Crier Column 6/14: Woodstown seniors graduate! Ceremony moved to 6 p.m.; Students honored; Charlotte's Web; Unplugged Lights at Creekside

FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2024

Woodstown High School seniors are eagerly preparing for Friday night's graduation ceremony on the football field greens. After four years of hard work and many accolades, the seniors bid farewell at 6 p.m. tonight.

Hear ye, hear ye! O yez, o yez!

BREAKING: Woodstown High School Graduation outdoor ceremony will be moved to 6 p.m. Friday night to avoid incoming storms. Gates open at 5:15 p.m.

It's that time of year again where the sun is out, and birds and bugs are buzzing, and our beloved senior class bids farewell to the school where they've spent the past four years studying hard, participating in many activities, and bringing great honor to the Wolverines.

I had the opportunity to get to know and work with some of the WHS seniors this year while assistant directing "Brigadoon" (the spring musical), and if they are a reflection of the future, we're in good hands.

Sam Gunther, Nate Thomas, Demitrois Belitsas, Chris Tighe, Ben Doak, Jessie Bittle, Natalee Basile, Isabella Mealey, Alianna Kellner, Analicia Andujar, and any others I may have missed — happy trails to you and best of luck in your future endeavors. I am in awe of your talents.

Don't forget us in Woodstown! 

COMMUNITY

WHS Sophomores Colleen Bryceland (left) and Sara Lodge (right) will represent Woodstown High School at the Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference in Florida at this summer.

FUTURE LEADERS: Two sophomore Woodstown High School Future Business Leaders of America chapter members will be competing at the National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida June 29-July 2. 

• Colleen Bryceland was the winner of the Marketing competitive event at the NJ State Leadership Conference and will now be competing at the National level. 

• Sara Lodge placed in Agribusiness at SLC and will also be competing in that event at Nationals.

Great work, ladies!!

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Chloe Eachus was awarded for outstanding achievement by the NJDOE and took home the CTE Scholar Award.

TECHNICAL CAREER: Woodstown High School's Chloe Eachus is the recipient of the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Scholar Award through the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE).  This award recognizes Chloe for her outstanding accomplishments including success in work-based learning projects, high performance on state and local assessments, and maintaining a high grade point average within Woodstown High School Agricultural CTE Program.

Congrats, Chloe!!

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Colin Schmidt, a junior, brought home Woodstown High School its first Papermill Playhouse Rising Star Award. He was honored for his work in stage management with the Woodstown Drama Club.

PAPERMILL: Colin Schmidt, a junior, brought Woodstown High School its first Papermill Playhouse Rising Star Award — a tremendous achievement!

Schmidt was awarded for his work as the stage manager of this past season's spring musical "Brigadoon." His hard work sure paid off. 

This is the highest honor a high school student in N.J. can receive in the area of theatre arts.

More coverage here.

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Ben Doak, Grace Suwala, and Brigid Daly were honored at WHS Rotarians of the Month!

ROTARY CLUB: A dispatch from Woodstown HS and the Rotary Club:

Three of our WHS Rotarians of the month were recognized & celebrated at today's lovely Rotary Meeting held at Creekside! What an honor it is to learn about these amazing students' involvement in not only our school, but our community! It is truly heart-warming to learn about our wonderful Rotary members' involvement & contributions in our community throughout the years as well.

• April Rotarian, Grace Suwala 

• April Rotarian, Benjamin Doak 

• April Rotarian, Brigid Daly 

ENTERTAINMENT

Hannah Lee DeFrates and Brady Thompson as Charlotte and Templeton, respectively, perform in a scene from "Charlotte's Web" at the Blue Moon Theatre this weekend.

THEATRE: CHARLOTTE'S WEB opens next weekend! Performances are at the Blue Moon Theatre (Opera House) on June 7, 8, 14, 15 at 7 p.m. and June 16 at 2 p.m. Click here for tickets. Great for kids! The show runs approximately 90 minutes with one intermission.

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The WMS Select Choir at the Wilmington Blue Rocks game where they performed the Star Spangled Banner.

PATRIOTIC SINGERS: The Woodstown Middle School Select Choir, under the direction of Ms. Paula Gorman, performed the National Anthem at a recent Wilmington Blue Rocks minor league baseball game.

We love to see (and hear) it!!

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CREEKSIDE INN: Unplugged Lights, the duo of Paul Kranz and Maggie DiPalma, will perform at Creekside Inn on Saturday, June 15 from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Get your reservations in advance!

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SPORTS

WHS State Champions in 4x800 Relays

STATE CHAMPS: Woodstown is racking up the state champions! The Girls and Boys 4x800 Relay teams brought in big wins for the Wolverines. Arie Still, Kayla Ayars, Sarah Seiden, and Lilian Norman took third overall at the Group I State Championship; and, Karson Chew, Joshua Crawford Jacob Marino, and Cole Lucas took first at the State Championships. 

Congrats, athletes!

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WHS Lacrosse players Allie Huck and Taylor Sparks represented Woodstown at the Senior All-Start Game in Cherry Hill, N.J.

LACROSSE: A dispatch from WHS Facebook: 

Shout out to Allie Huck and Taylor Sparks who were selected and played in the WLCSJ Senior All-Star Game at Cherry Hill West High School! Way to rep Woodstown, ladies! 

The Woodstown Athletic Department released its new website, a hub for all things Woodstown High School sports. It can be found here.

SCORES

SCHEDULE

WATCH LIVE EVENTS HERE

GOVERNMENT

Woodstown Borough Council and Pilesgrove Twp Committee meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.

WEATHER

FRIDAY: Sunny and Thunderstorms in the evening. High of 89F, low of 69F.

SATURDAY: Sunny. High of 82F, low of 64F.

SUNDAY: Clouds. High of 83F, low of 58F.

Forecast: Sunny and HOT next week. Hydrate, stay cool, and don't forget to wear your sunscreen! Temps in the 90s and up to 100F

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Woodstown Crier: Where we bid farewell to our beloved 2024 senior class. They'll always be remembered. Take this with you: "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" — Eleanor Roosevelt.

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