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Rivendell Acadey graduate Kaitlin Maddock fires a tube of confetti to celebrate the close of her high school career at yesterday’s ceremony. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Simple Ceremony at Rivendell

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Orford — After a graduation speech, it was time for a graduation song. Two soon-to-be Rivendell Academy graduates, Margaret McCormack and Molly Pierson, got up from their seats in the high school’s gym and moved toward the front of the stage, facing hundreds of friends and family packed into the floor seats and bleachers. Pierson flashed a thumbs-up at the …

Richard Otis, 17, of West Fairlee works to prepare for a reunion of Mountain School students in the Vershire school’s kitchen last week. Otis, who recently finished his spring semester at the Mountain School, is the recipient of a Leonore Annenberg Scholarship that will cover all of his college education and associated costs. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

When High School Is Done, How Do You Afford the Next Step? Two Students Find a Way to Pay

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

At this time of year, with students graduating from high school, all eyes are on the future and what it might hold. But as students consider their careers, there’s another calculation on their minds: What will it cost to get there? That’s especially true for students who come from low-income backgrounds or whose …

Group Hired to Find Lake Fairlee Dam Fix

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Thetford — DuBois & King, Inc. has been hired to find solutions for fixing the ailing Lake Fairlee Dam, and a Fairlee selectman said he expects the public will have the chance to comment on proposals by summer’s end. The Randolph-based consulting engineers were chosen last month through a competitive bidding process to determine options for fixing the dam — which has a …

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Thirty-four graduating seniors received their diplomas during The Sharon Academy's commencement in Sharon, Vt., on June 16, 2013. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Photo Gallery: The Sharon Academy Graduation
Aiden Banks and Justin Lamphear relax before the beginning of graduation ceremonies at Kearsarge Regional High School yesterday. (Medora Hebert photograph) ‘A Little Bit of Kearsarge in Our Hearts’
Kearsarge Regional High School graduates received their diplomas in a commencement ceremony on school grounds in North Sutton, N.H., on June 15, 2013. (Medora Hebert photograph) Photo Gallery: Kearsarge Regional High School Graduation
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