The Williston Northampton School was represented by Jay Sylvia ’12 and Alex Paolo ’12 at the recent Bauer Invitational Hockey Tournament in Blair, MN. The two were selected to the New England Prep All-Star team after a successful fall season with their team, the Bulldogs, in the Western New England Fall Prep Elite League. The All-Star team consisted of prep players from this league, along with players from the Eastern Fall Prep Elite League.
The Prep All-Stars played the U18 Norwegian National Team (L6-2), the Massachusetts High School All-Stars (W9-3), and the Northwood School (L7-5). During the weekend Paolo recorded two goals and an assist while Sylvia added an assist of his own.
International humanitarian and author John Bul Dau visited The Williston Northampton School on Tuesday, November 8. Mr. Dau addressed the entire student body in the Athletic Center in the morning. Parents and alumni were invited to view his presentation via a live webcast. Following his presentation, Mr. Dau spent time in Williston’s classrooms, meeting with students and participating in class discussions.
In preparation for his visit, many students, including those taking World Civilizations and all Middle School students, read his memoir, God Grew Tired of Us. The book chronicles Dau’s journey as one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan.” He traveled over 1,000 miles by foot, subsisted in the desert, and finally arrived in the United States as a refugee. He has since attended Syracuse University and created the American Care for Sudan Foundation, which has raised more than $170,000 to build a clinic in southern Sudan.
The Williston Northampton Middle School will host an open house on Monday, November 7 in the Whitaker-Bement building on the school’s campus at 7:00 p.m.
This is an opportunity for families to learn more about the Middle School and its academic and extracurriculum programs. There will be a panel of current students and parents, and Jennifer Fulcher, Head of the Middle School, will be there to answer questions.
Poet Nikky Finney, recently nominated for a National Book Award, will be visiting the Williston Northampton School campus on Thursday, October 27 at 7:00 p.m. as part of this year’s Writers’ Workshop. She is the author of four collections of poetry: On Wings Made of Gauze; Rice, recipient of a PEN America Open Book Award; The World Is Round, recipient of the 2004 Benjamin Franklin Award for Poetry; and Head Off & Split. A recipient of the Kentucky Foundation for Women Artists Fellowship Award and The Governor’s Award in the Arts, Finney has taught at Smith College and Berea College, and is a former faculty member at Cave Canem, a writing home for African American poets.
recent Bauer Invitational Hockey Tournament in Blair, MN. The two were selected to the New England Prep All-Star team after a successful fall season with their team, the Bulldogs, in the Western New England Fall Prep Elite League. The All-Star team consisted of prep players from this league, along with players from the Eastern Fall Prep Elite League.
