The Heavenly Food Pantry, located at the First Congregational Church on Main Street in Essex Junction, will be open to families residing in Essex, Essex Junction, and Westford on Thursday, September 26, from 3-6 p.m. Families arriving will be given a number when they enter the building. When their number is called, they will be registered and introduced to a volunteer, who will guide them around the pantry while they select their food. Another volunteer will bring the food to the family’s vehicle. Shopping carts will be made available for those within walking distance of the pantry.
As usual, there are no income requirements to visit the food pantry and a variety of food is available to everyone; however, additional food is provided once a month by the USDA to eligible families who fall below federally mandated guidelines. Families not able to attend the pantry may call the Church office at (802) 878-5745 between 9-12 p.m. today through Thursday to leave contact information (name, address, no. of people in household, phone number) so arrangements for delivery can be made. Phone calls to complete registration will occur on Thursday morning.
Families are currently able to visit the pantry each time it is open; on the 2nd Monday of the month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and the 4th Thursday of the month from 3-6 p.m. The next food pantry distribution will occur on Monday, October 14, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
The EHS Entrepreneurship class and their guests from Tottori, Japan visited Local Maverick in downtown Burlington. They learned from Ryan Nakleh, Founder of Local Maverick, about how Local Maverick brings together small businesses for mutual gain. They sampled local products and heard the story of how Francesca D'Elia built Homegrown Jewelry from a high school side gig to a successful full-time venture. They were also joined by Brett Long, Deputy Commissioner of Vermont's Department of Economic Development. The student guests from Tottori also shared about small businesses in their community, helping everyone to connect the power of creative entrepreneurship and networking. 🤝👍👍
Today is the autumnal equinox, marking the official first day of fall! 🍂😊🍁🍎💚
Congratulations to CTE student Kaiden Fisher, who became Thunder Road’s youngest King of the Road champion. The 16-year-old finished seventh in the 65th Thunder Road Championship Night, which clinched his spot as King of the Road in the late model division season-long points standings.
Let's hear it for the EHS Student Support Services team! 👏👏🐝
🎥 The EWSD Board Meeting on September 17 is now available to watch thanks to the Media Factory 👉 https://www.mediafactory.org/?modal=77,episode,232483
The EHS/CTE Health Office team is ready to support students! Stay healthy, Hornets! 😁🐝🐝
Calling all middle school students at ADL, EMS, and Westford ... you are invited to take part in the Mini Golf Madness event hosted by the Essex Rotary on Sunday, Sept. 29 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.! This annual event kicked off for the first time just last year and in addition to the mini golf, there will also be a super slugger competition and chippingest chipper challenge! ⛳👍 Register online today: https://bit.ly/EssexMiniGolfMadness
Founders Memorial School applied to receive a trailer full of bikes as part of the Bike Smart program run by Local Motion. The trailer holds 40 bikes, training materials, helmets, disinfectants, tools, and safety handouts. There are currently four trailers that service the state of Vermont, and FMS was one of the few schools selected! For two weeks, students will be working on the bike skills and safety unit in their physical education classes. 🚲👍
EMS students are learning how to skateboard in their physical education classes!
The #EWSD Board will next meet on Tue., September 17 starting at 6:30 p.m. The full meeting will be available to watch on Facebook Live thanks to the Media Factory (https://www.facebook.com/BTVMediaFactory).
Agenda items for the meeting include:
* Superintendent Search Update
* School Opening Update
* F2. Policy on Nondiscriminatory Mascots and School Branding
To learn more about the EWSD Board, please visit: http://www.ewsd.org/schoolboard
✨ Summit Street School has partnered with Saint Michael's College to boost student learning! 📚 Saint Michael's early education students are teaming up with Summit first graders to support foundational reading skills. It's an awesome collaboration that benefits both learning and teaching! 👏
The District Office team gathered for their first all-staff meeting of the school year, diving into important discussions across every department. 🌿With a strong focus on collaboration and preparation, they are ready to support the #EWSD community as the new school year begins.
Hey EHS Varsity Cheerleading - well done! 📣🎉🐝👏
The EHS Athletic Leadership Council encourages athletic teams to honor a teacher each season for a Teacher Appreciation Game. Recently, the EHS Varsity Girls Golf Team honored EHS Science Teacher, Mr. Shane Heath! 👏🏆⛳🐝
It's official - the rink has ice! 🥶❄️🧊
Kerrin McCadden, an English teacher at the Center for Technology, Essex, has recently been featured in the American Poetry Review for her writing. The American Poetry Review is a magazine that publishes contemporary poetry, literary prose, and other materials to a worldwide audience. McCadden was on the cover of their Volume 53 Issue No.5 edition. 👏👏
The Heavenly Food Pantry, located at the First Congregational Church on Main Street in Essex Junction, will be open to residents of Essex, Essex Junction, and Westford on Monday, September 9, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Beginning at 5:30, families arriving will be given a number, where they will wait in the sanctuary for their number to be called. They will then be registered and guided to the food pantry, where a volunteer will greet and escort them around, allowing them to make selections. After food is gathered, it will be weighed (information for pantry use only) and another volunteer will bring the food to the family’s vehicle. Shopping carts will be made available for those within walking distance of the pantry.
Face masks are optional for those entering the food pantry to ensure safety for visitors as well as volunteers. As usual, there are no income requirements to visit the food pantry and a variety of food is available to everyone; however, additional food is provided by the USDA once a month to eligible persons who fall below federally mandated guidelines. Those not able to attend the pantry may call the Church office at 878-5745 between 9 a.m. and noon today or Monday to leave contact information (name, address, number of family members, phone number) so arrangements for delivery can be made. Follow-up calls to complete registration and schedule deliveries will be made Monday morning. Families are currently able to visit the pantry each time it is open on the 2nd Monday of the month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and the 4th Thursday of the month from 3-6 p.m.
The next food pantry distribution will occur on Thursday, September 26 from 3-6 p.m.
EHS teacher Liz Ritchie was awarded the 2024-2025 UVM Outstanding Educator Award. Ritchie will be celebrated at the 44th annual UVM Outstanding Educator Awards Event on Thursday, November 7 in the Dudley H. Davis Center.
