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Secondary accomplishments Senior Norah Burns has been selected as Lebanon High School’s October student of the month. In addition to participating in athletics and student council, Burns is incredibly involved in the Rotary Youth Leadership Academy,...

Coral Riegler, of Thetford, won first place in the grade 4 to 6 class of the 2025 Art of Conservation Fish Art Contest, which is overseen by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.

Lucy Angell, of South Royalton, came in first place in the beginners division during the 2025 Central and Southeastern Regional 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl, which took place March 2 at Vermont State University in Randolph Center. The competition, which included a written exam, covered calf raising, feeds and forages, herd health, anatomy, reproduction and dairy breeds, among other topics, according to a news release from the Orange County 4-H dairy program.

Lebanon High School’s March Student of the Month is Dominic Calandrella. Social studies teacher Amanda Valliere nominated Calandrella for the honor, according to a news release from the Lebanon School District. 

Hanover High School's Mock Trial team will compete in the final round in New Hampshire Mock Trial Association's tournament on Wednesday at the Federal District Court in Concord.  Hanover’s team — which includes Cole DeMatteo, Stella Hobson, Cassie Merwin, Giavanna Schembri, Cailin Stauth, Ella Tesone, Matthew Tysinger, Natalie Wainwright and Owen Welch — will face Phillips Exeter in a mock civil trial. Federal judge Joseph LaPlante will preside over the case and five volunteer attorneys will keep score.

Augustin Ramos-Glew is Lebanon High School’s February student of the month. Lebanon High science teacher Matt Custer, who nominated Ramos-Glew, described him as trustworthy and dependable. “Students look up to him as a positive contributor to the class atmosphere,” Custer wrote in his nomination, according to a news release from the Lebanon School District. “It doesn’t matter what the content is; Augustin is excited to learn it in the classroom. He asks good questions that show that he is looking for connections to his everyday life. His peers respect him for this reason - any group that Augustin is a part of is happier and better because of his presence.”

Maggi Ellsworth, who is studying health science technology at River Bend Career and Technical Center in Bradford, Vt., was selected as a 2025 Presidential Scholar by the Vermont Agency of Education.

The following Upper Valley residents earned nomination to attend United States Service Academies by Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-NH: Mingheng Liu, Etna, United States Military Academy; Andrew Rudd, Hanover, United States Military Academy; Jordan McConnell, Hanover, United States Naval Academy; Nicholas Petrucci, Cornish, United States Naval Academy; Elizabeth Staats, Hanover, United States Naval Academy; and Lucian McCarthy, Grantham, United States Air Force Academy.

The following Upper Valley residents made the president’s list at Keene State College for the fall 2024 semester: Jenna Bean, Canaan; Emily Connors, Charlestown; Kailyn Guyotte, Charlestown; Gabriel Livermore, Charlestown; Tristan Spencer, Charlestown; Troy Tenney, Charlestown; Dylan Chambers, Claremont; Lee Gleason, Claremont; Caleb Royce, Claremont; Hanna Royce, Claremont; Pierce Salony, Claremont; Kayleigh Young, Claremont; Piper Morgan, Grafton; Kaleb Gray, Lyme; Griffin Urnezis, Meriden; Sierra Winand, Meriden; Tobin Wyman, New London; Dylan Marsh, Newport; Ethan Tapman Contois, Newport; Bee Wilkinson, Newport; Abby Hanson, Sunapee; Garrett Emery, Woodsville; Hannah Wood, Brownsville; Mitchell Parkman, Chelsea; Madison Mousley, East Thetford; Rachel Enelow, Norwich; Ella Maxwell, Post Mills; and Lisa Todd, Windsor.

Hannah Giguere has been named Lebanon High School’s January student of the month. Giguere, a senior, spends half of her school day at Lebanon High School and the other half studying forestry in the natural resources program at the Hartford Area Career & Technology Center, according to a news release from the Lebanon School District. This summer, she will represent New Hampshire at a bass fishing tournament in Florida.

Secondary accomplishmentsLebanon High School has selected Marco Getchell as its December Student-of-the-Month. “Part of what makes Marco so special is his determination to be his best possible self and to always improve,” Lebanon High teacher Erin...

Secondary accomplishments Hanover High School senior Elizabeth Chambers came in second place in the Granite State National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Student Auditions competition’s Upper High School level this fall. Chambers takes...

Honor rollThe following Lebanon High School 11th graders were named to the honors list for the first quarter: Lillian Adams; Maezie Angles; Parker Arrington; Cole Ashline; Abigail Auch; Kestyn Avery; Khyla Avery; Nehemiah Billings; Payton Breedlove;...

Secondary accomplishmentsThe following Lebanon High School 10th graders were named to the highest honors list for the first quarter: Cathryn Bachelder; Finn Danaher; Ian Danen-Lucier; Amy Dixon-Vestal; Charles Ferland; Emily Groves; Mason Gailey;...

Students name plow after long-time Strafford resident SOUTH STRAFFORD — Newton School students have named a plow after a long-time Strafford resident and beloved elementary school volunteer.The school named a bright orange plow “Roz” after Rosalind...

Secondary accomplishmentsThree Rivendell Academy students — Stella Star Worcester, Tesia Kosakowski and Rosie Paquin — who are also part of the Vermont State University Lyndon Upward Bound program, attended the 40th New England Student Leadership...

Secondary accomplishmentsVictoria “Tori” Palys has been named Lebanon High School’s September Student of the Month. Palys serves on the student council, plays lacrosse and volunteers for multiple school clubs, according to a new release from the...

Post-secondary graduationsHojin Gong, of Lebanon, and Aaron Martinez, of White River Junction, graduated from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn., this spring.Post-secondary accomplishmentsEllis DeMars, of Norwich, who is studying government...

Post-secondary graduationsSarah Sewall Miller, of Hanover, earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., this spring.Mary Zantzinger, of Barnard, earned a bachelor’s degree in music from the Longy School Of Music...

Post-secondary graduations The following Upper Valley residents earned degrees from Vermont State University in Randolph Center this spring: Cooper Bevis, Windsor; Jacolby Boyce, Randolph; Lucas Gilman, Chelsea; Ian O’Brien, Quechee; Austin Williams,...

Post-secondary graduationsThe following Upper Valley residents earned bachelor’s degrees from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., this spring: Grace Davis, East Thetford, civil engineering; Michael Cimis, Hanover, supply chain management; and Owen...