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On Saturday, November 8th, three robotics teams from Randolph Union High School competed in a tournament in Pembroke, New Hampshire.

In a Vex Robotics Competition, each match involves four teams paired into alliances of two teams each. The tournament is structured with six qualifying matches where alliance partners are randomly assigned. A team's performance in these qualifiers determines their ranking for the playoffs. For the playoffs, each team selects an alliance partner to team up with for the remainder of the tournament.

• Team 3042U, "RU Ghosts," allied with Team 3042R, "The Ionizers," but they were defeated during the first round of the playoffs.
• Team 3042H, "The Big Pelicans," formed an alliance with Team 77275C, "The Cyclone Chasers," from Manchester, New Hampshire. This alliance was victorious throughout the playoffs, advancing all the way to the final match of the day where they were ultimately bested.

Team 3042H, "The Big Pelicans," was awarded a trophy for reaching the final match.

All teams gained valuable experience and identified areas for improvement before their next competition, which is scheduled for December 13th.

Photos from the Thetford meet can be seen here

Eight RU juniors and seniors spent a week in Cuxhaven Germany living with host families and attending school.  This exchange has been in place for 15 years and the students are very excited to host German students here next fall!  

Our exchange coordinator brought us to the emigration museum.  In this picture we are on the ramp to the boat simulation section of the museum.

We are excited to announce that Brookfield Elementary is part of the 2024-2025 Build the Change Showcase Schools program!

Build the Change is all about giving children a voice and allowing them to express their hopes and ideas for a better future.

Children use their creativity to solve real-world challenges with LEGO® bricks and other creative materials – and it is all achieved via learning through play.

This is a program created through a partnership with LEGO® and Take Action Global.  

More information can be found at the following links:

LEGO: Build the Change

Take Action Global

Dear OSSD Community,

We hope that your spring vacation is going well.  We wanted to share more good news about the Orange Southwest School District.  A short while ago, our High School joined our middle school and Braintree Elementary by being recognized in the national rankings.  RUHS (grades 9-12) is ranked as the 13^th highest performing high school in the state of Vermont.  We are also ranked above 77% of the approximately 23,500 public high schools in the United States.

I want to personally thank our leadership team and all the staff that have contributed their hard work to making this possible for our students.

“Randolph Union High School earned high National and metro-area rankings in 2024 Best High Schools, which U.S. News released yesterday. Here is your school’s updated U.S. News profile page, with details about its rankings: https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/vermont/districts/orange-southwest-unified-school-district/randolph-union-high-school-201657.”

Most Sincerely,

Layne W. Millington

OSSD Superintendent