Principal's Corner Newsletter

Dear Students and Families.

I feel thankful for the return of community-building traditions on campus. The high school Student Council will host a Club Fair in the main entrance lobby from Wednesday to Friday this week. Students can learn about the many clubs at WUHS. Also, we invite families to our first Open House since 2019! The Open House will be on October 4th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. A schedule template will be emailed to families soon.

This week, you can read about the ninth grade students and their teachers spending an afternoon getting to know each other outside the classroom. Also, high school students in the Innovation Lab engaged with Northeast Temperate Inventory & Monitoring Network at Marsh Billings Rockefeller National Parks. Students in AP Environmental Science and Integrated Environmental Science continued to use various methods to monitor and assess soil health across the campus.

Thank you for completing your annual forms in Alma.

Sincerely,

Garon Smail

Last Friday, the ninth grade students took an afternoon away from academics to build community. We kicked off the afternoon with an assembly to introduce the leadership team, and the health and support staff. Students got to see images of their teachers when they were ninth graders, and learned interesting facts about their teachers through fun trivia.

Example of staff high school photo shared with students: Can you guess?

They then transitioned outside, where they were greeted with nine different team building stations including a balloon relay, sponge race, maze, paper airplane contest, and a song-identifying game. We finished off with popsicles, ice cream, recognitions of exceptional team spirit and collaboration, and a group photo. It was a wonderful afternoon for everyone.

High School students are engaging with Northeast Temperate Inventory & Monitoring Network at Marsh Billings Rockefeller National Parks to understand ongoing monitoring projects at the park. The students would use this information to create prototypes of technology-driven solutions for the forest throughout the semester at the NuVu Innovation Lab.

Two months after being buried in the soil, AP Environmental Students and Integrated Environmental Students dug up the underwear from the garden, river, and forest ecosystem. Now, students are working on developing hypotheses for why so much variation exists across the samples. Take a look at the photos below to see the tremendous difference!

The 9th grade Integrated Environmental Students spent late last week and early this week burying items around a variety of sites on campus to investigate nutrient cycling. Students selected three items of their choice and marked their locations with 4 popsicle sticks plus a flag in the middle. In about four weeks, the students will return to dig up their items and model the cycling of nutrients and matter.

Registration is now open for Women Can Do, Vermont Works for Women's career exploration conference for high school girls and gender-expansive youth at Vermont Technical College (VTC) in Randolph, VT on October 6! Women Can Do is a day for students to explore a range of careers and skillsets, especially those that are non-traditional for women, such as STEM and trades careers, in a safe, fun, and empowering environment. We encourage youth to step outside their comfort zones to try new activities, introduce themselves to industry professionals, and expand their sense of what's possible.

The day includes:

Action Expo: The action expo is returning bigger and better than ever. There will be TWO locations (indoor and outdoor) where students can meet with professionals and try out a variety of new skills, from programming a robot to using a chainsaw.

Resource Fair: The Resource Fair is an opportunity for students to meet local employers and learn more about a variety of career fields.

Please email Kat Robbins at krobbins@wcsu.net or find her in Room 233 by Sept 20 if you'd be interested in attending!

Team Pathfinders
The Week in Learning: 9/16/22

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Please Complete Your Annual Forms

We ask you to complete a packet of information for each student you have enrolled in the district. To make it quicker for you, all these forms will be completed online in Alma. To start the process, log in to Alma at wuhsms.getalma.com and click on Alma Start forms and tasks under your student's name.

If you have never logged into Alma, check your email -including spam- for an activation email with the subject

Welcome to [Alma School]'s school and classroom management system, Alma!

Any questions can be directed to Sarah Cook. The deadline to complete these forms is Wednesday, September 21.

Starting September 21st, the middle school volleyball club will begin again and go through October 26th. We are all about learning volleyball skills. playing, and having fun - so please join us! This is for both boys and girls and our club requires no prior experience. We meet two times weekly (Mondays and Wednesdays, 3pm-4:30pm) in the middle school gym. Please contact Annie Luke (aluke@wcsu.net, ext. 1163) for more information and permission forms.

Upcoming Days Off
Monday, October 10, 2022 - Indigenous People’s Day – No Classes
Monday, November 7, 2022 – Teacher In-Service – No Classes
Friday, November 11, 2022 – Veterans Day – No Classes
Thanksgiving - November 23th - 25th, 2022 - No Classes

VeggieVanGo

Presented by: VT Foodbank & Site Sponsor WCUD School Nutrition Program

FREE Produce & Food Distribution

No questions asked!

Drive-up & Curbside Loading

Please be respectful of the traffic pattern and our volunteers.

Every Second Wednesday of the Month

10am -WUHSMS-Union Arena Rink Entrance

October 12

November 9

December 14

High School Yearbook Sales Are Open!!

Purchase yearbooks HERE for $55.00 before prices go up on OCTOBER 21st, 2022

Parents, Grandparents, and guardians: You can now purchase and design your own parent ads right on the Jostens website. Just click HERE to get started. If you have any questions please reach out to the yearbook staff at yearbook@wcsu.net.

Senior Yearbook Packet Due October 28th! The deadline for the yearbook is Friday, October 28th, 3 PM. There are no exceptions to this deadline. If students do not complete the form and send in their photos they may not be featured in the yearbook.

Senior Yearbook Packet is in Digital Form this year and was sent out to the Class of 2023.

College Admissions Visit
College visits take place in the Counseling Services office unless otherwise posted. Please check in with your teacher and ask for permission to attend. Allow 30 minutes per visit. A complete listing of college visits can be found on Naviance in the college menu, in the Counseling Office and on the bulletin board across from the senior solarium. Please log into your Naviance account and sign up for the college visits in advance! This is important as we would like to know whether or not to expect any students for a particular school.

At the bottom of the home page is an area called "What's New" with the list of college visits. Click on "more info" on the school you would like to visit and add your name to the list.

Monday, September 19
10:30am University of Mass.-Boston
11:30am Rhode Island College
12:30pm VIRTUAL Bard College at Simon’s Rock (NY) (Early College)

6:30pm NEACAC College Fair at Saint Michael’s College, Tarrant Recreational Center, 150 Universities represented

Tuesday, September 20
9:00am NEACAC College Fair at Saint Michael’s College, Tarrant Recreational Center, 150 Universities represented

1:00pm Bishop’s University (Sherbrooke, Quebec)
1:30pm Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach (FL)

Wednesday, September 21
8:30am Boston University (MA)
9:30am Providence College (RI)

10:30am University of New Hampshire
11:00am Syracuse University (NY)
12:00pm SUNY College of Agriculture and

Technology at Cobleskill (NY)
12:30pm University of Southern Maine
1:30pm Landmark College (VT)
2:00pm Simmons University (MA)

Thursday, September 22
9:00am University of Maine
10:30am University of Mass.-Lowell
11:00am Binghamton University (NY)

Schedule Your Senior Meeting!

With the College Application Season upon us please schedule your senior meeting with your counselor!

Gabriella Durgin: calendly.com/gdurgin or stop into the counseling office and connect with Janet

Sarah Smith: calendly.com/sarahsmith1 or stop into the counseling office and connect with Janet

Sofia Bertocci: sbertocci@wcsu.net or stop into the counseling office and connect with Janet

AP Exam Information!

If your student is currently enrolled in an AP Class please click on the following link to review and complete important information regarding the AP Exam Registration Process as well as helpful AP Information.

If you have any questions about your schedule, please contact your counselor.

Grades 10-12 Sofia Bertocci, sbertocci@wcsu.net

Grades 10-12 Gabriella Durgin, gdurgin@wcsu.net

Grades 7-9 Sarah Lyon, slyon@wcsu.net

Grades 10-12 Sarah Smith, sarahsmith@wcsu.net

Grades 7-9 Vali Stuntz, vstuntz@wcsu.net

Alma Student Information System

2022-2023 School Calendar

High School Class Schedule

Middle School Class Schedule

Bus Routes

Windsor Central Supervisory Union

Email: gsmail@wcsu.net
Website: wuhsms.org
Location: 100 Amsden Way, Woodstock, VT, USA
Phone: 8024571317
Facebook: facebook.com/WUHSMS/
Twitter: @wearewoodstock