene, N.H., where he is a sophomore majoring in Spanish and Public Relations. To be named to the Dean’s List a student must have completed a minimum of 12 graded credits and earned at […]
