HARDWICK – Hazen Union junior Quinn Molleur has earned a spot in the 2025 New England Music Festival Association (NEMFA) Concert Festival, to be held March 13 to 15 in Middletown, Conn. The journey began with Molleur’s December audition, where they performed “Nina”, an Italian piece by Pergolesi. “‘Nina’ is[Read More…]
Education
Lander Joins Vermont All State Music Festival Orchestra
HARDWICK – Jo Lander, A ninth-grade student at Craftsbury Academy, has been accepted to the 2025 Vermont All State Music Festival Orchestra. Lander is a violinist who auditioned for this year’s music festival in January. Festival events begin May 7, culminating in a concert on Saturday, May 10. The Vermont[Read More…]
Pandya Named to Dean’s List
ALBANY, N.Y. – Bruce Pandya of Plainfield, Vt., has been named to the University of Albany Dean’s List for the Fall 2024 semester. Pandya majors in Political Science. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a grade point average (GPA) of 3.25 or higher in their first semester[Read More…]
Keller-Angelo Named to Dean’s List
WORCESTER, Mass. – Amatista M. Keller-Angelo, of Hardwick, Vt., was named to first honors on the Clark University Dean’s List. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the Fall 2024 semester. Students must have a GPA of 3.8 or above for first honors or a GPA between 3.50 and 3.79 for second[Read More…]
Federal Financial Assistance Pause Breeds Chaos
CRAFTSBURY COMMON — Staff and faculty at Sterling College are working to reorient themselves after the confusion caused by the pause of federal financial assistance. The college was unsure about what was and was not affected and are navigating how large of an impact such an action would have on[Read More…]
Small Schools, Supervisory Unions Grapple with Proposed Redistricting
NORTHEAST KINGDOM – As educators and legislators begin to digest details of the governor’s education plan released by Vermont Secretary of Education Zoie Saunders last week, a Rural School Community Alliance (RSCA) is being formed to help protect the most vulnerable small schools. At the other end of the rural[Read More…]
Area Students December Graduates from VTSU
RANDOLPH CENTER — Raymonda Parchment and Meghan Shatney of Hardwick, Alexander Wyman of Plainfield and Tyler Molleur of East Hardwick were part of Vermont State University’s December 2024 graduating class.
Local Students Named to President’s List
RANDOLPH CENTER — Area residents on Vermont State University President’s List for the Fall 2024 semester include Mya Adams and Abe Leveillee of Hardwick, Fritz Fritz of Craftsbury Commons, Hakon Hanson and Levi Mulligan of Marshfield, Quinn Kalp and Mark Thompson of Wolcott. To qualify for this highest academic honor,[Read More…]
VTSU Announces Dean’s List
RANDOLPH CENTER — The following students earned Vermont State University Dean’s List honors for the Fall 2024 semester: Weslie Carlson, Charmone Lloyd, Katalina Corp, Harrison Frazee and Kaulah Watkevich of Wolcott; Ida Eames of Craftsbury Common, L.A. Guzman of Cabot; Esme Kelley and Nickels Thomas of Plainfield; Kristen Lavine, Emily[Read More…]
Endicott College Announces Local Dean’s List Student
BEVERLY, Mass. — Natalie Beauregard of East Calais was named to the Fall 2024 Dean’s List at Endicott College. Beauregard is majoring in Exercise Science and is the child of Alan Beauregard. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must obtain a minimum grade point average of[Read More…]
MacHarg Named to Dean’s List
HAMDEN, Conn. — Aileen MacHarg of Marshfield was named to the dean’s list for the Fall 2024 semester at Quinnipiac University. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 with no grade lower than C. Full-time students must complete at least[Read More…]
Mountainview Union School’s Future Configuration Uncertain
HARDWICK — Another round of changes are in store for the Mountainview Union School District (MVU) as another reconfiguration was being planned for Lakeview Union School. Only Pre-K to grade three are at the school now and fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students have the choice to go to Hardwick Elementary[Read More…]