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French Trip to Quebec on Feb. 5

Nine French students will explore Quebec, Canada during a long weekend from Thursday, February 5 to Monday, February 9. French teachers Adeleen Brown and Sue Michalski will oversee the trip, which will coincide with Quebec’s Winter Carnival.

This is a wonderful opportunity for students to attend an event related to their course enrollment. The event is optional for students. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Ms. Brown or Ms. Michalski.

Writing Center Hours This Week: BLUE WEEK 1/18-1/25

Hello All! Happy Slippery Sunday. If you have by some chance never watched this bit of fabulousness, or you think it might be a great reminder to be more fabulous, here you go:

Also, go Pats. And….visit the Writing Center!

Here is the schedule for this week:

Sunday
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.

Monday (Special Schedule)
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (B, D, F, part of C1)
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (study hall)

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MLK Day: Adjusted Special Schedule on Jan. 19

Please note:  Due to a last minute scheduling issue, our speaker for the MLK assembly on Monday cannot be here at 8:30 a.m.  As a result we will be switching B period with the All-School Assembly time slot.  As they were both 50 minute slots, there are no other adjustments necessary.  Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.  The schedule for Monday is below and the switch is shown in RED.

Monday, January 19, 2015 – MLK day (modified BLUE Monday)

8:30 – 9:20                       Period B
9:30 – 10:20                     Period D
10:30 – 11:20                   Period F
11:30 – 12:20                   Period C1
11:50 – 12:40                   Period C2
12:50 – 1:40                     All-School Assembly
1:50 – 2:40 (3:00)            Period E

Psychological Counseling Services

Even though the sun is now rising earlier in the morning and setting later in the afternoon, we still have plenty of cold and overcast days ahead.  These next couple of months can be a particularly challenging time for some.

Please don’t hesitate to contact Dr. Dana Weaver (dweaver@williston.com) or me (bthompson@williston.com), your school counselors, if you feel that we might be of help.  We regularly work with issues such as stress, depression, anxiety, relationship problems, sleeplessness, eating issues, and self-esteem concerns.

I also will continue to offer a drop-in group on Tuesday evenings from 6:15-7:15 at Health and Wellness Services for those of you who want to talk about various stresses in your lives and to learn about effective strategies for dealing with them.

Thanks!

Ben Thompson

Benjamin F. Thompson, LICSW, BCD
Director of Psychological Counseling Services

Casino Night on January 10

Stu Bop, Saturday, January 10, 8-10:30 p.m.
Get your free chips and exchange them for raffle tickets.

Raffle Prizes:
·       2 Cinemark Movie Admissions Tickets
·       4 $25 iTunes gift cards
·       1 Godiva Assorted Belgian box of chocolates
·       1 ion Mini Block Rocker Bluetooth speaker
·       1 ion Part Starter Bluetooth Wireless speaker with synchronized LED Party Lights
·       1 box of European cookies with Belgian chocolate
·       1 Houdini Gift Basket  http://www.houdiniinc.com/images/906W.jpg
·       1 Sony Ultimate Streaming Entertainment Blu-ray Disc/DVD Player with Wireless LAN Built-in
·       2 Apple TVs with $15 gift cards

Come have some fun with your friends Saturday night!

As You Like It Cast List

Congratulations to the cast of the upcoming spring play, As You Like It!

About As You Like It:

When Rosalind is banished from the court of her uncle, Duke Frederick, she and Celia, her best friend and cousin, retreat to the Forest of Arden. Rosalind disguises herself as a young man named Ganymede and Celia as his sister Aliena. Together they embark on a search for Rosalind’s father, Duke Senior, who was also banished by Frederick. While in disguise Rosalind and Celia, with their trusty court fool Touchstone, meet a dynamic set of characters in the forest: Jaques, a melancholy Lord, Silvius, a lovesick shepherd, and Phebe who falls in love with Rosalind in disguise, to name a few. To Rosalind’s delight, Orlando, the object of her affections, has taken to posting love notes about her on all of the trees in the forest. To ensure that his love is pure, Rosalind plays a few tricks on Orlando while in disguise. The result is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, a tale that celebrates the beauty in life and love.

ORLANDO: John Kay
OLIVER: Nick Dalzell
JAQUES: Ben Cuca
ADAM: Noah Jackson
DENNIS: Neha Nascimento

ROSALIND: Melissa Falcone
CELIA: Cameron Hill
TOUCHSTONE: Calvin Ticknor-Swanson

DUKE FREDERICK: Eric Chen
CHARLES THE WRESTLER: Evan Cavanaugh
LE BEAU: Sonia Berghoff

DUKE SENIOR: Loren Po
JAQUES: Harry Shea

CORIN: Anna Wilinsky
SILVIUS: Noah DeVos
PHEBE: Leeanna Albanese
AUDREY: Marie Innarelli
WILLIAM: Josh Holmberg
SIR OLIVER MARTEXT: Henning Fischel

BAND:
Phillip Lee
Sara Lee
Molly Wilder
Tina Zhang

ATTENDANTS TO THE DUKES
Caroline Channell
Emily Herbst
Sarah Lucia
Destiny Nwafor
Emily Sillars
Maggie White

Stage Manager: Cam Stanley
Directing Apprentice: Khanh Pham
Lighting Designer: Matt Steinberg
As You Like It
by William Shakespeare

As You Like It, by William Shakespeare and directed by Emily B. Ditkovski, will be performed on April 16, 18, and 23 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. and April 17 and 24 at 7 p.m. in the Williston Theatre. Tickets are $7 for students/seniors and $10 adults. For ticket information visit www.williston.com/theater

Please join us for a talk-back with our cast and crew after the performance on Friday April 17 and 24.

Winter Season Team Pictures

Students: Please remember to be on time for your team photos. The photos will later be available  to preview or buy on the Risley Sports Photography website.

Friday January 9th

Behind Athletic Center on stairs by bike path
3:15   Boys & Girls Ski Teams

Basketball Court #1
3:30   Wrestling
3:30   Boys V Basketball
3:30   Boys JV Basketball

Squash Court #1
4:00   Coed 3rd/Instructional Squash
4:05   Boys V Squash
4:05   Boys JV Squash

Hockey Rink
4:50   Boys V Hockey
4:50   Boys JV Hockey

Basketball Court #1
5:10   Boys 4th Basketball
5:10   Boys 3rd Basketball

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Special Schedule Jan. 6

We return to classes with a special schedule on Tuesday, January 6.  Veracross and the Special Schedules document in WillyNet have and continue to show the correct schedule.  Assembly at 8:30 a.m. is followed by 55 minute classes in the following order : A, F, D1, D2, G, B.  This special schedule helps balance class meetings for the year.