HARDWICK – On May 14, Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) recognized 35 readers in fourth through eight grade from across the suprvisory union who successfully completed the Vermont Golden Dome Book Challenge. Students from Hardwick, Wolcott and Woodbury Elementary Schools, Craftsbury Schools, and Hazen Union School who read at least[Read More…]
Lisa Stinson
Music teacher awarded grant to expand band program
HARDWICK – Hardwick Elementary School (HES) music teacher Jess Zehngut has been selected as a recipient of the Music Will National Instrument Fund, a highly competitive national award with only 11% of applicants chosen. Through this grant, HES will receive new instruments and resources to expand its music program and[Read More…]
Hazen students take learning to lunch
HARDWICK – Students from Cynthia Osgood’s Life Skills classes at Hazen Union brought their classroom into the real world, March 24, with a special outing to The Village Restaurant. The trip was part of an ongoing financial literacy unit in which students have been building practical skills such as calculating[Read More…]
Greensboro Fire Department Visit
Craftsbury Academy receives grant to launch rocketry club
CRAFTSBURY – The countdown has begun for the newly formed Craftsbury Comets Rocketry Club, which recently announced it is the recipient of a $1,000 Northrop Grumman Foundation STEM Innovation Grant through the American Rocketry Challenge (ARC). The grant will fund materials and tools needed for students to design, build and[Read More…]
High schoolers spark curiosity in younger science learners
HARDWICK – Only blocks apart, two local schools are even closer this year as they collaborate on science education. High school students enrolled in Hazen Union’s Science Enrichment class are learning to see science through the eyes of kindergarteners and sixth graders by planning and teaching lessons to students at[Read More…]
Hazen Students Complete Teen Mental Health First Aid Training
HARDWICK – Seven Hazen Union students successfully completed a three-part, in-person training series in Teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA), May 14. Open to students in grades 9 to 12, the training is a key initiative of Hazen’s new Student Wellness Center. Through the program, student leaders gained valuable skills[Read More…]
Students Embrace Winter on Community Ice Rink
WOODBURY – Students at Woodbury Elementary School (WES) laced up their skates on opening day of the skating season, Janaury 15 and headed to the ice rink near the school doors. The Woodbury community ice rink has been brought to life through the dedication of volunteers, neighbors and the school.[Read More…]
New Theater Advisor Builds Program at Craftsbury Schools
CRAFTSBURY – Craftsbury Schools has appointed Katherine Locke as the new theater advisor for Craftsbury grades-two through -twelve, as of January 23. Locke states she has a lifelong love for theater and a personal connection to the performing arts that began watching her grandfather play music at the Hyde Park[Read More…]
Becky Butler Honored as UVM Outstanding Educator
BURLINGTON – Becky Butler, Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) occupational therapist and OT/PT program coordinator, was honored as a 2024 UVM Outstanding Educator Thursday, Nov. 7. Butler, along with Director of Student Support Services Heather Freeman, Assistant Director of Student Services Kelly Locke, Deb Butler and Ruth Roy, attended the[Read More…]
