Archita Aggarwal

Superheroes, icons run rampant around campus

If Friendship Day is defined as “an annual celebration of the significance of friendship around the world,” then certainly for Woodstock, this definition does not do justice. Although the event occurred more than a month after the International Friendship Day, it surely cannot be given any other name. The community celebrates its own version of […]

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Desi GAILers Take Over China

“GAIL is a fun experience. I got to meet new people, open up to people and while doing all of this, I learned so much,” Maanasa Muppala, Class of 2022 said. Global Alliance for Innovative Learning (GAIL), is an annually held conference which was hosted by Western International School of Shanghai (WISS) this year. The […]

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Define yourself by character, not grades

People often use the example of Bill Gates being a Harvard dropout to define success as a result of hard work and not the outcome of receiving a world-class education with the highest grades. However, when the grade 10 AP World History preliminary results were released a few days ago, it suddenly occurred to […]

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First IBDP verification visit seems optimistic

The school had its very first IBDP (International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme) verification visit on Feb. 25 and 26. The school was examined by two IB trained educators, Mr. Sarewal and Mr. Nandan. Mr. Sarewal works for IB Career-related Programme, which is one of the four programmes that IB offers. He is also the associate DP […]

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Review: Gully Boy

The first movie to break the 1 billion rupees box office record this year is Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy, which managed to do this within a week after the initial release. Inspired by the story of two Indian rappers, Vivian Fernandes and Naved Shaikh, the movie sets the stage for Indian youth to become […]

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Unconsciously crossing the road

Everything froze for a minute. No movement. No sound. My mother had already gone inside the house, while I was still wandering around, looking at the balcony. She was there a couple of seconds ago, talking to me, but now it was just me crossing the road with my brother on the other side, waiting. […]

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Everybody’s favorite, Ms. Timothy has no regrets

Living a life without regrets is a very tough task, but Ms. Subhashini Timothy, one of the oldest staff members at Woodstock, claims to have successfully accomplished this. “What I want, I have. God has blessed me in life, except for a home, which I hope I will get some day. I am a very […]

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Humans of Activity Week: Higher education in Har Ki Dun

After spending eight hours in a traveler full of moody teenagers, I stepped out and felt the wind blowing and the sun shining directly into my eyes. It felt as though I had come back to life. “This is just the beginning,” I reminded myself as I walked to the back of the vehicle to […]

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GAIL proves to be more than just a conference

The Global Alliance for Innovative Learning (GAIL) is a program offered by Woodstock that doesn’t just unite seven different nations but also brings together people with different ideas, opinions, and cultures from around the world. Every year, Woodstock takes a group of students to a different school that organizes the conference. Following the tradition, this […]

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A day brims with diversity

Like most communities around the world, Woodstock has its own unique way of celebrating national holidays. This year too, on Aug. 15, the excitement of celebrating Indian Independence day amongst the staff and students was at its peak. Unlike several institutions in India, Woodstock does not offer a day off from school, instead it invites […]