Founders Memorial School

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 Vermon...

Founders Memorial School's Music Teacher, Tyson Valyou, was named the EWSD Teacher of the Year! On Friday, October 18, FMS students and faculty gathered for an all-school assembly...

The Essex Town PTO hosted its annual Fun Run at FMS! Students had a blast enjoying extra outdoor time, staying active, and having fun. Huge thanks to the PTO, all the families, a...

Dear EWSD, The School Board has launched its search for our next superintendent. This is one of the most important decisions we will make as a board. The superintendent plays a ...

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,...

The Vermont Department of Health’s Asthma-Friendly Schools Program recently recognized Hiawatha as a gold-level Asthma-friendly school for 2023-24, while Founders earned silver st...

The countdown to the 2024-2025 school year has begun! Visit ewsd.org/back2school for helpful back-to-school information and resources. 🌿

Corporal Ruttenberg is set to retire after 24 years of dedicated service with the Essex Police Department (EPD). For the past four years, he has served as an EWSD Liaison Officer...

FMS fourth grade students participated in a joint STEAM project with STEM teacher, Colleen Williams, and music teacher, Tyson Valyou. The students explored coding and creating in...

The Essex Westford School District Child Nutrition Program (CNP) earned a pair of honors on Friday from the School Nutrition Association of Vermont. The EWSD was named the 2024 P...

Three FMS third grade classes visited the EHS library to create a green screen movie in the audio/visual room, partnered with EHS students to read, and crafted in the maker space!...

Anne Sharp joined the Essex Westford School District Board, after being elected on April 9, 2024. Get to know the newest member a little better in this quick Q&A: Tell us about ...

Gretchen Bates joined the Essex Westford School District Board, after being elected on April 9, 2024. Get to know the newest member a little better in this quick Q&A: Tell us a...

Christine Gaynor-Patterson joined the Essex Westford School District Board, after being elected on April 9, 2024. Get to know the newest member a little better in this quick Q&A: ...

Hello EWSD Community, I am writing to provide you a timely update on our budget process. As a board, we take with the utmost seriousness our responsibility to bring forth a sch...

FMS students on the FMS Odyssey of the Mind Team recently competed in the Vermont Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament! They won first place in the AI Tech-No-Art Division 1 cat...

Two FMS fourth graders, Finley and Clara, worked on a math project they entered into a statewide math fair at the University of Vermont. At the fair, 48 Vermont students participa...

As Northern Vermont prepares for a rare total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, Chittenden, Grand Isle, and Franklin Counties school districts are taking proactive measures, as the...

Save the Date! - Thursday, April 11, 2024 (5:30-8:15 p.m.) Fine Arts Night - Celebrating Our Creative Community The Arts Faculties of Essex Westford School District will h...

Founders Memorial School recently received recognition from the State of Vermont's Interim Secretary of Education for maintaining its Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support...