
January 7, 2025
Westford Elementary School teacher Sarah Lothrop was recognized for her exceptional impact as a FIRST LEGO League mentor at the FIRST LEGO League Northern Qualifier held in Shelbu...

January 7, 2025
Westford Elementary School's four FIRST LEGO League (FLL) teams (serving grades 4-6) have all advanced through regional qualifiers. They will participate in the Vermont State Cham...

January 2, 2025
Founders Memorial School third-grade teachers, Kaylee Svitak and Julie Guerino, have been nominated for National Life Group’s 2024-25 LifeChanger of the Year award. Sponsored by t...

January 2, 2025
Essex High School students Emma Airoldi, Jonathan McNamara, and Jacob Shevchik received congressional nominations to be members of the Class of 2029 at the United States Service...

December 13, 2024
Dear EWSD Families and Community, On behalf of our Board, thank you for your active participation in the search for the next superintendent of the Essex Westford School District....

December 12, 2024
Hiawatha’s annual Hand-to-Hand Sale was a heartwarming celebration of community and giving! First grade students took charge as "shopkeepers," organizing and selling donated ite...

December 3, 2024
Essex Elementary School second grade teacher Virginia Yandell has been nominated for National Life Group’s 2024-25 LifeChanger of the Year award. Sponsored by the National Life Gr...

December 2, 2024
Hello EWSD Community, Welcome back from break! I am emailing this last reminder that the EWSD Budget Survey will close this Friday, December 6th . This is the first, most access...

November 25, 2024
The Professional Foods students at the Center for Technology, Essex prepared 100 Thanksgiving meals for seniors, teaming up with Essex Parks and Recreation. The meals were then de...

November 15, 2024
In November of 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. With Ruby Bridges as thei...

November 14, 2024
The EWSD Child Nutrition Program held its third annual District-wide Vermont Harvest Menu! To celebrate our collaboration with local producers, all EWSD schools served homemade...

November 12, 2024
The Essex Westford School District understands that our decision to open or close schools in bad weather has a big effect on families. As always, the safety of our students is our...

November 12, 2024
Thomas Fleming School held an all-school assembly for Veterans Day, featuring special guests Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nate Dubie of the Army National Guard and Major Jake Dubie of ...

November 8, 2024
Hello EWSD Community, On behalf of the Board, thank you for your engagement with the superintendent search survey and focus groups. The results will greatly inform our work as we...

November 5, 2024
The Essex High School girls' volleyball team has once again claimed the Vermont State Championship title, marking their fourth consecutive victory. This season, they maintained an...

October 31, 2024
Summit Street School and Founders Memorial School were among 52 schools in Vermont honored for exceptional Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support work during the 2023-2024...

October 24, 2024
Hello EWSD Community, Thank you to all who have participated in the process thus far and over the past two days during our focus groups. We are so grateful to everyone who has sh...

October 23, 2024
The EWSD District Office and Founders Memorial School recently won the Gold Excellence in Worksite Wellness Award. The Vermont Governor’s Award for Excellence in Worksite Wellnes...

October 18, 2024
Founders Memorial School's Music Teacher, Tyson Valyou, was named the EWSD Teacher of the Year! On Friday, October 18, FMS students and faculty gathered for an all-school assembly...

October 16, 2024
All EES classrooms developed a sense of belonging and unity by considering similarities between students and teachers and creating a collective class name. Then, each classroom ...