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Ariana Wunderle of Chester will perform with the 50-member African Drumming and Dance Ensemble of Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre and Dance with alumni during the IC on Broadway: South Hill State of Mind on Friday, Nov. 11. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis in New York City’s […]
Flood Brook students explore Japanese tradition, drumming up an appreciative audience
By Bob Niles © 2022 Telegraph Publishing Thirty-six drums were lined up precisely like traffic cones in nine rows of four on one side of the Flood Brook School gymnasium. Two buckets filled with drumsticks were placed nearby. In the center of the gym, a single large red drum hung horizontally at shoulder height from […]
Voters weigh in with questions on school bond
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Last Thursday evening, the Green Mountain Unified School District held a “walk through” at Green Mountain High School in Chester to give voters the chance to see why board members believe the proposed $20 million renovation bond that will come before them on Nov. 8 is necessary. […]
Two Rivers Supervisory Union Board agenda for Nov. 3
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday Nov. 3 in the Art Room at Cavendish Town Elementary School 573 Main Street in Proctorsville and via Zoom. To attend remotely go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/85756476936 Below is the board’s agenda I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. Approval […]
GM Theatre presents ‘Shakespeare (Abridged)’ Two performances Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5
GMUHS Theatre presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. at the school auditorium, 716 VT-103 in Chester. Tickets are available at the door for $5 for students, $8 for adults, and $15 for a family of four. […]
Springfield High presents ‘The Witch’s Princess’ this coming weekend
The Springfield High School Theater Department will hold three performances of The Witch’s Princess by Don Zolidis in the SHS Auditorium, 303 South St. in Springfield, at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5, with a matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6. In this rollicking and wild quest of magic […]
What’s in the GM renovation bond: Elementary schools to see upgrades in heating systems
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Both Cavendish Town and Chester-Andover elementary schools are slated to get upgrades to their fire alarm systems, should the bond proposal pass. Cavendish Town’s portion of the upgrade is worth $1.7 million; Chester-Andover’s is $2.6 million. Todd Parah, facilities director for Two Rivers Supervisory Union, says this […]
What’s in the $20 million GM school renovation bond? Part 1 of 2: We take a look at plans for Green Mountain High
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC With just about three weeks before the end of mail-in voting and the Tuesday, Nov. 8 Election Day, the public can weigh in on the proposed $20 million bond to renovate the three schools in the Green Mountain School District. Board members, administration and school staff are […]
Whiting Library Trustees hire new director Pamela Johnson-Spurlock has been GM librarian since 2017
The Board of Trustees for the Whiting Library has hired as its new library director Pamela Johnson-Spurlock, who has been the librarian at Green Mountain Union High School since 2017. “We are so pleased that Pamela will lend her perspective, talents and leadership in moving our library to new beginnings. With over a decade of […]
Already voted? There’s still the Green Mountain School District renovation bond
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC By now, registered voters in Vermont should have received their general election ballots by mail and many have either returned them or dropped them off with their town clerk. But there’s another vote remaining that was not part of the mailing from the state of Vermont. Voters […]
TRSU Board agenda for Oct. 6
The Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6 at Ludlow Elementary Professional Development Room, 45 Main St., and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, use this link: https://trsu.zoom.us/j/85756476936. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda: (Additions & Deletions) III. […]
Flood Brook’s Caleb Wiley wins Teacher Recognition Award
Caleb Wiley, a 4th grade teacher at Flood Brook School in Londonderry, has earned one of six teacher and staff awards announced recently by the Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union. Wiley’s work in the classroom and as a coach on the field captured the attention and admiration of his peers and earned the BRSU Teacher Recognition award. […]
Dinner, auction to raise funds for 2023 GMHS exchange program in France
A Francophone dinner and silent auction will be held at the Green Mountain High School cafeteria, 716 VT-103 in Chester, on Friday, Oct. 7. Proceeds will help to subsidize Green Mountain Union High School students’ participation in a exchange program in the Loire Valley of central France in April of 2023. The central part of the Loire […]
College News
Luna Burkland of Chester received the Elmira College Key Award for their academic and community leadership. A tradition that goes back to 1935, the EC Key Award is presented to outstanding students in their junior year of high school or preparatory school. This year, the award was given to 761 students across 14 states and […]
GMUSD Board agenda for Sept. 15
The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District — Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester — will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15 at the Green Mountain High School Library/Media Center, 716 VT-103 in Chester. You can also Zoom the meeting by clicking here: https://trsu.zoom.us/j/85863233984; Phone: 646-876-9923. Below is […]
GM board votes to put $20 million renovation bond before district voters
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC On Aug. 25, the board of the Green Mountain Unified School District decided to move forward with a multi-year, $20.5 million project to renovate its three school buildings. The vote was 6-1 — with three members absent — to put a 20 year bond before the voters […]
TRSU Board agenda for Sept. 1
The board of the Two Rivers Supervisory Union will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1 in the Professional Development Room of Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main St. in Ludlow, and via Zoom. See below to access via Zoom. Here is its agenda. I. Call to Order: A. Roll Call II. Approval […]
GMUSD board special meeting agenda for Aug. 25
The board of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold a special meeting to discuss proposed renovations to its school buildings and a bond issue to finance them at 6 p.m. on Thursday Aug. 25 at Green Mountain High School 716 Rt. 103 south in Chester and via zoom. To Join the meeting go […]
With a red carpet, cookout and tours, GM schools ready for reopening
By Shawn Cunningham © 2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Next Wednesday, Aug. 31 will be the first day of schools for children in the Green Mountain Unified School District and unlike so many schools around the country, not one of the three has a teacher vacancy. But the high school is down two para-professionals and […]
Expeditionary School holds social fund-raiser Wine-tasting, silent auction set for Sept. 17
The Expeditionary School at Black River will hold its Third Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction beginning at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17. The event will take place at The Roundhouse at Jackson Gore, 111 Jackson Gore Road, in Ludlow. The evening will also include hors d’oeuvres and music by local duo The Bluegrasoles. For the […]
