CHICOPEE, Mass. – Bonne Cadwell of Marshfield received a Master of Science in Nursing from Elms College following the conclusion of the summer 2024 semester. Cadwell was among 101 students who received their degrees this summer.
Education
Students Accept American Flag Flown over U.S. Capitol
CRAFTSBURY – An American flag flown over the U.S. Capitol was presented to Craftsbury Academy by members of the Saint John de Crevecoeur chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) on Friday, Oct. 25. At an afternoon assembly Principal Lisa McCarthy introduced DAR members Jeannine Young from Craftsbury, Mary Metcalf[Read More…]
Next Generation of Voters Hosts Senate Candidate Debate at Craftsbury Academy
CRAFTSBURY – Craftsbury Academy hosted a debate between candidates Katherine Sims (D) and Samuel A. Douglass (R) who are vying for Orleans County’s vacant Senate seat, The event in the World War II Memorial Gymnasium, Thursday, Oct. 23, attracted a diverse audience of parents, teachers, students and community members. The[Read More…]
Board Votes Against Closing Calais and Worcester Schools
MONTPELIER – The Washington Central Unified Union School District will not be closing two of its elementary schools after all. During a contentious three-and-a-half hour meeting on October 1, the district board voted 8 to 5 not to pursue a recommendation of its finance configuration committee to close the Calais[Read More…]
OSSU Schools Soon to Offer School-Based Health Care
HARDWICK – Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) is partnering with Northern Counties Health Care (NCHC) through the Hardwick Area Health Center (HAHC) to provide enhanced on-site health services to students. Through this new School-Based Health Center (SBHC), OSSU healthcare provider Jen Olsen, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, will be available to OSSU[Read More…]
Hazen Union Students Learn Emergency First-Aid Skills
HYDE PARK – Hazen Union High School students Haley Blair and Paige Cruickshank participated in a First Aid Field Day (FAFD) at Green Mountain Tech and Career Center Saturday, Oct. 26 Approximately three-dozen students from all over the state participated in the program leading students to careers in health and[Read More…]
Third Goddard Buyer Shares Ideas, Asks for Input
PLAINFIELD – The third potential buyer of the Goddard College campus in as many months stepped in after the previous two sales fell through. Mike Davidson asked the select board to give him time on the agenda at the October 14 regular meeting. He joined the select board at the[Read More…]
Rowan Book Named Green and Gold Scholar
HARDWICK – Hazen Union senior Rowan Book has been awarded the Green and Gold Scholars Award from The University of Vermont (UVM), according to the Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union and Hazen Union School. This merit scholarship awards full in-state tuition for up to four years to those who apply, are[Read More…]
2024 Mensch Award Recipients Honored
HARDWICK — Hazen Union School celebrated the 2024 Mensch “Good Person” Award recipients at a breakfast attended by the honorees, parents, faculty and staff on Wednesday, Oct. 2. In its eighth year, the Mensch Program at Hazen recognizes 12 students annually, two from each grade, for consistently demonstrating the courage[Read More…]
New faculty and staff at Area Schools
New Student Enrollment at VSU Ticks Up
VERMONT – More than 1,700 first-year students are expected to enroll at Vermont State University, an increase of about 14% compared with fall 2023 and a sign of hope for the public, multicampus university. The roughly 200-student enrollment bump in the university’s second-ever fall semester, just over a year after[Read More…]