Woodstock Union High School

Woodstock Union High School is a mid-sized public secondary school located in Woodstock, Vermont, USA. As a member of the Windsor Central Supervisory Union, the school serves the towns of Barnard, Bridgewater, Killington, Pomfret, Reading, and Woodstock. In addition, WUHS receives tuition students from other surrounding towns such as Hartland, Brownsville, and Sharon. The institution is also referred to as Woodstock USHD #4 and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Woodstock serves approximately 385 High School students and 190 Middle School students.

Woodstock Union High School
Location
100 Amsden Way
Woodstock, Vermont 05091

United States
Coordinates43°36′48″N 72°32′44″W
Information
Typecomprehensive public secondary school
Established1854 (1854)
PrincipalGaron Smail
Grades7–12
Enrollment320 (2016-17)[1]
Color(s)   
MascotWasp
NewspaperThe Buzz
Websitewuhsms.org
Woodstock Union High School was established in 1854 and is located in Woodstock, Vermont.
Located on Woodstock High School's campus, the Union Arena Community Center serves as the home ice for Woodstock's boys and girls high school ice hockey teams.

School history and overview

Woodstock's first public high school opened January 16, 1854. This opening was less than a year after the town, at its annual meeting, had voted to build the school. The land, purchased in April 1853, was on a knoll below Linden Hill. The current high school, built in 1957, sits on approximately 40 acres of land along the Ottauquechee River just west of the village of West Woodstock on VT Route 4. The union brought together students from Woodstock, Bridgewater, Pomfret, Barnard, Reading and Sherburne (now Killington), as well as tuition-paying students from Hartland, Plymouth and other surrounding towns. The school is consistently recognized for its educational quality and in 2020 was listed by U.S. News & World Report as the third best school in the state.[2]

Academic programs

The high school has 10 academic departments including Mathematics, Modern & Classical Languages, Computer Science, and Music. There are Advanced Placement classes in chemistry, English, government & politics, and languages.[3] In 2018 the school opened a new Innovation Studio dedicated to "navigating the messiness of the creative process, from inception to completion," according to the 2018-2019 curriculum guide.[4] In the studio in the fall of 2018, students partnered with peers in Turkey to design a playground. Teachers at Woodstock partner with staff at NuVu Innovation School in Cambridge, Mass., to operate the studio.[5]

Sports and clubs

The school athletic programs fall into the Vermont Principals' Association Division II and Division III for all sports with the exception of Boys' Lacrosse which competes at the Division I level. Woodstock Athletics include; Soccer, Field Hockey, Cross Country Running, Football, Basketball, Cross Country Skiing, Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, Ice Hockey, Baseball, Track and Field, Lacrosse, Golf, Tennis and Softball. The 2018 varsity football team won the Division III Vermont state championship and finished the season undefeated.[6] WUHS clubs include: YoH Theater Players, Scholar's Bowl, Math Team, Future Farmers of America, and Medical Club.[7]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Woodstock Senior UHSD #4". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  2. "Best Vermont High Schools".
  3. "Home | Woodstock Union High School & Middle School". www.wuhsms.org. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  4. "Woodstock Course Guide" (PDF).
  5. "In Woodstock, High School Innovation Lab Teaches Constructive Failure".
  6. "Valley News".
  7. "Woodstock Course Guide" (PDF).
  8. Stone, Arthur F. (1929). The Vermont of Today. III. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 29.

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