Mr. Antonicci

Hello, my name is Chris Antonicci and I am the principal of Union Memorial School . Welcome to our school's website. Union Memorial School is one of two primary schools in Colchester, Vermont servicing students in grades K through 2. We are also home to the district's EEE program giving us a total enrollment of 251 students.

Last year's second graders scored well above the state average on the Vermont Developmental Reading Assessment. As a school we have met the target for adequate yearly progress under No Child Left Behind. Our class sizes currently average 19 students and we have an experienced professional staff that has an average (mean) of 12.7 years in education. There are many things that make Union Memorial School special. We have a thriving, supportive Parent Teacher Organization that sponsors annual events such as the Harvest Dinners in October, Spirit Day in February, Staff Appreciation Week in May and the Student Yearbook. We just recently built a $58,000 playground that is used by the school and community. The parents also are supportive of our Emergent Reader Program in kindergarten, the Four Winds (formerly ELF) program and many individual classroom initiatives. I hope you take a moment to explore the pages on our site and get acclimated to our staff and school. There are a great number of wonderful things happening at UMS.

Chris Antonicci

Principal

click here to see my biography, written and illustrated by Mrs. Howard's second graders