Gerry Leckerling and Ena Jesset retire from CCS
Gerry Leckerling and Ena Jesset have a combined 42 years of teaching service at Charlotte Central School. This week is the last for both women, who spoke recently the bittersweet language of walking away from many years in teaching and into their private lives.
School board discusses flag policy and innovation, among other topics
The Black Lives Matter flag issue and the aftermath of the controversy earlier in the year dominated the conversation at the Champlain Valley School District school board meeting on May 21. The meeting at CVU featured talks from current foreign exchange students, an update on proficiency indicators and a lengthy discussion about a comprehensive policy moving forward regarding flag raisings at district schools.
Sports Report – May 16, 2019
Charlotte’s Hadley Murphy scores her 100th goalRice High School senior Hadley Murphy of Charlotte scored her 100th goal as a Green Knight against Burlington High on May 6, then added a hat trick in a win over Mt. Anthony.
CCS Journalism Club students honor their mothers
My mother is a very committed person. In the past she couldn’t afford college, so…
Black Lives Matter flag raising
On Thursday, April 4, I walked through the doors of CVU High School and braced for the frigid cold beside my fellow peers and teachers.
It was the best to be their guest
Charlotte Central School students in grades 6 through 8 danced, sang, growled and glowed as the cast of “Beauty and the Beast, Jr.” from April 4-6. Seventh grader Charlie Taylor intimidated and ingratiated as the cranky-beast-turned-besotted-prince, and eighth grader Rory McDermott was fortunately typecast in the role of Belle, a fierce book-loving beauty with a big heart who isn’t afraid to speak her mind.
Elementary school classes see multi-age opportunities next year
After five years, Charlotte Central School is changing the way elementary education is experienced by students in grades one through four. The current model is to “loop” students, by grade, in a two-year period with the same teacher and same students for both years. Starting this fall, first and second grade students will be placed in multi-age classrooms, and moving forward, all subsequent 1-4 students will do the same.
Spacing out with Ricky Arnold at CCS
The first astronauts in space seemed like superheroes: larger-than-life explorers with tales that were almost unfathomable. As people, they seemed as untouchable as the stars themselves. On Monday, Charlotte Central School students in grades four to six got to speak with NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold, who was also larger than life—but mostly because his face appeared on a big screen in the school library, where students spoke to him through videoconference.
Raising the Black Lives Matter flag
On February 19, the Racial Alliance Committee (RAC), led by CVU students Katelyn Wong, Paige Thibault, Akuch Dau and Prince Yodishembo, presented the following proposal to the CVSD board:
No major changes at CCS, but the Quonset hut could be on its way out
The Champlain Valley School District, which is comprised of six schools in four towns, has one big budget that covers the needs of every school in the district. This is the second year after local schools merged to form one district and the school budget went from being a town-based issue to a district-wide vote.
CCS students win first place in state competition
A team of 6th grade problem-solvers competed—and won first place—at the Vermont State Destination Imagination competition in Burlington on March 23. They also received a special award for teamwork and team spirit.
What body of water separates the Australian states of Victoria and Tasmania? Vega knows.
Vegarandhura Tariyal.Charlotte sixth grader Vega Tariyal said that for his final question at the Vermont state finals competition of the National Geographic GeoBee, his nervousness ranked a three out of 10. “I was more nervous in the beginning,” he said, during the preliminary rounds.
Voters approve CVSD budget
The Champlain Valley School District budget for fiscal year 2019-2020 passed in all five voting towns at Town Meeting Day on March 5. The budget, which totals $78,901,170, covers all six schools in the district.
Sports Report – Feb. 20, 2019
It’s Hornets against Hawks in gymnastics Although seeded second behind CVU during the regular season, Essex gymnasts managed to…
CVSD Board passes FY20 budget
The Champlain Valley School District Board meeting on Monday, Jan. 22, was brief with no adjustments to the agenda and little discussion from the board prior to voting to adopt the final budget for FY20.
CVSD Board Passes FY20 Budget
The Champlain Valley School District Board Meeting on Monday, January 22, was brief with no adjustments to the agenda and little discussion from the board prior to voting to adopt the final budget for FY20.
A love of baking: an interview with Meg Dawson, Philo Ridge Farm pastry chef
It’s 6:30 AM, an hour before the sun has risen over the hills, and Meg Dawson is in the kitchen preparing for a long day.
CCS students created COTS CARE packages
Charlotte Central School kindergarten through second grade students created COTS CARE packages in their YOU SKILLS classes. We appreciate…
Mentoring youth at Charlotte Central School
The Charlotte Central School is currently seeking adults from the community who would be interested in mentoring a fifth or sixth grader at our school. The program is school based and asks mentors to meet with a student for one hour a week.