Wildcats Newsletter Volume 11

Wildcats Newsletter

Volume No. 11

February 20, 2026

A bi-weekly newsletter from Principal Bowen, Principal Laflamme, and Principal Oakes.

Important Dates:

2025-2026 Calendar

Feb. 23-Mar. 3 - Winter Break, No School

Mar. 3 - Town Meeting Day

Elementary School News

A Letter from

Principal Bowen

Annual Report & Budget is available online here.

This year, our Annual Meeting and Vote will be held on Monday, March 2 at the Bethel campus. We invite you to join us for a free community dinner at 5:00 p.m., followed by the meeting and vote at 6:00 p.m. Free childcare will be available.

In anticipation of the Annual Meeting, we invite you to join White River Valley Supervisory Union (WRVSU) Superintendent Kinnarney for an informal opportunity to learn about and ask questions regarding the proposed 2026–27 budgets for the districts of WRVSU.

Two dates, two ways to join:

Fridays, February 13 and 20 - 9:00–9:45 a.m. In person at the WRVSU offices, 461 Waterman Road in Royalton - Or online via Google Meet:

https://meet.google.com/tch-cnjm-ejn

Phone: 530-618-7172 PIN: 341 864 852#

We also encourage you to complete our Parent Feedback Survey that can be found here.

Be sure to check out highlights from Guidance at BES and SRES and Second Grade at BES and SRES.

Letter from

Principal Laflamme

Hello Wildcat community,

Over the past several months, our students have continued to lead meaningful work that reflects both pride in who we are today and deep respect for the legacy that came before us.

A Letter from

Principal Oakes

White River Valley Junior, Dahna LaGrange was recently presented with a runner up award from Vermont Law and Graduate School for their recent Haiku Contest. Submissions were inspired by winter themed artwork by a local Vermont artist. Congratulations Dahna!

Read more from the High School

❄️🌨️ Winter Flu Season Update 🥶🌨️

We’re sharing a brief health update about flu-like symptoms and influenza currently being seen in our school community. This increase is common for this time of year, and we appreciate your help keeping everyone healthy. Our goal is for students to be able to participate fully in school learning experience.

According to the Vermont Department of Health, flu activity remains low but increasing statewide. Reports show a high prevalence of Influenza A, which typically declines later in the cold & flu season. As we move through late winter and early spring, we are beginning to see more cases of Influenza B recently, which is more common during this time of year. COVID-19 also continues to be present.

Community Info

Royalton Recreation Youth Baseball Registration Form 2026

Please complete the information below to register a child for youth baseball this spring. A participation fee of $25 for T-Ball and $40 for baseball and softball will be accepted during each team's first practice session. Assessment day(s) will be held in early March to help coaches place players on appropriate teams based on skill level.

Registration Link

Royalton Recreation- Recycle Your Easter Eggs!

The Royalton Recreation Commission is gearing up for our annual Easter celebration on April 4, featuring a pancake breakfast and two egg hunts that morning!

If you have plastic Easter eggs tucked away in closets or basements, we’d love to put them to good use. Please consider donating them for this year’s hunts.

A collection box is available in the lobby of South Royalton School. Thank you for helping us make this event egg-stra special!

A Letter from

﻿Principal Bowen

Letter from

Principal Laflamme

A Letter from

﻿Principal Oakes

Principal Bowen

Principal Oakes