Due to the inclement weather, we are postponing tonight’s Arts Night. We will be in touch with a new date as soon as we have one on the calendar.
Today’s classes will end at 12:10 p.m. as usual, followed by lunch. You may pick up your child whenever it is convenient for you; the Middle School building will remain open until 4:00 p.m.
Due to the confluence of a bad weather forecast for the next 36 hours and Williston’s assessment week, we are adjusting our schedule for Thursday and Friday.
We will delay the opening of the Upper School on Thursday until 10:30 a.m., and the day will begin with Period 1 assessments. The Period 2 review session will remain as scheduled for 1:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m.
On Friday, Period 2 assessments will begin at 8:30 a.m. as scheduled, and Period 6 assessments (previously scheduled for Thursday morning) will begin at 10:30 a.m.
On Monday, February 27, much to the amusement of the Williston Northampton School community, Boys Varsity Ice Hockey Coach Derek Cunha showed up for work with a thick mustache and newly shaven Mohawk.
The history behind Coach Cunha’s mustache and Mohawk dates to November 2011 when he and several of the boys hockey team grew mustaches in support of “Movember,” an event to raise awareness about men’s health.
Coach Cunha remembered it was fun seeing how their facial features changed by the day, in what he acknowledges wasn’t always the most attractive way. During “Movember” the team had two pre-season games in which they beat Academy St. Louis and South Kent. On December 1st the razors came out and the mustaches were gone.
The Widdigers and Caterwaulers have been working all winter on a fantastic program of music for the 11th Annual Choral Coffeehouse. The event will be held in the Dodge Room in the Reed Campus Center on Tuesday, February 28 at 7:00 p.m.
The performance will include a cappella music, as well as many small group pieces with acoustic guitar and piano. Works by artists including Orlando di Lasso, Adele, The Beatles, Boyz II Men, Coldplay, Nina Simone, Pistol Annies, Stevie Wonder, Flight of the Conchords, Corinne Bailey Rae and more are on the program.
The event is open to the public, and for those unable to be there in person, the performance will be webcast at www.williston.com/live.
The eighth annual Pioneer Valley Summer Opportunities Fair, an informational fair intended for families with children entering kindergarten through high school, will take place in the Reed Campus Center of The Williston Northampton School, 40 Park Street, Easthampton. The event will take place on Sunday, February 26 from noon until 3:00 p.m. Admission is free.
This exceptional fair showcases a wide range of programs focusing on academic enrichment, outdoor adventure, international home-stay, travel, internships, community service, camps, arts, sports and more for elementary, middle school and high school students. Representatives of local, national, and international summer programs will be available to talk with interested students and their families.
