Category: GEMS

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 issues effecting the United States and Vermont and propose solutions.  This year, almost 400 Vermont students wrote essays to Sanders.  Three BFA-Fairfax students were chosen as finalists.

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.

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 their peers for consideration.

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 minutes left to lunch and everyone is done eating?

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-athletes at BFA Fairfax, it was the official start of the spring high school sports season in the State of Vermont.

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 United States by sending and receiving mail.

This January and February, BFA Elementary 3rd and 4th graders participated in the Nordic Rocks Program in their Physical Education classes.

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 winter gear with ski goggles, and sometimes it’s with silly costumes and music to just bring a smile to someone's face.