DUMMERSTON — Congratulations to the 2016 graduated eighth-grade class of Dummerston. They were number one in the state in both English and math in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium tests last year.
And kudos to the Dummerston teachers who have taught these students over their elementary years in town. They are the best!
We hear so much negative news about students these days, it is so refreshing to hear what is good. You make Dummerston proud.
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