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Mountain School at Winhall names new Head of School, Assistant Head

Mountain School at Winhall names new Head of School, Assistant Head

WINHALL The Mountain School at Winhall, an independent school serving the communities of Winhall, Stratton, Bondville and other southern Vermont communities, has appointed Margaret Schlachter as the school’s new Head of School and Joseph Frigo as Assistant Head of School and as Upper School Math and Science teacher. Both assume their new roles in July. […]

Secretary French leaving Agency of Education

Secretary French leaving Agency of Education

MONTPELIER Secretary Dan French of the Vermont Agency of Education will be leaving his job next month to take a senior leadership role at the Council of Chief State School Officers, Gov. Phil Scott announced on Friday. Prior to becoming Secretary, French was brought in as a consultant to the Ludlow-Mount Holly school district merger […]

Flood Brook School, Collaborative to host community-showing of 'Screenagers'

Flood Brook School, Collaborative to host community-showing of ‘Screenagers’

Flood Brook School and The Collaborative are hosting a screening of the 2016 documentary Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday March 23 at Flood Brook School, 91 VT-11 in Londonderry. Thursday. Admission is free and all community members, especially middle school students and their parents from the mountain towns, […]

College News

College News

Alexandria Pippin of Chester, a senior who will graduate in the spring with degrees in Elementary Education and Holocaust and Genocide Studies, has been named to the Dean’s List at Keene State College for the fall 2022 semester.  To qualify for Dean’s List, degree-seeking undergraduate students complete a minimum of 12 credits and earn at […]

GMUSD board agenda for March 16

GMUSD board agenda for March 16

The Green Mountain Unified School District board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday March 16 at the Green Mountain High School Library, 716 Rt. 103 south in Chester or via Zoom. To join the meeting to to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/85863233984 Below is the board’s agenda I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. […]

College News

College News

Emily Chamberlin of North Springfield was named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll — reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of at least 3.75  — at the University of Mississippi, in University, Miss., for the fall 2022 semester. Malia Findley of Springfield, a Bachelor of Science major, has been named to the Dean’s List […]

College News

College News

Paige Kelley of Ludlow, a Political Science major, has been named to the President’s List for the fall 2022 semester at the College of Charleston 0f Charleston, S.C. To qualify for President’s List (Highly Distinguished), students must earn a GPA of 3.800 or higher and complete a minimum of 14 semester hours. AJ Aldrich of […]

GM student exhibit at Whiting for Youth Art Month

GM student exhibit at Whiting for Youth Art Month

In honor of Youth Art Month, examples of  work created by middle- and high-school students at Green Mountain Union High School will be on display at Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester, during regular library hours from Wednesday March 1 through Tuesday, March 28. The library is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on […]

Scholarships available for Andover students

Scholarships available for Andover students

Are you a graduating high school senior who lives in Andover and plans to continue your education or do you know someone who is? The Andover Scholarship Committee has been offering first-year college/university/tech/trade school scholarships to qualified Andover students since the mid-1990s. The scholarship is competitive, based on commitment and service to the community, not […]

College News

College News

Castleton University congratulates the graduates from the class of December 2022. The following students recently graduated from Castleton University and will be recognized during the 236th Commencement. Noah Distefano of West Townshend; Kristina Galimi of Ludlow and Bhavin Patel of Ludlow Elyse Carola Donaghue of Andover, a freshman majoring in engineering studies, was named a […]

Sen. McCormack: It's demeaning to mascot somebody

Sen. McCormack: It’s demeaning to mascot somebody

By Cynthia Prairie ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Sen. Dick McCormack speaks of his bill  — now Act 152 of 2022 — with conviction. That bill now bans mascots at Vermont public schools that depict racial or ethnic individuals or groups or their customs to ensure a safe learning environment. Recent actions of the board of […]

GM board hears of racial bias incidents; reinstates Chieftain name

GM board hears of racial bias incidents; reinstates Chieftain name 8th grader, family tell of school inaction; board considers rebranding 'Chieftains'

By Shawn Cunningham ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC In an emotionally charged meeting Thursday night, the board of the Green Mountain Unified School District heard from an 8th grade student and her grandmother who said that stress from racism that the girl has experienced since coming to the school last year has gotten to the point […]

Applications open for League of Women Voters scholarships

Applications open for League of Women Voters scholarships

MONTPELIER The League of Women Voters of Vermont Education Fund is now accepting applications for its Winona Smith Scholarship program. Created in 1998 to honor the legacy of League leader Winona Smith, the scholarship is awarded annually to local high school seniors who embody the characteristics and qualities Smith displayed of civic participation and community […]

College News

College News

Gwendylan Kekic of Chester, daughter of Tamasin and Nicholas Kekic, has been named to the President’s List of Dean College of Franklin, Mass., for the fall 2022 semester. To make the college’s President’s List, a full-time student must obtain a GP of 4.0 for the semester. The University of Vermont of Burlington announces that the […]

TRSU Board agenda for Feb. 2

TRSU Board agenda for Feb. 2

The Board of Directors of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2 at the Ludlow Elementary School Development Room, 45 Main St. in Ludlow, and via Zoom. To access via Zoom click here or phone in at 646-876-9923. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order […]

College News

College News

Willem Bargfrede of Chester, the son of Michele and Dave Bargfrede, was named to the fall 2022 Dean’s List of Champlain College, located in Burlington. To make the college’s Dean’s List, a student must earn a 3.5 grade point average or higher for the semester. Madison Tennis of Springfield, an Elementary Education and Youth Development […]

GMUSD board agrees to 'retire' Chieftain name

GMUSD board agrees to ‘retire’ Chieftain name 'Indian head' image was dropped two years ago

By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a move that was a surprise to at least one board member, the Green Mountain Unified School District board voted tonight, Thursday, Jan. 19, to discontinue the use of the Chieftain name. The district had voted to stop using the image of a Native American in […]

Former Flood Brook teacher offered principalship at CAES

Former Flood Brook teacher offered principalship at CAES

By Cynthia Prairie ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District, during a special meeting on Wednesday night, voted to offer Joanne Blane, an instructional coach for the Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union and former teacher at Flood Brook School in Londonderry, a one-year contract as principal of Chester-Andover Elementary […]

College News

College News

Southern New Hampshire University of Manchester, N.H., congratulates the following students on being named to the fall 2022 President’s List. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 for the reporting term are named to the President’s List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or […]

College News

College News

Jonathan Griffin of West Townshend, a sophomore Business Administration major at Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C., was named to the fall 2022 President’s List. The President’s List recognizes students who earn a 3.75 or higher grade point average for the semester. Stonehill College of Easton, Mass., announces that the following students have been named […]