Ways of Seeing: Daughter thrives in Mount Abe spotlight

These experiences have given my daughter more than just a taste for performing. She has found a strong group of friends who spend lots of time singing together in her room after school.

After 31 years of running the girls’ basketball program at Mount Abraham, Connie LaRose was fired.

I am really sorry to be writing this. This is not something that I typically do, but I am disappointed, and I will continue to be until I get this off my chest.

Editor’s note: This story was slotted to run in our Nov. 3 edition, but it regrettably did not make it into the newspaper. We publish it here, slightly updated, to round out our coverage of the Eagle girls’ soccer season.

This fall, all 7th- and 8th-grade students at Mount Abraham Middle School participated in a community art project resulting in three vibrant team murals now on display at the school.

The Mount Abraham Union High School cross-country teams each finished second in a meet hosted by Richford on Saturday. 

Four Mount Abraham Union High School students has been recognized by the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program for their outstanding academics.

Despite plenty of effort on both sides on Saturday, the host Eagle girls’ soccer team and visiting Middlebury settled for a 1-1 tie that was probably fair given of the quality of each team’s play. 

It took a rally from down two goals, two overtime periods, a brilliant overtime save, and a stunning game-winning strike from a sophomore seeing his first varsity action, but the Mount Abraham boys’ soccer team on Tuesday came away with a 3-2 victory over … (read more)

The Mount Abraham Unified School District Board lined up behind school administrators on Tuesday evening when pressed about the June dismissal of high school basketball coach Connie LaRose.

Renovations are still under way at Mount Abraham Union Middle and High School, where construction crews are renovating the lobby entrance, bathrooms and other spaces throughout the Bristol school. 

A new mobile health unit will soon be unveiled at Mount Abraham Union High School, offering students primary healthcare services every Wednesday. 

The established team sports at Mount Abraham all started the preseason with a sense of optimism, and meanwhile two new activities joined the fold, even if sign-up for each was limited as school opened. 

The Mount Abraham/Vergennes football team won its Division III opener on Saturday, 20-14, at Poultney, snapping a 14-14 tie in the fourth quarter on the third of Jamison Couture’s three rushing touchdowns.

The first day of school looked a bit different for Mount Abraham Union High School students this year, as pupils started their classes on Wednesday amidst major renovations within the Bristol building.