People worldwide use transportation to get to where they need to go. This is important because without it, how will anyone get anywhere? They can’t, at least not if it's far away! But what if it’s...

The Ice Bucket Challenge started in 2014 and was initially called the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, leading...

Essex High will hold its second annual Multicultural Festival on Friday, May 2, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM in the EHS gymnasium. EHS PE teacher, Tracey Muzerall (Muzz), is the lead organizer of the festival;...

On Friday, April 4th, school districts across the state were ordered to re-sign Title VI certification by the Vermont Agency of Education (AOE). Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits race-based...

The Community Support Team (CST) at EHS was established to provide students with a safe, confidential, and supportive space to report biased incidents or microaggressions anonymously.  The team wants...

For the past six years, EHS Learning Strategies teacher Jackie Lynch has worked with students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), looking into how EHS provides support and the steps that...

Google’s YouTube Ban has led to many questions for Essex Westford School District: Why is YouTube banned, who decided this, and for how long?  YouTube, founded in 2005, is a popular online platform...

On March 29, the 17th annual Junior Iron Chef VT took place at the Champlain Valley Exposition. Essex High School participated in this yearly event for the first time.  Coach Julie Shaw, Essex High...

EHS senior Reese Holcomb was a two-time captain of EHS’s varsity field hockey team and four-year member of the EHS varsity girls’ lacrosse team. This fall, she will be attending Colby-Sawyer College...

On Mar. 13, the Essex Girls’ Varsity Hockey team beat Bellows Free Academy St. Albans 5-1 for the Division 1 state championship for the first time since 2018. With two goals from senior Taylor Senecal,...

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...

For the last 15 years, Essex High School girls’ basketball has hosted the annual Pink Zone event. This event raises money for cancer through participation and proceeds.  On Friday, Feb. 7, EHS Varsity,...