Isaac Lorton, Author at Valley News

Cole Griffiths, of Hanover, left, and his mother, Julie Cook, right, volunteered with Youth In Action to remove the invasive plant garlic mustard on the property of the Upper Valley Land Trust in Hanover, N.H., for Earth Day on Thursday, April 22, 2021. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Valley Parents: Hanover Youth-In-Action volunteers remove invasive species, prepare meals during COVID-19 pandemic

by Isaac Lorton Valley Parents CorrespondentMay 20, 2021

HANOVER — On Earth Day, students from Hanover Youth-In-Action took to the steep hillside behind the offices of the Upper Valley Land Trust to eradicate the invasive garlic mustard plant.The students and UVLT employees weeded out the strong smelling…

Albert Whittier, left, takes a quart of soup delivered by Brighton Martsolf-Tan, 17, of Change the World Kids, right, and Carla Kamel, community care coordinator for the Ottauquechee Health Center, in Woodstock, Vt., Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Change the World Kids has provided over 1,500 quarts of soup to people low income housing communities around Woodstock since December. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Valley Parents: Woodstock’s Change the World Kids make, deliver soup to residents in need

by Isaac Lorton Valley Parents CorrespondentMay 20, 2021

Randolph Union High School student Ploy Intaradet creates "Black Lives Matter," "Amplify Black Voices" and "Stay Woke" t-shirts as part of the school's Racial Justice class in Randolph, Vt. (Courtesy photograph)

Valley Parents: Randolph Union High students work to inform, engage peers about equity; make changes in education

by Isaac Lorton Valley Parents CorrespondentMay 20, 2021

Maurgan McGrath (Courtesy photograph)

Valley Parents: Former patients raise funds for CHaD

by Isaac Lorton Valley Parents CorrespondentMay 20, 2021

Valley Parents: TA student educates public about gender-based violence

by Isaac Lorton Valley Parents CorrespondentMay 20, 2021

Valley Parents: Indian River students reflect on spreading cheer

by Isaac Lorton Valley Parents CorrespondentMay 20, 2021

Katie Kalata Rusch, exhibits developer and project coordinator at the Montshire Museum of Science, places books on a shelf on a new permanent exhibition designed to introduce infants, toddlers and preschoolers to science, technology, engineering and mathematics concepts. Staff members were finishing up work on the exhibit on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Norwich, Vt. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Valley Parents: Montshire Museum starts online workshops for families

by Isaac Lorton Valley Parents CorrespondentFebruary 12, 2021

Valley Parents: Randolph finds new ways to engage students

by Isaac Lorton Valley Parents CorrespondentFebruary 12, 2021

Hanover High School senior Allison Whitmore places a plate of tea and cookies onto the miniature stage being filmed as part of Finegan Kruckemeyer's play "This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing" at Hanover High School in Hanover, N.H., on Jan. 27, 2021. Whitmore is also an actor in the play, as well as sharing the duties of mini-stage operator with senior Johan Berendsen, in background, and others. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Footlighters theater group is producing the play to be seen online for their winter production. The school's fall and spring performances have been and will be outdoors. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Valley Parents: Hanover High’s Footlighters find a way for the show to go on

by Isaac Lorton Valley Parents CorrespondentFebruary 12, 2021

Crossroads Academy eighth-grader Hannah Malin-Stremlau during the making of Northern Stage's "Portraits of the Pandemic." (Courtesy Northern Stage)

Valley Parents: Students write, create pandemic-themed podcast series at Northern Stage

by Isaac Lorton Valley Parents CorrespondentFebruary 12, 2021