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.
Celebrate The Arts Night at CVU
Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg will be hosting its eleventh annual Celebrate The Arts Night on December 13th.
Students investigate questions and create explanatory performances
A new student group has formed at Charlotte Central School in which students are asking big questions and then performing the results of their inquiry. “We research for answers and when we are done, we create a performance to explain our findings to our peers,” said founder Deirdre Higgins. The inspiration for the group came from fellow students Grace Zappala and Emma Metzler, who were wondering why people kick.
Charlotte students attend March for Our Lives event
On Friday, Oct.19, Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivors Emma Gonzalez, David Hogg and Alex Wind visited Burlington as part of their March for Our Lives tour. They spoke at the First Unitarian Universalist Society, which was packed with people, sitting on the ground in the back and pulling chairs up as well.
CCS students form journalism club
News Editor Melissa O’Brien meets with middle school students at CCS each Tuesday morning as part of the new Journalism Club formed in association with The Charlotte News.
The college essay and a plate of pasta
Feeling stuck or intimidated by that essay needed for your college application? That stops now.
Vermont Day School wins Champlain Mini Maker Faire award
Take your mark…get set…..go! On Saturday, Sept. 22, Vermont Day School students participated in the Champlain Mini Maker Faire and challenged the community to a Great Zucchini Race. Visitors to the booth were presented with a design challenge to create an ergonomic vehicle out of a zucchini, using wheels, axles and a variety of creative materials, ranging from pipe cleaners to cardboard and feathers to duct tape.
CVSD negotiating a contract for CVU school resource officer
At its September 18 meeting, the Champlain Valley School District took a step closer to hiring a school resource officer (SRO) for the district.School directors gave the nod for the district to negotiate a contract with the Shelburne Police Department. The contract would cost about $85,000 yearly.
CCS strives to sustain community collaborations and seeks new opportunities
This past Friday, the Charlotte Central School Parent Teacher Organization and my CCS co-principal, Jen Roth, and I hosted a New Family Social as an opportunity for new families to get an overview of how the school and the PTO work together to provide opportunities for the students of CCS.
Large turnout for CCS soccer jamboree
On Saturday, Sept. 22, we hosted our 36th Annual Soccer Jamboree at Charlotte Central School. The morning started out chilly, but by midday the sun was shining, making for a perfect fall day of soccer!
CCS students learn fire safety from CVFR
On Friday, Sept. 14, Charlotte Central School 5th through 8th grade students participated in fire safety training with the Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue. Firefighters Jordan Paquette and Fritz Tegatz talked with students on the dangers of fire, shared safety tips when dealing with a fire and demonstrated how to use a fire extinguisher. The students also got some hands-on experience with the fire hose.
One final year at CCS
It’s back to school season once again! And this week I’ve been thinking about the past 10 years I’ve spent at Charlotte Central School. All the way back in 2008 I walked down the hallways of the CCS basement to begin my school career. I remember being so nervous as a little three-year-old starting preschool for the first time, but all the memories I have from that time in my life are good ones.
CCS readies for a new year
On August 29, Charlotte Central School will be welcoming students back for the 2018-2019 school year. Teachers and staff members are looking forward to getting to know several new students and families joining our CCS community.
“The world is mine oyster”
William Shakespeare captured the combined feeling of opportunity and gumption when Pistol, in Act 2 of The Merry Wives of Windsor, declared “The world is mine oyster!” Opportunity and gumption are just what it takes for a student to alter the predetermined plan to go straight from high school to college and instead add a self-designed gap year.
The college-bound master timeline
Thinking about college? Here’s a schedule to help you get your applications done on a timely basis without losing your sanity.
David Baird receives a Presidential Award for excellent teaching
Charlotte Central School’s very own David Baird has been honored with a national award for his outstanding teaching in math and science.
CCS graduates class of 38
“Let’s make this last night count.” – Finnegan Mittlestadt Last Thursday, the gymnasium of CCS was once again filled with families and friends to celebrate the graduating class of 2018.