EWSD News

News for EWSD Families and Community Members

May 17, 2023

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In This Issue ...

District Updates

Download the New EWSD Mobile App!
Green Mountain Pediatric Dentistry Accepting New Patients
Destruction of Special Education Records at EHS
June Inclusive Holidays and Celebrations on the EWSD Calendar

EWSD in the News

Happenings

Upcoming Events/Resources

Special Education Parent Advisory Council Community Event
Big Beautiful Life: Run, Walk, Roll
3rd Annual Essex Community Juneteenth Celebration

EWSD Social Media

The EWSD is Hiring!

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Download the New EWSD Mobile App!

The EWSD is launching a new mobile app to help students, parents, and community members stay up to date on what is happening in our schools from your phone! On the app, you can read the latest announcements, view lunch menus, and review upcoming events!

The EWSD app is available to download free from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.

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Green Mountain Pediatric Dentistry Accepting New Patients

Green Mountain Pediatric Dentistry recently opened in South Burlington. They are accepting new patients under 20 years old and accept Medicaid Insurance.

Contact:

Green Mountain Pediatric Dentistry

Address: 42 Timber Ln, South Burlington, VT 05403

Phone: (802) 332-6808

Fax: 802-242-4858
Email: om@smile802.com

Destruction of Special Education Records at EHS

Let this serve as notice that special education records of students who graduated or exited from Essex High School between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2016 are being destroyed. Anyone who would like their records should call the Office of Student Support Services at 802-857-2007 prior to June 21, 2023 to make arrangements to pick them up.

June Inclusive Holidays and Celebrations on the EWSD Calendar

In June we recognize the following:

Early June also brings with it Shavuot (June 4-6), or the Feast of Weeks, which has agricultural and biblical significance for the Jewish community. June 8 holds Corpus Christi, a Christian festival held on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, and June 12 is Loving Day, which marks the date in 1967 that the United States Supreme Court struck down laws in several states that banned interracial marriage.

EWSD Multilingual Program Newsletter

EWSD in the News

Vermont’s career and tech education system needs repair, report says (VT Digger)
EWSD budget passes, the rest of the school district's preliminary election results here (Essex Reporter)
At the Essex Middle School polls, voters share opinions about the state of Essex Westford schools (Essex Reporter)
Emerge Vermont candidates win local seats on Town Meeting Day (Vermont Business Magazine)
GALLERY: Art by the students of Essex Westford School District (Essex Reporter)
Essex PE teacher gets national recognition (WCAX)
ADL students perform Willy Wonka for spring musical, directed by recent EHS graduate (Essex Reporter)
Celebrate your Essex High School senior by sharing a photo of them (Essex Reporter)
Vermont school district's use of 'gender inclusive' language in health class sparks backlash (My NBC5)
Award-winning author visits EWSD students to talk about reading, writing, science (Essex Reporter)
Essex-Westford School District is changing gender language within their health units (WCAX)
EWSD changes language used in curriculum about puberty and reproductive health to be LGBTQIA+ affirming (Essex Reporter)
EHS STEM students bring home six medals from Vermont Science Olympiad (Essex Reporter)
VT school adopts gender-inclusive language for 5th grade science (My Champlain Valley)
Vt. education panel provided sex ed advice on gender (WCAX)
CTE students win over 20 awards at most recent SkillsUSA competition (Essex Reporter)
EWSD school board releases statement supporting use of LGBTQIA+ affirming language for elementary health curriculum (Essex Reporter)
Some parents ‘thankful’ for change in sex education at Essex-Westford schools (WCAX)
Parents, governor weigh in on changes to Essex-Westford sex ed program (WCAX)
Essex/Westford School District parents speak to support gender-neutral terms (Burlington Free Press)
Vt. schools change routes, school times to address bus driver shortage (WCAX)
State declines to prosecute former Vt. teacher in lewd conduct case (WCAX)
Essex High School senior one of two Vermont students to be named a 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholar (Essex Reporter)
2 Vermont students named US Presidential Scholars (WCAX)

Happenings

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Life Cycle of a Chicken

Hiawatha 2nd graders are learning about the life cycle of chickens! Recently, they checked to see if there was chick development within the eggs in their classroom. By holding a flashlight under the eggs, students were able to see whether there was no development at all, partial development, or the beginnings of a chick.

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Creative Collaboration

ADL's Creative Writing Club collaborated with CTE Design and Creative Media to publish a literary/art journal. ADL students worked on the content while CTE student, Shai Barber, and instructors Deanna Vaida and Eileen Sinopoli, created the journal to house the incredible student work! https://bit.ly/42g4Lcr

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Scholarship Awarded to EHS Senior

EHS Senior, Benjamin Sibold, has been selected to receive the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship at Yale University which covers a total of $200,000! https://bit.ly/42dZMsK

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Yellow Tulip Project

In front of Hiawatha, yellow tulips are in full bloom as part of the Yellow Tulip Project at ADL. Students from ADL planted these tulips last year with the goal of smashing the stigma of mental health and increasing mental awareness by promoting hope and positivity one day at a time. Hiawatha appreciates ADL for giving them the opportunity to be part of this important project.

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Book Jacket Redesigning

Students participated in the Design and Creative Media Bookjacket Design Project where they were challenged to redesign an existing bookjacket. This year, categories and winners were - Designers Choice: Jonathan Rakoto Razafy (Slam), Librarians Choice: Lucia Clark (Serafina), and People's Choice: Jay Leuschner (Dune). The book is then circulated in the Essex High School Library's collection.

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Arbor Day Tree Planting

Hiawatha 3rd grade students planted several Norway Spruce seedlings and on Arbor Day, they collaborated with the Essex Junction Tree Advisory Committee (TAC) and planted a larger Honey Locust at school! https://bit.ly/3nClgRn

Upcoming Events/Resources

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Special Education Parent Advisory Council Community Event

Our EWSD SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council) is bringing families together for a FREE night out to meet other families, learn about resources available, and establish connections in a safe and inclusive environment. The event will take place at the Albert D. Lawton Intermediate school (front lawn and cafeteria) on Wednesday, May 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.. Food and music to be provided. Registration is preferred by not required.

Big Beautiful Life: Run, Walk, Roll

Join us on June 10, 2023 from 10-12 p.m. at Founders Memorial School to help raise money to joy kits for kids in medical crisis as well as awareness for organizations who help them thrive! Register, Form Teams, Donate/Sponsor & Volunteer information can be found here.

Everyone can Run, Walk or Roll! There's a flat asphalt course for those who are rolling or have difficulty with distances and grade changes. We'll also have a 5k (Run or Walk) cross country style course. Can't join us in person? Check out our flexible virtual set-your-own-goal steps challenges (June 1-10)! There's even a challenge for hospitalized kids (in progress) and a special division for First Responders.

Learn more about Big Beautiful Life at https://bigbeautifullife.org/ and join us on Facebook!

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3rd Annual Essex Community Juneteenth Celebration

On Sunday, June 18th at the Essex Experience Green, Voices for Inclusion in Essex and Westford (VIEW) and other community sponsors invite you to come together from 1-3 p.m. to celebrate Juneteenth! Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States at the end of the Civil War. Event attendees can reflect on the significance of this American holiday and enjoy music and entertainment from local artists: Toussaint St. Negritude, DJ Cooper, and Harold Roudette, and food from local businesses: Jilib Jiblets and Suga Mama's Treats. This event is family-friendly and 100% free!

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