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Annual Ladd Scholarship fundraiser Saturday, April 25
From 6 to 9:30 p.m., on Saturday, April 25, the Chester Rotary will be holding its annual Andrew and Heidi Ladd Scholarship fundraiser at the Fullerton Inn, 40 The Common in Chester. The cost is $20 per person and tickets can be purchased by contacting Malcolm Summers at 875-5886. This event includes a vertical dinner, silent […]
Eight inducted into Bellows Falls National Honor Society
Eight new members have been inducted into Bellows Falls Union High School’s National Honor Society, the Jessie A. Judd-Marilee B. Huntoon chapter. Two induction ceremonies were held at the school. Three seniors — Amy Baker, Molly DuFault and Sarah Wells — were inducted on Wednesday, April 8 in a daytime ceremony in front of the […]
Free college planning workshop at Whiting Library
Whiting Library at 117 Main St. in Chester is offering a free workshop on post-secondary school planning with Wendy Hayward at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22. The evening will focus on helping students and families better understand the planning process, the application procedures and interview strategies. Hayward of Hayward Educational Consulting has been helping […]
GMUHS Board of Directors agenda for Thursday, April 16, 2015
The Green Mountain Union High School Board of Directors will meet at GMUHS Library Learning Commons, 716 VT Rt 103 S. in Chester, at 6 p.m. April 16, for its regular meeting. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order a. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of Minutes a. Minutes of March […]
CAES Board of Directors agenda for Monday, April 13, 2015
The Board of Directors of the Chester-Andover Elementary School will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 13, 2015 in the school’s library, 72 Main St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order a. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of Minutes a. Minutes of March 10, 2015-Regular Meeting IV. […]
2nd annual Gordon fundraiser draws a crowd to help fill scholarship coffers
By Gloria Dufield © 2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC A brief return to winter temperatures didn’t keep friends, family and community members from attending the second annual Heath Gordon Scholarship Fundraiser at the Chester American Legion on Saturday night. More than 200 people attended the musical event, which also included a 50/50 raffle and both a live […]
Sterling College offers intensives on cheesemaking, charcuterie and using draft horses
Craftsbury Common Students who wish to learn how to create small-scale artisanal food or how to run a farm using draft horses may register now for Sterling College’s summer short courses in sustainable food and agriculture. Sterling College summer program is entering its second year in 2015, with hands-on classes that allow students to gain inspiration, […]
Nominations sought for Early Educator of Year Award
MIDDLEBURY To recognize excellence in the teaching of Vermont’s young children, the Permanent Fund for Vermont’s Children announces the first Early Educator of the Year Award. In this first year of the award, the Permanent Fund will be accepting nominations for an outstanding home-based childcare professional who has demonstrated a commitment to quality early childhood […]
GM 8th grader to compete in state Geo Bee; Springfield Rotary seeks scholarship applicants
Green Mountain Union High eighth-grader Chase Ordway-Smith has been chosen one of the semi-finalists eligible to compete in the 2015 Vermont National Geographic State Bee, sponsored by Google and Plum Creek. The contest will be held at Middlebury College on Friday, March 27. His parents are Tara Ordway-Smith and Gloria Smith of Chester. This is […]
Squeaker of a write-in contest for Grafton Select Board; sale of Town Garage OK’d
It was a quiet day for Grafton officials as voters met at the Grafton Elementary School Tuesday for a less than hourlong Town Meeting, then sporadic visitation during daylong Australian balloting. The Grafton Select Board will have a new member with the write-in candidacy of Ron Pilette, who won a tight race 69 to 67 […]
Budget passes at relocated Andover Town Meeting
By Cynthia Prairie ©2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC Failure of the Town Hall heating system forced the Andover Town Meeting to be moved to a hall at the Andover Community Church across the street, resulting in a standing room only crowd and prompting a joke from moderator Jon Bliss about the separation of church and state. Despite […]
Green Mountain Union High announces 2nd quarter Honor Roll
Green Mountain Union High School has released the names of those making the Honor Roll for the 2nd quarter. 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-). […]
News analysis: Are school tax rates going down?
Last August, Chester’s Select Board asked representatives of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns and the tax department, to attend a special meeting to explain Vermont’s education finance system. But it seems the Chester Select Board is still having difficulties understanding the way that about 70 percent of Chester’s property tax burden is calculated. […]
Vermont Law School offers environmental advocacy, hacktivist programs
SOUTH ROYALTON Two new Vermont Law School summer programs, one in environmental advocacy and one in legal technology, are open to undergraduate students, providing them with a unique opportunity to learn from nationally recognized faculty at the school’s Environmental Law Center and Center for Legal Innovation. The programs, New Frontiers in Environmental Law and Policy […]
GM Middle School mathletes head to state competition
On Saturday, Feb. 7, four GM Middle School students were among 29 mathletes from five schools around the region competing in the Southeast Vermont MATHCOUNTS Chapter Competition at Windsor High School. The Chieftains combined team score earned them First Place for the Chapter and an invitation to the State Competition at Vermont Technical College on Saturday, […]
Marlboro College names new president
MARLBORO Marlboro College announces the appointment of a new president, Kevin F. F. Quigley, following the decision of the board of trustees. Chosen from an impressive group of candidates by a search committee composed of 16 trustees, alumni, faculty, staff and students, Quigley will assume the presidency beginning on July 1. “We are thrilled to […]
FAFSA student aid applications available on line
WINOOSKI Vermont Student Assistance Corp. is reminding students to file their annual FAFSA application – the crucial first step to receiving financial aid. The FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is the basis for determining eligibility for federal Pell grants, VSAC’s Vermont State Grant, financial aid from the school that the student attends […]
School Choice applications due Feb. 14; host families sought for foreign exchange 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 his home district for the 2015-16 school year must submit a Vermont School Choice Application to the home district principal in person or post-marked no later than […]
West River Montessori accepting new pupils; Saxtons River Montessori holds Parents Night Out fund-raiser
The West River Montessori School, located at 3650D Rte 100N in South Londonderry, is now accepting enrollment for its toddler and preschool program for the 2015/2016 school year. Both programs are based on the Maria Montessori teaching method and philosophy. WRMS will be hosting an open house from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. […]
College of Fine Arts gets second million-dollar donation
MONTPELIER Vermont College of Fine Arts has received a second $1 million gift from an anonymous donor in December, President Thomas Greene recently announced. With the gift, the college has raised $3.4 million toward its newly public $3.5 million capital campaign. The two $1 million gifts for the “Campaign for VCFA” are the largest in […]
