School news
SEARCH for Success
On June 5th, Jack Rasmussen successfully completed the Project SEARCH program at Rutland Regional Medical Center. He received a certificate of completion in addition to his high school diploma. Throughout this school year he worked in several departments at the hospital, including; FANS Kitchen, Linens, Environmental Services, Financial Counseling, and Training and Development.
Jack has been offered a job to work for the Killington Town Offices. He will start working there in July as an Assistant to the Facilities Manager. Jack's responsibilities will be to help clean the town offices, mow the lawn, do recycling and shredding, and help out at the recreation center pool.
Congratulations Jack from all of us at Woodstock Union High School! We are so proud of all that you have accomplished!!!
Seniors Collaborate on Gatsby and a Lit-to-Life Mural Project
Seniors in English IV and AP Lit Collaborate on Gatsby and a Lit-to-Life Mural Project
In the last weeks of the semester, members of the Class of 2024 read a high school classic,
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, and engaged in a series of sixteen journal prompts inspired by key lines from the novel, occasioning their own related experiences and recollections. Check out the murals in the main high school hallway to catch excerpts from those journal entries and a “look-see” into the dreams, the once-special objects, recollected names, experiences of the “ultimate degree,” self-reinventions, their own visions for “one fine morning --” and what they view as their supports to “beat on, boats against the current,” in pursuit of their future aspirations, among many other Gatsby-inspired anecdotes from their own real, true lives. Congratulations to the Class of 2024 - “-- tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther --”
Best Day Assembly - Tribute to the Seniors May 31, 2024
The High School community gathered together under sunny skies on Friday, May 31, 2024 to celebrate the senior class, to honor some individuals with some well-deserved awards, and to bid a fond farewell to some departing staff. Patty Topliffe was this year’s faculty recipient of the yearbook dedication. Bill Berry, a beloved bus driver for Woodstock sports’ teams and field trips was honored with the James T. McLaughlin Co-Curricular award, and exchange student Cassandra Naife from Mozambique was awarded her diploma for successfully completing her senior year at WUHS. In addition to marking some important events, students also shared their competitive spirit during a water balloon toss competition as well as a musical chairs showdown.
Library News
In this week's From the Library newsletter, consider participating in the National Book Foundation's Summer Reading Adventure, read about the Young Adult Books Book Club summer read We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride, learn about our Library Angels and read about Ms. Piccol's presentation at the Vermont Library Association Conference. Please click here for more information and photos.
Please remember to return your overdue books and checkout your summer reads!
The Gift that Keeps on Giving
This spring, students in the agriculture classes continued the tradition of growing tomato plants for the Woodstock Food Shelf. The 110 tomato plants will provide fresh tomatoes for community members throughout the summer.