School news
Kudos to Steve Smith
Please congratulate Woodstock Union High School’s Steven Smith, AP U.S. Government and politics educator, who was recently recognized for his contributions for serving on the content advisory board for the second edition of "American Government: Stories of a Nation." As a longtime Advanced Placement (AP) US Government and Politics teacher and AP Reader.
Steve's expertise helped enhance both the content presentation and assessment materials in this college edition textbook.
Steve’s achievements exemplify the excellence we strive for at our school, and we are honored to have him as a member of our faculty.
8th grade investigates WWII
The 8th grade American Studies class is currently studying WWII from the point of view of different factions and nationalities, looking at both heroes and villains. WWII was a major transformative event in world history and it helped launch the United States into its role as one of the world’s military superpowers. Here students are organizing images from the National WWII Museum into chronological order.
As a resource to help them identify and explain some of the images, they were able to refer to the 7 interpretive panels of the traveling WWII exhibit from the Gilder Lehrman Institute that is temporarily set up in our library.
19th Century Social Reformers Socialize in AP U.S. History Class
AP U.S. History students conducted research on the Second Great Awakening and the mid-19th century Social Reform Movement.
Each student wrote an essay about one activist from the time period covering topics such as abolition, education, prison reform, temperance, and women’s rights. Students then interviewed each other from the first person perspective in our Social Reform Mixer.
Government Students Meet Local Lawmaker
State Senator Becca White spoke with about 40 juniors (and two seniors) in two government classes on Monday, September 30. Senator White answered student questions about legislation related to climate change, affordable housing, school funding, taxes on primary homes and secondary homes, guns, phones in schools, and the "lemon law" related to car buying. White has represented Windsor 1 district since 2022.
AP US History
AP US History students work together to craft thesis statements and write essays about Christopher Columbus’ legacy using textual evidence from varying points of view.