Tony Dungy’s CVU visit sparks controversy
Sportscaster and two-time NFL Super Bowl champion Tony Dungy spoke at Champlain Valley High School in Hinesburg on Sept. 22.
CVSD committees address capital plan
Communications/ Community Connections. As board members broke into individual committees, Kelly Bowen, who was selected chairman of the panel, CVSD Chairman Dave Connery, Erin Brady and Kevin Mara met as the Communications/ Community Connections panel.
Charlotte Central School updates announced
Lead Principal Stephanie Sumner said she and the Charlotte Central faculty and staff were excited to welcome back returning students and are looking forward to getting to know new students joining the CCS community.
New administrative trio heads up CCS
Stephanie Sumner, Jen Roth and Cassandra Townshend are the trio heading up Charlotte Central School’s administration this fall semester. Lead principal Sumner is the PreK–8 building principal and PreK–4 instructional leader. Co-Principal Roth is the 5–8 instructional leader. Townshend is CCS director of special education and CVSD behavior systems coordinator.
The Bucs kick off football season
The CVSD Buccaneers president Chris Boffa fills us in on what this football team is up to at the start of the season.
Rocking the R.O.C. worldwide
As a sophomore at Champlain Valley Union High School Natalie Meyer made a bold move. She started a club with a mission close to her heart: a peer-led Refugee Outreach Club. The R.O.C., as it is known, now spans five high schools and Middlebury College. To date there are about 60 members alone at CVU, one of their biggest clubs.
Jeanne Jensen is the new CVSD chief operations officer
Longtime Williston resident Jeanne Jensen, now of Hinesburg, is serving the Champlain Valley School District as chief operations officer, replacing Bob Mason. After a long career in engineering at IBM/Global Foundries and serving more than a decade on the CVU and CSSU school boards, Jensen is excited for the new school year to begin.
Charlotte Central School undergoes big changes
With about two weeks to go before the start of a new school year, Charlotte Central School Lead Principal Barbara Anne Komons-Montroll is stepping away from her post to assume a new position in the Champlain Valley School District. Komons-Montroll of Burlington has accepted the job of director of communications and public relations. She starts her new position the week of Aug. 28 and will work from the district’s central office in Shelburne.
Lion King to roar into town
The first-ever Champlain Valley Union High School summer musical, The Lion King, will be performed Aug. 11–13. Carl Recchia is the choral director at CVU and musical director for this production. His son, Ben, a 2016 CVU grad, is directing. Benjamin directed two shows at Charlotte Central School, Peter Pan and Seussical. Mary Recchia is the costume designer/builder.
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Champlain Valley School District Board of Directors update
Reunited and it feels so good
Charlotte Central School alumni celebrate decades passed A group of Charlotte Central School graduates hosted a summer picnic to…
Sen. Sanders offers sobering speech at CVU graduation
Thousands filled UVM’s Patrick Gymnasium on Friday, June 16, to celebrate CVU’s graduating class of 2017. It was a…
CVU to raise livestock on campus for the first time
We had the pleasure of visiting with Dave Trevithick’s Natural Resources class where we learned all about caring for…
Farewell Robyn Davis and Leslie Williams
Every year it seems Charlotte Central School says goodbye to teachers. This year is no different, with four retiring….
Edd’s Sports Report, June 14
Redhawks for state championships Surprise, surprise! Just another state championship for the Redhawk women tennis players. That makes three…
“I have felt very fulfilled by this career,” CCS art teacher retires
Periwinkle-blue glasses frame eyes that are only a shade lighter than they are. These eyes belong to Alice Trageser,…
CVU’s Dirty Duchesses and Dirty Dukes hit the bike trails
Champlain Valley Union High School’s mountain biking club, called the Dirty Duchesses and Dirty Dukes (CVU 4D MTB), was…
Edd’s Sports Report for May 31
Top story, T and T, tennis and track This year CVU’s Stephanie Joseph continued to overpower all other high…
Tentative agreement reached between teachers and CVSD board
The Chittenden South Education Association and the Champlain Valley School District Board of School Directors just announce a tentative…