CMS Welcomes New Educator … Introducing Marc Gagne!
We are pleased to introduce Marc Gagne as a new member of the faculty at Colchester Middle School! Marc Gagne will teach social studies at Colchester Middle School. A 2008 graduate of Saint Michael’s...
View ArticleCMS Educator Completes Green Mountain Writing Project Summer Institute
Colchester Middle School’s Aubrey Garrison, a humanities teacher in CMS’s Champlain House, has recently completed the Green Mountain Writing Project’s Summer Invitational Institute (GMWP ISI) at the...
View ArticleCSD Hosts Service Awards for Longtime Staffers
Did you know that, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the typical American stays in a job for just over four years? Educators Aimee Boucher, Peggy Rogers, Dawn Schroeder, and Dawn Buswell...
View ArticleWe Are Thrilled to Introduce CSD’s New Wellness Coordinator!
“Wellness-Oriented, Balanced, and Healthy Learners” is one of the pathways of the Colchester School District Vision and Strategic Plan 2012–2017, and Colchester School District takes it very seriously....
View ArticleAmy Minor is Principal of the Year!
We are thrilled to announce that Colchester High School’s Principal Amy Minor has been named the 2013/2014 Vermont Principal of the Year by the Vermont Principals’ Association! State winners from...
View ArticleCSD Elementary Principals Make a Splash!
UMS Principal Chris Antonicci with students at the Little League hit-a-thon event at Airport Park on May 11 On May 11, Porters Point School’s Principal Jim Marshall, Union Memorial School’s Principal...
View ArticleWellness Initiatives Are Not Just for Our Students
For the eighth consecutive year, a number of Colchester High School employees recently ran in the thirtieth-annual Vermont Corporate Cup Challenge and State Agency Race in Montpelier. The...
View ArticleNFL Alum Helps Honor CSD for Commitment to Healthy School Meals
Colchester School District’s director of nutrition and food services, Steve Davis, was honored by the New England Dairy & Food Council with Vermont’s Fuel Up to Play 60 Program Advisor of the Year...
View ArticleCMS Teacher Honored for Innovative and Transformative Use of Technology!
There can be infinite uses of the computer and of new-age technology, but if the teachers themselves are not able to bring it into the classroom and make it work, then it fails. —Former US Senator...
View ArticleCSD Technology Integration Specialist a Keynote Speaker at Technology Convention
Colchester School District’s technology integration specialist, Aimee Boucher, was recently part of the keynote at Dynamic Landscapes, an annual conference co-sponsored by Vita-Learn and the Vermont...
View ArticleCHS Principal Accepts Prestigious Award!
As we’d proudly announced in our May 6 article, Principal Amy Minor of Colchester High School was named the 2013/2014 Vermont Principal of the Year by the Vermont Principals’ Association! Ms. Minor...
View ArticlePPS Welcomes New Faculty for the 2013/2014 School Year!
Please join us in welcoming four faculty members to Porters Point School! Tessa Warren is joining the second grade team at PPS. She has a dual endorsement from the University of Vermont in Special...
View ArticleCHS Welcomes New Faculty for the 2013/2014 School Year!
(Newsflash! This is our 600th article!) Please join us in welcoming four faculty members to Colchester High School! Lawrence (“Joe”) Romano, having recently relocated to Burlington from Washington, DC,...
View ArticleCMS Welcomes New Faculty for the 2013/2014 School Year!
Please join us in welcoming four faculty members to Colchester Middle School! Scott McLoughlin will teach seventh- and eighth-grade science in CMS’s Infinity program. In addition to his teaching...
View ArticleMBS Welcomes New Teachers for the 2013/2014 School Year!
Please join us in welcoming two teachers to Malletts Bay School! Trudy Cioffi, who will teach third grade in MBS’s Harmony House, comes to us from Swanton School, where she taught for twenty years and...
View ArticleA Trip Back to 1973—CSD Honors Teacher for 40 Years of Service
Colchester School District recently honored a Union Memorial School second grade teacher for forty years of service. Superintendent Larry Waters presents Debbie Howard with a service award recognizing...
View ArticleVermont Principal of the Year Amy Minor Honored In Washington DC
Vermont Principal of the Year Amy Minor has recently returned from Washington DC, where she joined top principals from all around the nation for an important three-day event. CHS Principal Amy Minor in...
View ArticleSchool Nutrition Association of VT Honors CMS’s Ruth Quintin!
Congratulations to Colchester Middle School head cook Ruth Quintin for her recent honor! Since 1988—way back when President Reagan was in office!—Ruth has been dedicating her energy to students and to...
View ArticleCHS Teacher Named VT Health Teacher of the Year
The Vermont Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (VTAHPERD) has given a Colchester High School educator its top honor. Melanie Laquerre recently received VTAHPERD’s Health...
View ArticleExpanding Professional Development for Teachers and Why It’s Important
With grant funding provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Colchester High School science teacher Kara Lenorovitz recently honored Colchester School District by presenting at the American...
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