When I first arrived at Woodstock in 2011 for the start of fourth grade, I moved to Edgehill, the elementary dorm at the time, where I was surrounded by weeping classmates, attentive dorm parents, and an especially caring staff member, who everyone called Deepa-ji. Whenever I saw Deepa-ji sweep the hallways of our dorm, she […]

This year, I took the AP English Language course, and a couple of summer break homework was tagged behind for me to work on. Amongst the assignments, one was to listen to seven hour-long episodes of the NPR Ted Radio Hour and reflect on them. For me, it was a very different assignment. I had […]

Alisa Husain, Class of 2019, is the most recent recipient of the Book of Excellence which is a recognition given to any student at Woodstock with extraordinary achievements and contributions to the community. Husain’s name was added to the book during the end of the last academic year, among other capable students who have received […]

It’s September, and, once again, seniors struggle through the tortuous, hazing ritual known as the personal essay. Now that early college application deadlines are almost here, most students who want to study in the West are frantically struggling to get ideas together. What will work? What is compelling? What will complete the magic trick of […]

With the monsoon downpours in full swing and some regions, such as Kerala, suffering from debilitating floods, one would scarcely think that people would be concerned about their water needs. But in the dorms, that happens to be the case. Despite the filtered water provided by every tap in Hostel and multiple water stations in […]

Venturing into the literal wild, new staff leave the safety of their monkey-less roads and tackle the great unknown we call Woodstock. The Woodstocker caught up with some of them to chronicle the first chapter of their adventures. Being from Tamil descent, Mr. Kailash Mani, the new English teacher, had always wanted to know more […]

Venturing into the literal wild, new staff leave the safety of their monkey-less roads and tackle the great unknown we call Woodstock. The Woodstocker caught up with some of them to chronicle the first chapter of their adventures. “Mussoorie is like my childhood place, the weather, the terrain over here are amazing,” said Mr Aaron […]

How much do Woodstockers know about Indian and Korean Independence day? After talking to a small group of them, the answer seems to be: not much. All names have been removed to protect the innocent (and ignorant). Question: What is the precise date of the India-Pakistan Partition? What people thought: “I don’t know” and a […]