As part of a Hardwick Elementary school-wide preK-6 grade Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Celebration, kindergarten teacher Jessica Baitz volunteered to let students duct tape her to the school’s bleachers February 22. Kindergarten students Caroline Bartlett (center), Brycen LeBlanc (second from right) and Dawson Tatro (right) are ready to tape the teacher. Also, Principal William Deiss volunteered to be duct-taped as part of the PBIS Celebration.
Vanessa Fournier graduated from Hazen Union School in 1973 and went to work taking photos in Bennington, then returned to Hardwick to work for Vin Zecchinelli of Farland Studio for several years. She started her own photo business in 1979. She's been in photography for over 50 years, working for The Hardwick Gazette for 44 years. She retired in 2023 and is still taking pictures for The Gazette because she still loves what she does.
