Nine openings attract just five candidates for Harwood school board
Nine positions on the 14-member Harwood Unified Union School District School Board will be on upcoming election ballots across the six-town district, and only five candidates have stepped forward so far.
Vermont State University announces fall graduates, honors lists
Vermont State University has announced the students who graduated at the end of fall semester 2025 and those who earned placement on honors lists for the fall semester.
Harwood Theatre alums needed for cabaret fundraiser, March 14
An upcoming cabaret fundraiser for the Harwood Auditorium Revitalization Project is seeking alumni from the school’s theatre program to fill out the bill.
Exchange students settle in at Harwood
Harwood Union High School prides itself on its cultural outreach, demonstrated by its multiple opportunities for students to travel to other countries and by the school hosting exchange students. This year, six exchange students are studying at Harwood, each from a different country.
Warren school board member resigns; voters have 9 Harwood seats to fill on March 3
Friday’s resignation of Warren representative Jonathan Young from the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board now brings to 9 the number of seats that will be decided in the March 3 Town Meeting Day election.
Snow Angels Foundation delivers message of mountain safety at Crossett Brook
Home to its own mountains and surrounded by others, the Mad River Valley is full of opportunities to ski and snowboard. Like any other sport, skiing and riding carry risks of severe injuries, and Crossett Brook Middle Schoolers heard from advocates for snow-sport safety at a recent school assembly.
Harwood senior among youth leaders honored at State House ceremony
Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas led the ceremony in the House chamber on Jan. 12 where fifth-grader Roslyn Fortin of Highgate Elementary School and six other fifth-graders from across the state were sworn in as the state’s first Kid Governor and cabinet members.
8 of 14 Harwood School Board seats will be on March 3 ballots
When voters in the Harwood Unified Union School District go to the polls on Town Meeting Day this March 3, eight seats on the 14-member Harwood school board will be on the ballot.
The Big Picture hosts local musicians for HARP fundraiser concert, Jan. 17
Fundraising efforts for the Harwood Auditorium Revitalization Project are gaining steam with the latest benefit concert featuring Reid Parsons and The Glam Cowboys at The Big Picture on Jan. 17.
PTO joint Calendar Raffle kicks off ticket sales
The PTO groups at Brookside Primary School and Crossett Brook Middle School have launched ticket sales for their annual major fundraiser, the February Calendar Raffle.
Working group explores career center options following failed CVCC bond vote
BARRE — What it will look like, where it will be, and what it might cost are all open questions, but plans to address the facility shortcomings of the Central Vermont Career Center are in the works, and a proposal could be back on the ballot in the district’s 18 towns come November.
Harwood’s Jan. 8 Socrates Café asks about time and identity
How does the passage of time affect identity? Harwood students running the next Socrates Café on Jan. 8 will ask just that question. The community is invited to the Harwood library, 5:30-7 p.m.
Fayston vacancy opens up on Harwood school board
For the second time in two months, Fayston is in need of a new member to join the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board.
Harwood alumni to perform at Zenbarn Dec. 28 to boost HU auditorium project
Harwood alumni will present an evening of comedy and music at Zenbarn on Dec. 28 to support the Harwood Auditorium Revitalization Project.
Students call off screening ‘The Encampments’ film due to community objections
Community objections led a student club to postpone showing a documentary film at Harwood Union High School last month. Plans to show the documentary, “The Encampments,” focusing on U.S. college student protests of the Israel-Palestine conflict, were shelved shortly after the event was announced.
School District Redistricting Task Force finalizes mapping proposal
The School District Redistricting Task Force held its final meeting on Thursday. Since August, the group has been working to design no more than three maps of school district boundaries that attempt to achieve scale and efficiency across Vermont’s 119 school districts and 52 supervisory unions.
Middle school musical ‘Mean Girls, Jr.’ hits the stage Dec. 5 & 7
Middle school actors, singers, and crew are working hard in preparation to present “Mean Girls, Jr.” Friday and Sunday, Dec. 5 and 7, on the Harwood stage.
State redistricting panel hears Harwood community survey feedback
When the state panel charged with reconfiguring Vermont’s school districts met this week, Harwood’s school board chair was among the many people who offered public comments critical of the state’s plan.
Vermont’s school redistricting task force proposes voluntary mergers instead of new district map
The majority of Vermont school redistricting task force members endorsed a proposal on Monday that would incentivize voluntary mergers of the state’s 119 school districts. Most of the committee also opposed a new school district map based around centers for career and technical education.
Committee weighs what's next after voters reject CVCC bond
BARRE — Hours after Thursday’s belated ballot count revealed voters in the 18-town district had rejected the $149 million bond proposal, members of the Central Vermont Career Center School District Board who serve on the facilities committee huddled with administrators to discuss if, how and when to respond.