Buses roll Monday for start of 2022-23 school year
Summer break comes to a close for thousands of Vermont’s K-12 school students this week. In the Harwood Unified Union School District, buses roll bright and early Monday morning for most of the students in the district’s six towns.
School district leaders address use of Restraint/Seclusion
In a letter to the Harwood community, the superintendent and school board leaders address the need to reduce the use of restraint and seclusion in the school district and the steps they will take to begin that process with the 2022-23 school year.
NVU professor lands fellowship and $500k grant to research humor in babies
Northern Vermont University this summer announced that Professor Gina Mireault, Ph.D., has been awarded a $547,000 research grant from the National Institutes of Health and was named a Vermont State Colleges Systems Faculty Fellow for the upcoming academic year.
Meet-and-greet new superintendent in Warren Aug. 17
Members of the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board will host a second community meet-and-greet event for new Superintendent Mike Leichliter on Wednesday, Aug. 17, at the Warren Town Hall.
Letter: Superintendent settles in
Mary Edith and I arrived at our new home in South Duxbury on June 29th and have now completed most of the unboxing of our belongings. This place now feels like home to us. As we drive in the six towns that make up this school district and continue to meet people, we are reminded on a daily basis that we made the right decision to be here.
Exit interview: Brigid Nease in her own words
As she prepared to step down this week, Harwood Superintendent Brigid Nease recently talked with The Valley Reporter in a candid interview reflecting on her 13 years with the school district. We share excerpts and links to the full pieces.
Meet the new superintendent July 4 and at meet-and-greets
From the HUUSD School Board: The School Board is excited to welcome Dr. Mike Leichliter as the new Harwood Unified Union School District superintendent.
Harwood School Board starts summer vacation
At its final meeting of the 2021-22 school year, the Harwood Unified Union School Board filled its last remaining vacancy, scheduled dates for meet-and-greets with the school district’s new leader, and thanked the outgoing superintendent and finance director for their more than a decade of service each.
Crossett Brook report: Sustainability projects abound
Over the past six months, Wizard Team sixth-grade students at Crossett Brook Middle School worked hard on various projects around our school and community. Earlier this year, our teachers Melinda Anderman and Tiffany Michael partnered with the nonprofit organization Up For Learning to be a part of the Cultivating Pathways to Sustainability program.
Harwood gives seniors a Highlander farewell
After two years of modified graduation ceremonies, Harwood Union High School returned to its traditional celebration on the school’s front lawn on Saturday to send off the class of 2022.
Appointment fills career center board
BARRE — The Central Vermont Career Center School Board notched another night of “firsts” — its first executive session and its first appointment — before agreeing to meet one more time before Vermont’s newest school district is launched on July 1.
8th graders: ‘We survived the pandemic-academic year’
Approximately 400 parents, siblings, grandparents, friends and teachers gathered Thursday for a sunny early evening ceremony on the Crossett Brook Middle School lawn to send off 74 graduates now headed to high school.
Fourth graders get an ice-cream party sendoff
Finishing fourth grade this year at Brookside Primary School turned into a giant midday ice cream party on the school playground with parents, grandparents, siblings and teachers.
Harwood Union High School Class of 2022
Harwood Union High School’s commencement ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 11, starting at 10 a.m. under the tent on the school’s front lawn. The event will be live-streamed on the school's YouTube channel.
Harwood raises Pride flag
The Harwood Unified Union School Board voted unanimously this week to approve a request to fly the Pride flag at Harwood Union Middle/High School.
Harwood students finish strong at UVM Math Contest
Harwood Union High School math teacher Rebecca Allen reports that the school had a great turnout this year for the Vermont High School Prize Examination in Mathematics.
Brookside students tackle kid-sized Waterbury Adventure Challenge
Now in its second year, the Waterbury Adventure Challenge recently attracted some young players for a scaled-down version of the local history game that they managed to squeeze in as mini-field trips in the final days of the school year.
Harwood school board to review Pride flag request
The Harwood Unified Union School Board tonight will consider a request to fly the Pride flag at Harwood Union High School for the remaining two days of the school year.
Memorial scholarship aims to support low-income students with physical disabilities
A new scholarship has been created by the family and friends of longtime Waterbury resident and financial advisor, John D. Sherman, who passed away earlier this year.
Incoming superintendent shares survey with community
I am thankful for the gracious welcome from so many people since the announcement of my appointment as the next superintendent of the Harwood Unified Union School District on February 5.