ADL Announcements

• Thursday, February 12: PAWS Meeting In Person: The Anxious Generation book discussion. 6:30 pm-7:30 pm ADL Library
• February 18-21: ADL Basketball Tournament
• Monday, February 23-Tuesday, March 3: No School: Winter Break
• Thursday, March 12: ADL Winter Band Concert 7:00 pm- 8:00 pm
• Thursday, March 19: No School: Family Conferences
• Friday, March 20: No School: Eid
• Thursday, March 26: EWSD Fine Arts Night 5:30 pm-8:00 pm @ EHS

The ADL Basketball Tournament is almost here. This will be the 54th year of the event. We begin Wednesday February 18th and finish with the two championship games on Saturday February 21st. Although this is a basketball tournament, it is so much more of a community event.

Five Chittenden County Schools participate in the four day event which shows off our ADL and Essex Junction Community. Our students volunteer, play, perform, and most importantly are members of our Dawg Pound in the bleachers of the gym. It is truly an event that can’t be explained in words. Although this video gives an overall feeling of the tournament, It is an event that needs to be lived by our students and community. Please check it out, ADL 50th Bball Tournament.

ADL students and community will always play a huge role in the atmosphere of the week. We start off with a pep rally on Wednesday with our student body being highlighted as well as a game between the faculty and our 8th graders. After the pep rally the tournament starts with three games each night. These games are filled with the energy that is the envy of any middle school. Spectators can be seen hanging out near the concession stand, watching the action, and following Stebbs lead with the cheering in the Dawg Pound. The week comes to a conclusion with the championship games on Saturday night. Throughout the week, spectators will be treated to our band in the stands, chorus singing the National Anthem, and our students playing in a variety of games beyond the basketball games.

Before the tournament we sell Dawg Pound tee shirts and advanced tickets. The advanced tickets are only sold to our ADL students, and are good for all four days of the tournament. An advanced ticket is $12 while a single night ticket is $4. We will have a few Dawg Pound T- shirts available for sale too. The shirts are $12 and are a great way for our students/community members to show their support for our school. Advanced tickets and Dawg Pound shirts will be available to purchase during each lunch period until Wednesday the 18th. After this date, same day tickets can be purchased in the gym lobby each night for $4.

Coming to the tournament is a great way to see our school community at its best. We look forward to seeing you during tournament week. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Rosalind Hutton, adlathletics@ewsd.org

Students in grades 6-8 are eligible to play volleyball. The season begins on March 4th and goes until March 28th. Practices are right after school. There are home matches at ADL as well as away matches at Colchester Middle School, Browns River Middle School and Essex Middle School. Sign ups will close on February 20th.

Volleyball sign up link

For February ADL will be practicing assembling at our relocation site at the Grace United Methodist Church next door to the school. We would use this location if we needed to leave the ADL building for any safety reason. Students and staff will walk to the church as part of their team, will find the place where their advisory would gather in the church, and then return to ADL. This is scheduled to happen between Monday, Feb. 9th and Friday, February 20th. This practice fulfills our emergency procedure practice requirements for this month.

For more information, please visit the EWSD District Safety page or contact the EWSD Director of Facilities & District Safety Garry Scott by phone at (802) 857-7043 or by email at gscott@ewsd.org.

ADL Students have been working hard to put together an incredible 2025–2026 yearbook, and you won’t want to miss it! The yearbook is filled with photos, memories, and moments from the entire school year.

To purchase an ADL yearbook, visit https://account.treering.com/validate and sign up with code: 1016365754804901. The cost is $24 plus tax.

Email Amie Conger or Rosalind Hutton at aconger@ewsd.org or rhutton@ewsd.org with any questions.

We still have a few free copies of the book if you would like one!

The February 9-11th Sports Schedule can be found here.