Two nights ahead of graduation, Harwood seniors and their families gathered under the big tent for Senior Awards Night. Here are the recipients of awards and scholarships, a list of colleges and universities where graduates are headed next, and more.

BARRE — The possibility of another November bond vote is creeping closer to reality for the board of the Central Vermont Career Center, and it may have inched forward again Monday night.

The countdown is on as Harwood Union High School’s class of 2026 enters the final week of its final school year.

Almost 1,000 middle and high school students from across Vermont and New York take part in the annual event.

At the end of the legislative session, the Vermont House of Representatives passed two bills crucial to future education funding. The bills H.955 and H.949 both await signatures from Gov. Phil Scott, and local school district leaders are bracing for the impacts.

Campbell Skates is one of two Harwood students participating in a study-abroad exchange opportunity next year.

With the new budget year starting in just five weeks, Harwood Unified Union School District is preparing to move its Central Office staff to the Harwood campus starting June 1.

Harwood Union High School frequently hosts exchange students from around the world, but next year, two of its students will study abroad. Silas Gulley is headed to Ecuador.

So, although books are a top priority at the Children’s Literacy Foundation, they like to have some fun once a year to challenge kids to tell stories in super-short form.

Harwood school district student musicians are rehearsing for multiple upcoming performances on Burlington stages over the next two weeks, and some even have a shot at playing one of the summer’s hottest Vermont concert dates.

In keeping with a Harwood Union High School tradition, Harwood students invite community members to join them for a Socrates Café on Thursday, May 28, in the school library.

Central Vermont Career Center hosts its annual Trades Fair on Thursday, May 28, at the career center in Barre.

A Crossett Brook Middle School eighth grader took a top prize in the annual Hildene Lincoln Essay Competition that celebrated its winners at a ceremony this past weekend.

Harwood Union High School sophomore William Clark has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Liam Kenneth Hale Adventure Scholarship.

As Vermont and the nation recognize National Apprenticeship Week, Vermont State University is highlighting a new registered apprenticeship opportunity available for aspiring educators.

A stalemate between the federal government and the states over K-12 education funding owed since the pandemic has seen a breakthrough. Sen. Bernie Sanders announced that the U.S. Department of Education has released $11.58 million for 20 Vermont school districts including Harwood.

BARRE — A working group created to evaluate potential long-term solutions to the Central Vermont Career Center’s facilities needs may have stumbled over a “some of the above” answer to what was a multiple-choice question.

Students from Crossett Brook Middle School recently took part in math and history project competitions at the University of Vermont and Saint Michael’s College.

Five student musicians from Harwood Union High School and Crossett Brook Middle School will have their original compositions on the program for MusicCOMP’s OPUS 40 concert on April 27 in Colchester.

Brookside Primary School Nurse Sophia Boyle Hall was recently named as one of five nominees for a national professional honor this year.