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Dec 30, 2025

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As you read in last week's Addy Indy, Addison Cent

As you read in last week's Addy Indy, Addison Central School District recently updated its K-5 school choice policy, making it easier for area students to transfer to other elementary schools in the district. Bridport Central, Cornwall Elementary, Mary Hogan Elementary, Salisbury Community and Weybridge Elementary all have a limited number of transfer slots available. Here’s what you need to know:

➡️ Transfer applications for the 2026-2027 school year are due by March 2.
➡️ The Superintendent's Office will hold a virtual meeting this Thursday, Feb. 5, at 5:30 p.m. and an in-person meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 8:30 a.m. at the Superintendent's Office in Middlebury to answer questions and help families fill out the transfer form.
➡️ ACSD elementary school principals are hosting open houses for families interested in transferring at the following dates and times: Mary Hogan - Feb. 10 at 5:30 p.m, Salisbury Community - Feb. 12 at 5:30 p.m., Cornwall Elementary - Feb. 16 at 5:30 p.m.; Bridport Elementary - Feb. 17 at 5:30 p.m., Weybridge Elementary - Feb. 18 at 5:30 p.m.
➡️ Applications will be processed March 3-13. A lottery will be held if transfer requests exceed available slots.
➡️ Families will be notified of their new school or waitlist status by March 23. They must accept or decline the school placement by March 26.

For more information, see our recent coverage of the transfer policy, as well as ACSD’s transfer guide for families, at our link in bio. You can also contact Darcie Arensmeyer, Assistant to the Superintendent, at 802-382-1277 or darensmeyer@acsdvt.org.

Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week

Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Addison Northwest School District, Ashtin S.!

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.

Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week

Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Middlebury Union High School Vermont, Sole P.!

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.

Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week

Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Mt. Abraham Union High School, June Y.R.!

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.

Entering our Valentine’s Day Contest is easy as 1-

Entering our Valentine’s Day Contest is easy as 1-2-3!

Send an email to contests@addisonindependent.com with the following info:
❤️ Your name
❤️ A photo with a short caption
❤️ Where in Addison County you live

Prize packages will be announced next week.

Entries will be received through Thursday, February 12th, and winners will be randomly selected on Friday, February 13th.

Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week

Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Otter Valley Union High School, Hannah D.!

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.

Monkton Resident Adrienne Raphael has long worked

Monkton Resident Adrienne Raphael has long worked to support communities overseas through her work in the international development sector. Her work has more recently shifted to her home community of Monkton, where she’s working to convert this garage at 216 Monkton Ridge into a general store and coffee shop space expected to open sometime this year.

“I’m just really excited,” Raphael said of the project. “Monkton is such a vibrant community; we have such a strong sense of place here like many communities.”

Read more about the project at the link in bio.

Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week

Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Middlebury Union High School Vermont, Nathan S.!

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.

Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week

Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Addison Northwest School District, Ava F.!

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.

After a dozen years of publishing Vermont Sports M

After a dozen years of publishing Vermont Sports Magazine, Addison Press Inc. has sold the publication and its digital properties to Adirondack Sports & Fitness LLC of Clifton Park, N.Y.

Adirondack Sports & Fitness, owned by Darryl and Mona Caron, publishes Upstate Sports (formerly Adirondack Sports) magazine monthly, and hosts two large outdoor recreational sports and travel shows — the Summer Expo in March and the Winter Expo in October — in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The company has been around for 26 years.

“We’re happy Vermont Sports will continue to thrive under this new leadership,” said former owner and co-publisher Angelo Lynn. “It’s a good marriage to join the recreational activities of upstate New York with those of Vermont and New England.”

Read more at our link in bio.

Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week

Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Otter Valley Union High School, Ethan D.!

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.

Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week

Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Mt. Abraham Union High School, Paige G.!

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.

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