That’s right Williston, you heard it here first!

This year the Community Service Club and Student Council have teamed up to challenge YOU in our second annual December Food Drive!

Our goal: for the Community as a whole to raise 500 items to donate to the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts (hey if everyone on campus were to donate only one item, we would already be past that goal!)

The Challenge: This year we have decided to provide a little extra initiative to donate to the Food Drive by breaking the community up into teams. Each grade will have its own team and there will be a faculty/staff team as well! The grade that raises the most items for the food drive will win….drum roll please…a DRESS DOWN DAY! (Yes you just read that correctly). If the faculty/staff team wins, they will receive a special prize that has yet to be determined!

When: The food drive will be taking place in the weeks between Thanksgiving and Winter break, so bring items back with you from break! There will be donation boxes organized by team in the Schoolhouse, as well as boxes for the 7th and 8th grade teams in the Middle School.

Are you wondering what you should donate? Well we have a list of ideas for you courtesy of Molly Sauvain from the Food Bank.

Some food items that you could bring:
-Peanut butter
-Jam/Jelly
-Low-sugar cereals
-Pasta
-Tomato sauce
-Canned or dry beans
-Canned soups and stews
-Canned veggies and fruits
-Canned tuna and chicken
-Dried fruit
-Whole packaged nuts
-Baby food and Baby formula

Or, if you are not feeling in the mood to donate food, you could donate a non-food item such as:
-Toothpaste and toothbrushes
-Shampoo and conditioner
-Toilet paper
-Soap
-Diapers
-Lotion
-Diaper cream

Talk about it with your friends, make a game plan, and come back from break ready to donate!

If we work together as a community, we really can make an impact in the lives of local families who are struggling to provide for their family this holiday season.

So Williston, the bar has been set at 500, can we reach it?

Good luck on your assessments!

Many Thanks
-The Community Service Club and Student Council

Lots going on this evening with winter team practices, assessment preparation, and the Thanksgiving meal. 

However, if it least 12 people respond to me saying that they promise to be at Sawyer Field at 5 pm, we can put together one last game of…

Pick-Up Ultimate

Under the Lights at 5:00 PM

Sawyer Field

Everybody is Welcome.  No Previous Ultimate Experience Necessary.

Please contact me directly if you plan to be there.  I’ll let anybody who responds know by 3 pm whether or not we will be playing.

Thanks!

Benjamin F. Thompson, LICSW, BCD

Director of Psychological Counseling Services

Hello Everyone.
I wanted to let you know that the math tutors will be offering many tutoring opportunities for all during assessment week, beginning with tomorrow, Sunday, at the Arete Tutoring clinic in the Chapel from 1 to 4 pm. Several math tutors are also Arete tutors so they will be available to help you with your math review!
Take note that we are offering sessions Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings, 8pm to 9pm in Reed with the addition of a faculty member during each of those evenings. There are also several opportunities for help during the days, so we hope that everyone will be able to utilize this awesome resource.
Have a wonderful and relaxing week!
Ms. Anderson

Hey Williston,

I just wanted to reach out to everybody to ask who would be interested in participating in a Wilistonian #TakeoverTuesday. I’m sure you all know what it is (since you all follow us on Instagram and Twitter) but just to recap what it is, essentially you get to post on our Instagram account for a Tuesday. If you are interested in doing this please email me, or let me know in some other way.

Thanks,
JJ Celentano

Thanks to everyone who came out to support and play today!

The game was tied at half-time 1-1. Though the students put up a valiant effort in the second half, with stingy team defense, quality goalie skills from Mr. Shelton, and a steady dose of shots on net, the staff were victorious 5-3. Come out for the next staff vs. student competition in December. Go Wildcats!

Hopefully you all have back-up copies of your brains ready for the week ahead!
Just in case you need us as a back-up to the back-up, here are the Writing Center hours this week:

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

Monday
9:20 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. (B, C, D)
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (study hall)

Tuesday
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (G)
1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. (B)
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (study hall)

Wednesday
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (B)
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (study hall)

Thursday
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (C, D)
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (study hall)

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Below are the practice/meeting times for the first meeting of each winter afternoon program activity. There will be some athletic practices, primarily varsity tryouts beginning on Tuesday. All other programs will meet on Thursday afternoon with times and sites to be announced. Here are the initial practice times.

Monday
Wrestling – meet on Monday following your fall closure day to clean mats

Tuesday
Girls Basketball – varsity tryouts at 2:45
Boys Hockey – varsity tryouts at 3:30
Girls Squash – varsity tryouts at 3:30
Boys & Girls Swimming – practice at 3:45
Boys Basketball – varsity tryouts at 4:15
Boys Squash – varsity tryouts at 4:30
Boys & Girls Skiing – meet at 3:30 in the lower Stubop outside the photo lab
Girls Hockey – TBD, Ms. Talbot-Syfu will let you know

All other programs will have a meeting on Thursday most likely at 2:00pm – I will confirm with an email tomorrow.

Mr. Grant

Hey Williston,

Just here to give you a friendly update on the efforts of those of us who are participating in Movember.

Here is where our Williston team stands. In only two short weeks we have raised a collective $1,915! That is awesome! The whole team and our supporters would like to thank everyone who has donated or asked us about our mustaches. Every contribution and conversation helps us immeasurably.

A quick recap of what we are doing: As a group (anyone is still welcome to join in. It is never too late) we are growing mustaches or challenging ourselves to be active all the days of November. We do this in order to start conversations about men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and mental health. Sometimes are mustaches are not the most beautiful, but they represent something that is important to all of us. If you see one of your teachers, friends, classmates or anyone with a mustache ask them about why they are growing it. It will be a fun conversation and will be about some pretty important stuff.

If you would like to donate please follow the link below to our team’s page.

http://moteam.co/williston-wildstache-hockey (You do not need to be a hockey player to join us. EVERYONE is welcome!)

Again, thank you to all who have donated and all who have supported us in other ways. It is all greatly appreciated.

Thank you and grow on,

Mr. Rivenburgh
Mr. Cunha