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Seniors-only Tandem Lunch on Nov. 13

2014 Senior Class Gift Loren's flyerHi Seniors!

This Thursday, Nov. 13, there will be a seniors-only Tandem lunch in the PA room during both L1 and L2.

In addition to delicious bagels, there will be Sammy Card readers so you can easily make your donation to the Senior Class Gift to the Annual Fund.

Remember, we’re trying to get 100% participation from the class of 2015. Thursday is a perfect time to make your contribution!

Please come by and enjoy some delicious Tandem food and help make Williston a better place for the years to come!

Your Senior Class Gift Agents,
Hannah King, Maisy Glick, Loren Po, Emmett O’Malley, and Emily Grussing

Field Hockey Playoffs on Nov. 12

Hey Wildcats,

So tomorrow, the girls varsity field hockey team has our first playoff game on Sawyer Field @ 2:30 p.m. We would really appreciate if the whole school could come out and support the girls! It would mean so much to us and would help us win BIG!

Find some time in your half-day Wednesday to come out and support your girls on their journey to be New England CHAMPS! Thanks again! Also, good luck to the football team in their Bowl Game! Go get ’em, boys!

Love,
The Field Hockey Girls

P.S. Coach Garrity may make an appearance and she just had Baby G!

Ultimate Continues!

The string of warm Tuesday evenings continues.  While I can’t make it this week, Mr. Rutherford, who even plays in the snow, will be covering.

Tuesday Evening Pick-Up Ultimate Frisbee
6:00 p.m. under the lights on Sawyer Field

Players of All Ages and Ability Levels are Welcome!

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

Student vs. Faculty Soccer Game next Monday

Do you want to play in the Student vs. Faculty soccer game on Monday, November 17 from 6-7 p.m.? If so, check with your winter coaches to see if you’ll be available. Please let me know you are in, and what position you would like to play. The deadline to sign up is this Friday at 3:30 p.m.

This is open to any Upper School student and faculty who want to play.  Both teams will have five male and five female players on the field at all times, plus a goalie of the coach’s choice.

We’ll be playing two 25-minute halves on Sawyer Field. This game will be played in the spirit of sportsmanship and having community fun. Thanks to Mr. Rutherford and Ms. Chambers for being the commentators.

I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon, and we’ll see you on Sawyer Field. Go Wildcats!

Sincerely,
Mr. Spearing

Fall Afternoon Program Dinner and Celebration on Nov. 14

On Friday, November 14, the Afternoon Program will celebrate the Wildcat’s fall season with a dinner from 5:30pm-7:00 p.m.
The Dining Hall will be closed for the evening, so if you are a student without a formal team or in a Special Project, please contact me by Wednesday.
Congratulations on a great fall season! And GOOD LUCK to varsity field hockey and varsity football in the playoffs!
~Ms. B

Program/Team                      Location for Dinner
Art and Music Intensive         Reed 207 Drawing Studio
Crew                                       JW Common Room
Boys Cross Country                PA Room (by Dining Hall)
Girls Cross Country                Cox Room
Dance                                      Dance Studio
Equipment Room/Cage          The Cage
Varsity Field Hockey             Mr. & Mrs. Valine’s Home
JV Field Hockey                     Coach Klumpp’s Home
Fitness/Athletic Performance Athletic Center Lobby
Varsity & JV Football                        Plimpton Hall
Instructional Tennis                Schoolhouse 3rd Floor
Riding                                     Ray Brown Conference Room
Robotics                                  Tech Lab
Boys V Soccer                        Ford Hall Common Room
Boys JV A Soccer                   Reed Lounge (soda room- even though there’s no soda there)
Boys JV B Soccer                   194 Main St Common Room
Boys Junior Soccer                 Whitaker-Bement Downstairs
Girls V Soccer                        Coach Conroy’s Home
Girls JV Soccer                       Whitaker-Bement Upstairs
Girls 3rds Soccer                    Whitaker-Bement Upstairs
Technical Theater                  Studio Theater
V Volleyball                           Reed Center- StuBop Area
JV Volleyball                         Coach Schneider’s Home
3rds Volleyball                       Reed Center- StuBop Area
Boys Water Polo                     Scott Hall 3rd Floor

Chapel Access on Nov. 10

We are going to have two contractors working at the chapel on Monday, November 10.  One will be replacing the two outside doors on the rear of the building and the other will be installing the handicap lift in the southwest stairwell.  Please use the front two stairwells for the day for access to and egress from the building.  In an emergency, the northwest stairwell will be usable.  Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your cooperation.

Jeffrey A. Tannatt
Director of Physical Plant

Writing Center Hours This Week: BLUE WEEK 11/9-11/16

The Sophomore Writing Project is here at last…hooray!
Make sure you use your free time during the day to visit the Writing Center.
Assessments begin next week!

Here are the hours for this week:

Sunday:
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (study hall)

Monday
8:30 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. (D, F)
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (B2)
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (study hall)

Tuesday
8:30 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. (G, C, E)
1:40 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. (A)
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (study hall)

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Practice Times for First Day of Winter Afternoon Program

Changes to this list will be communicated with those signed up by email.

Girls V Hockey – TBA

Girls JV Hockey – TBA (those signed up will get an email from Mr. Valine)

Boys V Hockey Tryouts
Tue. 11th  3:45-5:45 – get helmets on Monday
All boys planning to try out for varsity should email Mr. Cunha by Sunday

Boys JV Hockey
Tue. 11th  3:30 meeting at basketball court bleachers (get equipment on Tues. or Wed.)

Girls V Basketball Tryouts
Tue. 11th   3:20 on the court with running shoes, prepared to play after fitness test

Girls JV Basketball
Thurs. 13th  5:30-7:00 on court #2

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Acting I and Scenic Design Field Trip on Oct. 30

Fourteen students in Acting I and Scenic Design will head to Smith College on October 30 to see a production of “Taming of the Shrew.” The trip is required for students who are enrolled in either class, which meet periods C and D.  Acting 1 is a first trimester class that introduces students to the pivotal movements in the history of theater, along wiht the diverse acting techniques used to build a role. Scenic Design, also a first trimester course, introduces the principles of design, the methods of creating a design concept, and the creating of 3D computer models of their designs. The field trip, from 6:45-10 p.m., will be chaperoned by Director of the Williston Theatre Emily Ditkovski.

Field Trip to Eastworks Studio on Oct. 29

Students in Advanced Practices in Studio Art will head to Eastworks in Easthampton on Wednesday, October 29 for a field trip to the studios. The trip is optional for art students and will take place from 11:25 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (students will return before the Afternoon Program). The trip is being overseen by faculty member Natania Hume.