This year, Essex High School’s orchestra is bigger than it’s been in a long time. After years of low numbers, the program is finally making a comeback. Asiat Ali, EHS orchestra conductor, said that...

A combined performance of Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" by elementary, middle, and high school orchestras in the Essex Westford School District has gone viral on TikTok, racking up over one million views and...

I’m afraid to grow up, or really, if I’ll be allowed to. I was always told at a young age that my generation would be the ones to reverse the imminent march towards mass extinction, to return the...

The Nutcracker is a traditional ballet performed every year during the holiday season by many different ballet companies worldwide. It is a yearly excursion for many and binds long-lasting family traditions....

EHS Tri-M Music Honor Society, a national program that focuses on shaping leaders in music education and advocacy, started in 2017 and works to support music groups and students. and has started the year...

The auditorium was filled with eager parents, family members, and students ready to enjoy the musical Alice by Heart. As soon as the lights dimmed, you could feel the excitement rising in the room. “I...

School musicals require work and effort from many people. On the nights they are performed, audience members show up and enjoy the impressive performance. But have you ever wondered what happens behind...

Not what I Wished for You said you wanted a relationship, But in reality, you were lying. You can’t have a relationship And not have what comes with it. I wish that things would change, I...

Mitsuki Miyawaki (otherwise known as Mitski), is a Japanese-American indie pop singer. After redirecting her childhood drive from anger of how she looked, to music, she discovered a time-worthy hobby....

Essex High School’s Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA) consists of around 80 multi-talented students, all who bring the worlds of music, theater and art together. After their four years in...

The Essex High School Theater program is performing senior Theodore (Theo) Herrin’s original one-act play, Ellie, March 14-17 in the EHS Auditorium. Theo offered insight into the writing process and...

The City of Essex Junction is in the midst of determining the budget for FY25. The Brownell Library was asked by the City Council to keep our budget the same as FY24 (level funding) or increase it by 2%....