This article was written by senior Sam Clark. Note: All the students interviewed for this article wished to stay anonymous. In early January, a rumor circulated through U-32 that sounded something like this: a student threw a sandwich…
Category: School Politics
“The Decision that is the Safest For Our District:” U-32’s Mask Policy
This article was written by sophomore Yolanda Bansah, with assistance with the pictures and captions from the U-32 Journalism class. It was an ordinary Thursday morning, on May 4th. One student walked into the building with a friend, but…
Up and Coming Student Council
This article was written by Taggart Schrader, a sophomore in the Journalism Class. This article was written to discuss the upcoming Student Council and report out the election results. Without a student council in the past two years, the…
Sexual Violence at U-32
This article was written with the Help of the Chronicle Team. CW: This article contains a link to an infographic containing statistics and quotes about sexual violence and how the school handles it. In November of 2021,…
“I’m tired of being told who to be;” Queer Youth Walkout
This article was written by Jonah Edson, a freshman in the U32 Chronicle Club with reporting from Benjamin Bourgeois, information from the QYA walkout page, and photos from Gavin Young and Julia Fortin. On March 8, Nate Lovitz sent…
Senior Assassin
This article was written by Tegan O’Donnell who is a senior and member of Chronicle and the Journalism class. December 6th, 2021 was a normal Monday for most of the students and staff of U-32, but for the seniors,…
“It’s A Really Touchy Situation,” Cranberry Culture at U-32
This article was written by Carson Beard who is a senior in the journalism class at U32. Addison Proulx, a senior at U-32, has always loved collecting.This year he has taken up the hobby of collecting a new item at…
“An Edge in the Air,” How U-32 Struggles to Discuss Race
This article was written by Finley Torrens-Martin, a sophomore at U-32. One afternoon this fall, Zach Gonzalez — a history, economics, and sociology teacher at U-32 High School in East Montpelier — set up his U.S. History class in…
“Such a Strange New Normal,” The Challenge of Changing U-32’s Covid Protocols
This article was written by Tegan O’Donnell who is a senior in the journalism class at U-32. One Monday in September, Alyce Bradshaw, a U-32 sophomore, participated in surveillance testing at U-32. Around 9 am she left class and…
“Making Little Moves”: U-32’s Shoe Masters
Max Fair, a U-32 High School graduate, first discovered his love for shoes his freshman year, when a sophomore at the time, Devante Lee, “Put him on the trend.” “I was into Jordans and stuff like that, but he…
U-32’s Sexual Assault Response : An Interview with Jody Emerson
“We do a lot of things well here, but we’re not perfect, and then we’re never going to be. But we can get better. On June 3, 2021, social media blew up with complaints about sexual assault in the…
Does U-32 Neglect World History?
This story was written by a student from the High School Journalism class On February 3rd, at 9:30 am, AP US History students were seated in their rows of desks, facing Christiana Martin as she began a lecture on…
“Eliminate that Discussion”: Seeking Social Justice, State Reps, and the H.92 Flag Bill
Editor’s note: this story was also published on VTDigger, through the Underground Workshop. Growing up in Derby Vermont, Brian Smith said the Pledge of Allegiance every day in school, in the classroom, in assemblies, in the gym, and at…
From Student to Board Chair: Scott Thompson
Note: This is a celebration of Scott Thompson’s time as the WCUUSD School Board Chair The WCUUSD school board meeting on October 7, 2020, like every other meeting this year, was held via zoom. A parent of an elementary…
Up For Debate: U-32’s student perspective on politics
The day after a mob of people stormed the US capitol on January 6th, U-32’s juniors and seniors went to in-person school. Meanwhile the ninth and tenth graders stayed home for a remote week. On this day and throughout the…