May 27 & 29: Career center presents new facility plans, hosts Trades Fair
Eyeing a November bond vote, leaders from the Central Vermont Career Center are visiting schools in its district to present plans for the proposed new facility and hear community feedback.
Sonic Futures: Harwood’s Battle of the Bands catapults student bands to Higher Ground on Friday
A Harwood Union Music Department project takes its act to the next level on Friday when multiple local high school bands hit the stage at Higher Ground in South Burlington.
Superintendent sounds alarm over education reform legislation
As the Vermont Senate gets closer to voting on legislation aimed at making major changes to Vermont’s public education system, Harwood’s superintendent is raising concerns to the community over what the impacts might be.
LETTER: Superintendent raises concerns over Vt. Senate version of H.454
Local control matters. This bill would make deep cuts in funding for our schools while shifting decision-making to a regional board that does not adequately represent our communities.
Chris Costello to ‘graduate’ with his Brookside 4th graders
After an almost four-decade career, Brookside Primary teacher Chris Costello plans to retire at the end of the school year.
2025 Liam Hale scholarship awarded to Moretown 10th grader
Harwood Union High School has announced that sophomore Claire Nagurney is the recipient of this year’s Liam Kenneth Hale Adventure Scholarship.
Harwood Socrates Café asks: ‘How do we decide what is right and what is wrong?’
Continuing a Harwood tradition, students from Harwood’s Harkness Leadership class will host a community Socrates Café on Thursday, May 22, at the Harwood Middle-High School library.
Local students win prizes at UVM Math Fair
Six local students from Brookside Primary School and Crossett Brook Middle School participated in the University of Vermont Math Fair on Saturday, May 3.
Middle schoolers look to support three charities with walk-a-thon
Harwood Union Middle School is hosting its second annual walk-a-thon on Thursday, May 15, at the Harwood track, and students have chosen three charities to support with proceeds.
Harwood travel recap: France edition
Harwood and U-32 students recently spent April break together in France. Harwood French teacher Marcus Grace shares photos and memories from their adventures exploring French language and culture.
CLiF awards $350,000 in literacy grants to 14 Vt. & N.H. schools
The Children’s Literacy Foundation recently announced a total of $350,000 in grants to 14 schools in Vermont and New Hampshire in its Year of the Book literacy grant program for the 2025-2026 school year.
Follow-up HPV vaccine clinic set for May 14
Registration is now open for the second of two HPV vaccine clinics hosted by the Harwood Unified Union School District and the Vermont Department of Health, scheduled for May 14.
Bus route update: April 28
Returning to school after April break, the Harwood Unified Union School District announces some updates to spring school bus routes going forward.
Winooski High’s Caitlin McLeod-Bluver: Vermont Teacher of the Year and amplifier of voices
In this report from UVM’s Community News Service, meet Moretown resident and Vermont’s Teacher of the Year Caitlin McLeod-Bluver, who teaches history, English and social studies at Winooski High School.
Harwood School Board fills seats following just two of three selectboard recommendations
The Harwood School Board made three appointments last Wednesday filling vacancies left by the March election, but it followed just two of three recommendations from select boards in Waterbury and Duxbury.
Harwood pauses consolidation discussion to order school buildings review
The Harwood School Board has put the brakes on its consolidation exercise, shifting focus to invest over $110,000 in an architectural review of each school facility's condition before any specific changes are recommended.
School fundraisers reel in community support
Joint fundraising by Brookside Primary and Crossett Brook Middle schools’ PTOs has rallied community support for collecting prizes and in ticket sales. A similar effort launches in Fayston in May.
Alchemist Foundation hosts gap-year discussion Monday in Stowe
The Alchemist Foundation will host a free community conversation on Monday evening in Stowe to share information on gap years.
Spring musical ‘Anything Goes’ kicks off $1.3 million fundraiser for Harwood auditorium upgrades
Harwood Union High School’s theater program presented four performances of its spring musical “Anything Goes” on the high school stage this weekend, which also served as the backdrop to announce a $1.3 million fundraising campaign to fund upgrades to the school’s auditorium infrastructure.
Career center has a place and a plan, now needs permission
BARRE — The runway is incredibly short, the landing strip could be gone before it’s time to touch down, but plans to relocate the Central Vermont Career Center are preparing for takeoff.