School news
Project Sticker Shock
Co-Presidents of VTLSP (Vermont Teen Leadership Safety Program), Aleks Cirovic and Eleanor Williams, participated in our annual campaign, Project Sticker Shock. Working together with area convenience stores and grocery store, we address issues related to underage drinking and work to do this campaign before graduation. This project consists of youth placing stickers on multi-packs of alcohol and other appropriate alcohol beverages to thank them for not buying alcohol for minors and keeping our youth alcohol-free. VTLSP would like to thank Cumberland Farms, Maplefields, and the Woodstock Village Market for allowing us to do our campaign in their stores.
9th Grade Bowling Trip
Students finished their bowling unit in Wellness and added it to the list of lifetime activities we have practiced this year. By the end of the unit students were able to understand how to score and use the four step approach. Students tested their skills when we took a class trip to Valley Bowl in Randolph, Vermont. Lots of smiles, spares and strikes were had!
Matt McCormick teaching students to fly fish
Wellness teacher Matt McCormick is teaching students to fly fish.
Spring news from the art department!
Here’s what’s been going on with our amazing student artists at Woodstock:
A trip to Boston: In March students in Advanced Art, Advanced Digital Art, AP Art History, AP Drawing and AP 2D Design visited the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston on March 13th. Students went on a guided tour that focused on several different works of art made from a variety of media and from a variety of time periods and places. The docents engaged the students in meaningful conversations that related to identity, culture, artistic expression and visual stories. Students also had some time to explore the exhibits on their own, during this time the students had the opportunity to sketch inspiring works of art.
Student Art Show Returns!
During the first week in May, the school art show brought creativity and excitement for art to the community. The art show was open during the school days, and many students and staff had the opportunity to visit the amazing drawings, paintings, collages, and sculptures created by our 7-12 students. The art show was open to community members on Friday and Saturday evenings before the YOH performance. Thank you, Steve Stunts, who played music during Friday night's art opening! The interactive art stations were especially popular; we even had students run caricature portrait stations for visitors. The art department looks forward to more pop-up shows in the future!
Students are recognized for their outstanding work at the Congressional Art Show
Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982, in Vermont, to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. Since then, over 650,000 high school students have been involved with the nationwide competition. The over-all winners from each state are displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol.
Congratulations to the six student artists who were recognized by the art teachers at Woodstock for having their work at this year’s art show in Castleton: Lindsey Bacon, Logan Knox, Delia Morgan, Charlotte Nunan, Clara Shortle, and Joseph Tsouknakis. The students viewed the amazing artwork created by 90 students from around Vermont. Congress woman Becca Balint met the students and presented the awards. Charlotte Nunan won first place for Windsor county, and tied for the People’s choice award!
Charlotte with her winning painting “Under Pressure”