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North Country Community College launches ASAP program
North Country Community College announced the launch of the Advancing Success in Associate Pathways (ASAP) program. The initiative helps students gain and maintain academic momentum so they can graduate on time. Through $318,000 in new state funding, NCCC will capitalize on this model that is proven to increase student completion rates and bridge opportunity gaps.
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Allison Donnelly of Porters Point School shines as a UVM Outstanding Educator of the Year
COLCHESTER — When Kindergarteners enter her classroom, Allison Donnelly is focused on helping her students to thrive as they transition into the rhythm of school. For 14 years, Donnelly has been teaching students at Porters Point School. This year, she was honored with an Outstanding Teaching Award from the University of Vermont. The award ceremony will be held in November, with awardees, their guests and school leaders invited.
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PHOTOS: Milton field hockey takes draw, celebrates seniors
MILTON — The Milton High School varsity field hockey team battled Harwood Union High School to a 1-1 overtime draw Oct. 7. Harwood opened the scoring in the first quarter, but Milton’s defense held the Highlanders scoreless for the remainder of regulation. With just minutes remaining in the...
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Culture Staff Recommends: Classes UVM should offer
Even with hundreds of classes offered here at UVM, the Culture staff thinks that our community is lacking certain school-specific courses. We’ve racked our brains and came up with a few that students need to gain a well-rounded UVM education. GSWS 2005: Just because you’re gay doesn’t mean you...
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Milton’s educators of the year make room for confidence, curiosity and connection
MILTON — When Amanda Lebel needed stability as a child, she found it in her third- and fourth-grade teachers. Today, those teachers work across the hall from her own classroom. At Milton Middle School, Suzanne “Suzy” Diner draws on a childhood surrounded by different languages and a career that...
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PHOTOS: Milton High soccer recognizes seniors; Yellow Jackets fall to Rice
MILTON — The Milton High School boys varsity soccer team fell 6-1 to Rice Memorial on Monday, Oct. 5, during the Yellow Jackets’ Homecoming and Senior Recognition game. The match opened competitively, with the two teams appearing evenly matched in the early minutes. Rice struck first, but Milton quickly answered when forward Chase Renaud (17) found the net off an assist from midfielder Joshua Rhoades (16), tying the game at 1-1.
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Saranac Lake High School football player nominated for Heart of a Giant award
Mason Quinn, a sophomore at Saranac Lake High School, has been nominated for a 2025 USA Football Heart of a Giant Award, presented by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and the New York Giants. Quinn has shown extraordinary courage in his journey as both a leader and teammate. After taking...
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Student journalism demands accountability when universities fail
In the past few weeks, outcry over Cornell University’s mishandling of a 2024 rape on campus has thrown the work of student journalists into the international spotlight. In an interview with the Cut, Cornell Daily Sun Senior Editor Cereese Qusba shared an account of the months she spent working with Jane Doe to uncover the University’s mishandling of sexual assault.
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Johnson's five TD passes power PHS to 49-28 win
SARANAC | Colden Johnson threw for 270 yards and five touchdowns in his return to the lineup as Plattsburgh High defeated Saranac 49-28 Oct. 3 in CVAC football. Johnson, who sustained a game-ending lower-body injury against Peru in Week 3 and missed the Hornets’ loss to Beekmantown the following week, completed 14 of 24 passes.
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Boquet Valley CSD launches outdoor Story Walk
Boquet Valley CSD-Lake View Campus recently launched its new Story Walk. WESTPORT | We all know the question, but debate the answer: “What came first, the chicken or the egg?” In this case, the story begins with a chicken — three, in fact. The story is “Sonya’s...
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School district merger committee, including Colchester, Milton and Champlain Islands, meets for first time
COLCHESTER — The Group 19 merger committee discussed fair representation at its first meeting Wednesday, Sept. 30 at Colchester High School. Representatives from the school districts in Colchester, Milton, Champlain Islands Unified School District, South Hero and Alburgh convened in accordance with Act 170, which requires all school districts to send a school board member to participate in regional merger studies with neighboring districts.
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North Country Community College launches second health worker training
North Country Community College is launching a second session of its Community Health Worker Training Program following the successful completion of the program’s inaugural cohort this summer. The next 10-week session begins Oct. 12 and will be offered fully online, with classes meeting Mondays from 6 to 8:40 p.m....
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School district merger committee, including Colchester, Milton and Champlain Islands, meets for first time
COLCHESTER — The Group 19 merger committee discussed fair representation at its first meeting Wednesday, Sept. 30 at Colchester High School. Representatives from the school districts in Colchester, Milton, Champlain Islands Unified School District, South Hero and Alburgh convened in accordance with Act 170, which requires all school districts to send a school board member to participate in regional merger studies with neighboring districts.
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CV-TEC unveils new Career and Technical Education Center
CV-TEC Welding young professionals Lauren St. Pierre and Rowan Brunet cut a steel band to officially open their new Career and Technical Education Center. PLATTSBURGH | Facing the entire CV-TEC morning student body of about 350 young professionals, two Welding program peers lit their cutting torch and sliced through a steel ribbon.