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LMH school board delegates health decisions to administration
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Looking to a Sept. 7 opening of its schools as a highly transmissible variant of the Covid 19 coronavirus is increasing infections across the United States, the board of the Ludlow Mount Holly Unified Union School District voted last Wednesday to once again delegate decisions regarding health […]
GMUSD board agenda for Aug. 19
The board of directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 19 at Green Mountain High School’s Library/Media Center, 716 VT-103 in Chester, and via Zoom (Zoom Access: https://trsu.zoom.us/j/86885781991; Phone: 646-876-9923). Below is its agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER (2 min): A. Roll call II. […]
TRSU board hears reopening plans, hires GM board member
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC With school reopening in one month from its Aug. 7 meeting, the board of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union heard plans for bringing students back to the classrooms while the Covid-19 pandemic continues. Superintendent Lauren Fierman told the board that with the state of emergency lifted, the […]
Chester resident honored with Tufts U. prize
Mark Beckwith of Chester has been awarded Tufts University’s Ellen C. Meyers Memorial Prize, given annually to students who have achieved high scholarship in the face of adverse circumstances. The recipients are nominated by staff and faculty of the Massachusetts school. Out of the nearly 6,000 undergraduates at Tufts, Beckwith was one of only two […]
Kids ‘go wild’ with Legos TRSU summer campers build a city in six hours
Rome wasn’t built in a day – as the saying goes – but the kids in Two Rivers Supervisory Union’s Go Wild summer camp program put their city on the map in six hours with the help of a Lego master model builder. On July 16, the Go Wild program welcomed Ian Coffey for a […]
TRSU board meeting agenda for Aug. 5
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 5 via Zoom (https://trsu.zoom.us/j/88144366529| Phone: 646-876-9923) and at the Professional Development Room of Ludlow Elementary School. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda: (Additions & Deletions) III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. June […]
College News
Rachel Yrsha of Londonderry recently received a Master of Medical Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Md., one of nearly 700 degrees awarded for the fall semester. Elizabeth Ann Parker of Springfield was among graduates at the University of Connecticut December 2020 to May 2021. Ciera Keefe of Springfield […]
Wantastiquet Rotary gives 6 $1,000 scholarships
The Wantastiquet Rotary Club, through generous donations from the community, awarded six $1,000 scholarships to students living within the mountain towns. Although 2020-2021 was a difficult year for the club to raise money because of the pandemic, its major scholarship fund-raiser was a No-Show St. Patrick Day Gala. Scholarship recipients are: Florence Njordge of Londonderry, […]
TRSU boards look at their roles during retreat Association continues to push for less hands-on approach
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC School boards don’t operate schools.” If there is one takeaway from a presentation that facilitator Susan Holson of the Vermont School Boards Association gave to members of the Green Mountain and Ludlow Mount Holly district boards during their June 30 retreat, it was that school boards hire […]
College News
Emerson College in Boston awarded more than 950 undergraduate degrees and more than 470 graduate degrees for the Class of 2021 on Sunday, May 2, at Fenway Park in Boston, during its 141st commencement exercises, and virtually on Sunday, May 9. The College also honored the Class of 2020 graduates in an additional ceremony at […]
Springfield Rotary awards scholarships to two, welcomes new president
The Springfield Rotary Club recently held its first in-person meeting in 2021 at the Weathersfield Inn for the annual Changing of the Gavel. Outgoing Club President Jerry Farnum, left, accepts congratulations from incoming President Jim Fog. Springfield Rotary Club members Jim Fog, left, and Bob Flint, right, congratulate this year’s Rotary Scholarship […]
College News
The following students have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire in Durham for the spring 2021 semester. Sierra Kehoe of Chester for earning Highest Honors Jenna Veysey of Springfield for earning Highest Honors Katrina Ewens of Londonderry for earning High Honors Students named to the Dean’s List at the […]
Heritage Deli fund-raiser for CAFC draws good crowd; One Credit announces scholarships
Heritage Deli fund-raiser for CAFC draws good crowd Michelle Wilcox, owner of the Heritage Deli in Chester, hosted a fund-raiser on Deli grounds on Saturday for the Chester-Andover Family Center. A good crowd turned out for the family-friendly event to listen to live music, played by Lucky Soul, pictured right, enjoy food provided by the […]
College News
The following students graduated from Vermont Tech in Randolph Center in the spring. Branden Bryant of Springfield, pursuing an Associate of Applied Science in Business Management & Technology Michael Gurney of Springfield, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management Ewan McGrath of Chester, pursuing an Associate of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering Technology Ilana Newton […]
Green Mountain graduates 50 in a return to normal commencement
By Shawn Cunningham 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC Green Mountain High’s commencement exercises on Friday were a welcomed return to normal compared to last year’s drive-thru graduation. Hundreds of parents and friends watched as 50 members of the class of 2021 received awards and diplomas. (A gallery of graduates is at the end of this story.) […]
GM board wrangles over approval of minutes from Hill appointment
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC At its first in-person monthly meeting in more than a year, the Green Mountain Unified School Board on June 17 continued its rumpus over the minutes taken during the meeting in which Keith Hill was named high school principal. For 45 minutes, the members wrangled over parliamentary […]
Green Mountain seniors receive awards, scholarships
© Telegraph Publishing LLC At a ceremony on Friday June 11, the Green Mountain High School recognized students with the announcement of awards and scholarships. The list of the recipients is below. Chester High School/GMUHS Alumni Association Kyleigh Moses & Rosalee Saccardo Masonic Lodge Olive Branch #64 Sadie Kobak & Erik Heitsmith Order of the […]
Andover Committee awards $1,000 scholarship; Vermont Land Trust awards student $300
$1,000 scholarship to Loganne LaPrise The Andover Scholarship Committee has awarded Loganne LaPrise a $1,000 scholarship. LaPrise will be attending the Paul Mitchell School in Charlestown, S.C. The committee wishes her great success and the residents of Andover are proud of her accomplishments. The committee has been offering first year college/university/tech school scholarships to qualified […]
College News
The University of Vermont conferred degrees on graduates at multiple, smaller school and college ceremonies. An estimated 3,347 graduates, including 2,685 bachelors, 435 masters, 117 doctoral and 110 medical, earned degrees during the university’s 220th commencement. Here are the local graduates: Elizabeth Adams of Chester, Bachelor of Arts Nicholas Bedi of Springfield, Bachelor of Science […]
GM student represents Vermont in Smithsonian History Day exhibition
By Shawn Cunningham © 2021 Telegraph Publishing LLC A Vermont History Day presentation on Suzy ‘Chap Stick’ Chaffee researched and created by Andover student Violet Haight at Green Mountain High School has been selected to compete in the National History Day Contest. It was also chosen to be showcased virtually by the Smithsonian’s National Museum […]
