HARDWICK – Hazen Union School’s Ski & Ride program will kick off the new season, December 20, with an outing to Jay Peak where students will have an opportunity to ski, snowboard. or telemark. Nine regular outings are planned from December to March, with a possible trip in April, weather[Read More…]
Education
Mock Election Highlights Citizen Participation
HARDWICK – On election day, November 5, Hazen Union High School held a mock election as part of the AP U.S. Government and Politics and Government and Civics classes taught by Corey Maskell. Students also volunteered at Hardwick’s polling place in the town hall, alongside poll workers. All Hazen Union[Read More…]
Afterschool Staff Train During School Vacation
WOLCOTT – “Keep going. 28 and 29, and 30. Good. Now two breaths. Okay. Back to compressions: 1 and 2 and 3 and…” School may not have been in session this week for the Orleans Southwest Supervisory District, but on Monday, Nov. 25, the Wolcott Elementary school library was filled[Read More…]
Building Holiday Business Together
HARDWICK – Last Tuesday, November 12, eight Hazen Union School students embarked on a mission to collect balsam brush in Greensboro. The brush will be used to produce holiday wreaths they will be selling in the coming weeks. During their brush picking adventure, students learned how to properly tell good[Read More…]
Mary Rogerson Selected as Legislative Page
CABOT – On November 15, the Cabot School Newsletter announced eighth-grader Mary Rogerson has been selected as a Vermont Legislative Page for the 2025 session. As a legislative page, Mary will have the opportunity to assist lawmakers, deliver messages and documents and observe the legislative process firsthand. They will have[Read More…]
Cadwell Graduates from Elms College
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.
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…]
