Category: Education
CVU Honor Roll
| April 24, 2013 | Filled under Education |
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High Honors Lucy A. Anderson Nikolas A. Baya J. Matthew Beer Stephanie D. Benoit Ryan L. Bogue Erin E. Bundock Sarah E. Caffry Devon K. Cantor Hannah W. Carpenter Ian C. Cochrane Emma S. Davitt Nevin DiParlo Parker G. Dunn Leah G. Epstein Whittaney Fisher Alden Fletcher Katherine E. Garra Caitlin S. Grasso Emma K.… Read More
SCS French Club adds new instructor
| April 24, 2013 | Filled under Education |
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Delphine Giron will be joining Shelburne Community School (SCS) French Club as an instructor next fall. Although she is French, she and her family have been living in Shelburne for eight years. She is married to Frederic Sanzoz, mother of Ulysses and Clarrisse, both students at SCS. She was an elementary school teacher in France… Read More
Rice dance marathon benefits Camp Ta-Kum-Ta
| April 24, 2013 | Filled under Education |
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Rice Memorial High School students came together for a 12-hour Dance Marathon to benefit Camp Ta-Kum-Ta summer camp for kids with cancer on Saturday, April 13. Organized by Rice peer ministry president, Janie Dowling, left, and vice president, Rachel Healey, both of Shelburne, in memory of Rice student Emily Lyman ‘16 who passed away earlier this… Read More
SCS middle school students peel off labels
| April 17, 2013 | Filled under Education, Headlines |
By Sheri Duff The Shelburne Community School (SCS) is on a mission. One of its school-wide goals this year is improving school climate through education around tolerance and diversity. According to Co-principal Allan Miller, “The approach we chose to reach this goal is primarily through in-class lessons but that all changed after a powerful two-day… Read More
Checkmate Shelburne
| April 17, 2013 | Filled under Education |
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Shelburne Community School (SCS) kindergarten student, Sebastian Kremenstov, and SCS third grader Luke Fitzgerald emerged victorious, with perfect 4-0 in chess matches, at the 26th annual John Balch State Chess Championships in Berlin last weekend. Sebastian trains with the Queen City Chess Club, QC^3 at Healthy Living in South Burlington. He is the second consecutive… Read More
Shelburne School Directors look at enrollment, decide to hire new teacher
| April 17, 2013 | Filled under Education |
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By Gail Callahan In an era when school budgets are examined with a fine-tooth comb, the Shelburne School Board gave the go ahead for the hiring of a new kindergarten teacher for the 2013-14 academic year. The panel acted on a request from school administrators, who cited burgeoning kindergarten enrollment as the reason to ask… Read More
Comedy night benefits Shelburne, Charlotte PTOs
| April 17, 2013 | Filled under Education |
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Come out for a night of comedy on Friday, May 10 at 7:30 pm at the Old Lantern in Charlotte. Organized by local comedian and bookseller, Josie Leavitt, owner of The Flying Pig Bookstore and Kelly Dousevicz, Flying Pig employee and Charlotte parent, the event will benefit the PTOs of both Shelburne and Charlotte. Leavitt … Read More
Stern Center offers public screening of “Rethinking Dyslexia” April 18
| April 10, 2013 | Filled under Education |
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The Stern Center for Language and Learning offers a public screening of the new documentary, “The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia” on Thursday, April 18at7 at Champlain Valley Union High School. James Redford’s documentary is a movie not to be missed! Why? Because most of us know someone who experiences dyslexia. Of the 2.2 million students… Read More
Record college applications, limited good paying jobs
| April 10, 2013 | Filled under Education |
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April 1st is not only April Fool’s Day, but also when high school seniors receive their college acceptance letters. Once again there were record-breaking numbers of applications with increased rejections for the limited amount of spaces. Also, according to the U.S. Labor Department, college graduates earn more than those without a college degree, but in… Read More
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