Bill McKibben, featured here at a fossil-fuel rally in Seattle, Skyped in to talk to students at the Green-Fest on May 2.

U-32's student-written newspaper. Read about this year's lower cost yearbook, prom, summer camp opportunities and more here.

Students listen to a presentation about  the Solar Bus, just one of many presentations at the first annual Green-Fest on May 2nd. Read more about it in the current issue of Bus Stop Conversations.

Highest Honors

12^th Grade:  Olivia Commo, Folena De Geus, Sarah Faber, Tara Fitzgerald, Kaelyn Harris-Vincent, Camille Johnson, Justin Johnson, William Johnson, Kristen Keene, Alexis Powell, Anna-Lisa Richardson, Metta Sairs, Karl Schmeckpeper, Gerald Stauff, Sarah Wells, Laurena Wise

11^th Grade:  Benjamin Ehret, David Koonz, Jordan Peake, John Rahill, Tobiah Rosenblum

10^th Grade: Abigail Daniels, Margaret LaGue, Hannah McKay, Zoe Olson, Faith Orr, Ceres Porter, Amelia Sherman, Lyra Wanzer

9^th Grade:  Sabrina Abrams, Angela Biron, Gwendolyn Bunnewith, Addie Cusick, Elias French, Madeline Goddard, Signe Goddard, Nicholas Grace, Ben Kaplan, Loren Marshall, Ethan McCollister, Matt McEathron, Shelby McManis, Jade McMillan, Eliza Merrylees, Audrey Oliver, Reilly Osadchey-Brown, Margaret Palmiero, Eli Pandolfo, Nell Peterson, Tillie Quattrone, Lillian Richardson, Marie Russ, Megan Ryan, Samara Schneider, Madeline Smart

Click here  for a flyer of Community Connections summer camps for students entering grades 5 - 12.

U-32 spanish students delivered milk goats to villagers during their trip to Guatemala April 19-27.

Jennifer Toce, chef and owner of Birchgrove Baking, teaches students how to make chocolate roses as part of the "Linking Learning to Life" program, April 5th. Read more in the current issue of Bus Stop Conversations.

To most people Sunday, March 17 was St. Patrick’s Day but to the U-32 community it was the beginning of the end for the two-year long reaccredidation process known as NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges).  Every ten years U-32 goes through a long involved self-study that culminates with a visit by a team of 14-16 educators from schools all over New England.  The team spends four days at U-32 and studies all aspects of the school.  Sunday was the opening reception.  The U-32 atrium was filled with beautiful spring flowers, delicious healthy and not-so-healthy treats, music, artwork, students, staff, faculty members, administrators, parents, community members and school board members. 

The visiting team was treated to a tour of the school, comments by student panels in the auditorium and chorus room, explanations, diagrams and video demonstrations by faculty in the art wing and biology lab and time to chat with all members of the community.  U-32 was on display and the feeling of caring, warmth, a student driven environment, excitement for learning, and pride in our school was evident from the opening moment.  The chair of the visiting committee, Peter Weaver, an assistant principal in New Hampshire, summed up the feeling.  He said he has been on 12 of these visits and never during the opening reception had he seen student involvement to any extent or the energy and enthusiasm displayed at U-32 that afternoon.  He was very impressed and thanked everyone involved for using such creativity to share what U-32 does best.  We should all feel so proud of the students, staff and faculty of U-32 for the two years of long hard work and for taking time on St. Patrick’s Day to share what is best about U-32.  --Adrienne Magida, U-32 Board Chair