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Owner Project Manager Hire
Winooski School Board Takes Next Step on Capital Project
Tom Barden of Hinesburg has been selected to manage the $57.8 M project
Winooski, VT, July 24, 2019 – On Wednesday evening, the Winooski School Board approved the Executive Capital Project Committee’s recommendation to hire Tom Barden of Barden Inspection and Consulting Services, Inc., as Owner Project Manager (OPM). The OPM will oversee the construction management team handling the Winooski School District (WSD) Capital Project. The main components of the project include 66,000 square feet of additions and 142,000 square feet of renovations including new windows and doors, new roofing, new interior finishes, a new HVAC system, renovations of electrical power system, new flooring, a new sprinkler system, new plumbing fixtures, restoration of exterior masonry, and site improvements.
The project is currently in the Schematic Design Phase. The shovels in the ground construction is expected to start on or before July 1, 2020 and should be completed January 2022.
Tom Barden has previously worked as Clerk-of-the-Works and Owner’s Representative for similar projects at Champlain Valley Union High School, Charlotte Central School, Rice Memorial High School, Shelburne Community School, and Williston Central School.
WSD Board President, Michael Decarreau, explains why he’s confident Barden is the right fit for the position, “Tom’s extensive experience with school renovation projects in Vermont is unmatched. His experience, coupled with his deep understanding of our community and students, makes him a natural leader as we embark upon this important and significant investment in Winooski families.”
Tom Barden is thrilled to take on this new role as OPM for the district. Originally from Ireland, he’s lived in Vermont with his wife since 1975, and has been an American citizen since 1984. Barden has worked on school construction projects for the past 20 years, and thought his most recent project in Williston would be his last school job. But when he heard about the WSD Capital Project he had a change of heart. Barden explains, “I have a lot of respect for what the Winooski community has been doing for immigrants, and I decided to offer my talents and services to help a school that’s given immigrants a leg up. That’s what drove me to apply for the position and I was lucky enough to get it.” ###
Kindergarten Registration & Screening 2019
2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR
Children who will be five years of age prior to September 1, 2019, should attend this screening. Kindergarten registration and screening will be at John F. Kennedy Elementary School on Monday, May 6th and Tuesday, May 7th. Please call the J.F.K. office at 655-0411 to make an appointment. All appointments are 90 minutes. Please be sure you are on time for your appointment and you must bring your child, child’s birth certificate, (or I-94 if your child was born in a country that doesn’t issue birth certificates), updated immunization record and his/her Social Security number and proof of residency to the appointment and register your child while he/she is being screened. Thank you.
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Kindergarten Registration & Screening 2019-2020 School Year
Children who will be five years of age prior to September 1, 2019, should attend this screening. Kindergarten registration and screening will be at John F. Kennedy Elementary School on Monday, May 6th and Tuesday, May 7th. Please call the J.F.K. office at 655-0411 to make an appointment. All appointments are 90 minutes. Please be sure you are on time for your appointment and you must bring your child, child’s birth certificate, (or I-94 if your child was born in a country that doesn’t issue birth certificates), updated immunization record and his/her Social Security number and proof of residency to the appointment and register your child while he/she is being screened. Thank you.
Kindergarten Orientation Night
Winooski School District invites you to Kindergarten Orientation Night
Presented by Carrie Macedonia M.Ed
Wednesday, March 27th
4:00pm-5:30pm
In the Library
Learn about kindergarten at JFK School
Hear how you can prepare your child for kindergarten starting now
Meet the staff who will be supporting your family
Tour kindergarten classrooms
Contact Carrie for more information at [email protected]
Featured Students – Young Writers Project
Young Writers Project
Read our amazing student poems presented by Vermont’s Young Writers Project.
Bekkah Lambert
Winooski
She was art
She lay beautifully,
her long blonde hair
cascading down her back
in a way like no other,
and that long silk robe
covering more flesh than not.
She was art.
But not the type of art
you see in museums,
where you say, “Wow,” and move on.
No, she was the art
that made you feel something,
like that odd sensation in your chest
that makes you think
you’re going to explode.
So your breath hitches
and your face heats up
and your palms start to sweat –
until your mind goes blank,
like it’s the end of the world.
She was art.
But I’m sure that was only to me.
Hussein Amuri
Winooski
Weak
Sure, you are weak.
You can’t shoot,
can’t speak,
can’t do anything right.
But hey, just in realizing that,
you can prove that you are the opposite
of what you say you are.
They say there is a beginning
to everything,
and to become stronger,
you first need to know what you want.
You first need to know your weakness.
Know the thing that stops you from being
who you truly believe you can be.
This might sound cheesy,
but hey, listen –
those we admire so much
and wish to be like…
were once just like us.
They were once in our shoes
before they became the people we know.
Take Michael Jordan, for example,
one of the best players
to ever play the game of basketball.
He wasn’t always the best on the court.
In fact, he was weak.
But after accepting that he was weak,
Mr. Jordan then worked to become
who we now call the “G.O.A.T.”
He turned his weakness into his strength,
turned the table upside down
with only one thing –
his knowledge that he was weak.
So stop saying that you are weak,
because that is your ticket to success.
It’s like the great Fuegoleon once said:
“Being weak is nothing to be ashamed of.
However, staying weak is.”
Young Writers Project – Burlington Free Press
Young Writers Project – Burlington Free Press
Content provided by the Young Writers Project.
Friday, January 11, 2019
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Preschool Registration & Skills Screening
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Friday, November 30, 2018
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