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, April 27, from 2:00-6:00 p.m. Beginning at 2:00, families arriving will be given a number, asked to wait in the sanctuary for their number to be called, and registered before being directed to the pantry for 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 available for those within walking distance of the pantry. The Food Pantry asks that those visiting the pantry (as well as the volunteers) remain masked when the pantry is open for food distribution. 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 families who fall below federally mandated guidelines. Families unable to attend the pantry may call the Church office at 878-5745 between 9:00 a.m. and noon today through Thursday to leave contact information so arrangements for delivery can be made. A follow-up call to complete registration will take place on Thursday.
Families can 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 2:00-6:00 p.m. (except for November and December when it is the 3rd Thursday).
The next food pantry distribution will occur on Monday, May 8, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
CTE students competed in the most recent SkillsUSA competition! These career competition events showcase the best career and technical education students in the nation. http://bit.ly/3mzGgYr 👏👏🏆 #EWSD #4ward2gether
Walking Wednesdays at Summit is back again! Students and volunteers meet up in the morning on Wednesdays and enjoy a brisk morning walk, and fun conversations, on the way to school. 😊☀️ #EWSD #4ward2gether
AVPA students at EHS recently took a trip to New York City! They had a full schedule of exciting experiences, including; exploring the Metropolitan Museum of Art, singing onstage at the Apollo Theater, seeing the new musical SIX, and more! 🗽🍎🎶 #EWSD #4ward2gether
There will be no school next week (April 24-28) for Spring Break! 🌷☀️😎🌈 #EWSD #4ward2gether
EHS Students Demand Action traveled to Montpelier to advocate for common-sense gun legislation and met with the state’s top elected officials. They had the opportunity to lobby Senate President Phil Baruth, Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark, and Speaker of the House Jill Krowinski, among others. A few hours after students arrived back to EHS, H.230, a bill they advocated for, passed out of the House. #EWSD
EHS students were invited to participate in a Chess Tournament. The grand prize winner took home a wooden chess set! ♟️🏆👍 #EWSD #4ward2gether
Hiawatha is teaming up with RunVermont's Mini Milers program, where students will learn about and practice fitness, good nutrition, citizenship, helping hands, and goal setting all while having fun! 👟💪 #EWSD #4ward2gether
Earlier this school year, WCAX visited the Building Technology program at CTE (http://bit.ly/3lW1AHr) and talked about their year-long project of building a mock house to practice installing HVAC, plumbing, and electrical. Here is their progress so far: https://youtu.be/Qp3H6atKF2Y
The #EWSD Board will next meet on Tue., April 18 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).
Agenda items for the meeting include:
* Authorize Superintendent to accept/administer external grants and funds
* Appoint Board Legal Counsel
* Negotiations (3 elected members)
To learn more about the EWSD Board, please visit: www.ewsd.org/board
EHS STEM Academy held its first Slime Making Competition! Sarah Hall won both Aesthetic Appeal and Acoustics categories. The two first-place runner-ups were the team of Jillian Del Trecco & Lona Davis and the solo entry by Celine Yao. #EWSD #4ward2gether
EHS student, Ingrid Gilliam, won the second round of the Rotary Speech Contest at the Rotary’s weekly meeting with her five-minute speech on diversity, equity, and inclusion! 🏆👍 #EWSD #4ward2gether
After a brief hiatus due to Covid protocols, the #EWSD proudly announces the return of Fine Arts Night at Essex High School on Wednesday, April 19 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Art installations, performances, and live demonstrations from students K-12 transform the high school into a lively pop-up gallery and concert hall showcasing the depth of art practice and collaborative meaning-making across the District. The theme for this year’s event is Celebrating Our Creative Community. 🖌️🎨🎉
Mrs. Liguori's Anatomy and Physiology class at CTE used an integumentary system model to learn the needle angle and positioning for injections and what systems are affected! 🩺👍👍 #EWSD #4ward2gether
All EWSD FY'24 budget votes pass! Thank you to all the community members who came out to vote!
Learn more: https://bit.ly/EWSDFY23Pass
A chilly spring recess at Fleming! 😊😊 #EWSD #4ward2gether
Natural Resources students at CTE held an Open Sugar House, where they invited other CTE programs to come and learn about Maple Syrup production and to taste-test this year's product! https://youtu.be/UQNPtThI-J0 🥞🍁🍧🍬 #EWSD #4ward2gether
Don't forget to get out and vote today (7 a.m.-7 p.m.)!
*City of Essex Junction residents vote at the Champlain Valley Expo (Blue Ribbon Pavilion)
*Essex Town residents vote at Essex Middle School
*Westford residents vote at Westford School
Learn more about the EWSD proposed budget: www.ewsd.org/budget
The Child Nutrition Program invited students to taste-test and offer feedback on their new General Tso's Chicken or Tofu recipe! 🍽️😋 #EWSD #4ward2gether
