
May 13 deadline for Alchemist Opportunity Fund scholarships
Investing in college and training programs can be critically important to a successful career, but the costs can be out-of-reach for local students from moderate-income families.

Musicians to premiere original student compositions in Burlington on April 26
After two years of postponed or virtual events, Vermont nonprofit Music-COMP presents an in-person and online world premiere of 25 works by student composers Tuesday, April 26, in Burlington.

Harwood Theatre returns to school stage with ‘Freaky Friday’
Harwood Union High School Theatre returns to the school stage with this year's musical, “Disney’s Freaky Friday” running Thursday-Saturday, April 7-9.
Register for Brookside Primary preschool by April 8
Preschool registration for the 2022-2023 school year at Brookside Primary School is now open through April 8 for children born on or before September 1, 2019.
Muddy roads reroute school buses for Monday
A Sunday evening email to staff and families, notified the community of updated bus routes for Monday morning and afternoon affecting 25 roads across the Harwood Unified Union School District for Monday.

VSAC events highlight career planning, college financial aid
The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. is hosting free online events this Saturday, March 5, and Thursday, March 10, for high school students thinking about college and careers, and those navigating financial aid and college offers.

Summer applications open for Governor’s Institutes of Vermont
The Governor’s Institutes of Vermont is taking applications for its nine in-person, residential summer programs this summer geared for students in grades 9-11.

Harwood Union Theatre presents Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery ‘The Mousetrap’ Nov. 11-13
This murder mystery is the longest-running play on London’s West End, having started in 1952 and presenting more than 17,000 performances until COVID-19 forced it to close in 2020. And it features a classic Christie twist ending that audiences for decades have been asked not to reveal after leaving the show.
Nov. 2 vote: How and where to learn about school bond proposal
In just one month, the Harwood Unified Union School District will hold a special election for voters in its six communities to consider a $59.5 million construction bond to fund renovations at Harwood Union High School and an expansion at Crossett Brook Middle School.

School board looks to fill Duxbury, Waterbury vacancies this month
Deadlines are coming up Saturday, July 10, and Sunday, July 18, for applications to fill two vacancies on the Harwood Unified Union School Board, one each for Duxbury and Waterbury.

Governor seeks applicants for state Board of Education
Gov. Phil Scott has announced that he is seeking applications for an opening on the State Board of Education.

Harwood Union High School Class of 2021
Members of the senior class will cross the stage outside at Harwood Union High School in a ceremony starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

Kids bike helmets bound for Montpelier school land in Waterbury
Primary school physical education teacher Carol Baitz accepted a surprise donation of 75 kids bike helmets recently after a shipment headed to Montpelier took a detour to Waterbury.
Three new names proposed for Thatcher Brook Primary School
The Renaming Team at Thatcher Brook is pleased to announce that the ballot is ready! The team, made up of 15 students and staff from Thatcher Brook Primary School, has reviewed, discussed and weighed the nearly 250 nominations received from community members across all six HUUSD towns. The three finalists on the ballot are…
Card shower for departing Thatcher Brook Primary School staff
In just two short weeks, the Thatcher Brook Primary School community will say farewell to five retiring staff members and two staffers who have served students and the community with hard work and dedication for many years.

Under the stars, ‘The Fantasticks’ takes a bow
Three nights, three shows. Outside from sunset until the stars and moon provided house lights, Harwood Union Theatre presented the classic, “The Fantasticks” musical at Camp Meade last weekend. Here’s a collection of photos from photographer Gordon Miller.

Digging, planting, singing
Members of the Crossett Brook Middle School fifth-grade chorus planted an Autumn Blaze maple tree on the school campus last week, the 24th year the Waterbury Rotary Club has gifted a tree to the school.

‘The Fantasticks’: Harwood stages outdoor musical at Camp Meade
Harwood Union High School’s theater program presents the musical “The Fantasticks” May 13-15 outdoors at Camp Meade in Middlesex.

Harwood invites the public to ‘Online Community Dialogue on Race’ April 29
A Harwood Union High School class focusing on issues of racial justice invites the community to an online discussion about issues of racism in our schools and our community this Thursday, April 29, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Students take part in virtual UVM Math Fair
The following fifth- and sixth-grade students from the Harwood Unified Union School District recently took part in the annual UVM Math Fair. The event was held online this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.