New Private Music Lesson Program @ WUHSMS

We are excited to let you know about an exciting new opportunity at WUHSMS, private music lessons! This program offers music instruction from highly skilled professional musicians within the school day. Additionally, through the generous support of a private donor, we are offering these lessons to any interested student, regardless of financial situation. To find out more information about this program and to sign up please go to the Private Lesson Program page on our new and developing WUHSMS Music website.

Please feel free to contact Mr. Pauly at joshua.pauly@mtnviews.org with any questions you may have. 

Bob Ross Holiday Painting Extravaganza: AP Art

Students in AP Art celebrated the holiday season with a Bob Ross Painting challenge. They chose a Bob Ross video and then spent the next 30 minutes completing a painting. It is not easy completing an entire painting in such a short amount of time. And even though Bob Ross was very supportive and calm, for the students this was at times a very intense and challenging process. 

Everyone embraced their happy accidents and had a wonderful time. 

Sophomore Shadow Day 2025 Kicks Off

Last year, members of the Class of 2026 shadowed at more than 50 different organizations, businesses, and state agencies. 

WUHSMS’s sophomore class started the new year considering what they might like to do for Sophomore Shadow Day. While the actual date of Shadow Day is not until May 1, there is lots to be done before that date to ensure that every sophomore has a placement about which they are genuinely excited. 

Thankfully, opportunities abound in our community. For each of our previous four Sophomore Shadow Days, we have had more than 50 placement sites in careers as diverse as law enforcement, chemistry, manufacturing, retail, education, public policy, forestry, marketing, plumbing, and many more.  

In English classes this week, students shared some of their own occupational interests, heard about some of our students’ previous Shadow Day placements, and took a career inventory assessment called the Career Interest Profiler. Later in January, sophomores will have a chance to hear about the numerous occupations one can pursue through the Vermont Registered Apprenticeship Program, as well as the youth and adult programming offered by Dartmouth Health’s Workforce Readiness Institute for those interested in health care. 

By late February, with the help of our team, students will have identified a potential host for Shadow Day and written a letter introducing themselves. One way parents/guardians can help is to ask their student what they are interested in doing for Shadow Day and share any potential connections they have that align with their student’s interests. 

This program is facilitated by the Center of Community Connections (C3), Counseling, and English II teachers. If parents/guardians have questions or would like to volunteer to host a member of the Class of 2026 for Shadow Day, please contact Beth Hayslett and Luis Bango at C3@mtnviews.org

Priscilla Richardson is a Rockstar Teacher's Assistant in AP Environmental Science

AP Environmental Science TA Priscilla Richarson designed and taught a great lesson about weather patterns. She had students drawing on rotating balloons to model the coriolis effect. This was one of many awesome lessons that she planned during semester one in addition to helping students with their work on a daily basis. Thank you Priscilla!

Students display balloons they rotated and drew on to model the coriolis effect

WUHS Seniors Aidan Keough-Vella and Levi Halley Receive Congressional Nominations

Two of our WUHSMS students Aidan Keough-Vella and Levi Halley have received Congressional nominations  to the US Service Academies from Vermont's US Congressional Delegation, Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch, and US Representative Becca Balint. Aidan Keough-Vella of Bridgewater Corners has applied to the U.S. Air Force Academy and Levi Halley of Woodstock has applied to the U.S. Military Academy. 

Both of these students attended a reception at the Vermont State House on December 29 and were included in Senator Sanders' newsletter, the "Bernie Buzz" on December 29. 

According to the newsletter, "Each year, the Vermont Congressional Delegation comes together at the end of December to nominate outstanding young Vermonters to be members of the United States Service Academies. We hold this annual reception at the Vermont State House and invite families and current students of the academies to join us.

"As part of this annual event, we hold a roundtable discussion so that the students can get to know one another and share why each of them has chosen to serve their country. And let me tell you, after hearing what these young Vermonters have to say it would be hard not to conclude that they are a very special group of youngsters. As Vermonters, we should be very proud of all of them.

"At just 17 or 18 years old, they have made a decision to serve our country. They have chosen service to community, above self. These young people may go on to have 20-year careers in the military. They may also receive important education and training through the academies and military service that will lead them to become the doctors, nurses, engineers, pilots, teachers, and first responders who live and work every day in our communities."

Here's the link to the complete newsletter - https://www.sanders.senate.gov/bernie-buzz/these-young-vermonters-give-me-hope/