Woodstock Unified Soccer team's win

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The Woodstock Unified Soccer team placed first in their division in the Unified Champions State tournament last week at Norwich University. It was a fun day with games against Brattleboro and Rutland. Woodstock came out on top in both games. Congratulations athletes!

CRAFT program at the Upper Valley Teaching Place Collaborative Conference

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Huge kudos to Aleks Cirovic, Riley O'Neal, Owen Whalen, and Chelsea McDermott who represented the CRAFT program at the Upper Valley Teaching Place Collaborative Conference at the Lake Morey Resort last week! Students presented in front of a group of 25 educators about CRAFT, reflected on meaningful learning experiences, and elegantly answered a number of questions.

They facilitated the harvest and sampling of microgreens and shared everything from Food Justice to EcoArt to Wind Turbine building. Educators were impressed by their articulateness and the interdisciplinary opportunities that they are taking advantage of. We hope that CRAFT can serve as a model for other schools to integrate place-based learning into their curriculum in deep and connected ways.

Library news, Week of October 22

The focus of this week's From the Library newsletter is on books and book clubs!

• Read about the Young Adult Diverse Books Book Club's discussion of Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

• Learn about the next YADB Book Club book As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

• Read about the Faculty/Staff Book Club's discussion of The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

• Find out more about the next book the Faculty/Staff Book Club will be reading, Trust: A Novel by Hernan Diaz

Remember to return your overdue books, check out some new ones and let Ms. Piccoli know if you need help with anything.

Best Thursday day assembly

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Leading up to the Best Day assembly, last week’s schedule of ‘Spirit Week’ clothing themes generated some kudos for the best costume of the day. Many students dressed in crazy costumes and then each class wore their class color on Thursday, October 5th, for the Best Day assembly. The assembly was held outside in the Bowl under a blue bird sky.

The students enjoyed the musical talent of classmate, Leo Winawer-Stein who played the keyboard and sang Pompeii by Bastille as well as the WUHS band who taught the audience the traditional ‘Fight’ song played at some of the school’s sports’ events. As usual, there were some energetic games such as musical chairs and an intense round of tug o’ war. To be eligible for a prize at the end of the school year, classes are competing for class points by engaging in the games during assemblies.

As a result, enthusiasm was pervasive! Along with the music and activities, there were also student kudos, general announcements and of course some raffles! The event was a great kick off to create some school spirit and celebrate the many aspects of our school community!

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Works by EcoArt students on display at SculptureFest

The EcoArt students invite the public to SculptureFest located on Prosper Road on October 22 from 1:00-2:30 to view their newly created sculptures.

The students have collaborated with Peter and Charlet Davenport over the past three weeks. They met local artists, explored the sculptures on the Davenport’s land and learned about how gesture, light & shadow, texture, negative space and place influence sculpture. The students then spent time along the farm trail that connects the Davenport’s land with the King Farm.

They designed and created art surrounding and within unique features of the landscape. The purpose of their sculptures is to bring attention to aspects of the land that might otherwise be overlooked. The students considered how environmental public art is an act of stewardship and how using found and ephemeral materials connects to sustainability.

We hope you enjoy exploring the wonderful art pieces created by these talented artists.