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Congratulations, Vergennes honor students!

The following students of Vergennes school community were named to the Second Quarter Honor Roll for the current academic year...

SHS players to hit the road

The Springfield High School Drama Class will have an open dress rehearsal of the production "The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza" Don Zolidis on Friday, March 2, at 3:15 p.m., at Springfield High School.

Report: Vermont school embezzling, theft “alarming”

Vermont State Auditor Thomas M. Salmon released a situation report Feb. 21 indicating that since the year 2000, approximately $415,000 has been reported missing from 16 supervisory unions or school districts.

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Ethan Allen Institute: Those school choice rascals

An evil plot is afoot to pressure the states to adopt “school choice schemes”, according to onetime Rutland Northeast Superintendent Dr. William J. Mathis. He is currently a Shumlin appointee to the Vermont State Board of Education and Managing Director of the grandly-named “National Education Policy Center” at the University of Colorado.

S.W. Supervisory Union wants to settle teacher wage issues

The Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union has asked the Vermont Labor Commissioner Anne Noonan to vacate her Findings of Fact and Order of Feb. 10 requiring the Supervisory Union pay any disputed wages.

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Stafford students receive recognition

Stafford Technical Center's hospitality and entrepreneurship students fared quite well in recent events help in Montpelier recently.

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MSJ’s Melendez wins coveted All-American Award

Jaskin Melendez, a Mount St. Joseph Academy senior student, was presented the McDonald's All-American Award last week. The award is a distinct honor among high school athletes.

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Springfield art workshop is all about light

Gallery at the VAULT in Springfield will host a unique art workshop with Robert Carsten. “It’s All About Light” will be held Saturday, Feb. 25 from 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. The workshop will focus on achieving expressive surfaces, dynamic compositions, and beautiful color in your pastel paintings.

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Museum’s new elevator to provide access to collection

After years of working to raise the funds to install an elevator for easy access to a three-story collection of local history, Black River Academy Museum is within weeks of seeing that dream become a reality.

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Clarendon, you’ve got talent

Auditions for Mill River Union High School ’s “Show Me Gala Talent Show” are scheduled for Wednesday, March 7, starting at 4:30 p.m., in the Mill River UHS Auditorium.

Five instructors teach yoga at Wallingford School

Five different yoga instructors will teach on Sundays including March 4, 11, 18, 25 and April 1.

Rights and Privileges: K-12 in Vermont

As reports go, it could have been a lot pricier and harder-to-read, but it was quite enough anyway. That’s the recently-published Picus Report, which was commissioned to reassure the Golden Dome folks in Montpelier that their statewide school property tax­,starting with Act 60, and then son-of-60, Act 68, was equitable.

Brandon student on dean's list

Sarah C. Stanley, a resident of Brandon, has been named to first honors on the Clark University Dean's List

Ludlow Rotary Club seeks scholarship funding

The Ludlow Rotary Club has provided scholarships to area collegiate and vocational students for more than 25 years. The cost of secondary education is continuing to climb at a rapid pace and economic conditions require our young people to be more prepared than ever to compete in the marketplace.

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College, Law School sign agreement

Vermont Law School and Middlebury College have signed an agreement that guarantees qualified Middlebury students and graduates admission to VLS.

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