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Message from Coach Derek Cunha: Long Live the Mohawk!

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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.

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Posted in: Athletics, Student Life, Upper School, Williston Northampton News

Winter Choral Coffeehouse Scheduled for February 28

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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.

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Planning Ahead: Williston to Host Summer Opportunities Fair

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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.

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Embracing Diversity: A Day of Workshops and Collaboration

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6912515797 84aa5ed14b o“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.

See the full photo gallery from Diversity Day.

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Posted in: Academics, Special Programs, Upper School, Williston Northampton News

Williston Children’s Theatre Performs The Phantom Tollbooth

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The Williston Northampton School will present its annual children’s theater production during the public schools’ February vacation week. This year, the program is presenting The Phantom Tollbooth, and it is sure to delight audiences of all ages.

The play is based on the book by the same name. Written by Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year. The production features Williston Northampton students from both the Middle and Upper Schools and is directed by Charles Raffetto, the school’s Theater Technical Director.

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