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elementary grade 5 students part of the kindness kouncil

PES Kindness Kouncil

two high schools students awarded scholar athlete of 2026

2026 CAS-CIAC Scholar-Athlete Award

top 10 students from the high school

2025-2026 WRHS top ten students

Congratulations!

students receiving an award

SCASA  Award recipients 2025-2026 

New Region 16 Teachers 2026-2027 - WRHS Welcome to the Region!

New Region 16 Teachers 2026-2027 - Woodland Regional High School

Welcome to the Region!

First time in school history, high school boys basketball team are the NVL Championes

First time in school history, the Woodland Hawks basketball team are the NVL Champions!! 2025-2026

Girls soccer team wins NVL Championship

Woodland Regional High School Girls' Soccer team - NVL Champions 2025!

Boys swim team capture state championship

WRHS Swim Team State Champions!

School dresses in pink for cancer awareness

Laurel Ledge Wears Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

Middle school soccer team photo

LRMS Girls' Soccer Team 2025

WRHS High School of the year

Woodland Regional High School 

The Connecticut Association of Schools - High School of the Year 2025

13 seniors going on to play sports at the college level

13 Hawks from the Class of '26 will be competing in athletics at the collegiate level!

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R16 high school students inducted into the National Honor Society

57 members of the Class of 2027 were inducted into the Woodland chapter of the National Honor Society

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LLES - Rock Garden

Laurel Ledge Kindness Rock Garden

New Region 16 Teachers 2026-2027 - Laurel Ledge Elementary School Welcome to the Region!

New Region 16 Teachers 2026-2027 - Laurel Ledge Elementary School

Welcome to the Region!

Elementary students that participate in unified sports

Laurel Ledge Elementary School

Unified Sports

softball champions

3-In A Row! Woodland girls softball state champs

High school girls swim team NVL Champions

WRHS Girls' Swim Team NVL Champions 2025!

PES Mascot

PES mascot SOAR

students receiving award

LRMS 7th Grade National Junior Honor Society

Elementary school principals and secretaries

PES 2025-2026

Administrators and Administrative Assistants

PES school Staff

Prospect Elementary School 

Cross Country Jr. NVL Champions

LRMS - Boys and Girls Cross Country Jr. NVL Champions 

students athlete awards

2025 CAS-CIAC Scholar-Athlete Award

Superintendent giving speech to all returning staff

Welcome Back Region 16! 

2026-2027 

Teacher of the Year 2026

Teacher of the Year 2026 - Allison Sardo

Tony DiLeone rising star of region 16

Tony DiLeone - CT's Rising Star for School Business Officials

students in middle school and high school received awards

2026 CT Association of Public Schools Superintendent's Award Recipients!  

The elementary school holding their annual cardinal run

PES Cardinal Run 2025

unified sports

WRHS Unified Sports

New Region 16 Teachers 2026-2027 - District Office Welcome to the Region!

New Support Services for Regional School District #16 

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Teacher of the Year Robert murdy

Teacher of the Year 2027 - Robert Murdy

New Region 16 Teachers 2026-2027 - Long River Middle School Welcome to the Region!

New Region 16 Teachers 2026-2027 - Long River Middle School

Welcome to the Region!

Middle school boys' soccer team

LRMS Boys' Soccer Team 2025

Welcome back Laurel Ledge students! picture of students and teacher
Welcome back Laurel Ledge students!
boys state champions

WRHS boys baseball state champions

Elementary students in front of a mural

Ben's Bells Mural Unveiling on 4-21-23 with PES Kindness Kouncil

PES elementary school be kind pictures
WRHS staff picture

Principal Kurt Ogren the 2024 CAS High School Principal of the Year and staff

Congratulations!

football players

Woodland's first game on the new turf field!

2026 High School Dance Team - NVL Champions

2026 NVL Champions!!

Woodland Hawks Dance Team

New Region 16 Teachers 2026-2027 - Prospect Elementary School Welcome to the Region!

New Region 16 Teachers 2026-2027 - Prospect Elementary School 

Welcome to the Region!

R16 staff at NEASC Conference in Boston

Region 16 team at the NEASC conference in Boston 2025

High school EMT course picture of students

WRHS First Year EMT course

library media specialist recipient of CASL award

Lindsay Kidd, Library Media Specialist at Laurel Ledge Elementary School

Recipient of the Connecticut Association of School Librarians Creativity Award

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Our Mission and Beliefs

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Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide high quality and educational opportunities through the use of research-based traditional, experiential, and creative instructional practices to ensure that all students become inquisitive, lifelong learners with the 21st Century skills necessary to be successful.
 
Statement of Beliefs
We educate students intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically to acquire knowledge and skills, to develop creativity and character, and to pursue their interests, realize their potential, and meet the challenges in a constantly changing world.
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