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Today, we relaunch the FWSU Blog for the 2023-24 school year. For the past 10 years, we have shared the stories of our schools on a regular basis to give insight, provide backgrou...

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For anyone who enters the Richard A. Brown Memorial Gymnasium at BFA Fairfax, one of the first things that stand out is the number and variety of banners hanging on the walls repr...

Finding local, authentic field trips for a Spanish class is somewhat of a challenge. However, the Georgia ⅞ Spanish classes were able to find two gems right in Barre, VT. The ...

Spring time learning and teaching can certainly be a challenge for any student and teacher. The end of the school can feel so close and yet so far away and the sunshine and warmt...

What began as an idea two years ago has blossomed into an annual event. The 2nd annual GEMS Day of Service was held on May 17th. The day of service was established by student lead...

Have you ever wondered about how to start a conversation with your teenager about drugs and alcohol? We know this can be a challenging and complicated topic and want to share a co...

For 13 years, Senator Bernie Sanders has asked Vermont High School students to participate in his State of the Union Essay contest. This contest challenges students to highlight ...

Throughout a majority of the first 3 quarters of the school year, I have had the pleasure of working with Kai Fan, a senior at BFA Fairfax, on an augmented reality (AR) sandbox th...

Hello Fletcher Families! We are very excited to announce that Fletcher Elementary has an online apparel store open through Kevin Smith Sports ! This apparel has the same d...

Every year, we honor two Franklin West educators as our Educators of the Year. Last year, we implemented a new process for selecting our recipients. Educators are nominated by the...

The halls are alive with School Spirit at GEMS! When the weather begins to change and kids are anxious to get outside and enjoy the sun, what do you do when there are still 10 min...

Monday, March 20th was more than just a normal Monday at BFA Fairfax. Not only was it the official start of spring as a season, but more importantly, for multiple eager student-a...

Read the Official Press Release here . March 21, 2023 | Fairfax, VT – At a Special Board Meeting on March 20, 2023, the Fairfax Board of School Directors voted to hire...

Student Leadership in Action On March 16th, a group of GEMS 6th, 7th and 8th graders had the opportunity to attend the Vermont Association for Middle Level Education (VAMLE) ...

The students in Mrs. Hurt’s first grade class have enjoyed participating in a special project this winter. They have been interacting with other first grade classes across the Uni...

By Heather Weeks, BFA Fairfax Elementary Physical Education Teacher Addresses all FWSU Action Plan Targets: Proficiency-Based, Personalized Learning Distributed...

Each morning students across FWSU are greeted as they enter the buildings or classrooms to start their day. Sometimes it’s in rain gear with an umbrella, sometimes it’s in full wi...

High School Spanish Novice students wrote simple children’s stories about an animal in Spanish as their culminating presentational writing assessment for Semester 1. T...