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…]
Education
Local Students Named to President’s List
PLYMOUTH, N.H. — Keenan Wallace, English major of Plainfield and Grace Cloutier, Art and Design major of Hardwick have been named to the Plymouth State University President’s List for the Fall 2024 semester. To be named to the President’s List, a student must achieve a grade point average of 3.70[Read More…]
Two Local Students Named to Dean’s List
BIDDEFORD, PORTLAND, Me. – Arabella Betit, East Calais, Vt., and Olivia Demag, Wolcott, Vt., have been named to the Dean’s List for the 2024 fall semester at the University of New England. Dean’s List students have attained a grade point average of 3.3 or better out of a possible 4.0[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…]
Construction Management Degree Program Accredited
VERMONT — Vermont State University’s Construction Management bachelor’s degree program was recently awarded accreditation by the Applied and Natural Sciences Accreditation Commission of ABET. The accreditation, through September 2030, retroactively applies from Oct. 1, 2021, and to all degrees awarded after that date. ABET originally stood for the Accreditation Board[Read More…]
Project WILD Training for Science Educators, Feb. 25
MORRISVILLE — On February 25, 5 to 8 p.m., at the UVM Extension office in Morrisville, grade K to 12 teachers and science educators interested in exploring ways to connect their students with science and nature may sign up for a free Project WILD workshop and training. Project WILD is[Read More…]
Hebert Named to President’s List
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Jason Hebert of Plainfield, Vt., has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Fall 2024 President’s List. The fall terms run from September to December. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the[Read More…]
Sweeney Earns Dean’s List Honors
BRISTOL, R.I. – Sakoya Sweeney, of Craftsbury, Vt., has been named to the Fall 2024 Dean’s List at Roger Williams University. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a grade point average of 3.4 or higher are placed on the dean’s list that semester.
Data Breach Affects Information at Vermont Schools
VERMONT – The personal data of students and staff at several dozen Vermont school districts may have been compromised in a nationwide data breach of a student information system, according to state education officials. PowerSchool, a California-based company that provides a student information system and cloud software used by 39[Read More…]
OSSU Student, Staff, Financial Data Escape Cybersecurity Breach
HARDWICK – Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) was contacted Monday, Jan. 7, by its Student Information System (SIS) provider, PowerSchool to inform them of a cyber security incident affecting OSSU schools SIS data, according to a notice published Thursday, Jan. 9. The security breach affecting many Vermont School Districts was[Read More…]
Lamb Named to the Dean’s List
LEWISTON, Me. – Alice Lamb of East Calais, Vt., was named to the dean’s list at Bates College for the fall semester ending in December 2024. This is a distinction earned by students whose grade point average is 3.92 or higher. Lamb is still considering a major at Bates.
