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Woodland students participated in National Wear Red Day on Feb. 3 by donning red in support of the fight against heart disease. Pictured students are, from left, front row: Jesse Taggett, Kathryn Doody, Amana Poulin, Jillian Zeigler, Ethan Philbrook, Daniel Zappone, Jonah Plourde, the school’s mascot Woody the Woodchuck, Saffayia Durepo, Anna Belanger, Connor Soucy, Kassidy Blackstone, Kay-Lee Parker, Natalie Landeen, Abigail Page, Jasmine Berry, Keanen Masse, Riley Burlock, Lily Haskell, Addison Trombley, Jakob Oliver, Gage Levesque, Hailey Espling, Caitlyn Arce, Megan Plourde, Trey Gilbert, Tatiana Arce, Edric Jones and Nevaeh Trombley. Second row: Cody Ellis, Mackenzie Blackstone, Wyatt Grant, Olivia Saucier, Andrew Driscoll, Krista McLaughlin, Dylan Dodd, Wyatt Philbrook, Ethan Albair, Matthew McCormack, Macy Wakem, Alexis Parker, Brooke Blackstone, Hollie McDougal, Ryan Cole, Whitley Green and Dominick Crouch. Third row: Thomas Beckum, Debbie McPherson, Debbie Surtherland, Gabrielle Sutherland, Cassidy Page, Cameron Doody, Adia Greer, Grace Schmitt, Delano Littleton, Josh Ostlund, Ariel Plucker, P.J. Thornton, Keith Bray, Rylan Masse, Brooke Moir, Hannah Landeen, Madison Zeigler, Ghent Durepo, Wyatt Taggett, Austin Dube, Zoey Jones, Juliet Littleton, Tannar Prashaw, Donna Haile and Lynn Greenier. Third row: Bethany McBreairty, Lori Phair, Denise McCormick, Laurie Christie, Sandy Swan, Travil Gillium, Lawren Kameron, Donald Love, Helle Greenier, Dillon Philbrook, Destiny Skidgel, Carter Moir, Lane Moir, Makenzie Conroy, Sarae Greenier, McKenzie Rossignol, Julia Dahlgren, Candace Lane, Principal Suzie Scholoman, Nancy Anderson and Devan Stedson. Top row: Lawren Kameron, Scott Bray, Caleb Trombley, Brandon Manter, Hunter Milliard, Gunnar Bondeson, Brandon Whitmore, Garrison Doody,  Meghan Cole, Megan Thornton, Callee McBreairty, Brant Trombley, Jennifer Landeen and Cheryl Hallowell.

By Natalie Bazinet
Staff Writer

WOODLAND — Winter Carnival celebrated its 53rd year in Woodland on Saturday, and the community made sure the annual event was celebrated in style with a day filled with snowy races, competitions and excitement — the town even has a new King and Queen of Winter Carnival.

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Caleb Trombley, at left, proved during the second annual wood-chucking competition of Feb. 2 that woodchucks can indeed chuck wood; his classmates, from left, Destiny Skidgel, Callee McBreairty and Cameron Doody also participated in the popular event.

By Natalie Bazinet 
Staff Writer

WOODLAND — While the rest of the country will be observing Groundhog Day on Thursday, Feb. 2, Woodland will be awash with Woodchuck Pride that day with two Winter Carnival traditions — the time honored speaking contest to determine who will be crowned Winter Carnival king and queen and the fun, new tradition in its second year, the wood-chucking contest; these two popular events set the stage for the Winter Carnival on Saturday, Feb. 4 starting at 8:45 a.m.

Students at the Woodland Consolidated School were very busy during the month of November. Under the direction of Cindy Privette, school librarian, a Mystery Book of the Week program was held throughout the month, during which each day a clue was given to the students during morning announcements. Each week a different class chose a mystery book and created the clues.

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First grade students at the Woodland Consolidated School recently faced the big decision as to which free book they each would like to have, part of the Reading is Fundamental (RIF) Program held at the conclusion of the month-long Mystery Book of the Week event. From left are Tatiana Arce, Trey Gilbert, Gage Levesque, Kay-lee Parker and Jacob Oliver.