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Girls State program seeking high school applicants
©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC The American Legion Auxiliary Green Mountain Girls State program, which engages young women in a weeklong exercise in citizenship and self-government, is seeking applicants for the summer 2016 session. High school girls who have completed their junior year are eligible to apply. ALA Girls State participants spend an intensive week of […]
GMUHS announces Honor Roll for 2nd Quarter 2016
©2016 Telegraph Publishing LLC Green Mountain Union High School has announced its 2st Quarter Honor Roll for the 2015-2016 school year. Honors Middle School Honors are earned by those students with one off-setting grade not below a C-.(There must be an A+, A, or A- to offset the one grade of a C+, C or […]
GM math teacher honored for use of technology in education
Green Mountain Union High math teacher Julie Parah has been selected as one of Vermont’s 23 transformative and innovative educators — a Vermont IGNITED Educator. Vita-Learn, a statewide organization that promotes technology in education, and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development will be honoring the educators at the Capitol Plaza in Montpelier on Wednesday, […]
College News
Forrest Lisle of Grafton was named to the fall 2015 Dean’s List at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo. Lisle’s major is adventure education. To be eligible for Dean’s List, a student must carry a semester GPA of 3.6 or better in no fewer than 15 credit hours of graded college level work and have […]
GMUHS, CAES issue annual budget requests, annual reports
© 2016 Telegraph Publishing, LLC The Green Mountain Union High and Chester-Andover Elementary schools have issued their annual reports for 2014-2015. The two reports, of more than 30 pages each, can be accessed online in The Chester Telegraph: GMUHS REPORT and CAES REPORT Each report contains the warnings for upcoming public meetings and votes, minutes […]
Chester-Andover school board meeting for Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016
The Board of Directors for Chester-Andover Elementary School will meet at 5:15 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 in the Art Room of Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main St. in Ludlow. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order II. Approval of Agenda Action III. Minutes Approval a. Minutes of Jan. 11, 2016 – Regular Meeting […]
GMUHS Board meeting for Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016
The Green Mountain Union High School Board of Directors will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 3 2016 immediately following the joint board meeting that will begin at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Band/Music Room of Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main St. in Ludlow. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order a. […]
Joint school board meeting for Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016
A joint meeting of the boards of the Operating School Districts of Black River Middle & High, Cavendish Town Elementary, Chester-Andover Elementary, Green Mountain Union High, Ludlow Elementary and Mount Holly will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 in the Band/Music Room at Ludlow Elementary, 45 Main St. in Ludlow. Below is […]
Flood Brook PE teacher honored at State House for prevention work
On Wednesday, Jan. 26, Mark Weikert, the physical education teacher at Flood Brook School, received a Prevention Champion Award at the annual Prevention Awareness Day at the State House in Montpelier. The event is held to help spread the word about how Vermont communities benefit from the work of the 24 substance abuse prevention coalitions in the […]
GMUHS senior wins Alger scholarship; 2 RVTC students earn welding certification
Thomas Foster awarded Horatio Alger scholarship Thomas Foster of Chester, a Green Mountain High senior, is one of 556 students nationwide to be selected to receive the 2016 Horatio Alger State and Specialized Scholarship. The average scholarship is worth $7,000. Thomas said he plans to use his scholarship to attend the University of Vermont to […]
College News
Joshua McLaughlin of Chester was recently named to the Castleton University President’s List for the fall semester of the 2015-16 academic year. To qualify for this highest academic honor, the student must maintain full-time status and a semester grade point average of 4.0. The following students were named to the Castleton University Dean’s List for […]
College News
Christopher Armstrong of Chester was awarded Gold Stars by the Citadel in Charleston, S.C., for earning a grade point ratio of 3.7 or higher during the 2015 fall semester. Students that achieve Gold Star recognition are also placed on The Citadel’s Dean’s List. Morgan Little of Chester recently joined more than 50 other nursing students […]
TRSU Act 46 Study Committee meeting Jan. 27
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Act 46 Study Committee will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27 in the Band Room of Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main St. in Ludlow. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order a. Elect New Chair b. Roll Call c. Approval of Agenda II. Approval of […]
Ludlow to host Act 46 public informational forum Jan. 26, 2016
The Ludlow Elementary and U39 School Boards will host an informational forum regarding Act 46 at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26 at Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium, 37 Depot St. The Act 46 legislation – which aims to improve educational opportunities, while reducing costs – has the potential to significantly impact the future of education for students in Ludlow, […]
TRSU Act 46 subcommittee meets Jan. 26, 2016
The Finance Subcommittee/Property Subcommittee of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union Act 46 Committee will meet at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26 in the Band Room of Ludlow Elementary School. 45 Main St. in Ludlow. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order a. Roll Call b. Approval of Agenda II. Approval of Minutes III. […]
School choice applications available at GMUHS; River Valley Tech offering Engineering program
Green Mountain Union High School and area high schools are now accepting applications for school choice. Any high school student interested in attending a public school out of their home district for the 2016-17 school year must submit a Vermont School Choice Application to their home district principal by Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. Once the […]
Honor Roll
Maxwell Eisenhaur of South Londonderry earned honor roll status at Carrabassett Valley Academy, a private middle/high school at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine that offers a balance of college preparatory academics and competitive ski and snowboard training.
College News
Kyle Record of Grafton was recently named to the fall 2015 Dean’s List at Keene State College in Keene, N.H. To qualify for the Dean’s List, Keene State undergraduates must have completed a minimum of six credit hours in the semester, receiving no failing or incomplete grades and earn a minimum 3.5 grade point average […]
GMUHS Board meeting for Jan. 14, 2016
The Board of Directors of Green Mountain Union High School will meet at the school’s Library Learning Commons at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14. The school is located at 716 VT Route 103 S in Chester. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order a. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of Minutes […]
College news
Julie Comstock of Chester graduated from York College of Pennsylvania on Dec. 22. Comstock earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing Rachel Peloquin of Weston has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2015 semester at the University of Vermont. Peloquin is a Class of 2017 elementary education, K-6 major in the […]
