School news
Birds of a Feather Flock together in Eco-Art Class
In Mrs. Jimerson's Eco Art class, students enjoyed researching resident winter birds in Vermont for a recent project. To create their birds, students made homemade inks from black walnuts and berries, and created real quills using traditional methods.
Students used steel wool, sandpaper, and exacto knives to create their quills from turkey feathers, and worked together to boil and mash black walnuts into ink. Students also practiced their calligraphy writing skills in preparation for the next phase of the project. The students will be painting scientific illustrations that include written descriptions of their birds.
WUHSMS musicians participate in Connecticut Valley Honors Music Festival
Twelve musicians from WUHSMS were accepted and participated in the Connecticut Valley Honors Music Festival last weekend. This festival brings together the very best middle and high school musicians from throughout the state for a two day festival, this year hosted at Bellows Falls Union High School. The festival includes over 10 hours of rehearsal followed by a featured performance. Lia Gugliotta performed with the high school jazz ensemble and all other musicians performed with the middle school concert band. Bravo tutti!
Pictured from left to right: Josiah DeWerth, Mina Gugliotta, Izzy Gieder, Josie Flaster, Lia Gugliotta, Ava Byrne, Genevieve Williams, Norah Wolfe, Sadie Rowlee, Mari Maxham, Malina Siciliano and Anabelle Park
French 4 and AP Classes—Expression Culturelle
Nathalie Kramer's French 4 and AP classes made posters of resistance and protest for human/women's rights, the unhoused, and the environment.
The French 4 class wrote poems accompanied by drawings based on the famous French poem: Soyez Polis by Jacques Prevert—an ode to the planet and reminder of kindness toward mother earth and each other.
And in the AP French class, students made posters as an invitation to a call of awareness for the community; this was inspired by a gathering of women in Guadeloupe who formed a union and fought for their rights to be seen and heard.
George comes to WUHS
George the therapy dog visited with his owner Polly Stone this week. Polly and George traveled one hour and 40 minutes one way from southern Vermont to visit with students during ARE time and middle school lunch. George is a certified therapy dog from Therapy Dogs of Vermont. Therapy Dogs of Vermont have been outstanding in connecting us with therapy dogs around Vermont to support our students. Rain, the Bernese Mountain Dog, will be returning later this month with his owner Buffy Bell.
Hacky sacks are making a comeback
Principal Cinquemani and several high school students circle up to enjoy kicking around the hacky sack before the holiday break... This cooperative "sport" has been making a fierce comeback here at Woodstock!
