Category Archives: Williston Northampton News

Welcome to Williston’s Admitted Students!

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2012_Poggenpohl_008After a record-breaking application season, the Williston Northampton School offered admission to 270 students from places as far ranging as Ecuador, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Sweden, and as nearby as Easthampton and Amherst.

“I’m excited about the academic strength of the group, the diversity of their interests, and the interesting perspectives they bring to the community,” said Director of Admission Chris Dietrich. “We had a historically large number of applications, and I’m very excited about the group that was accepted.”

These 270 students will have a chance to take a fresh look at the campus during the Admitted Student Days today, March 29, and again on April 5 and 6.

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Williams ’13 Signs with Assumption Greyhounds

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With his coaches and teammates at his side, DonQuale Williams ’13 signed a National Letter of Intent to play Division II football with Assumption College in Worcester, MA on February 26 at the Williston Northampton School.

“It was the best fit for me academically and athletically,” said Williams, a native of Brooklyn, NY.  When he visited the campus for the first time he thought it was very similar to Williston’s campus, which he has grown to call home over the past three years.

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Photographers’ Lecture Series Returns with Bill Diodato

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Capturing lipstick as it drips, the gleam of broken eggs, or cockroaches swarming a sneaker-strewn table—and making them look beautiful—requires particular photography skills.

On February 19, as part of the ongoing Photographers’ Lecture Series, commercial and fine art photographer Bill Diodato named some of those skills: patience, preparation, and the ability to stay true to yourself.

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Arthurs ’13 and Consavage ’13 Sign National Letters of Intent

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Two postgraduate roommates—whose ongoing joke is that they are the biggest guys on campus, living in the smallest room—signed National Letters of Intent to play Division II football during a joint ceremony at the Williston Northampton School on February 19.

Dylan Arthurs said a weight had lifted off his shoulders as he signed the official letter to attend Stonehill College in Easton, Mass. as part of the Class of 2017. He was followed by William Consavage, who penned an agreement to attend Bentley University in Waltham, Mass. By signing the letters, and agreeing to the respective scholarship agreements, Mr. Consavage and Mr. Arthurs notified other schools that they may no longer be recruited.

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