MIDDLEBURY — Mary Hogan Principal Tom Buzzell and Assistant Principal Steve Lindemann welcome Mary Hogan students and parents to the 2013-2014 school year. As the new school year approaches, the Mary Hogan staff is busily preparing for opening day on Aug. 28.
The traditional “Muffins at Mary Hogan” will be held in the school gymnasium from 8-9 a.m. on the first day of school, Aug. 28. Parents and guardians are invited to bring their children to their classrooms on the first day and then to stop in the gymnasium to spend a few minutes visiting with other families, board members and members of the school and district staff. Veteran Mary Hogan parents are asked to come and welcome new Mary Hogan families. Those new to our school are invited to come and meet a great group of parents. Good company and tasty muffins are promised.
In addition to greeting new youngsters and their families, the following new (or reassigned) teachers join the staff: Steve Flint in the Challenge Program; classroom teachers Kera Hurlburt in kindergarten, Julie Berg in grade 1, Jenny Johnson in grade 2, Natalie Krizo in grade 3; Liza Raymond in the Success Center; and Amber Perry as school nurse. Joining the staff as paraprofessionals are Sara Cassidy, Nicole Comanducci, Nan Lilas-Fleming, Sarah Stone, Amy Tucker and Renee Ursitti. Tarn Martin will be one of the two home-school coordinators through the Counseling Service of Addison County.
Mary Hogan will be starting the school day slightly earlier this year. Bus routes are designed so that all buses will arrive at Mary Hogan by 8 a.m. Parents driving or walking youngsters to school should plan to arrive between 7:50 and 8:10. This will allow youngsters sufficient time to complete their morning routine prior to the start of the instructional day at 8:15. Note that students must arrive on time in order to participate in the breakfast program. Children arriving after 8:10 will be marked tardy. At the end of the day, bus riders will be dismissed beginning at approximately 2:50 and all others will be dismissed starting at approximately 2:55 p.m.
With the extra time in the school day, there will be an increased emphasis in science, technology and engineering instructional activities. In particular, this will include more inquiry-based, manipulative-rich science lessons. The school will balance this new emphasis with broad and full offerings in English/language arts, mathematics, social studies and the arts.
New families to Mary Hogan are encouraged to register their children prior to the first day of school. This enables the school to make a thoughtful placement for each child who will be entering Mary Hogan. The Mary Hogan staff looks forward to working with families to make the 2013-2014 school year an academically productive and enjoyable one for their children. Contact the school office at 388-4421 to register or for information.
Refer to the sidebar for bus routes for all Middlebury elementary, middle school and high school students or visit the the school website, maryhoganschool.org.
MIDDLEBURY BUS ROUTES 2013-14
Please note: Students in grades K-12 ride together on all morning and afternoon runs, except for the Red Bus. Review routes carefully and contact Mary Hogan School at 388-4421 with any questions. Times for bus routes can vary by several minutes, depending on traffic, construction and ridership. Students should be at their bus stop at least 5 minutes earlier than the published time. For safety reasons, drivers will not wait for students to come to the stop. P/U = Pick up, D/O = Drop off.
Blue Bus (Lisa Sargent, driver)
AM Route
7:20   Right on Route 116 — P/U west side to Carrara’s — turn around
7:25   Route 116N — P/U east side to town line (including Lindale Trailer Park) — turn around
7:35   Route 116S — P/U west side to Mead Lane
7:40   Mead Lane
7:45   Right on Quarry Road
7:55   Mary Hogan
8:00   MUHS
8:05   MUMS
PM Route
2:55   Depart Mary Hogan
3:00   MUHS
3:10   MUMS
3:20   Quarry Road
3:30   Right on Route 116 — D/O west side to Carrara’s — turn around
3:35   Route 116N — D/O east side to town line (including Lindale Trailer Park) — turn around
3:45   Route 116S — D/O west side
3:50   Mead Lane
3:53   Turn right on Route 116S — D/O west side to Quarry Road
3:55   Right on Quarry Road (no D/O’s)
Red Bus — Mary Hogan students only (Becky Briggs, driver)
AM Route
7:35   Quarry Road
7:39   Lindale Trailer Park
7:40   Route 116, P/U east side — turn around
7:41   Route 116, P/U west side
7:42   Right on lower Mead Lane
7:45   Butternut Ridge
7:46   Right on Mead Lane
7:48   Right on Route 116, then right on Quarry Road
7:50   Intersection of Rolling Acres and Quarry Road
8:00   Mary Hogan
PM Route
2:55   Depart Mary Hogan
3:02   Quarry Road; intersection of Rolling Acres and Quarry Road
3:06   Lindale Trailer Park
3:08   Route 116, D/O east side — turn around
3:13   Route 116, D/O west side
3:15   Right on lower Mead Lane
3:19   Butternut Ridge
3:21   Right on Mead Lane
3:23   Right on Route 116, then right on Quarry Road
Green Bus (Scott Bougor, driver)
AM Route
7:15   Left on South Street Extension
7:25   Onto Main Street — left on Seymour Street Extension
7:26   Woodbridge/Pine Meadow Apartments (all K-12 students) (NOTE: ride Orange Bus in PM)
7:35   Back to Seminary Street Extension
7:37   Foote Street
7:42   Lower Foote Street
7:45   Right on Route 7N
7:47   Stonegate Drive
7:52   Creek Road (via Middle Road)
7:55   Mary Hogan School
8:00   MUHS
8:05   MUMS
PM Route
2:55   Depart Mary Hogan
3:05   MUHS
3:10   Creek Road (via Middle Road)
3:12   MUMS
3:15   Stonegate Drive
3:20   Route 7S — Left on Cady Road
3:25   Right on Lower Foote (South)
3:27   Right on Route 7, D/O east side
3:35   Right on Foote Street
3:40   Left on Seminary Street Extension
4:00   Left on Morse Road — left on South Street Extension
Orange Bus (Sonya Sprague, driver)
AM Route
7:17   Exchange Street (from Bet-Cha Transit, turn on Elm Street to Route 7N)
7:18   Left on Route 7N; P/U east side
7:25   Right on River Road
7:26   Right on Halpin Road
7:30   Left on Painter Road
7:34   Left on Munger Street — turn around
7:37   Right on Painter Road
7:40   Left on Painter Hills to intersection with Grey Ledge Road
7:43   Left on Painter Road, then right on Happy Valley Road
7:45   Left on Route 7N; P/U west side of road
7:50   Mary Hogan
7:55   MUHS
8:00   MUMS
PM Route
2:55   Depart Mary Hogan
3:10   MUMS
3:15   MUHS
3:20   Woodbridge/Pine Meadow Apartments (all K-12 students) (NOTE: ride green bus in AM)
3:30   Back to left on Route 7N — D/O east side
3:35   Right on River Road
3:40   Right on Halpin Road
3:44   Left on Painter Road
3:48   Left on Munger Street — turn around
3:44   Right on Painter Road
3:55   Left on Painter Hills to intersection with Grey Ledge Road
3:58   Left on Painter Road, then right on Happy Valley Road
Purple Bus (Ken Caul, driver)
AM Route
7:12   Stonehill Apartments (428 Court St.)
7:15   Route 7S; P/U west side
7:16   Left on Route 125 — stops on right side to Lower Plains Road
7:25   Right on Lower Plains Road — turn around
7:35   Left on Route 125 — Stop at Waybury Inn, Maple Court, fire station
7:39   Right on Route 116N (Case Street) — P/U east side
7:45   Right on Airport Road — turn around
7:46   Right on Route 116 — turn around at Carrara’s — P/U west side
7:52   Right on Route 125
7:55   Right on Route 7N; P/U east side
8:00   Mary Hogan
8:05   MUHS
8:15   MUMS
PM Route
2:55   Depart Mary Hogan
3:00   MUHS
3:10   MUMS
3:12   Stonehill Apartments (428 Court St.)
3:15   Route 7S— D/O west side
3:20   Left on Route 125 — stops on right side to Lower Plains Road
3:25   Right on Lower Plains Road — turn around
3:35   Left on Route 125 — Stop at Waybury Inn, Maple Court, fire station
3:40   Right on Route 116N (Case Street) — D/O east side
3:45   Right on Airport Road — turn around
3:52   Right on Route 116 — turn around at Carrara’s — D/O west side
4:00   Right on Route 125 — Right on Route 7N
Yellow Bus (Margo Birchard, driver)
AM Route
7:12   Munson Road — to Burnham Drive, Oak Drive, Birch Drive
7:20   Left on Schoolhouse Hill Road
7:25   Forest Ridge Drive and Fred Johnson Circle — turn around
7:30   Corner of Route 125 and Schoolhouse Road
7:31   Right on Route 125 — Left on Ossie Road
7:45   Left on Route 7S — turn around near town line
7:49   Left on Three Mile Bridge Road — turn around — Right on Blake Roy Road — turn around
7:52   Onto Halladay Road
8:00   Mary Hogan
8:05   MUHS
8:15   MUMS
PM Route
2:55   Depart Mary Hogan
3:00   MUMS
3:10   MUHS
3:25   Right on Munson Road — to Burnham Drive, Oak Drive, Birch Drive
3:35   Left on Schoolhouse Hill Road
3:40   Forest Ridge Drive and Fred Johnson Circle — turn around
3:45   Corner of Route 125 and Schoolhouse Road
3:50   Right on Route 125 — Left on Ossie Road
3:52   Route 7S — turn around near town line
3:55   Left on Three Mile Bridge Road — turn around—Right on Blake Roy Road — turn around
4:00   Halladay Road