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Ross Powers – Olympic Gold Medalist Snowboarder

Ross Powers is a world champion halfpipe snowboarder hailing from Peru, Vermont. Powers began snowboarding at an early age and he competed in his first US open when he was only 9 years old. A day after his 23 birthday, he lead the US sweep at the 2002 Winter Olympics, bringing home the gold in the men's halfpipe competition.

The Great Outdoors: Life On The Long Trail

An outdoor hike can be a terrific experience. Whether it's for the exercise or to get reacquainted with the wilderness, hiking is an excellent activity for the mind and the body.

Deciphering the NCAA

As you enter your college search, many of you are probably interested in comparing the athletic programs of different schools. Many others will be learning about the rules and regulations of college sports for the first time. To get the inside story on how the National Collegiate Athletic Association functions, we spoke with Christopher Kenny, Associate Director of Athletics for St.

Top Vermont Hikes

Mount Mansfield –– Sunset Ridge Trail Location: About 17 miles east of Burlington and 22 miles NW of Montpelier Also listed as 69th best hike in the U.S. in the trails.com 2005 ranking Camel’s Hump –– Forestry, Dean and Long Trails Loop Location: Between Burlington and Montpelier, south of I-89 Mount Ascutney –– Weathersfield Trail

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Sustainable engineering – helping the environment, one K-Cup at a time

Picture this – you're a struggling young design engineer with a couple of hot ideas up your sleeve. One evening, you're out for a stroll on the beach when you bump right into Paul Comey, Vice President of Environmental Affairs for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters.

The skinny on standardized tests

Whether you're beginning your junior year or just starting your senior year, you've probably got some variety of standardized test looming ominously on the horizon. Even though these tests are hardly the most enjoyable part of the application process, they are an important part, and you will need to be ready for them.

College Applications: Answers straight from the source

In theory, applying to the colleges you've chosen should to be easiest part of the process. You've just spent months searching for the right schools, visiting campuses, and speaking with guidance counselors, enrolled students, professors, and everyone else under the sun in order to narrow down your choices.

College prep guide: The road map to higher education

At this point in your life, you're hearing a lot about college. You're getting pamphlets in your mailbox, emails in your inbox, and an earful from every parent, guidance counselor, and teacher within range. With so much information flying at your face, it's easy to lose sight of what college can actually offer you.

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Demeny Pollitt – Girlington Garage

Demeny Pollitt is an automotive technician and the founder of Girlington Garage, a newly opened garage in South Burlington, Vermont. Pollitt grew up in Boston and Deerfield Massachusetts, and attended high school at the Putney School in southern Vermont.

Resume guide and interview tips

A resume is more than just a list. It's a record of your job experiences, a breakdown of your skills, and a document that summarizes your individual history. It's also your first introduction to an employer, and the thing that will help you stand out among the competition and land that interview. Make no mistake, a good resume is important, and it's sometimes hard to know what to write.

Largest Employers in Vermont

IBM 5,300 employees 1000 River St Essex Junction, Vermont 05452 (802) 769-0111 www.ibm.com Semiconductor component development and manufacturing established 1957 John DiToro Senior Location Executive Fletcher Allen Health Care 4,835 employees 111 Colchester Ave Burlington, Vermont 05401 (802) 847-0000 www.fletcherallen.org Provider of Health Care Services

Sky high - aviation tech at the Burlington Technical Center

On a typical day, students in the Aviation Technology Program at the Burlington Technical Center might study avionics, metallurgy, non-destructive inspection, composite inspection, welding, heat treatment, aerodynamics, flight physics, weight and balance, aircraft hardware, aircraft safety, and federal aviation regulations. And that's all just at the high-school level.

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Back to the drawing board – the Center for Cartoon Studies

As any longtime reader will tell you, comic books traditionally feature some awesome origin stories. From the bullet-strewn beginnings of Dick Tracy to the cosmic saga of the Silver Surfer, comics are famous for their secret histories and iconic backstories.

Perhaps then it's appropriate that the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction has an iconic origin story of its own.

The Vermont Farm to School Program

You are what you eat, or so the old cliche goes. But what does that actually mean in a world filled with things like Red 40 food dye, benzoic acid, and ferrous gluconate? If you want to know what you're eating these days, it helps if you have a spare degree in biochemistry kicking around.

Stephen R Bissette – CCS instructor, monster-maker

Born in Duxbury, Vermont, Stephen R. Bissette is an award-winning comic book artist, illustrator, and writer. Bissette was one of the first graduates of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, and together with writer Alan Moore and inker John Totleben, was responsible for revitalizing the DC comic series Swamp Thing into a critically acclaimed horror classic.

Home-Grown Cinema: David Giancola and Edgewood Studios in Rutland

During an illustrious or notorious 22-year career, depending on the point of view, David Giancola has blown up much of Rutland, Vermont, flooded its streets, crushed the county with ice, consorted with aliens, filmed and fought in court with Anna Nicole Smith, made a Christmas film that seems likely to be a permanent gift to the country – and has proved to any doubters that Vermont can be a base f