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Scoop Season: Exploring Local Ice Cream Shops

Scoop Season: Exploring Local Ice Cream Shops

Emma Cross and Miles Warrington June 7, 2025

Vermont’s unique soft serve, known in the Green Mountains as ‘creemees’, is one of the community's favorite summertime desserts. With the season on the way, there’s deliciousness everywhere, and...

Bridging the Gap: Addressing the Disconnect Between CTE and EHS

Bridging the Gap: Addressing the Disconnect Between CTE and EHS

Sam Houghton and Greg Maiberger June 6, 2025

Center for Technology Essex (CTE) plays a vital role in preparing students for real-world careers. A wide variety of programs are offered, ranging from inside the classroom to out in the field. However,...

EWSD's New Superintendent

EWSD’s New Superintendent

Grace Raut, Staff Writer June 6, 2025

Essex Westford School District has hired its new superintendent. After searching nationwide for someone to fill this position, Mark Holodick was chosen.  Originally from Delaware, Dr. Mark Holodick...

Beyond the Beach: Discover the Best Summer Reads

Beyond the Beach: Discover the Best Summer Reads

Genevieve King, Staff Writer June 6, 2025

Summer is the best time to relax, have fun, and spend time outdoors, but it is also a great time to sit down and escape with a new book. Compiled here is a list of EHS students' recommendations for summer...

Orchestras' Performance of Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” Hits 1 Million Views on TikTok

Orchestras’ Performance of Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” Hits 1 Million Views on TikTok

Amelia Cannizzaro, Staff Writer June 6, 2025

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...

Meet Your New EHS Student Body Presidents

Meet Your New EHS Student Body Presidents

Grace Raut, Staff Writer June 6, 2025

Every year at Essex High School, students vote for the new student body president and vice president. To win the election, you must have at least 40% of the student votes. If there is no one with 40% or...

EHS Senior Shares Her Experiences as a German Exchange Student

EHS Senior Shares Her Experiences as a German Exchange Student

Kaitlyn Corbin, Staff Writer June 6, 2025

Essex High School student, Katie Preston, is set to graduate in the Class of 2025. She has been spending her senior year in Germany as an exchange student. The Hive wrote to Katie to ask her about her...

The Significance of June 6th and Why Orange Matters

The Significance of June 6th and Why Orange Matters

Faith Moore, Guest Writer June 5, 2025

Every year, June 6th stands as a solemn yet powerful reminder of the lives lost to gun violence and the urgent need for change. While this date does not commemorate a single tragedy, it often falls within...

How your means of transportation can affect the world

How your means of transportation can affect the world

Emma Cross and Miles Warrington May 20, 2025

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...

EHS Celebrates Community with Multicultural Festival

EHS Celebrates Community with Multicultural Festival

Emma Cross, Staff Writer May 2, 2025

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;...

Title VI Certification Debate Sparks Statewide Response in Vermont

Title VI Certification Debate Sparks Statewide Response in Vermont

Sam Houghton, Staff Writer April 14, 2025

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...

Community Support Team Offers Safe Space for Reporting Bias at EHS

Community Support Team Offers Safe Space for Reporting Bias at EHS

Oona Osborne and Norah Lomedico April 14, 2025

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...

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