4/24 Update: The project in front of the campus center is almost complete and sod is being rolled out today. Please stay off the new grass in the area for the time being. Physical Plant staff have staked and roped off the area as a gentle reminder.

You may have noticed that the grass area in front of the Reed Center has been fenced off. Over the next couple of weeks, a new drainage system will be put in so that when the tent for graduation is installed, in the event of rain, the water coming off the tent will flow into these new additional drains. The work should be done quickly and grass will be replanted in plenty of time before graduation and Alumni Weekend.

Hi everyone,

Besides all that is happening in Venezuela; there is something else happening in my country, Ecuador. In a small part of Ecuador there is Yasuni National Park which is arguably the most biologically diverse spot on Earth. The problem is that the government wants to destroy it forever, to make room for oil drilling. One way to stop it is signing an international petition online, however the petition is in Spanish so it would be easier if you just respond to this email giving me your consent to use your email and your name to sign the petition. (I just need your email and first name)

I’m also taking a picture with a sign saying “We support Yasuni”, so if you want to be in the picture go to Reed (in front of the Stu Bop) on Tuesday after class.

If you’re still not convinced about the idea watch this video or email me with questions.

Miranda Perotti

We may be weather-weary, but we’ve made it to the final trimester of  2013-14!

As we prepare to close out this year, I’m sending this friendly reminder that the Health and Wellness Center Nursing staff is available to our students 24 hours a day.

Illness, headaches, and injuries can strike at any hour, and our nursing team is prepared to help any student in need.

Should you, your child, your resident, or advisee fall ill at 3am, simply call us at 529-3911.

Likewise, if you’re a Boarding Student and feel too ill to go to class, please come see us.
Day Students, please contact the Dean’s Office.

Please be in touch if we can be of any assistance.
We’re happy to help, it’s why we’re here!

Yours in good health,
Nurse KB

Hey guys,

As you may have noticed recently, the stairs in the schoolhouse have been sporting this poem:

Spring is coming
The bees are humming
Your package and allowance are forthcoming
With many poets
I bet you didn’t know it
You’ll be getting poems
About your favorite season
So that’s the reason
Go to the campus store

~The purpose of this is to direct you to the campus store!

There will be inspiring poems about spring and warm weather for all of you to pick up on the counter of the campus store when you are passing by.

We also have put poems on your packages!

So, make sure to take a poem and/or read the poem on your package because…

We will reward you with prizes!

Here are the criteria:

If the poem you pick up has the word…

“Spring”

“Flower”

“Rain”

or

“Birds”

Send either:

lboland@williston.com or sbelinskas@williston.com or ekimball@williston.com an email and you shall receive your prize!

This is for our senior poetry final project so please participate if you can and shoot lots of emails our way!

Sincerely,

Lucy Boland
Sydney Belinskas
Ethan Kimball

Best of luck to the mathematics students participating in the American Mathematics Competition this week!

The American Mathematics Competition test is the first stage in the International Mathematics Olympiad competition. Over 350,000 high school students from across the country take this test.

The event will take place on February 19 from 8:30-10 a.m. in the dining hall and is organized by Kathryn Hill and Josh Seamon for the math department. The event is optional and is open to honors math students.

Hello All!

There have been a few adjustments to the T2 Assessment Schedule.  Please make a note of these changes. Assessments are in red, classes are in black.

Remember that video in assembly last week? – the one of me running around and turning off lights and unplugging things and eating carrots?

That video has been submitted into the Video Contest as a part of the Green Cup Challenge! Other schools that are also participating in the Green Cup Challenge have submitted a video, like ours, into the contest.

The way that we win the video challenge is by your vote! So, please – if you want to vote – go to this link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/greencup2014energyvideo

If you want to see all the videos entered into the competition, go to this link:

http://www.greencupchallenge.net/nationalenergy/video/video.html

Thanks a lot!! Every vote counts!

Nick Pattison 🙂
Sustainable Life Club!
http://willistonblogs.com/communitygarden/