Upcoming School Board Meetings
The Colchester School Board will be meeting twice next week. · December 17, 2013 (regular meeting) in the Colchester High School Media Center; general session begins at 7:00 p.m. · December 19, 2013...
View ArticleUpdated: School Board Meeting Information
The Colchester School Board will meet December 19, 2013, for teacher negotiations in the Colchester High School Media Center at 5:00 p.m. The meeting open to the public, and citizen attendance is...
View ArticleEighth-Annual Gingerbread House Extravaganza, Toys Drive, and Spreading...
What a generous, warmhearted community this is. Colchester High School hosted its eighth-annual gingerbread house competition on December 19 as an engaging opportunity to make a positive impact....
View ArticleGeneral Contractor Selected for CHS Science Labs Project
The renovations project for Colchester High School’s science labs and instructional center continues to move forward! The Colchester School Board has selected Wright & Morrissey as the general...
View ArticleHow Do We Decide Whether to Close Schools in Inclement Weather?
We have discussed this information before—including in the January 2014 issue of Currently Colchester—but it bears repeating. What are the numerous considerations that must be carefully taken into...
View ArticleExpanding Professional Development for Teachers and Why It’s Important
With grant funding provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Colchester High School science teacher Kara Lenorovitz recently honored Colchester School District by presenting at the American...
View ArticleWinter Carnival Is Coming Right Up! Find Out More!
The Thirty-First-Annual Colchester Winter Carnival will be held at Colchester High School on Friday, January 31 and Saturday, February 1, and the Colchester’s Got Talent Show will take place on...
View ArticleSpecial School Board Meeting (FY 2015 Budget!) & Update from Your Town...
The Colchester School Board will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, January 14, at 7:00 p.m. in the Colchester High School Media Center. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the superintendent’s...
View ArticleUpdates! Get Your School Budget Information and Town Government Weekly Update...
Remember … you do not need to wait until Town Meeting Day to learn more about the budgets! Please click here to access a wide array of school-budget-related information. We are working hard to make the...
View ArticleUpcoming School Board Meeting Information
The Colchester School Board will meet on Tuesday, January 21, at 7:00 p.m. in the library at Colchester High School, and the meeting is open to the public. To view the meeting information packet and...
View ArticleTeacher Contract Negotiations in Open Session on January 28
The Colchester School Board and the Colchester Education Association will meet on Tuesday, January 28, in the library at Colchester High School for contract negotiations. This meeting, which begins at...
View ArticleUpcoming Musical Events in Your Schools
On Friday, February 7, the Colchester High School music program is holding its annual Spaghetti Soiree—a night of dinner and music provided by CHS choral and instrumental groups—in the CHS cafeteria....
View ArticleGreat News! CHS Wins Another $10,000 Grant!
We are thrilled to announce that Colchester High School has been awarded another $10,000 grant in order to support its work in developing personalized learning grants (PLPs) for its students! The grant...
View ArticleIntroducing Variety Night … and Why It’s Important
Colchester High School will host a first-ever Variety Night in March that will be open to the entire Colchester community. Why? Because it is yet another avenue to foster community spirit and a sense...
View ArticleSchool Board Chair Offers Letter to the Community
Colchester School Board Chair Michael Rogers offers the following letter to the community regarding school budgets. Dear Community of Colchester, The school budget is put to bed, so to speak, and we...
View ArticleCHS Student Wins Contest—And Why Studying Foreign Language Is Important
CHS sophomore Alex Gardner accepts her award from CHS Spanish teacher Carrie Robinson Colchester High School sophomore Alex Gardner was recently awarded top honors in the Vermont Foreign Language...
View ArticleUpcoming School Board Meeting—Want to Stay Informed?
The Colchester School Board will meet on Tuesday, February 18, at 7:00 p.m. in the library at Colchester High School, and the meeting is open to the public. To view the meeting information packet and...
View ArticleIMPORTANT! Introducing a Must-See Mini-Film
We think you’re really going to want to see this mini-film. An engaging inside tour of your schools … surprising facts about school funding … a helpful discussion about what the budget might mean for...
View ArticleA Great Way to Start Your Day: Breakfast, Stretching, Learning!
Wellness efforts in your school can be heartwarming. Malletts Bay School has won $3,700 in grant funding from the New England Dairy & Food Council and Fuel Up to Play 60! MBS student committee MBS...
View ArticleThe Legendary Count Basie Orchestra Performing at Colchester High School...
Happenstance will allow for our students to perform with legendary musicians, bring world-renowned talent to Colchester, and support the CHS Theater Restoration Fund all at once! A last-minute...
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