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Eight CCV centers to host college FAFSA assistance
Vermont Student Assistance Corp. counselors and college aid professionals will be available from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 15 at eight Community College of Vermont centers across the state to help with filing online FAFSA – the Free Application for Federal Financial Aid — and Vermont grant applications. The CCV centers and their addresses […]
GMUHS Honor Roll for 3rd Quarter
Green Mountain Union High School has announced its Honor Roll for the 3nd Quarter of the 2013-2014 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 C-). […]
Whiting trees get a much-need pruning from RVTC
Students from the River Valley Technical Center’s Horticulture and Natural Resources program have trimmed the trees in front of the Whiting Library. Library trustee Suzy Forlie had contacted the technical center, located in Springfield, to see if its horticulture students would be interested in the work. So on Tuesday, April 29, teacher John […]
NECA announces 3rd quarter honor roll
New England Classical Academy based in Claremont, N.H., announces the third quarter honor roll for its students in grades 7 through 12 for the 2013-2014 school year. Summa Cum Laude (students earning a grade point average of 97% and higher) Marguerite Cottrill (7th), Greenfield, MA Autumn Rose Prunier, (8th), Springfield, VT Sam Lavertue (12th), Claremont, […]
15-year-old Maci Prescott vaults into gymnastics championships
By Greg Hart Sports editor Gymnastics takes skill, strength and flexibility. But to take it to the next level and be successful in competition, one also needs focus and determination. At age 15, Chester’s Maci Prescott has the whole package and is headed to Bradenton, Fla., for the USA Gymnastics 2014 Level 9 […]
GM grad Kuniko Hunter accepted to study in Denmark
TROY, N.Y. Kuniko C. Hunter of Chester, Vt., has been accepted as a design student by the Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU – The Technical University of Denmark in Kongens Lyngby). Hunter, a (junior by cohort) senior dual majoring in Biomedical Engineering and Design, Society and Innovation Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will be attending […]
2011 GM grad Kuniko Hunter makes RPI dean’s list; Chester Academy grant awarded to GM kids for hydroponic garden
Hunter excels at Rensselaer Polytechnic Kuniko C. Hunter of Chester has been named to the Dean’s List of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s School of Engineering for the fall 2013 semester. Hunter has earned a place on the dean’s list in each of her five semesters at Rensselaer. She is a (junior by cohort) senior majoring in […]
Heath Gordon Scholarship fund-raiser this Friday
T he Stage Potatoes will be among three groups playing at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 28 for the benefit of the first Heath Gordon Scholarship fund-raiser at the American Legion Post 67, Route 103 in Chester. The cover charge is $10 with all proceeds from the event, which includes a raffle and […]
GM Drama Department advances to state competition
Green Mountain Union High School Drama Department will be advancing to the Vermont State One Act Festival, to be held this coming weekend in Brandon. On Saturday, March 22, GM competed in the Vermont Regional One Act Festival held at Springfield High School. Their performance of the drama “Booby Trap” by Ed Monk, secured them […]
GMUHS posts 2nd quarter Honor Roll
Green Mountain Union High School has announced its 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-). High School Honors means that […]
VSAC offers workshops on filling out college financial aid forms
Vermont Student Assistance Corp. offers free workshops to help families fill out college financial aid forms at local high schools in January. These informal workshops offer guidance on filling out the free application for federal student aid and Vermont grant forms. Students and parents may also ask questions about the college financial aid […]
Green Mountain announces 1st Quarter Honor Roll
Green Mountain Union High School has announced its Honor Roll for the 1st 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-). High School Honors […]
Friends, family rally to keep artist’s memory alive with GMUHS scholarship
By Cynthia Prairie Friends and family of the late Heath Gordon are establishing a memorial scholarship fund for Green Mountain Union High School seniors who are pursuing higher education in either art or music. Gordon, who grew up in Chester with his older sister Wendy and younger brother Sam, was a musician and artist […]
Using their noodles: Spaghetti dinner helps Keewaydin camp effort
The 70 or so 5th and 6th graders from Chester-Andover Elementary School are deliciously closer to going to Keewaydin Environmental Education camp in May 2014 thanks to the volunteer parents, teachers and pupils who served up a spaghetti dinner to more than 100 hungry folks last Thursday night, Nov. 21, 2013. The dinner — […]
Comedic ‘Shakespeare on the Green’ at GMUHS this weekend
The Green Mountain Union High School Drama Department will present Shakespeare on the Green at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 and Saturday, Nov. 16 in the GMUHS auditorium, 716 VT Rt. 103 S. in Chester. Shakespeare on the Green, written by Amanda Petefish-Schrag and Ben Schrag, includes portions of five of Shakespeare’s most […]
Senior high girls sought for Apple Blossom Cotillion
High school senior girls in the communities served by Springfield Medical Care Systems and Springfield Hospital are invited to participate in the 58th annual Apple Blossom Cotillion. One will join the select group of Apple Blossom queens. This special community event has become a unique tradition and a rite of passage for area young people. […]
Story time at Whiting; elementary kids sought for Apple Blossom Cotillion
Saturday storytime at Whiting Library Children of all ages are invited to join Grandma Jeanne to listen to a story, make a craft or two, and enjoy a small snack at 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturdays at the Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester. Coffee will be available for adults. For more information, […]
3rd annual Rotary Cabaret a singular sensation
A s dinner winds down, the spotlight comes up and the third annual Chester Rotary Cabaret is under way. Students from Green Mountain Union High School’s drama and music departments entertained an enthusiastic crowd of diners on Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Newsbank Conference Center. The performances were proceeded by a dinner prepared by […]
GMUHS’s O’Neil named VT counselor of year; Chester Dems elect new officers; Aegis Wind expands
Pam O’Neil, guidance director for Green Mountain Union High and counselor for grades 10, 11 and 12, has been named the 2013 recipient of the James F. Cawley Award as the Outstanding Vermont School Counselor of the Year by the Vermont School Counselor Association. The VSCA is a statewide organization that, according to its website, […]
Grafton’s Luke Drabyn finishes government internship in Maine
AUGUSTA This summer, Luke Drabyn of Grafton participated in the Margaret Chase Smith Internship program with the Maine Department of Labor. Drabyn worked for the Bureau of Labor Standards. Drabyn, a government and legal studies and Russian language major at Bowdoin College, worked on a project that overhauled and updated more than 70 PowerPoint presentations […]
