
March 2, 2024
The centerpiece of the BRSU celebration of National Reading Month will be every student in every school reading "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown. This is just one of many literary...

February 26, 2024
In the attached GNAT News Project segment, BRSU Superintendent Randi Lowe, BRSU Board Chair Jim Salsgiver, and BRSU Business Manager Sue Wilborn unravel the complexities of the FY...

February 23, 2024
The following commentary was written by BRSU Superintendent Randi Lowe for the Manchester Journal. Education Budgeting for Fiscal Year 2025
Navigating the twists ...

February 16, 2024
The February meeting of the Mettawee School Board featured a new twist on the concept of public engagement: The Student Council had the floor.
“We’re constantly exploring ways ...
February 13, 2024
Over the course of the year I have been meeting with Mark Tashjian,
Headmaster of BBA, and Colin Igoe, Head of School for LTS, along with
School Board Chairs to discuss the st...

January 25, 2024
Despite the bone-chilling weather, families eagerly trekked to the gymnasium at Manchester Elementary Middle School (MEMS) for the Sounds of the Season Winter Concert. The stand...

January 24, 2024
Imagine planning a weekly play-date for 1,001 children at multiple locations. And then doing it over and over again for seven more weeks. It’s a challenge that Bennington-Rut...

January 5, 2024
In today's Manchester Journal the Board Chairs for the BRSU and its three School Districts explain the budgeting process for education spending. Click on the link below for ...

December 21, 2023
Forget everything you know about King Arthur and his Round Table. The story of the legendary leader is turned upside down in the Mettawee Community School (MCS) production of the ...

December 20, 2023
If the good vibrations emanating from the gymnasium of The Dorset School (TDS) recently are any indication, the future of music is in good hands. Middle school musicians held t...

December 15, 2023
Anyone wondering how kids feel about their home town will soon get that perspective as they travel on Vermont Route 7A between Arlington and Manchester. Students from Sunderland...

December 6, 2023
Since the start of the school year at Sunderland Elementary, adorable tiny yellow ducks had been strategically located in classroom and outdoor nooks and crannies on a regular b...

December 2, 2023
The Thanksgiving Feast is an annual staple at the Mettawee Community School MCS). The holiday gathering has taken place in each of the school’s 25 year history except for two ye...

November 21, 2023
The toughest lunch reservation in the Northshire on Thursday, November 16th was at the light-filled Dorset School gymnasium. After a four year hiatus, some 350 students, parents a...

November 17, 2023
The menu provided all the clues: squash, corn, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, turkey, cranberry sauce, and homemade pumpkin squares for dessert. Yum! On Tuesday, November 14t...

November 14, 2023
The icy roads could not keep the experienced troops from completing their mission. Right on time, the guests of honor assembled at their staging point and waited for the signal ...

November 6, 2023
The gray clouds blocked out the sun, but the exuberance of the occasion made it a welcoming day. A white tent was set up on the playing fields of the Flood Brook School to serve ...

November 3, 2023
In these times of communicating through texts, zooms, and highly-filtered photos, the annual Currier Memorial School (CMS) Harvest Open House was a joyful in-person throw back t...

October 25, 2023
This fall and in the years ahead, Rupert teenager and Poultney High School sophomore Gabe Casey looks forward to playing in the Vermont High School State Football Postseason ...

October 19, 2023
One runner signed up for middle school cross country to increase his speed, admittedly a low bar. “At first I stunk,” said the young 6th grader. “I couldn’t even beat a chicken...
