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Kimberly Cummings of Chester awarded LWVVT scholarship
The League of Women Voters of Vermont announces that Kimberly Cummings of Chester is one of four recipients of a $1,500 Winona Smith Scholarship. A 2022 graduate of Green Mountain Union High School, Cummings is an AP Scholar with Distinction and a member of the National Honor Society with awards from Rochester Institute of Technology, […]
Sammy Pierce Scholarship winners announced
The Sammy Pierce Memorial Scholarship is sponsored by the Crown Point Board of Realtors and Mrs. Rita Pierce to honor the late Sammy Pierce. He was a highly regarded realtor who was known for his volunteerism and willingness to help where needed. Each of this year’s recipients received a $1,000 award. ARIANA WUNDERLE A graduating […]
TRSU sponsors summer meals sites
© 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC As schools close for the summer, the school meals many children rely on also come to an end. Thanks to the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program, however, learning and good nutrition do not stop when the school doors close. Two Rivers Supervisory is sponsoring a summer meals site this year, […]
Green Mountain graduates 52 under fair skies
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Green Mountain High School Class of 2022 got a perfect evening for its graduation exercises last Friday as 52 students shifted the tassels on their mortarboard caps and became alumni. Hundreds of parents and friends watched as members of the class received awards and diplomas. A […]
Emma Kirdzik, Mackenzie Martin named winners of Bremer History Prize
The Frances Bremer History Prize is awarded each year by Paul Bremer of Chester, in memory of his late wife, who was an ardent student of history. The $1,000 prize was established in 2020 and is given to a student or group of students at Green Mountain Union High School. Applicants create an original […]
College News
Mackenzie Owen Walton of Chester received a master of business administration from Clarkson University, located in Potsdam, N.Y., in May 2022. Congratulations to the graduates of the Class of 2022 of the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn. Adam Culver of Grafton Benjamin Haseltine of Chester The following students recently graduated from Castleton University […]
Springfield Rotary awards scholarships to grads
ROTARY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS: Springfield Rotary Club members Jim Fog, left, and Bob Flint flank this year’s Rotary Scholarship winners, from left, Ariana Cioffi, Timothy Amsden and Emily Chamberlin, who were each awarded a $2,000 scholarship. Cioffi will be attending the University of New England, Amsden will be at Western New England University and Chamberlin will […]
Tech center students come to the aid of Chester Townscape
Chester Townscape, the all-volunteer organization that provides the flowerpots and bridge boxes in Chester, as well as maintains several gardens in town, found itself in a dilemma at the end of 2021. Sunshine Acres, owned by Townscape member John McAveeney, was up for sale and the long-time flower provider, which was also the location at […]
Two honored with Andover Scholarships
Two Andover residents attending Vermont Academy and Bellows Falls High are the recipients of the Andover Scholarships worth $2,000 each. Rex Hill, the son of Jason and Shayne Hill, is graduating from Vermont Academy and will be attending Colby-Sawyer College in New London, N.H., majoring in exercise science. Jed Lober, the son of Laura Kalinen, […]
College News
Paige Elizabeth Congdon of Springfield graduated Summa Cum Laude from Plymouth State University in New Hampshire on May 7, with a bachelors of science degree in elementary education. Congdon is the daughter of Jeremy and Ruth Congdon. Students who received Summa Cum Laude honors earned a 3.75 or greater GPA. Sam Cowles of South Londonderry […]
Ludlow Rotary Club awards scholarships to area graduates
The Ludlow Rotary Club announced its 2022 awards to area graduating students wishing to pursue educational opportunities beyond high school. This program is available to all graduating high school seniors residing in LRC’s service area of Ludlow, Cavendish, Mt. Holly and Plymouth. Since the inception of this program in the 1960s, LRC has awarded more […]
College News
The following students graduated from the University of Vermont in Burlington during commencement ceremonies in May 2022. Zoe Schemm of Grafton graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies. Annice Pelletier of Grafton graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Human Development & Family Studies. Alexander Charette of Weston graduated with […]
GM girls shock BF 7-5 in softball quarter final
By Evan Chadwick © 2022 Telegraph Publishing BELLOWS FALLS Progress is a word that equates to improvement. And while progress can be subtle at times, even unnoticeable, there are times when the progress of a team can be as clear as day. On a pleasant Saturday afternoon in front of a massive crowd at Bellows […]
GM Girls’ and Boys’ track and field teams each place 2nd at D4 state meet
By Dan Tyrrell © 2022 Telegraph Publishing MANCHESTER On a beautiful day for a track and field meet, Green Mountain’s girls’ and boys’ track teams each delivered performances worth second place at the Division 4 Vermont State competition in Manchester on Friday. With only six girls representing GM, it was hard to overcome the winning […]
Chieftains walk to easy, one-hit win 10-0 over Cosmos
By Evan Chadwick © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC CHESTER It is not often that you hear of a team being one-hit in a baseball game and still cruising to an easy victory. Regardless of the rarity of the feat, Green Mountain Boys Baseball Coach Matt McCarthy knows that the five inning 10-0 win over rival […]
College News
Ainsley Bertone of Springfield graduated Magna Cum Laude from Nazareth College with a bachelor’s degree in Musical Theatre and a minor in Dance during the 95th Commencement ceremony on the school’s Rochester, N.Y., campus at the Golisano Training Center on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Bertone also was named to the dean’s list for the spring […]
TRSU Board agenda for June 2
The board of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 02 in the Art Room at Cavendish Town Elementary School, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville. To attend by Zoom, click here: https://trsu.zoom.us/j/85756476936| Phone: 646-876-9923 Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order: A. Roll Call II. Approval […]
Fired by GMUSD board, Merrill awaits trial in jail
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC After a 58-minute executive session last night, the Green Mountain Unified School District board voted to dismiss Norman Merrill II, who has taught middle school at Green Mountain High for many years. Merrill is in jail in northern Vermont awaiting trial on a three-count federal indictment involving […]
GMUSD board special meeting for May 26
The Green Mountain Unified School District Board will hold a special meeting to discuss renovations of its three school buildings at 6:30 p.m. in the Green Mountain High School library at 716 Rt 103 south and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to: https://trsu.zoom.us/j/89668410084 Below is the board’s agenda: I. CALL TO ORDER (2 […]
GMUSD board special meeting agenda for May 25
The Green Mountain Unified School District board will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday May 25, 2022 in the Green Mountain High School library at 716 Rt 103 south and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/81009282921 Below is the boards agenda: I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. […]
