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League of Women Voters offering four $1,500 scholarships
The League of Women Voters of Vermont is offering four $1,500 scholarships through their Winona Smith Scholarship program. Applications, due on Sunday, May 1, can be completed online here. Students need to submit two essays (500 words): one on issues concerning voting rights and one on the impact of a recent civic, national or world […]
TRSU board agenda for April 7
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday April 7, 2022 in the professional development room at Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main St. and on Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/85756476936 Below is the board’s agenda I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. Election […]
GMHS theater presents ‘Middletown’ April 8 & 9 A modern take on 'Our Town'
© 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Green Mountain High School theater will present Middletown, a play by noted playright Will Eno, at 7 p.m. Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9 at the high school, 716 Rt. 103 south in Chester. The play is a modern take on the classic Our Town, which director Pamela Johnson-Spurlock […]
GM girls softball preview: ‘…enjoy the game while taking it seriously’
By Evan Chadwick © 2022 Telegraph Publishing On the heels of a 10-6 2021 season and a trip to the quarterfinals, the Green Mountain Softball team enters the 2022 campaign with a solid core of players returning, along with several newcomers who will be called upon to fill the significant holes left by the class […]
College News
Jenner Burnham Haseltine of Grafton has graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Denver in Colorado with a bachelor of arts in Journalism, a minor in Leadership and a minor in Film Studies Production. Haseltine plans to hike the Appalachian Trail beginning in Georgia on April 5 and completing by summiting Mount Katahdin in […]
GM boys baseball preview: ‘We want the ‘ship’
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC CHESTER Baseball is about fundamentals, an exercise in perfecting the minor details in an effort to maximize your overall efficiency. When asked about what the Green Mountain baseball team’s goals were for the year, senior Chase Swisher was as efficient as it gets. “We want the ‘ship,” said […]
One Credit, Springfield Hospital offering college scholarships
Several organizations are now offering their annual college scholarships. One Credit Union’s Annual Scholarship is now open for applicants who are attending a college or technical school in the fall. One Credit will be offering 10 $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors in its communities. To qualify, students must: Be a graduating senior attending college/technical […]
GM board nixes early release, forms study committee
Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a long and winding meeting on Wednesday night, the Green Mountain Unified School District board eliminated the Tuesday early release for professional development at Cavendish Town Elementary School for the 2022-23 school year and, with the Ludlow Mount Holly Unified Union School District, voted to set up […]
Abe Gross: Vote for Steve, not for me!
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Green Mountain school board member Abe Gross wants Cavendish residents to vote him out of office when the town holds its town meeting balloting on Tuesday, March 29. In May 2021, Gross took one of two open seats representing Cavendish, saying that he had more than enough […]
GM board hears comments on early release for teacher training Decisions to be made at meeting with LMH board on Wednesday
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC There was plenty for the Green Mountain Unified School Board to do last Thursday night, with its annual reorganization, its regular slate of reports and a lengthy executive session to discuss not renewing the contract of a teacher. But the board allowed extra time to take public […]
Ludlow Rotary donates personalized books to school kids
In keeping with its long-standing efforts to support literacy in the local school systems, members of the Ludlow Rotary Club have been preparing customized books, School is Fun and My School, for area elementary school children. What makes these books particularly unique is the fact that each student has his or her name printed on […]
McNaughton Scholarship of $8,000 offered to area students
Applications are now being accepted for the 2022 Laura Cody McNaughton Public Health and Community Service Award of $8,000. This college scholarship will be awarded to one graduating senior from Springfield or the surrounding area who exemplifies Laura’s leadership and giving spirit, and who is pursuing further education and training in a field where these […]
GMUSD board agenda for March 17
The Green Mountain Unified School District Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday March 17 at the GMHS Library 716 Rt. 103 south and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to: https://trsu.zoom.us/j/85863233984 Below is the board’s agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER (2 min): A. Roll call II. Approval of Agenda […]
UPDATED: School schedule change considered, public input welcomed Weekly early release for teacher development proposed across the SU
By Shawn Cunningham © Telegraph Publishing LLC The boards of the Green Mountain Unified School District and the Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District will meet on at 6 p.m. on Wednesday March 23 at Cavendish Town Elementary to decide if they will make a substantial scheduling change that would increase professional development time […]
GM basketball coaches praise this year’s teams, expect lessons learned to spill into next season
By Evan Chadwick © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC For all who experience the highs and lows of a high school basketball season, the end can be abrupt, leaving the athletes, coaches and fans adrift as to what they can do to fill the cold dark nights that for more than four months have been spent […]
Chieftains advance to quarterfinals with 10-point win over Peoples
By Evan Chadwick © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Fueled by an 18-8 first quarter surge, the Chieftains boys basketball team fought off a late Peoples Academy charge and took a hard fought 58-48 victory over the Wolves in first round playoff action on Tuesday night in Chester. “We are tough when we hit shots early,” […]
‘Confident’ GM boys capture 8 seed in win streak, face Peoples tonight in Chester
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Winners of their last three games, the Green Mountain boys basketball team appears to be peaking at just the right time. As a result of their recent win streak, Coach Brian Rapanotti’s squad has captured the 8 Seed in the upcoming Division 3 boys basketball tournament and will […]
Flood Brook signing up kindergarten students
Parents residing in the towns of Landgrove, Londonderry, Peru or Weston or in tuitioning towns are invited to contact the Flood Brook School office at aalford@floodbrook.org or tgreene@floodbrook.org from March 7 through March 11 to register their children who will be 5 years of age by Sept. 1, 2022 for the 2022-2023 kindergarten class. Further […]
Cavendish principal finalist forum March 1; special GMUSD board meeting March 2
© 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Cavendish Town Elementary School Principal Interview Committee will be holding a finalists forum from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 1. The forum will be both in person (at CTES, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville) and on Zoom. The Two Rivers Supervisory Union will be recording the forum for […]
GM boys keep Mill River at bay for 10th win
By Evan Chadwick ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC The gauge of a good team is one that does not let their opponent back into a contest after they have taken a substantial lead. On Saturday in Chester, the Green Mountain boys basketball team did just that, expanding a lead they took early, and maintaining it throughout […]
