Harwood student among finalists in Sanders essay contest
A Harwood Union High School junior is among the students recognized by Sen. Bernie Sanders for having a top entry in the senator’s 15th annual State of the Union Essay Contest.
Tonight at Harwood: State legislators convene education reform discussion
State representatives from the communities of the Harwood Unified Union School District will convene a public forum to discuss public education reform from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight in the auditorium at Harwood Union High School.
Harwood presents spring musical, ‘Anything Goes,’ April 3-5
Harwood Union High School presents a comedy for its spring musical this year with performances of the classic “Anything Goes” set for April 3-5.
Career Center seeks Harwood at-large member for its board
The Town Meeting Day election failed to fill an at-large position on the Central Vermont Career Center School Board to be held by someone from the Harwood Unified Union School District.
UPDATE: Revised Mud Season school bus routes until further notice
MARCH 19: The Harwood Unified Union School District has announced revised Mud Season bus routes in effect until further notice
Harwood board chooses leaders, discusses Vt. ed reform pushback, explores school consolidation
At its post-election organizational meeting last week, the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board re-elected its leaders, appointed members to officer roles for the coming year and looked ahead to multiple long-term projects that could spell significant changes for the future.
Help wanted: Harwood School Board looks to fill three seats from Waterbury-Duxbury
The Harwood Unified Union School Board is seeking to fill two vacant seats from Waterbury and one vacant seat from Duxbury.
UPDATE: Amidst cleanup, Crossett Brook to reopen Tuesday
Crossett Brook Middle School will reopen for classes on Tuesday amidst ongoing cleanup from a significant flooding event that occurred last Thursday.
CVCC budget approved, bond vote looms
BARRE — Ballots cast on Town Meeting Day in the 18-town school district that operates the Central Vermont Career Center were finally tabulated Thursday, and its regional board now has a budget and three vacant seats to fill, even as it weighs when to ask voters to approve a bond for a new, state-of-the-art facility.
Second flood in eight months closes Crossett Brook Middle School
Crossett Brook Middle School in Duxbury was closed on Thursday and remains closed today as cleanup crews work and school officials assess damage from the second major flooding event in less than eight months.
Harwood budget sails to approval with news of staff cuts expected
Voters across the Harwood Unified Union School District overwhelmingly approved the $49.2 million proposed school budget for the coming year and adding $500k to the Maintenance Reserve fund. News of staffing cuts required by the new budget is expected later this month.
Info. meeting offers a final look at Harwood’s 25-26 budget
Tonight is the Harwood Unified Union School District's annual meeting and final informational session pertaining to the proposed 2025-26 budget that is on the ballot in all six district communities tomorrow.
‘Keep the Public in Public Education’ State House rally features local speakers
Several local speakers were featured at a State House rally to “Keep the Public in Public Education” this week. Students, parents, educators and community members delivered messages to lawmakers and Gov. Phil Scott that “Vermonters want good public schools and fair taxes.”
CLiF contest challenges young writers to write a two-sentence love story
The Children’s Literacy Foundation has announced the theme for its third annual Two-Sentence Story Contest for young writers in Vermont and New Hampshire.
Central Vermont Career Center annual meeting, budget presentation, election preview
The Central Vermont Career Center School District holds its annual meeting tonight including an informational presentation on the proposed $5.1 million fiscal year 2026 budget that voters will see on their Town Meeting Day ballots.
Fundraising campaign looks to support Harwood’s Paul Morris in heart-transplant recovery
Longtime Harwood Unified Union School District employee Paul Morris, who worked as co-director of food services, is recovering from heart transplant surgery at Tufts Medical Center on Jan. 23 and fundraising efforts are underway to support him and his family.
Brookside’s Conyers chosen for national school nurse award
The Vermont State School Nurses’ Association has announced that Brookside Primary School Nurse Allison Conyers of Waterbury will be honored this summer with a national award at a conference in Texas.
Winooski-Harwood student exchange helps build bridges
The program, funded by a grant secured by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., helped spark discussions about community building and social activism.
School leaders share budget details at community sessions
Harwood school district officials have begun community meetings to share details of the proposed $49.2 million 2025-26 school budget that voters will be asked to approve on Town Meeting Day.
Storytelling project looks to promote school HPV vaccine clinics
In an effort to promote upcoming free school vaccine clinics, the Harwood Unified Union School District is participating in a local researcher’s project to involve community members who would share their personal stories about vaccinations.