With Vermont’s Town Meeting Day upon us, most questions involve funding, or who will be responsible for making decisions in our towns. At school district meetings we have budgets for education to vote on, most of which have gone up, some astronomically for several years. Our state legislature ponders education[Read More…]
Schools
Tatistcheff named superintendent of OSSU
HARDWICK – Rebecca Tatistcheff will commence her role as superintendent of Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) on July 1. Tatistcheff was previously principal of the Cabot School and U-32 High School. She spent the bulk of her career in the New York City public school system, a member of a[Read More…]
Finalists for superintendent position named
HARDWICK – The Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) Board has named Rebecca Tatistsheff and Becky Read as finalists for superintendent of the OSSU. As part of the superintendent search process, staff, families and community members may participate in two online community forums to learn more about each candidate and to[Read More…]
OSSU voices heard at NEK Day
MONTPELIER – Two Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) employees testified before the Vermont House Committee on Education during NEK Day, Thursday, Jan. 22,. Kay Freedy, a Hazen Union teacher and Danville School Board member, spoke as did Lisa McCarthy, principal of Craftsbury Schools, offering her testimony from the perspective of[Read More…]
Les Girafes
First day of school looms, Civic offers cupcakes
AREA TOWNS – The first day of school is just around the corner for area students, with some significant changes likely to alter family routines. This year, Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) pre-K students will be hosted at a new Lakeview Early Education Center in Greensboro, beginning September 2. Transportation[Read More…]
Grab-and-Go Summer meals feed area students
HARDWICK – The Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) food service team served 14,877 Grab-and-Go meals to the community this summer. Most meals were delivered to children 18 and under at no charge and with no registration required. Adults had the opportunity to purchase meals at $6 each. “We know our[Read More…]
Preserve OSSU School Boards, Preserve Local Democracy
HARDWICK − We won’t always agree with every decision our school boards make, but we should all agree on this: they must exist. Without them, we lose local democracy, community involvement, and taxpayer oversight. Whether you’re from Hardwick, Greensboro, Woodbury, Stannard, Wolcott or Craftsbury, one thing is clear: our communities[Read More…]
Hazen Union Drama
Alumni Assn. Annual Reunion Well-Attended
HARDWICK – This past Saturday, the summer solstice, a crowd of around 160 people converged on the Brochu Pavilion on West Hill in Hardwick to attend and celebrate the Hardwick Academy/Hazen Union Alumni Association’s class reunion gathering. With a combination of high attendance, ideal weather and school spirit, the day[Read More…]
School Budget Passes in Third Vote
WOLCOTT – The Wolcott School budget successfully passed 182 to 104, in the third round of voting, June 11, at the town offices. At and since town meeting day, residents had voted down the last two proposed budgets. The second school budget vote that took place Tuesday, April 28, failed[Read More…]
Empty Bowls Soup Dinner Contributes $2,000 to HAFP
CRAFTSBURY – At the Empty Bowls Soup Dinner at Craftsbury Academy, May 28, over 300 community members gathered to share a meal and support the Hardwick Area Food Pantry (HAFP), raising more than $2,000 to support food security for residents in Hardwick, Craftsbury, Albany and surrounding towns. Craftsbury students created[Read More…]
