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Native Plant Sale at WUHSMS

"The Woodstock Union High School Agriculture Department will be hosting their first ever Native Plant Sale this fall! The sale will run from 9am to 5pm Wednesday, September 25th and 9am - 3pm Thursday September 26th to Saturday, September 28th.

We have 30 different species and over 1300 individual plants! Plants will be $3 for small pots (~4”) and $5 for large pots (~6”). All proceeds directly benefit the Woodstock Union Agriculture Department. Your support helps to ensure that our greenhouse and gardens are thriving spaces where we can continue to teach and learn about agriculture, stewardship, sustainability, and systems thinking through experiential learning. For a list of plants, visit our website. 

Students in the agriculture classes collected seeds for these plants last fall, planted them in pots to cold stratify over the winter, and cared for and divided them over the spring and summer. Now they are ready to be planted into your garden! Fall is a great time to plant native plants because the soil and temperature in the fall provide ideal conditions for new growth. Next spring, the plant will come back strong and ready to bloom.

Check out this article for more information about why native plants matter."

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"Two Words" from Seniors ​

Seniors in AP Lit: Narrative Reality recently read Isabel Allende's short story, "Two Words," as an early exploration of the way(s) narrative shapes reality.

​In response, these seniors shared their own "two words" that "ward off melancholy" or otherwise build their resilience and ability to recognize the good in a day or in a situation. Check out their poster of power positives that keep them each ticking.

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Theatre Students Jam with Tuck & Patti!

On Friday, September 13, the world-renowned jazz music duo, Tuck and Patti, gave a masterclass to our Yoh Theatre Players in the band room. Tuck and Patti were in town for the TEDx Conference at Billings Farm and stopped by WUHSMS to share their love of music with our students. For the first half of the class Tuck, on guitar, and Patti, on vocals, sang some of their own songs and during the second half of the class, students took the lead and made song suggestions.

Accompanying the musicians and students was sophomore, Satori Rossi, on bass. Finn Farrell sang "I've Got You Under My Skin" written by Cole Porter, Mimi Konda-Olmstead sang "All Along the Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix, and Lylah Zeitlin sang "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman. Reflecting on the "House of the Rising Sun" sung by Tegan Miller, Addison Blanchard commented, "You could really feel the energy in the room!"​

Thanks so much to Pentangle, Tuck, and Patti for this wonderful, engaging, uplifting, and inspiring opportunity!

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Library News!

In this week's From the Library Newsletter, learn about a great opportunity for our students to help Vermont Humanities review several environmentally themed books, read about what's on several teachers' reading lists for this summer and get some ideas for your own summer reads! Please click here for more information and photos.

Please be sure to return your overdue library books, renew those you need more time to read and make your summer reading selections. Have a great summer!

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