WUHS Senior Visits Freshman Class
Senior Vera Windish presented to the ninth graders last week, sharing her experiences as a Jewish student here at WUHSMS. She highlighted the joys and challenges of being Jewish in the state of Vermont. Vera, who loves to bake and who plans to attend culinary school in the fall, also baked black and white cookies to share with the students. Ninth graders asked many questions of Vera, including, "can someone be ethnically Jewish but practice a different religion?" and "has your experience here at WUHS improved over the years, or do you still experience religious bigotry?" As part of their Modern World History and English I classes, ninth grade students have been engaged in an interdisciplinary unit about the Holocaust. Hearing from students like Vera helps students make important connections to the present. Thank you, Vera, for your visit!"