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CAES Board of Directors meeting for Monday, Oct. 12, 2015
The Chester-Andover Elementary School will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct 12 at the school library, 72 Main St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order II. Approval of Agenda Action III. Minutes Approval: Minutes of Sept. 14, 2015 – Regular Meeting IV. Farm to School Presentation V. Communications a. Written/Oral b. […]
College news
Sarah Wells of Chester was recently named to the Castleton University field hockey team for the 2015 season. The Spartans went 2-15 last season, while recording a 2-3 record in conference play to earn a trip to the North Atlantic Conference semifinals. Castleton returns 12 players from a season ago. Wells also was named Corvias […]
GMUHS Board of Directors meeting for Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015
The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Union High School will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 in the Library Learning Commons at the school, 716 Route 103 S. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order a. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of Minutes a. Minutes of […]
Educators, legislators address school funding, consolidation
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC About 120 people attended state Rep. Oliver Olsen’s Legislative Forum on education funding and school consolidation (Act 46) on Monday at Flood Brook School in Londonderry. While Olsen gave a nuts and bolts presentation to explain how the school funding system currently works, it became clear that […]
CAES Board meeting for Monday, Sept. 14, 2015
The meeting of the Chester-Andover Elementary School Board of Directors will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14 at the CAES Library, 72 Main St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order II. Approval of Agenda III. Minutes Approval a. Minutes of Aug. 10, 2015 – Regular Meeting IV. Communications a. […]
Rock Library offers Windham County Parent Resource Calendar
If you’re a parent, caregiver or someone who works with families and have looked for a single place where you could find programs and activities, the Rockingham Free Public Library, along with other Windham County service providers, announces the launch of the Windham County Parent Resource Calendar. It’s a single online location where you can […]
GMUHS Board of Directors agenda for Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015
The Green Mountain Union High School Board of Directors will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10 at GMUHS’s Library Learning Commons. GMUHS is located at 716 Route 103 South. Below is its agenda. Call to Order a. Roll Call Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes a. Minutes of June 11, 2015 – Regular Meeting […]
College News
Forrest Lisle of Grafton will begin coursework at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo., this week. Lisle is majoring in Adventure Education. Eight local students are beginning studies at Castleton University in Castleton, Vt. They are: James Ameden of Londonderry; Adrian Baraw-Nelson of Chester; Olson Humphrey of Londonderry; Kristina Knockenhauer of Chester; Morgan Little of […]
Two Rivers Supervisory Union panel meets Thursday, Sept. 3
The executive committee of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3 in the Art Room at Cavendish Town Elementary School, just off of Route 131 in Proctorsville. Below is its agenda: I. Call to Order a. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of Minutes a. Minutes […]
Rockingham Library urges residents to get a library card
The Rockingham Library wants to remind the public that the best back-to-school supply is a library card. It’s free and opens the door to a wealth of knowledge. Studies show children who visit the library regularly often outperform their peers in school and regular library visits help sustain a person’s passion for lifelong learning as […]
Putney students’ video on VSAC program wins national competition
A short video created by Putney twins and featuring an Enosburg family about education opportunity has won a national video competition. The Lombard Family: A TRIO Talent Search Success Story features five sisters who have participated in the Talent Search education program with outreach counselors from Vermont Student Assistance Corp. The video was filmed and […]
Okemo resort awards 10 students college scholarships
O kemo Mountain Resort has awarded 10 $1,000 scholarships to students who have worked at Okemo or who are the dependents of Okemo employees. Criteria used to select the recipients include academic achievement, co-curricular involvement and the composition of an essay. Okemo Mountain Resort Employee Scholarships Timothy Heffernan from East Wallingford. He’s a busser at […]
Up-and-coming chef cooks for Grafton Women’s Club scholarship; Springfield grad receives Lovell health award
The Women’s Community Club of Grafton will be hosting a scholarship fundraiser on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at the Grafton Inn, 82 Main St. in Grafton. This special “Evening with Chef Josh Bank” will feature a prix fixe menu designed and prepared for the event. Josh Bank is a graduate of Green Mountain High School and […]
Realtors, Rotary honor students with scholarships
The Crown Point Board of Realtors and the Sammy Pierce Memorial Scholarship fund has given $1,000 college scholarships to David Bryant of Springfield and Alecia Rokes of Andover, recognizing both for their longtime volunteer work. The late Sammy Pierce was a member of CPBR noted for his willingness to help others. David Bryant, who graduated […]
College News
Mary Donald of Grafton, an International Relations major, has graduated from Colgate University in New York. Clayton Enright of Londonderry graduated from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. with a degree in Accounting. Kerry Howard of Londonderry graduated from Stonehill College in Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Anna Jonynas of Chester graduated from Stonehill […]
Claremont student awarded Eileen Neal nursing scholarship
The 10th annual Eileen Austin Neal, RN, Nursing Scholarship of $1,000 was awarded to Natalie Wilson of Claremont, N.H., to attend Colby Sawyer College in New London, N.H. Wilson, who attended Stevens High School, was inspired to be a nurse as a result of her participation in the Daring to Care program. In her application, […]
River Valley Tech begins fall open enrollment
River Valley Technical Center is gearing up for the fall with open enrollment available throughout the summer. There are limited spots available for high school students in Mechanical Design and Innovation, Carpentry, Industrial Trades, Culinary Arts, Horticulture and Natural Resources, Information Technology and Audio Video Production. Other programs such as Business and Financial Management, Human […]
GMUHS announces Honor Roll for 4th quarter
Green Mountain Union High School has announced its Honor Roll for the 4th quarter of 2015. 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 C-). High School Honors means […]
Families crowd GMUHS for graduating Class of 2015
By Leah M. Cunningham ©2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC On Friday, June 19, overcast and rainy skies cleared in time for the evening’s ceremonies, as Green Mountain Union High School awarded 57 diplomas to students heading to either college, the work force or the military. (See photo gallery below) Despite adding 200 chairs to bring audience seating […]
Green Mountain seniors honored with scholarships and awards
Families of the 49-member Green Mountain High School graduating Class of 2015 gathered at the GMUHS auditorium on Friday evening, June 12, to celebrate their loved ones’ academic accomplishments. The annual awards’ night ceremony. The awards and their recipients are: TOM SPATER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS Alecia Rokes Jordan Stewart AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY CHESTER POST No. 67 […]
