CSD Welcomes New Assistant Principals
Two experienced educators will step into open administrator positions at Colchester High School and Malletts Bay School for the 2018-2019 school year. Chad DeMagistris was chosen by a panel of CSD...
View Article‘Tis the Theater Season
The beginning of April always means we’re in for back to back weekends of talented theater productions. Opening night for Colchester High School’s rendition of Fiddler on the Roof is tomorrow at 7pm....
View ArticleGreetings from Norway!
The following is a post from Spotlight guest author, Rachel Cohen. Ms. Cohen is a humanities teacher at CHS who was awarded a Roving Scholar Fulbright Fellowship to Norway for the 2017-2018 school...
View ArticleKeeping the “giving” in Thanksgiving
We’re just over a third of the way into the 2017-2018 school year; the leaves are gone, the air has a chill to it, and the holiday season is upon us. As we think about the start of Thanksgiving Break...
View ArticleCHS Awarded 5K Grant To Administer PSATs
CHS students work on an assignment in class prior to the exam. This morning, Colchester High School administered a total of 309 Practice SATs to students in grades 10 and 11 thanks to the VSAC Gear Up...
View ArticleArtists at CHS Compare Observation and Imagination in Still Life Project
A stimulating set-up in the CHS art room is inspiring students to tap into their creativity. Art 1 students have been applying concepts and techniques they’ve learned through a series of still life...
View ArticleMembers of CHS Jazz Band to Perform at Flynn with Acclaimed US Army Band
On Sunday, October 30, three Colchester High School (CHS) jazz band members will perform with the U.S. Jazz Ambassadors at the Flynn Theater in Burlington. The nationally recognized Jazz Ambassadors, a...
View ArticleSBAC Results to be Sent Home with Report Cards
This spring students in grades 3-8 and 11 took a statewide assessment called Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC). This assessment shows a student’s proficiency level of our state standards...
View ArticleCalculus in the Classroom at Malletts Bay School (Contains Video!)
Over the last two weeks, several MBS classrooms had special guest teachers during their math class! Ten CHS calculus students paired up to teach standards-based math lessons related to calculus to...
View ArticleBus Dismissal Schedule for Last Day of School, June 9
Colchester School District announces the bus dismissal schedule for last day of school, which will be Thursday, June 9, 2016. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Colchester High School—There will be...
View ArticleDistrict Art Show at CHS – May 3-6, 2016
The annual Colchester School District Art Show will be held in the gym at Colchester High School on May 3-6, 2016. The show will be open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Artwork from each school in...
View ArticleAnnouncing the New CHS Principal
Dear Colchester Community, On behalf of the Colchester School District we would like to thank the members of our community who participated in the collaborative process to find the next principal of...
View ArticleA Gift That Will Keep On Giving
Colchester-Milton Rotary, Friends of Colchester Music purchase piano for CHS music program It was a festive night at Colchester High School on December 17 for the band and choral program’s annual...
View ArticleGreat News! CHS Awarded Public Outreach Grant!
The Vermont Agency of Education has just announced that four Vermont high schools have been awarded a public outreach grant, and Colchester High School is among them! The grants were awarded to “help...
View ArticleCongratulations, CHS Class of 2014!
The horizon leans forward, offering you space to place new steps of change. —Maya Angelou Colchester High School graduated 160 seniors at the June 14 commencement exercises. Congratulations and best...
View ArticleCHS is a Trendsetter for Other High Schools!
As we mentioned in an earlier Spotlight article, several Colchester High School representatives presented at the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) conference in October of 2013....
View ArticleThe Making of the Maker Club
New England Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) recently awarded Colchester High School with a $500 grant to support a new technology-focused club. CHS’s Bob Hall, junior Josh Wallis, and Principal Amy Minor...
View ArticleSchool District Budget Vote is June 3—PLEASE VOTE!
The Colchester School District budget vote is Tuesday, June 3, 2014, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Where are the polling stations? District 9-1 (comprised of the area east of I-89, the west side of I-89...
View ArticleCongratulations, Honors Scholars!
Colchester High School recently applauded twenty-eight top-honors students at a celebratory banquet in South Burlington, continuing a long and proud tradition honoring students who have maintained...
View ArticleAre Colchester Schools Efficient?
The following letter was written by Colchester School Board member Craig Kieny: In March 2013, I was elected to the Colchester School Board. My reason for seeking election was that I was as frustrated...
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