Twin Valley

A tough choice: board opts to pick a pair

WILMINGTON- Two members of next year’s freshman class will be able to attend other high schools after Twin Valley School Board members revisited their school choice policy at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
At a previous meeting, parents Lisa Sullivan and Adam Grinold questioned a...

Parents left with no choice

WHITINGHAM- Students in next year’s Twin Valley freshman class may not be able to participate in the school choice program unless another student drops out or the district’s current policy changes.
At the Twin Valley School Board’s regular meeting last week, Wilmington parents Lisa...

Twin Valley budget decreases

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley School Board members approved their proposed 2021 school budget Tuesday evening, and faced questions from a Twin Valley High School teacher and members of the public.
The board approved a total budget of $9,432,346 for 2021, a $105,387 decrease in spending compared...

Reed Mellinger at his desk at Twin Valley in August. He resigned this week, citing personal reasons. File photo

New principal resigns after six months

WHITINGHAM- School officials announced Wednesday that Twin Valley Middle/High School Principal Reed Mellinger will resign from his position this month.
According to a release from the Windham Southwest Supervisory Union, Mellinger’s resignation, for “personal reasons of an urgent nature...

School needs big brothers and sisters

WILMINGTON - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont is looking for mentors for a program it will be launching at Twin Valley Elementary School in January 2020. Mentorship is open to adults in the community who can commit to one hour a week for a school year.
BBBS pairs adult mentors with...

School, town boards talk about working together

WILMINGTON- The Whitingham Selectboard joined Twin Valley School Board members at Twin Valley Elementary School Tuesday evening, November 19, to discuss cooperation between the two boards.
Selectboard member Wayne Corse said his board hoped to work out a deal with the school for use of...

Twin Valley board approves plan to hire staff for behavior and discipline issues

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members approved the creation of a new position at the school to respond to behavior issues and administer and monitor disciplinary actions at Twin Valley Middle/High School.
After the school year started, principal Reed Mellinger told board members, he...

Twin Valley rally for climate action

WHITINGHAM - A little after noon on Friday, September 20, Twin Valley Middle High School sophomore Catherine Thomas sat in a conference room next to the school principal’s office with dozens of signs spread out on the table in front of her. The signs all related to climate change. Catherine had...

Boards agree to agree

WILMINGTON- Selectboard members met with Twin Valley School Board members and Windham Southwest Supervisory Union Superintendent Barbara Ann Komons-Montroll at their regular meeting last week.
The discussion appeared to get off to a rocky start when selectboard chair Tom Fitzgerald...

School looking at free lunch program

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley School Board members discussed ways the district can best meet the nutrition needs of its students through the federal free and reduced lunch program.
Twin Valley Elementary School Principal Rebecca Fillion investigated federal programs that would allow the school...