Recently Steve Luukkonen, the head of Woodstock’s PE department, ran and completed the Boston marathon. It was not hard to miss the training and number of hours Steve put in, if you had been living on the hillside. We thought of talking with him and getting him to share his experience. How did...
“The Curse of the Ancient Greeks” Faris Nejad (Fardis Nouraninejad), Woodstock graduate, 1980 has recently received international recognition for the publication of his realistic contemporary fiction, “The Curse of the Ancient Greeks”, in two languages. (English and Greek). He has had the honor for his novel to be one of the...
Peace has never come from dropping bombs. Real peace comes from enlightenment and educating people to behave more in a divine manner. Carlos Santana, Associated Press interview, September 1, 2004...
The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger - but recognize the opportunity. John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), Speech in Indianapolis, April 12, 1959...
Being assertive does not mean attacking or ignoring others feelings. It means that you are willing to hold up for yourself fairly-without attacking others. Albert Ellis, Michael Abrams, Lidia Dengelegi, The Art & Science of Rational Eating, 1992...
Paul Livingstone, an old student of Woodstock has been a professional concert sitarist having studied under the legendary Pandit Ravi Shankar. He is currently on a concert tour in India and will be performing at Woodstock this Wednesday. The recital will take place in the Media Centre auditorium at 5:00pm...
"Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much can be done if we are always doing." - Thomas Jefferson...
Uttrakhand Diwas on 9th November with a special lunch and tea which will include delicacies from Uttrakhand. The day will mark 12 years since the state of Uttrakhand was formed. Alumni who were in the Advance Band in the fall of 2000 will remember leading the parade in Mussoorie on...
Grade 9 students experienced what life is like for an agricultural society during activity week. To understand the challenges and benefits of village life they went with the villagers to the fields, worked with school children and completed an energy audit. To do this they compared the use of energy...
Habitat for Humanity - Delhi - Grade 12Eleven Grade 12 students now officially know what hard work is thanks to Habitat for Humanity. This organisation works in partnership with local, grassroots and non-governmental organisations, as well as microfinance institutions, and vouches on the behalf of the loan and its homeowner to...
