“We are more authentically human when we embrace diversity,” Mount Holyoke College professor Martha Ackmann told the assembled Williston Northampton School community at the start of the 10th annual Diversity Day.
The day would be filled with a variety of workshops—on everything from cyber bullying and Islamic awareness to Zumba and hip hop. But the morning was devoted to a trailblazer from the past: Toni Stone, a female baseball player whose grit and determination in the face of racism was on the leading edge of the civil rights movement.
The 21 students of the AP environmental science class trooped into the room at the Mt. Tom Power Plant. The trip had been billed as a tour of the facilities, but the students weren’t exactly sure what to expect.
Would they get to see the control room? Other parts of the plant? Or just inside of this small room with its rows of chairs and plant diagram?
Station Services Manager Richard Merchant walked into the room and looked around at the seated students. He turned to a fellow engineer.
The Cum Laude Society honors the achievements of students who have excelled academically, so it was fitting that the speaker for this year’s induction ceremony was the valedictorian of the first co-ed class at The Williston Northampton School.
On Tuesday, January 31, Sheila Fisher of Trinity College was the guest speaker at a ceremony to induct 11 seniors into the Williston Northampton’s Cum Laude chapter. The event was webcast live and will be archived on the school’s webcast page.
Williston Latin students participated in the Pioneer Valley Classical Association’s Classics Day 2012, which was held again this year at Mount Holyoke College on Friday, January 20th.
This year over 300 students attended Classics Day from different schools throughout Western Massachusetts, and another large turnout is expected this year. The schedule for the day began with nine different workshops held by college and university professors, University of Massachusetts graduate students, and high school teachers.
Masks may be the symbolic representation of the dramatic arts, but sometimes they are also the tools of the trade.
Teacher Emily Ditkovski’s Intermediate Acting class recently finished a unit on the Italian Comedy (commedia dell’arte). This traditional theater form uses music and dance, and productions are well-known for their comedy, witty remarks, and physicality.
“We are more authentically human when we embrace diversity,” Mount Holyoke College professor Martha Ackmann told the assembled Williston Northampton School community at the start of the 10th annual Diversity Day.
The 21 students of the AP environmental science class trooped into the room at the Mt. Tom Power Plant. The trip had been billed as a tour of the facilities, but the students weren’t exactly sure what to expect.
The Cum Laude Society honors the achievements of students who have excelled academically, so it was fitting that the speaker for 
Williston Latin students participated in the Pioneer Valley Classical Association’s Classics Day 2012, which was held again this year at Mount Holyoke College on Friday, January 20th.
Masks may be the symbolic representation of the dramatic arts, but sometimes they are also the tools of the trade.