School news
Spring in the Innovation Lab
Woodstock Union students are wrapping up their semester-long projects in the innovation lab. Work has been divided between two themes: heavy and light. High School students are working with the heavy material of plaster, building custom molds using desktop CNC machines. Middle School students have been working with light wooden dowels, Chinese rice paper, and 3D-printed joints to build kites based on Alexander Graham Bell's tetrahedral kites from the early 20th century.
The 8th grade goes to Montpelier
On May 12 the 8th grade class took their annual field trip to our state capitol to tour the State House and meet some of our legislators. They participated in a mock trial in the Vermont Supreme Court where Woodstock graduate and Vermont Supreme Court Justice Harold Eaton greeted them and answered their questions. Students also had time to explore the Vermont History Museum exhibits next door. The 8th grade class was able to observe Vermont's state government firsthand and interact with some of Vermont's history.
Empower UP! mentoring program holds mentor appreciation event
This year the program had 17 matches! Four of those matches came from high school peer mentors and had mentees/buddies at Woodstock Elementary School and Killington Elementary School. Our program is school (elementary) and community based (middle/high school).
In the picture are some, but not all, of our mentors! Empower UP! Mentoring Program is always looking for new mentors! Please contact Annie Luke at annie.luke@mtnviews.org if you are interested in becoming a mentor for next school year!
Woodstock Envirothon team places second
Schuyler Hagge, Kody Lantiegne, and Pippa Shaw won second place in the Vermont Envirothon Competition. They rotated through four stations where they worked as a team to complete hands-on tests about Aquatics, Soils, Forestry, and Wildlife. They also presented about Nonpoint Source Pollution in our watershed and potential solutions. The team enjoyed spending the day at Buck Lake Conservation Area, showcasing the knowledge they've gained in their science and agriculture classes, and getting to talk with professionals in the field.
If you are interested in joining the Envirothon Team next year, please reach out to Abbie Castriotta (Room 27 or abbie.castriotta@mtnviews.org).
8th grader Norah Wolfe wins 2026 Lincoln Hildene essay contest
Congratulations to Norah Wolfe, who won first place in the annual Hildene Essay Contest this spring! The contest is open to 8th graders around Vermont, and this year's prompt asked students to apply a value from the Declaration of Independence to a current issue in our nation. Norah's essay was titled Frozen Liberty, and it tackled the controversy around ICE, whose "recent actions regarding illegal immigration, including aggressive enforcement maneuvers and unwarranted searches in the U.S. are uprooting the country's founding value of liberty." Norah was honored at a luncheon at the Lincoln Family Home in Manchester, Vermont, last weekend, where she was awarded with $500. Congratulations, Norah!