💫Registration is now open for the 8th annual Dream Big 5K: Run, Walk, Roll on April 28, 2024! The Dream Big 5K in Essex, VT is an inclusive running event with general and adaptive divisions.
💫 The race brings together the Essex Westford community for a morning of friendly competition and is an opportunity for athletes with disabilities to experience racing in a supportive setting. Join us in person at Essex Middle School - or virtually anywhere – to support EDD Adaptive Sports programs. Register online today!
🎉 The Arts Faculties of Essex Westford School District will host the annual Fine Arts Night “Celebrating Creative Minds” at Essex High School on Thursday, April 11 from 5:30-8:15 p.m. 🎉 This exceptional production will feature the outstanding artistic work of our talented youth from EWSD schools in various disciplines including visual arts, music, theater, and film.
The #EWSD Board will next meet on Tue., March 26 starting at 6:30 p.m. in the EHS Library. The full meeting will be available to watch on Facebook Live thanks to the Media Factory (www.facebook.com/BTVMediaFactory).
Agenda items for the meeting include:
* 2023-2024 Last Day of School
* 2024-2025 School Calendar
* Restorative Practices
* 3.2 Accountability of the Superintendent
To learn more about the EWSD Board, please visit: www.ewsd.org/page/schoolboard
You can also stay up to date with information on the FY25 budget by visiting: www.ewsd.org/budget
EHS senior, Eli Pierce, recently competed in two National Tournaments as a Vermont Junior Archer. Pierce placed second in the USA Junior Olympic Archery Development Indoor Nationals and placed second in the 55th USA Archery Indoor National Tournament. 🏅🏅
Be on the lookout for the EWSD budget mailer arriving in your mailbox over the next few days! If you would like to learn more about the District budget, please visit: www.ewsd.org/budget
🔵 Reminder: there will be no school for Family Conferences on Friday, March 22. 🔵
Spend the night sleeping outside in solidarity with youth facing homelessness and raise money for Spectrum Youth and Family Services. Essex High School's Athletic Leadership Council is organizing a Sleep Out at EHS on March 28. The sleep out will end at 6:30 a.m. on Friday, March 29. You can be part of this event by joining their team or donating. All are invited to participate. Visit the Spectrum website to sign up. Thank you for your support.
Multilingual Learner students at EHS started a unit on exploring the natural world. The students collaborated with the CTE Natural Resources Program and visited sugarbushes in Westford. Each student had the opportunity to learn about the tools and process of tapping trees. When they arrived, the CTE students had made a list of all the tools in each student's home language. It was a great opportunity to exchange culture, learn, and have fun together! 👏
Spring is here! 🌷🌼☀️🎉🌈
On March 14, EHS 10th graders attended VSAC’s College & Career Pathways event at Saint Michael’s College. VSAC is also hosting a free event for families this Saturday, March 23 with options to participate in-person at UVM or virtually via Zoom. You can find out more and register at vsac.org/ccp.
Mark your calendars: The 2024 EHS Graduation Ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 15th!
EHS students created a video discussing the significance of International Mother Language Day, which is observed on February 21. https://bit.ly/48GalHS
EHS teacher, Alexis Koch, recently wrote an article for the National High School Today Magazine titled The Impact of Popular Music Education at the All State Level in Vermont. Read the full article beginning on page 32: https://bit.ly/4bViue8
Senator Bernie Sanders announced the winners of the Fourteenth Annual State of the Union Essay Contest for Vermont students! EHS student, Leah Frisbie, won first place with her essay about the impacts of banning books from school libraries. EHS junior, Jack French, was also a finalist in this year's contest. Well done!
Brian Clark has been named Principal of EMS for the 2024-2025 school year. 🦅🦅
Several students from ADL's math club represented their school at the MathCounts chapter competition at the University of Vermont. These mathletes worked together and independently to solve a series of challenging math problems. 8th grade students Sebastian Bush, Jammie Bush, Roland Ekstrom, and Sujan Tamang also qualified as a team for the State MathCounts competition at UVM at the end of March!
EES second grade students visited their kindergarten buddies to solve math story problems together!
Good morning,
This is a message from Essex Westford School District Superintendent Beth Cobb, informing you that all schools in the EWSD are closed today, Monday, March 11, due to weather and hazardous road conditions.
This includes the following schools: Hiawatha, Summit Street, Essex Elementary, Thomas Fleming, Founders Memorial, The ARC Center, Albert D. Lawton, Essex Middle School, Westford Elementary, Essex High School, and the Center for Technology, Essex.
The EWSD Director of Learning & Instructional Impact invites you to attend an upcoming film viewing called The Right to Read on Monday, April 1 at 5:45 p.m. in the EHS Auditorium.
This film shares the stories of an NAACP activist, a teacher, and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read. Literacy resources will be provided to those who attend. Please RSVP to this event: https://bit.ly/3TpTcN5
Senior Protocol Officer with the U.S. State Department's Office of the Chief of Protocol, Tyler Savoy, visited the EHS Global Leadership Program. Savoy spoke about his career, answered questions, and offered valuable advice to students!
