By JOHN VAALER The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which was passed by Congress last month to jumpstart the economy from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, is coming to Addison and Rutland counties. A spokesperson from Vermont Congressman Peter Welch’s office informed The Reporter that about $ 1.2 million can be expected from federal […]
Month: June 2021
Class of 2021 embraces togetherness at Proctor High
After missing their Washington D.C. trip because of the pandemic, the Proctor High School Class of ’21 was ecstatic to gather for their high school graduation on June 12.
Markowski Field serves as OVUHS graduation backdrop
On a sunny, beautiful day that saw 76 Otter Valley Union High School seniors graduate on a well-spaced Markowski field, in observance of loosened pandemic guidelines, Principal Jim Avery said afterward that the event was a “brand new way to hold a graduation, so this class gets to set the standard.”
OVUHS selected for CFES program
By Ariadne Will BRANDON — New York nonprofit College For Every Student (CFES) has selected 20 schools in Vermont and upstate New York to receive funding for college-readiness programming, starting this fall. The announcement for those selected for the program – called Brilliant Pathways – came June 1. The 20 schools selected include five in […]
League of Women Voters announces 2021 scholarship recipients
BRANDON — OVUHS senior Grace Coolidge of Brandon was recently named one of The Vermont League of Women Voters 2021 Winona Smith Scholarship Awards recipients. She received $1,000 to help further her education. Coolidge graduates from Otter Valley Union High School where she was deeply involved in a variety of school activities, including being a […]
UVUU School Board approves equity policy
BRANDON — After a tense meeting last month, the school board came together June 2 to continue their discussion of the 2.9 Equity policy, ultimately approving the measure 9-2 to ensure that the superintendent “shall not fail to interrupt systemic inequities and institutional bias, and shall not fail to take all reasonable action.” School board […]
Proctor honors graduating seniors
PROCTOR — Maeve Sheehe, Lucy Tate and Hope Kelley lead the Proctor Class of 2021 with top honors ahead of graduation ceremonies this coming weekend. For their hard work and dedication, Sheehe and Tate were honored as co-valedictorians, while Kelley is salutatorian. Shehee, the daughter of Kevin Shehee and Carol Ryan of Proctor and N. […]
First-ever rom-com! Harold Lloyd comedy ‘Girl Shy’ at Brandon Town Hall on Saturday, 6/19
Live music to accompany uproarious silent film classic; to be shown on big screen using restored edition. BRANDON — It’s a candidate for Hollywood’s first-ever “rom-com:” a silent film comedy that inadvertently pioneered an enduring cinematic genre.It’s ‘Girl Shy,’ a frenetic, kinetic, get-me-to-the-church-on-time Harold Lloyd silent comedy classic, and it’s to be screened on Saturday, […]
State inches closer to 80% goal
State leaders hopeful goal can be reached this week. By Polly Mikula As of Tuesday, June 8, 79.4% of the eligible population in Vermont has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, leaving just 3,139 to go before the state hits its goal of 80%. At that point all remaining “emergency order” restrictions will be dropped. […]
OV freshman challenges herself with service abroad
By Katherine Lazarus BRANDON —How does a 14-year-old freshman at Otter Valley High School whose passions are playing the clarinet in OV’s band, enjoys Irish step dancing, loves to cook, read, being outdoors and spending time with family and friends suddenly decide to venture to a remote area of Costa Rica this summer? One clue […]
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