All Entries in the "Education News" Category
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 […]
College News
Gwendylan Kekic of Chester, daughter of Tamasin and Nicholas Kekic, has been named to the President’s List of Dean College of Franklin, Mass., for the fall 2022 semester. To make the college’s President’s List, a full-time student must obtain a GP of 4.0 for the semester. The University of Vermont of Burlington announces that the […]
TRSU Board agenda for Feb. 2
The Board of Directors of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2 at the Ludlow Elementary School Development Room, 45 Main St. in Ludlow, and via Zoom. To access via Zoom click here or phone in at 646-876-9923. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order […]
College News
Willem Bargfrede of Chester, the son of Michele and Dave Bargfrede, was named to the fall 2022 Dean’s List of Champlain College, located in Burlington. To make the college’s Dean’s List, a student must earn a 3.5 grade point average or higher for the semester. Madison Tennis of Springfield, an Elementary Education and Youth Development […]
GMUSD board agrees to ‘retire’ Chieftain name 'Indian head' image was dropped two years ago
By Shawn Cunningham © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a move that was a surprise to at least one board member, the Green Mountain Unified School District board voted tonight, Thursday, Jan. 19, to discontinue the use of the Chieftain name. The district had voted to stop using the image of a Native American in […]
Former Flood Brook teacher offered principalship at CAES
By Cynthia Prairie ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District, during a special meeting on Wednesday night, voted to offer Joanne Blane, an instructional coach for the Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union and former teacher at Flood Brook School in Londonderry, a one-year contract as principal of Chester-Andover Elementary […]
College News
Southern New Hampshire University of Manchester, N.H., congratulates the following students on being named to the fall 2022 President’s List. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 for the reporting term are named to the President’s List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or […]
College News
Jonathan Griffin of West Townshend, a sophomore Business Administration major at Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C., was named to the fall 2022 President’s List. The President’s List recognizes students who earn a 3.75 or higher grade point average for the semester. Stonehill College of Easton, Mass., announces that the following students have been named […]
GMUSD Board meeting agenda for Jan. 19
The Board of the Green Mountain Unified School District, made up of Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester, will hold its next meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19 at the Green Mountain High School Library/Media Center, 716 VT-103 in Chester, and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, click here or phone in […]
VSAC advice to parents of middle, high school students
When counselors at Vermont Student Assistance Corp. speak with students who have successfully completed high school and achieved their first early-adulthood goals, such as college admission, starting a technical program or starting a job, there is usually one common denominator: adults who shared their expectations, encouragement and advice. To welcome 2023, VSAC offers this list […]
TRSU Board of Directors agenda for Jan. 5
The Board of Directors of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5 at the Art Room at Cavendish Town Elementary School, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, click here. You can also phone in at 646-876-9923. Below is its agenda. […]
GMUSD Board agenda for Dec. 15
The Green Mountain Unified School District Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday Dec. 15, 2022 at the Green Mountain High School library and via Zoom. To join the meeting remotely go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/85863233984 Below is the board’s agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER (2 min): A. Roll call II. Approval of […]
CAES students say thanks to Chester Rotary
CHESTER-ANDOVER 1st GRADERS SAY THANKS WITH HANDMADE CARDS: First graders at Chester-Andover Elementary School recently sent thank you cards to members of the Rotary Club of Chester in appreciation for the personalized beginning reading books that were were distributed to each student. The Rotary Club has sponsored this project for at least 20 years.
Second meeting of TRSU’s ‘Portrait of a Graduate’ set for Dec. 5
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC About 25 community members gathered in the library at Green Mountain High School on Monday Nov. 14 to participate as a “design team” in the first of four meetings aimed at answering the question “what should a graduate from a Two Rivers Supervisory Union school – elementary, […]
TRSU Board agenda for Dec. 1
The Board of Directors of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 01 at the Ludlow Elementary School’s Professional Development Room, 45 Main St. in Ludlow and over Zoom. To access via Zoom: https://trsu.zoom.us/j/85756476936| Phone: 646-876-9923. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order A. Roll Call […]
District governor visits GM Interact Club
On Monday, Nov. 7, Rotary District 7870 District Gov. Randell Barclay visited the Chester Rotary Interact Club at Green Mountain Union High School to discuss its participation in the KIVA program. Interact is a Rotary-sponsored high school leadership program that adheres to the Rotary International motto of “Service Above Self.” KIVA is an international nonprofit […]
News Analysis: Next steps for GMUSD after bond defeat
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last Tuesday’s 47-vote defeat of a bond issue to renovate three school buildings that make up the Green Mountain Unified School District is on the agenda for that board’s monthly meeting on Thursday, Nov. 17 as members and administrators figure out where to go from here. At […]
GMUSD board agenda for Nov. 17
The board of directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17 at the Green Mountain High School Library, 716 VT-103 in Chester. You can also attend the meeting via Zoom by clicking here. You can also listen in by phone 646-876-9923. Below is its […]
