MUHS graduates reflect on their senior year

MIDDLEBURY — Commencement ceremonies for the Middlebury Union High School class of 2020 on June 13 were unprecedented — not for being wild and ostentatious, but for being minimalist out of necessity. Due to social distancing requirements during COVID-19, each of the 131 graduating seniors were individually driven to a stage at MUHS, where they picked up their hard-earned diplomas. No teeming crowd, no group hugs, no conventional processional. But the lack of pomp and circumstance didn’t diminish the sense o … (read more)

VERGENNES — Lost traditions and milestones. Challenges and struggles. And ultimately resiliency, hope in the face of uncertain futures, and a greater appreciation for the people in their lives.  Seniors in the Vergennes Union High School Class of 2020 sou … (read more)

BRISTOL — There have been days over the past two months when Mount Abraham Union High School senior Maizy Shepard would catch herself looking at a clock in her Bristol home, trying to remember what class she would have been in at that moment, if school ha … (read more)

The Otter Valley Union High School administration, faculty and staff took to social media in the days leading up to graduation and left the following messages for the Class of 2020: This year’s senior class, the Otter Valley Class of 2020, showed us how r … (read more)

BRISTOL — Eighty-one days after their school building was shut down to help prevent the spread of a deadly pandemic — 81 days of remote learning, separation from their friends, canceled extracurricular activities, and anxiety over the fate of their commun … (read more)

BRISTOL — For nearly three decades, under the guidance of art teacher Deb Rickner, each graduating sixth-grader at Bristol Elementary School (BES) has created a personal design and painted it onto one cinderblock of the building’s interior. “The project m … (read more)

BRANDON — It will take longer, and there won’t be any hugging or handshaking as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, but Otter Valley Union High School seniors will have a graduation this year. It took some collaboration and creativity to get here, but Rutlan … (read more)

VERGENNES — Organizers are working on a parade that will carry the Vergennes Union High School Class of 2020 through many Vergennes neighborhoods after their abbreviated graduation ceremony on Friday, June 12.  The seniors’ graduation committee and school … (read more)

WINOOSKI — Graduation for high school seniors will be very different this year — no big crowds and ceremonies. Each school is coming up with a way to make graduation still celebratory and meaningful while under COVID-19 strictures. Vermont Student Assista … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — In lieu of what would have been its 218th commencement ceremony, Middlebury College streamed a “Senior Celebration” online Sunday afternoon. “Gather us all,” said Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life Mark Orten from a quiet, empty Mead Chapel … (read more)

BRISTOL — The Mount Abraham Union High School Class of 2020 will graduate on June 6, but because of the pandemic their ceremony will look a lot different than those of years past. “(We have been working) to design a graduation format that is within the st … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — In lieu of a traditional graduation ceremony this year, the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center will hold a Celebration of Learning event this Thursday, May 28, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., to honor all Career Center seniors and all students completing th … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — When does an assembly of people rise from a gathering to a party? Middlebury College officials and in-town neighbors of the school seem to be at odds over that question after groups of young adults presumed to be graduating Middlebury seniors … (read more)

This year, on account of school closings, high schoolers in the county will miss a traditional graduation celebration. School officials across the county are working hard to make the graduates’ day a memorable one despite current challenges. I’d like to a … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — In lieu of a traditional graduation ceremony this year, the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center will hold a Celebration of Learning event next Thursday, May 28, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., to honor all Career Center seniors and all students completing … (read more)