
June 4, 2024
Team Equinox at EMS participated in the Trout in the Classroom (TIC) program this year. Through TIC, classrooms get 100 brook trout eggs from the Vermont hatchery in January and t...

May 6, 2024
The Essex Westford School District Child Nutrition Program (CNP) earned a pair of honors on Friday from the School Nutrition Association of Vermont. The EWSD was named the 2024 P...

May 3, 2024
EMS hosted a tree planting and mulching ceremony to commemorate Arbor Day on Friday, May 3. The Essex Conservation and Trails Committee, along with Full Circle Gardens planted the...

May 1, 2024
Anne Sharp joined the Essex Westford School District Board, after being elected on April 9, 2024. Get to know the newest member a little better in this quick Q&A: Tell us about ...

April 29, 2024
Gretchen Bates joined the Essex Westford School District Board, after being elected on April 9, 2024. Get to know the newest member a little better in this quick Q&A: Tell us a...

April 29, 2024
Christine Gaynor-Patterson joined the Essex Westford School District Board, after being elected on April 9, 2024. Get to know the newest member a little better in this quick Q&A: ...

April 19, 2024
Adelyn, a seventh grade student at Essex Middle School, won the Green Up Day poster design contest this year. The Green Up Poster Art Contest welcomes kids across the state of V...

April 18, 2024
The EMS students who participated in the Jr Iron Chef Vermont competition under the team name Crispy Bakin' visited the Statehouse for the reading of Concurrent House Resolution 2...

April 15, 2024
Hello EWSD Community, I am writing to provide you a timely update on our budget process. As a board, we take with the utmost seriousness our responsibility to bring forth a sch...

April 10, 2024
EMS student, Brendan Keefe, participated in the Vermont's National History Day competition at the University of Vermont on Saturday, April 6. He did an amazing job presenting his ...

April 2, 2024
24 EMS students participated in the Vermont State STEM Fair at Norwich University on Saturday, March 30, 2024. They did an amazing job presenting their research projects to judges...

March 28, 2024
The EMS Athletic Leadership Council hosted its annual student vs. staff basketball game! Staff volunteer to play against the 8th grade girls' and boys' basketball players.

March 14, 2024
A group of EMS students, known as the Crispy Bakin' Team, entered the Jr. Iron Chef Vermont Competition . They won the Crowd-Pleaser award with their Bao with crispy Asian mushroo...

March 14, 2024
As Northern Vermont prepares for a rare total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, Chittenden, Grand Isle, and Franklin Counties school districts are taking proactive measures, as the...

March 6, 2024
Save the Date! - Thursday, April 11, 2024 (5:30-8:15 p.m.) Fine Arts Night - Celebrating Our Creative Community The Arts Faculties of Essex Westford School District will h...

February 23, 2024
February 23, 2024
Dear EMS Community,
I am happy to let you know that earlier this week, the Essex Westford School District Board agreed with my recommendation to offer Br...

November 20, 2023
ADL French students participated in a two-week-long music tournament sponsored by Roxxem and Manie Musicale featuring 8 French pop songs. They earned points by playing games both ...

November 16, 2023
The EWSD Child Nutrition Program held its annual District-wide Vermont Harvest Menu on November 16th! To celebrate our collaboration with local producers, all EWSD schools served ...

November 14, 2023
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...

October 26, 2023
Walter Medwid, former executive director of the Adirondack Mountain Club, shared his wolf reintegration presentation with the Essex Middle School sixth-grade class.
Medwid ...