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A group of Vermont educators met with Sen. Bernie Sanders last month in Washington, DC. From left: Jay Nichols, VPA executive director; Rebecca Fillion, principal of Twin Valley Elementary School and VPA president; Sen. Bernie Sanders; Chris Young, principal of North Country Union High School in Newport and VPA president-elect; and Erica McLaughlin, VPA assistant executive director. Photo courtesy of VPA

TVES principal advocates on national level for school needs

WILMINGTON - Last month, Rebecca Fillion, principal of Twin Valley Elementary School, traveled to Washington, DC. While she was there, she had the opportunity to meet with leaders of schools from around the country, and advocate for the needs of local educators and students in meetings on Capitol...

Wardsboro Elementary School Donna Bazyk

New Wardsboro principal always learning

By Cearra O’Hern
WARDSBORO- Donna Bazyk is the new principal of Wardsboro Elementary School.
Bazyk is following Tammy Bates,who was principal of Wardsboro Elementary School for the past eight years. Bazyk officially started in the position on Saturday, July 1.
Bazyk and her...

Dover School Principal Tracey Gamache

New principal ready for the challenges of day-to-day duties

WEST DOVER- After four years of teaching at the Dover School, former sixth grade teacher Tracey Gamache now fills the principal role.
Gamache’s hire follows the resignation of Matt Martyn, principal of Dover Elementary School for the past seven years. She officially started in the...

Robyn Oyer is the new principal at Readsboro Central School. LH

Readsboro principal settles in

READSBORO - A recent Wednesday was National Walk to School Day and, in celebration, students at Readsboro Central School met their staff, along with new principal Robyn Oyer, at the gazebo in town and walked to school as a community.
“They do it every year,” says Oyer. “This is my first...

Principal will not be returning to Readsboro School next year

READSBORO- School officials have announced that Readsboro School Principal Wilmer Chavarria will not be returning as principal of Readsboro School.
Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Superintendent Barbara Anne Komons-Montroll made the announcement at the Readsboro School Board’s regular...

Board meets remotely, reconsiders vice principal

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members held their regular meeting by public conference call this week, their first under the state of emergency for COVID-10 declared by Gov. Phil Scott.
Superintendent Barbara Anne Komons-Montroll said the supervisory union and the district have been...

Reed Mellinger at his desk at Twin Valley in August. He resigned this week, citing personal reasons. File photo

New principal resigns after six months

WHITINGHAM- School officials announced Wednesday that Twin Valley Middle/High School Principal Reed Mellinger will resign from his position this month.
According to a release from the Windham Southwest Supervisory Union, Mellinger’s resignation, for “personal reasons of an urgent nature...

Twin Valley Middle/High School Principal Reed Mellinger

Principal ready to take on challenges

WHITINGHAM- Reed Mellinger has already been thrown a few curve balls since his first day as principal of Twin Valley Middle/High School.
Mellinger arrived on July 1 to a school expecting as many as 10 new teachers, open custodial positions, and maintenance issues. For Mellinger, an...

School ends year with surplus

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley is likely to end the year with a “sizable” surplus, according to supervisory union officials.
Board members reviewed a budget summary that indicated there could be a surplus of around $200,000 at the end of the year. Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Business...

Wardsboro principal to issue official recommendation on education focus

DOVER - At Monday’s meeting of the River Valleys Unified Union School District Board, Wardsboro Elementary principal Tammy Bates said she intends to issue an official recommendation that the board pursue a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) or STEAM (science, technology,...