Twin Valley

Board moves part of surplus to capital fund

By Mike Eldred
WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley School Board members moved part of an end-of-year surplus into a capital fund, voted to hire a financial consultant, and discussed their recently created financial sustainability committee.
The financial sustainability committee was one of two...

Despite reservations Twin Valley board votes to hire coordinator

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley Board members reluctantly voted to hire a part-time transportation coordinator at their regular meeting Tuesday, October 13. At a meeting two weeks earlier, the board tabled discussion on a proposal to reduce the number of hours Windham Southwest Supervisory Union...

Twin Valley school opening goes well

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley principals at Tuesday evening’s school board meeting said the return to in-person classes has been going very well. Well enough, in fact, that it appears some parents who chose the Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative’s remote learning program, may be switching to the in-...

Wednesday Wings program deemed too expensive

WILMINGTON- At their regular meeting Tuesday evening, Twin Valley School Board members reluctantly turned down a proposal for a Wings-sponsored program that would have served students on remote learning days.
The program, proposed by Wings directors Maria Stewart and Katie Boyd, would have...

The Twin Valley girls’ varsity soccer team. Back row, from left, assistant coach Jordyn Bolognani, Paige Lane, Brianna Flanagan, Jazmyn Dix, Tiffany Speigel, Kylie Reed, Jayden Crawford, Rita Messing, Sadie Boyd, and coach Robert Bolognani. Front row, Sarah Stone, Molly Kehoe, Brooklyn Russell, Chloe Joyce, and Halee Cole. Missing are Bianca Place, Breck Bensin, and Fiona Toole.

Varsity girls soccer team back on the field

By Randy Capitani
WHITINGHAM- The Twin Valley Middle High School girls’ varsity soccer team is hoping to pick up where last season finished off. Last year’s team sported a 6-9-1 record, including a first-round playoff win, and was building toward a solid season in 2020, with 10 starters...

School sports still set to start soon

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley Middle High School athletic director Buddy Hayford says there isn’t much new to report on the status of high school and middle school sports for the fall.
“I’ve been busy rescheduling games,” said Hayford, also the boys’ varsity soccer coach. “We’ve probably got 10...

Twin Valley school district, Wings programs, decide Wednesday plans

WILMINGTON- At a special meeting Monday evening, Twin Valley School Board members asked Wings program directors to move forward with a proposal for a Wednesday remote learning supervision program for elementary students.
Under the supervisory union’s hybrid school schedule this year,...

District trying to sort out meal programs

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley School Board members discussed the district’s strategy to meet requirements under a federal program that will provide free meals for every student at a special meeting Monday evening.
But meals won’t be free beginning this year. Or maybe they will, but through a...

Windham Southwest to offer families choices

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley, Southern Valley, and Stamford schools will offer parents and students returning to school this year two options for instruction, including in-person learning and remote learning.
Last week, members of the Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Board of Directors...

Twin Valley drops below income threshold for universal free meals

WHITINGHAM- Every student at Twin Valley schools will have the opportunity to eat breakfast and lunch for free under a US Department of Agriculture program for schools that serve low income areas.
Twin Valley School Board members unanimously approved the district’s enrollment in the USDA’s...