by Nate Gordon ’16 on The Willistonian
In 1939, The Willistonian conducted a poll to decide Williston’s nickname. Now, almost three-quarters of a century later, The Willistonian will conduct a second poll to vote on the official design of the Williston Wildcat. Since the Wildcat is a common team mascot used by many schools, “we want people from both within the community and outside, to say, ‘hey, that’s the Williston wildcat!’”, says Athletic Director Mark Conroy.
by Brendan Hellweg
Since 2002, when the Friendly’s that was located in the Reed Center was replaced with a school-owned facility, the Stu-Bop, alums and current students alike have clamored for Friendly’s to open a new location so that students can get their sundae fix between classes. After 11 years of this pressure, the school has brokered a deal with Friendly’s Ice Cream, LLC to construct a restaurant on campus. Due to the success of the Stu-Bop, a new location has been proposed that would not compete so directly with the store: the Robert Parker Clapp Memorial Library.
After a two-month summer renovation, tables, a kitchen, and the cashier’s ruby-red booth will take up the majority of the library’s second floor. In an interview with a Friendly’s spokesperson, she said that Williston’s “track record as an exceptional private educational institution won’t be damaged by removing roughly one third of the books. During a quick tour of the current library, I saw literally 12 books on JFK’s presidency. If they cut that down to one book, we’d have room for a rainbow sprinkles dispenser!”
The Williston Northampton School will present The Laramie Project on April 25-27 and May 2-4. Purchase tickets for the production on Tixato.
About the production:
In October, 1998 a 21-year-old University of Wyoming student named Matthew Shepard was kidnapped, brutally beaten, tied to a fence on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming, and left to die. Mr. Shepard was the victim of a hate crime that would soon become the focus of the entire nation—he was killed because he was gay.
Tandem Bagel Company will open tomorrow morning, starting at 6 am, with a limited menu of coffee and bagels. The 9 Railroad Street location will open on Monday with a full menu. Find them on Facebook here.
Today (Thursday, March 28) marks the end of the first week of school for Trimester 3. This is the end of the “Add Period.” As of the end of the school day, no further additions of courses will be considered. Under very unusual and compelling circumstances, students may still be permitted to drop courses, but the period for adding new courses ends today. The deadline for dropping courses coincides with the recording of Interim Trimester 3 grades and comments, which this year is April 25. Seniors should keep in mind that carrying a full five-course load for Trimester 3 is a graduation requirement. Have a great trimester!
Greg Tuleja
Sports photographer Ron Wyatt will present the next in Williston Northampton School’s ongoing lecture series on Thursday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the Dodge Room, Reed Campus Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Mr. Wyatt was assigned by Kodak to photograph the Summer Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008, and is a self-taught photographer. In his presentation, Mr. Wyatt will talk about his experiences covering the Olympic Games, as well as finding the right equipment and camera set-up, planning a shooting strategy, and the importance of knowing the game. This is a perfect way to learn about sports photography from a pro, and see images of milestone sporting events.
As Mr. Wyatt notes on his website, his “first experience with photography was an unsuccessful photo documentation of my honeymoon.” Since then, Mr. Wyatt has covered the NBA, NFL and Major League Baseball, among others. His photos have appeared in various publications such as USA Today, Black Enterprise Magazine, Time Magazine, Newsweek, TV Guide, and ESPN. He currently covers corporate assignments for companies that include Six Flags, Eastman Kodak, Continental Airlines, CVS, Pepsico, and Verizon.
For information on the Photographers’ Lecture Series at Williston, contact Kathleen Unruh by email or at (413) 529-3211.
The next photographer in the Williston Northampton School’s ongoing lecture series is photographer and video artist Claire Rosen. Ms. Rosen will give her lecture on Thursday, March 28, at 6:30 p.m. in the Dodge Room, Reed Campus Center.
According to the statement on her website, Ms. Rosen blends a fine art sensibility with commercial work to create whimsical imagery inspired by fairy tales, fables, and circus arts. Her work incorporates themes of vintage circus, burlesque, magic, curiosities, and natural science.
Ms. Rosen’s work has been exhibited widely and is included in many public and private collections and in fine art galleries including Asymmetrick Arts, Gallery 51, Ken Fulk Inc., and Verve Gallery. Her commercial clients include Neiman Marcus, Nike Global Football, and Random House Publishing.
A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, Ms. Rosen received a liberal arts AA degree from Bard College at Simon’s Rock.
For information on the Photographers’ Lecture Series at Williston, contact Kathleen Unruh by email or at (413) 529-3211.
Dear Williston Community,
It’s with shock and a deep sense of loss that I share with our community the sad news of the sudden passing of Ed Chmura. Mr. Chmura passed away on Sunday evening. He was a 31-year employee of the school, hired in 1982. Mr. Chmura worked initially in the Business Office, but in 1993 he moved to Physical Plant, where he had a variety of responsibilities.
Those who worked most closely with Mr. Chmura—his colleagues in Physical Plant in particular; faculty who were teachers and coaches to his children; current students who are friends to his daughter Jenny ’12 and son Brian ’10—you know better than any the magnitude of this loss.
For those on campus who were particularly close to Mr. Chmura and feel counseling support would be helpful, Ben Thompson is available to provide guidance or to refer you to a counseling service off-campus. He can be contacted at Health Services at 529-3234.
I am sure I speak for everyone when I say that Mr. Chmura was a cherished long-time member of the Williston Community. He will be sorely missed, and we will continue to keep his wife Marie, his children Brian and Jenny, and the rest of his family in our thoughts and prayers. Members of the Williston family will grieve in the days, weeks, and months to come.
Our Physical Plant staff will be processing this news today, and so I ask that we keep any requests there to a bare minimum.
More information regarding services will be forthcoming.
Sincerely,
Mr. Hill
Editor’s note:
Calling hours are Monday, April 1, from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at Ahearn Funeral Home, 783 Bridge Rd. Northampton, Mass.
The funeral will take place Tuesday, April 2, at 9:00 am at Ahearn’s, followed by a 10:00 am Mass at Our Lady of Grace Church, School St., Hatfield, Mass.
Welcome Back! It already feels like we have been in school for a month…and if you already have a paper due, please make a visit to the Writing Center and start the trimester off on the right foot!
Here are the hours this week:
Thursday
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (study hall)
Friday (BLUE THURSDAY SCHEDULE)
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (B, E, F)
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (study hall)
Sunday
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (study hall)
Just drop by! You can also email writing@williston.com if you would like to reserve a spot. No online signups this week…a new system (again!) is under construction! Hope to see you soon!
If you have not signed up or have a question about what activity you are doing or need to make a change your choice please see Mr. Grant in the training room at the Athletic Center. All students should be with a group on Thursday Afternoon.
Baseball – All players meet in bleachers at 4:30
Softball – All players meet on court two at 3:30
Boys Golf – Meet in squash court #3 at 3:45
Girls Golf – Meet in squash court #4 at 3:45
Girls Lacrosse – All players meet at 3:45 in the Middle School ready to practice, after a short meeting will head to the Sawyer turf.
Boys Lacrosse – Varsity candidates at the turf inside the track ready to practice at 3:45.
Boys JV Lacrosse candidates get equipment at thecage after school and meet with Mr. Kanelong at 4:15 in the bleachers at the basketball courts
3rd Boys Lacrosse – Meet with Mr. Johnson at 4:00 in basketball court bleachers, will get equipment after the meeting
Girls Tennis – all players meet at squash court #1 at 3:45
Boys Tennis – all players meet at squash court #2 at 3:45
Track & Field – 3:45 at the track, ready to practice
Girls Water Polo –3:45 at pool bleachers, ready to practice
Crew – Meet at 3:30 in front of Reed Center
Fitness – Meet at 3:45 at fitness center
Riding – Meet at 3:30 in front of Reed Center ready to go to stable
Judo – Meet at 3:45 in wrestling room
Dance – Meet at 3:45 in dance studio
Tech. Theatre – Meet at 3:45 in Theatre at the stage
Art & Music Intensives – Meet 3:30 in room #207 in Reed Center
