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  • MUMS repair costs could top $45 million

    MUMS repair costs could top $45 million

    Proposed improvements to the crowded middle school building include expansions to the gym, library, kitchen and cafeteria, along with new classrooms and common space.

  • Chan hired as MUMS assistant principal

    Chan hired as MUMS assistant principal

    Fieh Chan will officially succeed Zach Jerome as MUMS assistant principal. Since 2019 he has served in that same role at Milton Elementary School.

  • Sears to leave Salisbury principal job, return to teaching at MUMS

    Sears to leave Salisbury principal job, return to teaching at MUMS

    Longtime Addison Central School District educator Bjarki Sears later this spring will see his career as an educator come full circle. On June 1, he’ll officially step down…

  • MUMS educator resigns after leave request denied

    MUMS educator resigns after leave request denied

    Middlebury Union Middle School’s popular and accomplished Wellness educator has resigned from her post, citing the Addison Central School District officials’ denial of her request for four days…

  • MUMS runners take championship

    MUMS runners take championship

    The Middlebury Union Middle School cross country teams enjoyed outstanding days at the middle school championship meet on Oct. 27 at the Hard’ack Recreation Area in St. Albans,…

  • MUMS’s Wisell named Vermont Principal of the Year

    MUMS’s Wisell named Vermont Principal of the Year

    The Addison Central School District (ACSD) on Aug. 20 honored its top staff and educators for 2024, one of whom has also earned statewide accolades for her performance.

  • Perry-Askew centered students at MUMS

    Perry-Askew centered students at MUMS

    Janelle Perry-Askew’s career has followed her heart, which — in addition to her family — belongs to science.

  • Middle schoolers embrace volleyball ‘Madness’

    Middle schoolers embrace volleyball ‘Madness’

     Where could you see more than 100 6th-, 7th- and 8th-graders setting a ball over a net? In the Middlebury town gym the “March Madness” youth volleyball program.

  • MUMS holiday vacation extended due to water line break

    MUMS holiday vacation extended due to water line break

    A leak in a water service line last Saturday flooded Middlebury Union Middle School, and classes resumed on Wednesday, Jan. 3.

  • Dustin Hunt makes the move to MUMS

    Dustin Hunt makes the move to MUMS

    Dustin Hunt always knew he wanted to work with children in the field of athletics. He got an opportunity to do just that during a 14-year stint with…

  • Letter to the editor: Charlestin shows courage in speaking out

    Esther Charlestin was incredibly helpful to us last year in helping our son (and us) adjust to Middle School and creating a 504 plan. I know it wasn’t…

  • MUMS teacher inspired by a Holocaust hero

    MUMS teacher inspired by a Holocaust hero

    Middlebury Union Middle School French teacher Denise Bérubé’s summer experience as an inquisitive tourist is about to pay nice educational dividends for her students.

  • Letter to the editor: Racism is real here in Addison County

    I am writing in support of Esther Charlestin, the previous Dean of Climate & Culture at Middlebury Union Middle School. I am asking our community to hear the…

  • ACSD responds to MUMS racism

    The Addison Central School District has announced new and ongoing efforts to battle racism and intolerance in wake of the recent resignation of Middlebury Union Middle School Dean…

  • MUMS dean cites racism as a factor in resignation

    MUMS dean cites racism as a factor in resignation

    Middlebury Union Middle School’s first-ever dean of climate & culture has resigned from her job after only one year.

  • Community forum: ACSD must confront racism

    Community forum: ACSD must confront racism

    I share my story for those who feel invisible, who can’t speak because it could jeopardize their jobs, for those whose BIPOC children are struggling and they have…