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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...

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...

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;...

From left: Avery Cain, Nina De Luna, Julie Shaw, Claire Charbonneau, Emma Cross, and Will Haslam

Hornet Hibachi Brings the Heat at Junior Iron Chef VT

Grace Raut, Staff Writer April 14, 2025

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...

Essex Girls' Hockey Wins Championship for the First Time Since 2018

Essex Girls’ Hockey Wins Championship for the First Time Since 2018

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,...

EHS Girls’ Basketball Welcomes Botelho

Oona Osborne and Norah Lomedico December 20, 2024

Gayle Botelho is the new EHS girls’ basketball coach for 2024-2025 season. Botelho is also a vice principal at EHS and will serve in the two roles simultaneously.  “I have the opportunity to continue...

Behind the Scenes With the Fall Musical Alice by Heart

Behind the Scenes With the Fall Musical Alice by Heart

Genevieve King, Staff Writer November 8, 2024

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...

Costume Help? Google's Frightgeist Can Help

Costume Help? Google’s Frightgeist Can Help

Amelia Cannizzaro, Staff Writer October 31, 2024

Halloween is today, and if you're still struggling to find a costume, Google's Frightgeist might help.  Google posted its annual top 25 costumes for 2024. There are scary, funny, popular, and creative...

Trash Trouble in EHS Parking Lots

Trash Trouble in EHS Parking Lots

Amelia Machanic, Staff Writer October 18, 2024

Student Government took a trip outside for a parking lot trash pickup on Sept. 24th. They went through lots A, B, C, and staff parking with gloves and trash bags to pick up as much trash as possible.  The...

Nightmare Vermont - A Scary Hidden Gem

Nightmare Vermont – A Scary Hidden Gem

Tigran Ehtesham-Cating, Staff Writer October 18, 2024

The spooky season is officially here and all over Essex, Vermont people are preparing for the season. Whether it be creepy costumes, cute costumes, Jack-O-Lanterns, or even just some of the seasonal sweet...

Unified Sports Builds Community Through Bocce

Unified Sports Builds Community Through Bocce

Drew Wignall, Staff Writer June 7, 2024

Last week, the EHS Unified Sports team participated in the Special Olympics Bocce Tournament. Teams from multiple high schools and middle schools in the area came together at Collins Perley Sports Center...

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