By Jaime Thomas Christina Rice has taken full advantage of what Granville has to offer. The senior class valedictorian has consistently been involved with everything from sports to clubs to community service — all while maintaining a 101 GPA. Rice, who is also a black belt, is expecting to attend Princeton University in the fall. [...]
Students adopt family for holidays
A group of Whitehall’s top students came together Monday afternoon as part of an effort to make the holiday’s a little merrier for one local family. Members of the National Honor Society and the Junior National Honor Society purchased and wrapped gifts and food for a family they adopted. “This is the first time we’ve [...]
WHS Honor Society Inductions
The Whitehall Chapter of the National Honor Society recently held its induction ceremony. The students selected were : Ryan St.Clair, Brandon Steves, Kendra Rocque, Christopher Leipfert, Paxton DeLorme, Joshua Hoagland, Kassandra VanGuilder, Cariana Jones, Olivia Sweeney, Taryn Tracy, Mackenzie Fiorini, Megan Lane, Paxton Peterson, Rebecca Lavin, Ariel Ayers, Casey Garner, Alycia Hollister, John Diekel [...]
Giving thanks: Community dinner an opportunity for fellowship
Thanksgiving is an occasion to come together and enjoy the fellowship of family and friends. On Thursday, Maxine Willis will do just that, but with a very large and extended family. Willis is one of several volunteers who helps organize the Companions in Christ Fellowship Committee’s annual Thanksgiving dinner, which will be held from noon [...]
Top 10 students
Zach Diekel and Emily Sweeney are by all accounts great students, hard workers, and outstanding role models, and while they finished atop their class, many of the same things that have been said about them can be said about the other eight seniors who finished among the top 10 in their class. They are (listed [...]
Editorial: Bullying meetings very important
Sixteen years of teaching will convince anyone that bullying is everywhere. It’s in every school, in the classrooms, in the hallways, in the locker rooms, and on the Internet. It can leave scars that will last a lifetime and create patterns of behavior that lead to a lafe-long pattern of bullying. It’s not just the [...]
Seniors prep for Jr. Miss
A tradition for Whitehall High School senior girls will continue on Saturday, Oct. 23. The 48th annual Junior Miss Scholarship program will take place at 7 p.m. in the Whitehall Junior/Senior High School Auditorium, with eight senior girls taking part in the annual event. “It’s been very good so far,” said Eileen Rozell, who has [...]










VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]