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Lockhart Named Vermont Art Teacher of the Year
HARDWICK – Hazen Union School art teacher James Lockhart has been named the Vermont Art Teacher of the Year by the Vermont Art Educators Association (VAEA), recognizing his 28 years of dedication to art education at Hazen Union and his lasting impact on students’ creativity and confidence. Lockhart was surprised[Read More…]
OSSU Reaches 17% Local Purchasing, Receives State Grant
HARDWICK — Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) has increased its local food purchases from 5% in 2021–22 to 17% in 2023–24, according to Green Mountain Farm-to-School, a nonprofit organization based in Newport. As a result, it will receive $13,097 from the Vermont Agency of Education’s Local Foods Incentive grant program.[Read More…]
The Old Sugarhouse
OSSU Superintendent not Alarmed by Fed Funding Cuts
HARDWICK – Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union School (OSSU) Superintendent David Baker expects programs at its member schools to continue without interruption despite the U.S. Department of Education’s abrupt halt to distribution of Federal funding to Vermont schools announced June 30. As reports come that the Vermont Agency of Education and[Read More…]
Cabot High School, Hazen Union Eighth Grade, Wolcott Sixth Grade and more Craftsbury Academy and Hazen Union High School Graduations
Hazen Union High School Graduation
Food Hub Community Room Hosts First Gathering
HARDWICK – The Food Hub hosted its first meeting in the Community Room, May 7, for the Vermont Internship Professionals Network (VIPN). As the multipurpose meeting and workshop space is in the process of being outfitted with both kitchen and conferencing equipment, the Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE) is[Read More…]
Hazen Students Complete Teen Mental Health First Aid Training
HARDWICK – Seven Hazen Union students successfully completed a three-part, in-person training series in Teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA), May 14. Open to students in grades 9 to 12, the training is a key initiative of Hazen’s new Student Wellness Center. Through the program, student leaders gained valuable skills[Read More…]


