Hiawatha PTO hosted a community Cardboard Challenge. On Saturday, students, families, and staff were invited to the gymnasium to build their creative ideas using cardboard! ✂️🖌️👍 #EWSD #4ward2gether
As a school district, the largest expense in a proposed budget is the investment in highly skilled staff. Approximately 80% of every dollar spent is on salary and benefits. The remaining 20% covers all non-personnel costs. Learn more: www.ewsd.org/budget 🟢🔵
Yesterday was Pi Day! An annual celebration of the mathematical sign pi 🥧🥧👍👍 #EWSD
***UPDATE: Westford School is now closed today, Wednesday, March 15, due to road conditions. And there will be no Westford bus today for EHS students.
*All after-school activities across the District are canceled today, March 14, due to the weather. The #EWSD Board meeting has also been canceled. All EWSD buildings will close at 6 p.m. tonight.
EJRP Rec Kids afterschool program will continue as normal though.
A team of EMS students competed in the Jr Iron Chef Vermont Competition this weekend! 👏🍝🦅 #EWSD
CTE teacher, Tom Payeur, has recently been announced as a Vermont finalist for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching! http://bit.ly/3L5ZpLr 👍👍 #EWSD #4ward2gether
Reminder to set your clocks ahead by 1-hour before you go to sleep tonight for Daylight Saving Time! ⏰👍 #EWSD
Breakfast after the Bell at Essex Middle School!! The most effective way to increase breakfast participation is by serving Breakfast after the official start of the day. Increased participation means more students are well-fed and ready to learn!! 🍎🥯🥛
Sign up for How To Have ‘The Talk’ With Your Kids at Brownell Library!
Tomorrow, March 9, Voices for Inclusion will host its Annual Meeting. They will review what they've accomplished in the past year and share plans for the year to come. 🗓️👇
Welcome back, #EWSD! 😄
The best way to enjoy a snowy day 👉 sit around a campfire in the EES library or dance in the cafeteria! 🎸🔥🎶 #EWSD #4ward2gether
The EWSD Board approved the proposed FY'24 budget at their recent meeting. Learn more about the budget by visiting www.ewsd.org/budget or viewing the budget mailer that residents will receive in March. 👍️
EHS Senior Ingrid Gilliam won the $200 prize at the annual Essex Rotary Speech Contest for her speech on what diversity, equity, and inclusion mean to her. EHS Junior Emmerson Stapleton was the runner-up, winning a prize of $100. Well done! 🏆👏 #EWSD #4ward2gether
The EWSD values the importance of accessible mental health support for our students. If you are a licensed mental health clinician and would like to use an office space to connect and support students and their families, please reach out to Dylan McNamara (dmcnamara@ewsd.org) to discuss the possibilities.
There were a lot of talented students at the Essex Has Talent show this year! 👏 #EWSD #4ward2gether
If you missed the last EWSD Board meeting on February 21, you can now watch it online thanks to the Media Factory: http://bit.ly/3IJQqxW 📽️ #EWSD #4ward2gether
Congratulations to the EHS Wrestling team! 🏆👏🐝 #EWSD
State Championship:
Team 6th place
State Champs:
145 Noah Powell
152 Anthony Matas
220 Chris Folsom
5th place
Finn McMahon
6th place
Jon Hayward
