With the sun now setting around the time we get started, we’ll be playing under the lights.
It will be good to have all those tour guides back. We need more girls and women (like Ms. Davey)!!
Tuesday Evening Pick-Up Ultimate this evening at 6:15 sharp on Sawyer Field (next to the gym).
No previous experience is required.
Political Awareness Club event at 6:15 p.m. in the Parents’ Association room.
The event will include a debate on government surveillance with Marcus Gould and Gabe Jacobson vs. Nick Dalzell and Katie Murray.
Join us!
Today, Wednesday, September 17, is the last day to add a class. We will continue to entertain proposals to move up or down within a single subject (Spanish II Honors to Spanish II Standard, for example), but after today it will be too late to add a new class. We hope that all students have now settled into their academic schedules and that no more section changes will be necessary. As with any deadline or school policy, if truly extenuating circumstances arise in the next day or two, we will be happy to speak to students about those circumstances, but all students and advisors should know that today is the formal deadline for adding a class. Department heads can still refer student course changes to the Academic Office, but student initiated changes should be concluded as of today.
The deadline for dropping a class is October 16, a date that corresponds with the recording of interim T1 comments and grades. If a course is dropped before that date, the course will not be appear on the transcript. Any course drops after that date will be recorded formally as Withdrawals, with accompanying grades on the transcript of WP or WF.
Good luck with your classes!
Mr. Tuleja
You can sign up for off-campus trips on the Activities Board in Reed on the same floor as the campus store.
Weekend Activities
September 12-14
Off-Campus Trips meet faculty at the Schoolhouse
· Friday September 12
o Convocation and Class Dinners 5:30 p.m.
o Open Reed 7:30-10:45 p.m. Transformers: Dark of the Moon w/ popcorn
o Open Gym 7:45-10:50 p.m.
o Shuttle #1 to Northampton Depart 7:45 p.m.- Return 10:15 p.m.
o Shuttle #2 to Northampton Depart 7:45 p.m.- Return 10:15 p.m.
· Saturday September 13
o Wildcats Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Worcester @ 7 p.m.
o 2nd Annual Folk Music Festival @ Reed w/ grilling, s’mores, and drinks 8-10:30 p.m.
o Open Reed w/ showing Anchorman 2 with popcorn
o Open Gym 7:15-10:45 p.m.
o Northampton Shuttle 7:15-10:45 p.m.
o Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival to Sakura Buffet 6 p.m.
· Sunday September 14
o Open Reed 1-5 p.m. NFL on the big screen in Stu Bop w/ pizza and wings
o Open Gym 1:15-5:15 p.m.
o The Big E fair 1-5 p.m. Check out a New England tradition! Rides, games, animals, food!
§ http://www.thebige.com/fair/activities/activities.asp
o Holyoke Mall Trip 1-5 p.m.
If you sign up for weekend activities, you are expected to attend. If you do not attend, and do not alert Mr. Spearing, the faculty chaperone, or the Dean on Duty prior to the event you will lose weekend privileges the following week.
Hello Everyone!
As promised, here is the information you’ll need for Dance Ensemble Auditions this week. All meetings are in the Dance Studio, Reed Center. Advisors, if you have an advisee who might be interested in auditioning, please pass this information along in Advisee Meetings.
Monday, 9/8: Information Meeting. 3:45 – 5:00. No need to change clothes. Be prepared for discussion, ask questions, etc. More information will be provided on attire and other expectations at this meeting.
Tuesday: 9/9: Movement Audition (Contemporary.) 3:45 – 5:15. Warm-up and Combination. Please be changed into dance/movement clothing. Be ready to start at 3:45.
Wednesday, 9/10: Movement Audition, Ballet Barre and Combination. 2:00 – 3:30.
Thursday, 9/11: Movement Audition. Contemporary and Jazz. 3:45 – 5:15.
Friday, 9/12: Student Choreographer Audition. 3:15 – 4:45. Students wishing to prepare pieces for fall performance should prepare material. More on this at our meeting tomorrow.
Looking forward to seeing you all there tomorrow! Please let me know if you have any questions.
See you soon,
Laurel
Monday
Afternoon Program Schedule
Everyone should be dressed ready to participate, if you are not signed up or wish to change your choice please email Mr. Grant or see him at the Athletic Center.
Football – Those back for preseason 3:45 on Sawyer Field
Others 3:45 in small bleachers at Sawyer Field
Field Hockey – Those back for preseason – 3:45 on the field
Others in the gym lobby at 3:45
Soccer – Those back for preseason on the field at 3:45
Those back for preseason on the field at 3:45
All others (including Middle Schoolers) meet in
Large bleachers at Sawyer Field at 3:45
Cross Country – Girls – Meet at front steps of the gym at 3:45
Boys – Meet behind the Athletic Center at 3:45
Water Polo – Meet at the pool at 3:45
Volleyball – Meet on the volleyball courts at 3:45
Crew – Meet in front of Reed Center at 3:15
Fitness (Athletic Performance) Meet in front of the fitness center at 3:45
Instructional Tennis – Meet behind the gym at 3:45
(Bring your racquet)
Dance – Meet in the dance studio in the Reed Campus Center
at 3:45 for auditions
Horseback Riding Meet in front Reed Center at 3:30
Technical Theater – Meet at the theater at 3:45
Art & Music Intensives – Meet with Mr. Demerath & Ms. White at 3:45 in the
Reed Center Room 211
Robotics – Meet at the Tech Center in the basement of Mem at 3:45
Convocation will be held in the Quad on Friday, September 12 at 5:30 p.m. Students should be in formal dress (coat and tie for boys, no tennis shoes, and dresses or dress pants for girls). Senior Class Dinner will be held in the Birch Dining Commons following Convocation and should conclude by 8:15 p.m. Class dinners will be held for the 9th (Dodge Room, Reed Campus Center), 10th (Athletic Center Lobby), and 11th grade (Lower Level of the Reed Campus Center), and those students should be available for pick-up by 7:15 p.m.
The Activities Fair is next Thursday, September 11 from 5:15-7:00 p.m. on the Quad (in the Birch Dining Commons in the event of rain). Students will have the opportunity to sign up for extracurricular activities and clubs. In addition, Director of Student Activities, Matt Spearing, sent an email reminding students that they can start new clubs and organizations by filling out a club application form, which is on the bulletin board in Reed next to the Activities Office.
Auditions for the fall play, Arthur Miller’s classic All My Sons, are Tuesday, September 9 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Williston Theatre. Students do not need to prepare anything in advance but should come ready to read scenes from the play. For more information, including a summary of the play, character bios, rehearsal schedules, and performances dates, stop by the Williston Box Office. Copies of the play will also be available to sign out. Please see Emily Ditkovski, director of the Williston Theatre, with any questions, or email her at editkovski@williston.com.
Orientations for 10th, 11th, and 12th grades will be held on Sunday, September 7, beginning at 12:00 p.m. Students should be dressed for activity and wearing their class t-shirts. Sneakers are recommended. Brunch will be available to all from 10:00 -11:45 a.m. before we begin. The first Upper School Assembly of the year will begin that afternoon at 4:00 p.m. in the Chapel. Dinner will be by advisory. Day students are welcome to attend dinner, but it is not required, and they will be available for pick-up as early as 5:45 p.m. (6:30 p.m. if they stay for dinner).
