School news
Discovery Day at River Valley Community College
School Counselor Sofia Bertocci took three students, Kianny Harrington, Anna Robidoux and Keller Pauly, to the Discovery Day at River Valley Community College on Thursday, April 20, 2023. Each student got to shadow three departments and hear from the administration about all the academic programs.
Mayor Miro Weinberger of Burlington engages with AP Government & Politics students
Mayor of Burlington Miro Weinberger, a 1988 WUHS graduate, spoke with about 40 students in AP Government & Politics on Friday, April 28. Students asked about issues related to the city budget, the University of Vermont, and approaches to policing. Mayor Weinberger spoke with junior Tori McNamara about housing in Burlington following the talk.
Mayor of Burlington Miro Weinberger, a 1988 WUHS graduate, spoke with about 40 students in AP Government & Politics on Friday, April 28. Students asked about issues related to the city budget, the University of Vermont, and approaches to policing. Mayor Weinberger spoke with junior Tori McNamara about housing in Burlington following the talk.
Middle schoolers learn new cooking skills
Middle school students are cooking! Starting with a couple of easy dishes, students are learning some basic skills in the kitchen through a new quarter elective—and they are enjoying the fruits of their labor with some left to share. (Food photography skills may be next!)
1B Spanish students make traditional tortillas
Students in Anna Megyesi's 1B Spanish class made traditional tortillas in class today as part of their unit on foods. We have been studying types of food typical to different regions in Mexico. Here students are hand-pressing their own tortillas and grilling them
8th grader Lylah Zeitlin wins Hildene Essay Contest
Congratulations to Lylah Zeitlin, who won 1st place for Region 4 in this year's Hildene Essay Contest. The contest is held annually by the Lincoln Family Home in Manchester, and is open to 8th graders across Vermont. This year's prompt asked students to address censorship; choosing a frequently challenged book to read, imagining that it has been challenged in their school library, and advising the organization on whether to remove or keep the title.
Lylah used her essay to build a compelling argument for keeping Art Spiegelman’s Maus, on library shelves. Maus is a Holocaust survivor's tale that is frequently challenged for violence and sad themes. "Comfort shouldn't take precedence over the truth," Lylah wrote, concluding, "We read harder books to become better readers; we read sadder books to become better people."
Lylah will travel to the Lincoln Family Home on May 21st to receive her $500 prize.
Special congratulations to all the WUHSMS 8th graders who participated in this year's Hildene contest: Nick Cellini, Hailey Dow, Aiden Helm, Philip Holland, Coby McGaffigan, Timmy Moore, Haakon Oates, and Luke Pomeroy.
Out of 198 entries, Luke's essay also made it to the final round, earning a special commendation from the judges.