ADL 7th grader Tsering Lama was recently celebrated as the winner of both the Local Lions Club Peace Poster Contest and the State of Vermont Peace Poster Contest. Additionally, fellow students Jenny To and Hadley Dion will receive special awards of recognition for their poster submissions!
Sixteen EHS band students participated in the District III Band Festival at Colchester High School! 👏👏
CTE's Computer Systems Technology students attended the Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) event hosted by Champlain College. This summit is a platform for students, professionals, and enthusiasts in cybersecurity to come together, share knowledge, and forge meaningful connections. The keynote speaker for this year's event was Lynn Dohm, the Executive Director of WiCys.
The EMS 8th grade Galaxy Team students recently tapped into their creative side with a unique math project—barn quilts! Using concepts like reflections, angles, and fractions, they designed and painted quilt squares on aluminum composite. After drafting patterns on graph paper, they transferred them to 10"x10" panels and painted in the traditional barn quilt style. Huge thanks to Kimberly Hess for leading the project and to Ace Hardware and Sherwin-Williams for donating supplies!
Summit Street School and Founders Memorial School were among 52 schools in Vermont honored for exceptional Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support work during the 2023-2024 school year.
As part of the EHS AP Environmental Science curriculum, students conducted water quality testing of Indian Brook. Students applied their classroom learning to determine the health of the watershed and to enhance their understanding of the complexities of watershed ecosystems.
🔔 Reminder that there will be no school on Monday, November 25 through Friday, November 29 for Fall Break. School will resume on Monday, December 2.
Author Katherine Arden stopped by the EHS/CTE Library to meet with students for a talk and book signing! 📚✨
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, November 21, from 3 to 6 p.m.
Families will be given a number when they arrive and registered beginning at 3 p.m., then allowed to select their food. A volunteer will greet and escort them around the pantry, allowing them to make selections of their choosing. 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 from the pantry.
The pantry asks for proof of residence for each household in the form of a current utility bill
with a physical address listed. In place of this, families may provide current correspondence from a government agency or other official mail. Identification for each household member may consist of a driver’s license, hospital card, insurance card, school-issued ID, social security ID, or birth certificate.
As usual, there are no income requirements to visit the food pantry and a variety of food is available to everyone; however, additional food from the USDA is provided monthly to eligible families who fall below federally mandated guidelines. Families not able to attend the pantry may call the Church office at 878-5745 Ext. 4 between 9 a.m. and noon today through Thursday to leave contact information (name, address, phone number, number of people in household) so delivery arrangements can be made. A follow-up call to complete registration will take place 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. (except for
November and December when it is the 3rd Thursday). The next food pantry distribution will occur on Monday, December 9, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Representatives from the State of Vermont Banking Regulations visited EHS during FLEX block for a career talk. The Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners talked with the students about career opportunities in the following industries - banking, insurance, securities (investing), and captive insurance. They also discussed personal financial awareness and what the Dept. of Financial Regulations does.
The latest EHS Global Leadership Program Speaker Series, in partnership with the Institute for Global Engagement at Saint Michael's College, featured Loung Ung. Ung, an alumna of both Essex High School and Saint Michael's College, is an author, activist, and co-screenwriter.
Throwback to this EHS girls soccer game! ⚽🐝👏 ... 📸 Photo credit Lea Ann Smith
The #EWSD Board will next meet on Tue., November 19 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:
- Board Job Description
- Communication and Support of the Board
- Policy 4.3 Agenda Planning
To learn more about the EWSD Board, please visit: http://www.ewsd.org/schoolboard
The EWSD District Office and Founders Memorial School recently won the Gold Excellence in Worksite Wellness Award. The Vermont Governor’s Award for Excellence in Worksite Wellness was developed by the Vermont Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and presented in partnership with the Vermont Department of Health to employers across the state to create a standard of excellence for worksite wellness initiatives.
🎥 The #EWSD Board Meeting on November 12 is now available to watch thanks to the Media Factory 👉 https://www.mediafactory.org/?modal=77,episode,233111
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The CTE Engineering and Architectural Design students were tasked with designing and engineering their own bottle openers. Their objective was to create a functional bottle opener, test it on a bottle, and successfully remove the cap. Watch here👉 https://bit.ly/3YEl1VC
Hiawatha students had a pumpkin celebration! Pumpkins were scattered around outside near the playground, and all the students went outside to pick their very own pumpkins to keep. https://bit.ly/48f3A0U
EWSD Federal Grant Programs Manager Tamara Eklof and Hiawatha ELL teacher Terri Geffert presented at this year's World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) conference. Eklof co-led a workshop titled "Building Multilingual Programs in Rural Areas", and Geffert participated in a panel discussion focusing on instructional practices for equitable instruction of multilingual learners.
The #EWSD Board will next meet on Tue., November 12 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
- Literacy & Math Data with an Equity Lens
- Questions on FY25 1st Quarter Financial Update
To learn more about the EWSD Board, please visit: http://www.ewsd.org/schoolboard
