Have you heard the expression 'Common Level of Appraisal' and wondered what that was? Find out in this short video! https://bit.ly/ewsdcla
Learn more about the proposed #EWSD budget by visiting: www.ewsd.org/budget
Hiawatha held its annual Cardboard Challenge! Students and families used creativity and problem-solving skills to build robots, forts, dog houses, hamster wheels, football fields, skeeball, and much more! 📐🔨🔨
Essex Has Talent was a lot of fun this year! 🎶🎤
ADL hosted its 2nd Annual Unified Sports Basketball Tournament! They welcomed teams from Essex Middle School, The Bellcate School, Edmunds Middle School, and Shelburne Community School - congratulations to all the teams! 🏆🏆
Seventh and eighth grade students at Westford participated in a civil rights symposium. Parents, teachers, and administrators heard students explain what they learned about topics such as Brown V Board, Emmett Till, The Little Rock Nine, and The Birmingham Campaign, to name a few. 👍👍
There will be no school on Monday, February 26 through Tuesday, March 5 for Winter Break. ❄️❄️ School will resume on Wednesday, March 6.
Did you know that the EWSD budget site has a Q&A? Answers to some of the most commonly asked questions can be found in this section on www.ewsd.org/budget
🎶 In case you missed the EHS Choir Pops Concert: Divas Through the Decades, watch the full recorded event on the EHS Hornets Vimeo page! 👉 https://bit.ly/49q5RpK 👍👍
The EWSD early educators and support staff are participating in a year-long training with the University of Vermont I-Team. They are learning about inclusive practices that support increased communication, participation, and engagement with early learners. 👍👍
EHS has its very own video collection of band concerts, coffee houses, academy presentations, and much more! 🐝🎥 Check it out on vimeo.com/ehshornets
The EHS cheer team recently placed 3rd at the State Cheer Championship! 🏆🏆👏🐝
Get to know the Principal of Essex High School - Don Van Nostrand! We invite all students, parents, and community members to learn more about each principal leading our schools. In this series, principals share what they are most proud of, recent accomplishments, and hobbies they enjoy 👉https://bit.ly/3UEobqT
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, February 22, 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.
The next food pantry distribution will occur on Monday, March 11, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
For World Read Aloud Day, the CTE preschool students visited the EHS/CTE Library where Ms. Von Nagy read them stories! 📚
EHS was represented by five students at this year's Essex Rotary Speech Contest. EHS sophomore Ari Glasser won with his eloquent speech on how schools can increase hope by setting S.M.A.R.T. goals. Ninth grader Evelyn Johnson, tenth grader Emma Egan, twelfth grader Charlee Olio, and tenth grader River Hamlin are pictured L-R along with Ari Glasser. Glasser won $200 and will compete in a few weeks in the second round. 🏆🏆
The #EWSD Board will next meet on Tue., February 20 starting at 6:30 p.m. in the EHS Library. The full meeting will be available to watch on Facebook Live thanks to the Media Factory (www.facebook.com/BTVMediaFactory).
Before the official meeting, there will be an opportunity for community engagement with the board beginning at 6 p.m.
Agenda items for the meeting include:
● FY25 Budget Presentation and Deliberation
● Board’s Adoption of the FY25 Budget
● Approval of the FY24 Annual Meeting Warning
To learn more about the EWSD Board, please visit: www.ewsd.org/page/schoolboard
You can also stay up to date with information on the FY25 budget by visiting: www.ewsd.org/budget
👉 The EWSD Board invites you to attend an upcoming community engagement opportunity to talk and ask questions about the FY’25 budget! This will take place before the scheduled Board meeting on February 20, from 6-6:30 p.m.
👉Questions? Reach out to EWSD Board Chair Robert Carpenter (rcarpenter@board.ewsd). Learn more about the budget by visiting: www.ewsd.org/budget
🐝 Essex High School wrapped up its winter sports season with a whole-school Pep Rally! 👉 https://bit.ly/3SZ7ipt 🐝 Go Hornets!
As part of winter spirit week, Essex High School students took part in their annual 'Anything but a Backpack Day'! https://bit.ly/3HRTqqL 🎒🎒
The EWSD Board Meeting on February 13 is now available to watch thanks to the Media Factory 👉 https://bit.ly/3OJeAeG #EWSD
