Maple Run Unified School District

The origin of Jack-O-Lanterns comes from a Celtic folk tale of a stingy farmer named Jack who would constantly play tricks on the devil. Once he died, Jack was sent off to roam E...

BFA students who will be 18 years of age on or before November 6, 2018 are eligible to register to vote and can let their voice be heard in the upcoming mid-term election. Your vo...

Trick-or-treating has also been traced by some to the European practice of “mumming,” or “guysing”. During the practice costume-wearing participants would go door-to-door performi...

At SACS, Chromebooks are essential to completing school work. Last year quite a few Chromebooks showed up at the makerspace damaged or broken. To help explain how to treat Chrome...

Black cats have long served as objects of superstition. In Medieval France and Spain, black cats were considered bringers of bad luck and curses to any human they came near and we...

Trick-or-treating evolved from the ancient Celtic tradition of putting out treats and food to placate spirits who roamed the streets at Samhain, a sacred festival that marked th...

It is the time of year for students to consider playing an instrument and signing up for music lessons and band practice. Ellis Music provided a demonstration of band musical inst...

A bonfire or balefire is a large controlled outdoor fire made from bales of straw or wood. The word is believed to come from "bone fire". In the time of the Celts, there were mids...

SACS Team USA students presented 25 Samsung Chromebooks to be used at City School. The students are part of a team that were state winners of the Samsung For Tomorrow contest las...

Airforce Captain Michael Lamb, son of Family and Consumer Science teacher, Ms. Mary Ellen Lamb, visited Team USA students at SACS to talk about his career and deployment his...

Though common in horror movies and Halloween decorations with witches flying across the full moon, the next full moon on Halloween won't occur until 2020. The most recent Hallowee...

SATEC's students Madison Gagner, Rebekah Dalmer, Olivia Polak and SATEC alumni and BFA's recent graduate, Julia Remillard has had some of their work being highlighted and submitte...

The tradition originated as a way for the Celtic and other European people to hide from the spirits who returned at this time of year. People wore masks when they left their homes...

Since we are in Halloween season, I thought I'd bring some fun Halloween facts to you, as well as some jokes for the kids, to you between now and Halloween. I hope you enjoy! ...

It is with great enthusiasm that SATEC welcomed Matt Tavares to the school. Matt is an author and illustrator who has published nineteen books and won several awards including t...

Students from St. Albans City School worked at the Mini Maker Faire, making pinwheels at Shelburne Farms on Saturday, September 22nd. They spent their time earlier in the week d...

It's getting closer to bad weather days, so I wanted to direct you to the Superintendent's School closings letter that lets you know what to expect if we need to close school an o...

If you look closely, you'll see Chef Adam Monette and his students at the 11th Annual Taylor Park Food and Wine Festival. This was a sold out event! They served the infamous arp...

Chris Mosca, BFA Principal, announced that McCarthy Kennedy is the recipient of the UVM Green and Gold scholarship. McCarthy and his family were invited to attend a President...

A project at Bellows Free Academy to apply art to the walkways around campus ended in beautiful results for all to share. Thanks to Northern Vermont Aerial Photography a...