Education
Students earn recognition in Vermont Student Wildlife Art Contest
HARDWICK – Three Hazen Union art honors students have received awards in the 2026 Vermont Student Wildlife Art Contest, an annual exhibition celebrating student creativity, wildlife education and Vermont’s natural heritage. The honored students are Danica Patridge, who received the Judge’s Award of Merit for her artwork “Coyote” and an[Read More…]
Local students named to SNHU President’s List
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Jasmine Leriche of Hardwick and Trystine Brennan-Hess of Greensboro Bend have been named to the Spring 2026 President’s List at Southern New Hampshire University. The spring terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.7 and above for[Read More…]
Early Childhood educators invited to visual art workshop, May 21
ST. JOHNSBURY – Catamount Arts will host a workshop at 115 Eastern Avenue for early childhood educators on Thursday, May 21, from 6 to 8 p.m.. “Move, Sweep, Splash! Big Body Visual Art for Young Children” invites early childhood educators to rethink what art instruction and creation can look like[Read More…]
Fairbanks offers educational camps, playgroups
ST. JOHNSBURY – The Fairbanks Museum summer offerings range from playgroup series to week-long themed discovery camps. The Nature Buddies playgroup series will focus on summer topics: animals, insects, plants, gardening, fruits and vegetables. With eight gatherings, registration is required, as space is limited to 10 children in each playgroup. Parents[Read More…]
Education reform program, May 27
MARSHFIELD – Wednesday, May 27 6:30 p.m., an education reform program will presented by Public Assets at the Jaquith Public Library. Join Steph Yu of Public Assets to talk about the latest proposed changes and when they might happen. While this conversation is focused on how taxpayers pay for schools, it’s in service[Read More…]
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…]
Community clean-up removes 175 tires from Cooper Brook
HARDWICK – A student-led cleanup effort to improve water quality along Cooper Brook resulted in the removal of 175 tires and additional debris, May 1. Many of the tires had been carried downstream during the July 2024 flooding and collected along the stretch of Cooper Brook near Atkins Field. The[Read More…]
Administration to release education funding for Vermont
BURLINGTON –Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced that the Department of Education has released $11.58 million in federal K-12 COVID-19 funding for 20 Vermont school districts and the Agency of Education, after over a year of delay. Included in[Read More…]
MVU Re-vote No. 3
HARDWICK – In my last post I talked about the elephant in the room. I’m dismayed to say that the elephant is alive and well. I attended the MVU School Board meeting, April 16, at Lake View School. The question about consolidation for this year has finally been answered. Due[Read More…]
When students engage in education it creates a better world
WALDEN – Hello, my name is Azailya L’Esperance. I am from Walden, and in sixth grade. Throughout my years here, I have noticed that we don’t have enough student engagement. My school has combined grades and most classes are mixed together with multiple ages. This arrangement really limits students’ learning.[Read More…]
Do-Day sees good acts around town
HARDWICK –Friday, April 17, Hazen Union students participated in Do-Day, an event in which each Teacher-Student Advisory (TSA/homeroom) spends the day doing a variety of community service acts. In town, Evan Chartier’s group scraped graffiti off the mural that lines the road leading up to the school. Chartier emphasized that[Read More…]
