Orwell students reach out to Ukraine

Orwell schoolchildren are hoping Vermont’s sweetest export will bring some sunshine into the lives of Ukrainian kids who are facing some of the darkest times imaginable.

School is back in session — outdoors

ORWELL — Teachers have been busy these past few months ordering classroom supplies for the first in-school classes since mid-March. A lot of chalk, erasers, desks, chairs and photocopier paper, right? Nope. The Orwell Village School’s supply list has incl … (read more)

Orwell Town Hall could be demolished to make way for school addition

ORWELL — Residents of the six towns in the Slate Valley Unified Union School District (SVUUSD) will vote as soon as this coming spring on a massive, $60 million capital improvements bond issue that would, among other things, pay for a new 8,200-square-foo … (read more)