Ever get the urge to watch some alumni dust off their old Williston jerseys and see if they can still work their magic on the court or ice?

Well, now’s your chance!
Please join us for our  Annual Alumni Games
Sunday, January 6, 2013

11:30 a.m. Men’s Alumni Hockey at Lossone Rink
12:00 p.m. Men’s Alumni Basketball at the Athletics Center

Mairead Poulin ’13 is the current Editor-in-Chief of The Willistonian. She likes coffee, Italian Greyhounds, the occasional thunderstorm, and speaking her mind. Her column, From The Editor’s Desk, is published weekly.

When I was little, I was a pathological liar. I have distinct memories of creating the most outlandish, completely impossible stories, and sharing them with the adults in my family (who surely must have known that I was telling tall tales). I attribute this unattractive hobby to my love for telling stories. And once I graduated to scribbling, and later typing, out my stories (instead of passing them off as the truth), I formed a distinct definition of writing: the sharing of the details of a story in a way that made people want to read it. I figured that this made me a lover of “creative writing” – someone who specializes in fiction. But when I came to Williston as a freshman, I realized that my love for telling stories could translate into another form of writing: student journalism.

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The Writing Center elves are in the holiday spirit…

They are ready to give their time to help you with your writing!

Here are the hours for this week:

Monday

8:30 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. (C, F)

1:40 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. (E)

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

Tuesday

8:30 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. (G, C, E)

12:30 pm. to 2:40 p.m. (B2, F)

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

Wednesday

9:05 a.m. to 10:05 a.m. (A)

11:25 a.m. to 12 p.m. (part of C)

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

Thursday: SPECIAL SCHEDULE

8:30-11:20 (B, E, F, C)

Vacation Time!

Here is the sign up link for this week: after break, I will be showing everyone how to use this in assembly if you ‘re having trouble!

http://doodle.com/usy9fsgpht3pf7an

See you soon!

Ms. S

This Sunday, December 9th the hockey rink will be open for skating:

From 3:00pm to 4:30pm there is skating:
WITHOUT sticks, pucks, balls, etc….

From 4:40pm to 6:00pm there is skating:
WITH sticks and pucks

Enjoy the time

Ed Chmura
Rink Manager

There’s something wonderful about home-cooked meals, a certain nostalgia that turns a simple dinner into something so much more. With the Thanksgiving and the Christmas breaks in rapid-fire succession, the season comes with an abundance of family dinners and specialty dishes. Especially latkes. Those are wonderful.

In this awkward middle period between the two breaks, it’s easy to long for something to remind us more of home, something to tell us that we really will be throwing snowballs into our brother’s room to wake him up in the worst way possible in a few short weeks. Don’t tell him I said that.

Food seems to be the best way to jog the memory. A character in Proust’s In Search of Lost Time regained abandoned memories simply by sniffing a pastry, so why not conjure up some holiday spirit by serving some home-style meals? Nick Pattison ’14 seems to recognize this, and hopes that the dining hall will decide to serve his favorite dish, Chicken and Biscuits with gravy. The recipe seems easy, delicious, and perfect for getting back in the family mindset. Let’s see what he has to say.

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To all Faculty and Upper School Students,
As was mentioned in Mr. Hill’s invitation, we are trying to get an accurate head count for the upcoming Community Dinner on Tuesday, Dec. 11th. We’d like to clarify the expectation for RSVP’s for this event. The expectation is that all Residential (on-campus) Faculty and Students will attend and need not RSVP. However, we would like to account for the faculty families, off-campus faculty, and day students that will be attending, thus we ask for you to email or call Leah Zell with a number of family members attending the dinner or a name for day students wishing to attend. While we understand the short time frame, we ask that this be done by the end of today (Tuesday, Dec. 4th) as quantities of food need to be ordered.  Thank you so much for your cooperation and we look forward to an outstanding evening.

Ms. Noble

Here are the hours for this week…Lots of changes!

BLUE WEEK

Monday

8:30 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. (C, F)

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (E2)

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

Tuesday

8:30 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. (G, C, E, F1, F2, B)

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

Wednesday

9:05 a.m. to 10:05 a.m. (A)

11:25 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (most of B)

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

Thursday

8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (B, E, G1, G2)

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

Friday

8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (E)

10:50 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. (G, B1, B2, D)

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

Sunday

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

There’s no need to make an appointment; just stop by during your free period or study hall!

However, if you would like to reserve a time for evening study hall, please try the link below. This link will take you to an online signup where you can enter your name and choose a time. (If you can’t click on a time, that means it has already been taken.) Please sign up for only one spot per/evening; remember that there are lots of students who would like to use the Writing Center!

http://doodle.com/gbn5as8kissptbqb

Thanks! See you soon!