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GMUSD special hearing agenda for April 11
The board of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold a special hearing at 6 p.m. on Tuesday April 11, 2023 at the Green Mountain High School, 716 Rt. 103 south, and via Zoom. To join the meeting go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/81803924162. Below is the board’s agenda This meeting is a quasi-judicial proceeding. As such, […]
Mamma Mia! at GMUHS March 31, April 1
The Green Mountain Union High School Drama Department presents its spring musical, Mamma Mia!, an iconic show featuring the music of ABBA. Opening night is Friday, March 31 at 7 p.m., with two performances on Saturday, April 1 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The shows will take place in the GMUHS Auditorium, 716 Route […]
College News
The following students have been named to the President’s List for achieving a grade point average of 4.0 or higher in the fall 2022 semester at Champlain College of Burlington. Ashley Bolton of South Londonderry Grace Guild of Chester Amber Prepost of Springfield The following students have been named to the Champlain College Dean’s List […]
GNAT-TV announces youth media workshops, TV production camps
GNAT-TV announces its upcoming youth media workshops at its state-of-the-art studio, 6378 VT Route 7A, Suite #1 in Sunderland. Its new Media Education coordinator, Keegan Douglass, has curated fun and engaging video camps and workshops for spring break week and throughout the summer. The camps will kick off with “Make Your Own Studio Show” from […]
The Grammar School raises $7,630 for Putney Foodshelf
On March 22, at its weekly All School Meeting, The Grammar School in Putney presented a check for $7,630 to Hannah Pick, the Putney Foodshelf’s executive director. This amount beat out The Grammar School’s first-ever Ski to End Hunger event that, five years ago, raised more than $4,000 for the Putney Foodshelf. After a pandemic […]
After musical hiatus, GM hits the stage with ABBA hit ‘Mamma Mia!’
By Basil MacDonald Green Mountain Union High School presents its first musical since 2019. Catherine Johnson’s Broadway hit Mamma Mia!, which reignited a love for the 1970s pop music of ABBA, will be performed in the GMUHS auditorium on Friday, March 31 and Saturday April 1. “Putting on a musical is a really big task,” […]
GM honors Student of the Month awardees
To recognize students who embody the spirit of the core values at Green Mountain Union High School, which include relationship, respect, responsibility and academic excellence, the school has established a “Student of the Month” recognition award. This award honors those students who actively help make GM a vibrant school community. Following the end of the […]
Mountain School at Winhall names new Head of School, Assistant Head
WINHALL The Mountain School at Winhall, an independent school serving the communities of Winhall, Stratton, Bondville and other southern Vermont communities, has appointed Margaret Schlachter as the school’s new Head of School and Joseph Frigo as Assistant Head of School and as Upper School Math and Science teacher. Both assume their new roles in July. […]
Secretary French leaving Agency of Education
MONTPELIER Secretary Dan French of the Vermont Agency of Education will be leaving his job next month to take a senior leadership role at the Council of Chief State School Officers, Gov. Phil Scott announced on Friday. Prior to becoming Secretary, French was brought in as a consultant to the Ludlow-Mount Holly school district merger […]
Flood Brook School, Collaborative to host community-showing of ‘Screenagers’
Flood Brook School and The Collaborative are hosting a screening of the 2016 documentary Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday March 23 at Flood Brook School, 91 VT-11 in Londonderry. Thursday. Admission is free and all community members, especially middle school students and their parents from the mountain towns, […]
College News
Alexandria Pippin of Chester, a senior who will graduate in the spring with degrees in Elementary Education and Holocaust and Genocide Studies, has been named to the Dean’s List at Keene State College for the fall 2022 semester. To qualify for Dean’s List, degree-seeking undergraduate students complete a minimum of 12 credits and earn at […]
GMUSD board agenda for March 16
The Green Mountain Unified School District board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday March 16 at the Green Mountain High School Library, 716 Rt. 103 south in Chester or via Zoom. To join the meeting to to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/85863233984 Below is the board’s agenda I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. […]
College News
Emily Chamberlin of North Springfield was named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll — reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of at least 3.75 — at the University of Mississippi, in University, Miss., for the fall 2022 semester. Malia Findley of Springfield, a Bachelor of Science major, has been named to the Dean’s List […]
College News
Paige Kelley of Ludlow, a Political Science major, has been named to the President’s List for the fall 2022 semester at the College of Charleston 0f Charleston, S.C. To qualify for President’s List (Highly Distinguished), students must earn a GPA of 3.800 or higher and complete a minimum of 14 semester hours. AJ Aldrich of […]
GM student exhibit at Whiting for Youth Art Month
In honor of Youth Art Month, examples of work created by middle- and high-school students at Green Mountain Union High School will be on display at Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester, during regular library hours from Wednesday March 1 through Tuesday, March 28. The library is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on […]
Scholarships available for Andover students
Are you a graduating high school senior who lives in Andover and plans to continue your education or do you know someone who is? The Andover Scholarship Committee has been offering first-year college/university/tech/trade school scholarships to qualified Andover students since the mid-1990s. The scholarship is competitive, based on commitment and service to the community, not […]
College News
Castleton University congratulates the graduates from the class of December 2022. The following students recently graduated from Castleton University and will be recognized during the 236th Commencement. Noah Distefano of West Townshend; Kristina Galimi of Ludlow and Bhavin Patel of Ludlow Elyse Carola Donaghue of Andover, a freshman majoring in engineering studies, was named a […]
Sen. McCormack: It’s demeaning to mascot somebody
By Cynthia Prairie ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Sen. Dick McCormack speaks of his bill — now Act 152 of 2022 — with conviction. That bill now bans mascots at Vermont public schools that depict racial or ethnic individuals or groups or their customs to ensure a safe learning environment. Recent actions of the board of […]
GM board hears of racial bias incidents; reinstates Chieftain name 8th grader, family tell of school inaction; board considers rebranding 'Chieftains'
By Shawn Cunningham ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC In an emotionally charged meeting Thursday night, the board of the Green Mountain Unified School District heard from an 8th grade student and her grandmother who said that stress from racism that the girl has experienced since coming to the school last year has gotten to the point […]
Applications open for League of Women Voters scholarships
MONTPELIER The League of Women Voters of Vermont Education Fund is now accepting applications for its Winona Smith Scholarship program. Created in 1998 to honor the legacy of League leader Winona Smith, the scholarship is awarded annually to local high school seniors who embody the characteristics and qualities Smith displayed of civic participation and community […]
