Due to success last weekend at the NE Championships, two of our wrestlers will be traveling to the National Prep Wrestling Championships at Lehigh University this weekend, Feb. 22-23. Pat St. Martin and Sam Atkins leave at noon on Thursday for the tournament with Head Wrestling Coach Matt KaneLong. Go, Wildcats!
Category Archives: Upcoming Events
February 21-23
Weekend Activities
Sign up for off-campus trips at Activities Office in Reed.
Friday, February 21
- Class of 2014 gift Tandem Lunch event PA Room 12-1:30 p.m.
- Seniors: check it out!
- Tandem bagels and coffee!
- Bring cash, credit card, or your Sammy Card to make your senior class gift (even just a dollar counts)!
- Donors receive a pin to wear at Commencement!
- Boys Varsity Hockey home vs. Winchendon 5 p.m.
- Sophomore Class Social at Athletics Center 6:45-8 p.m. Ice cream, dodgeball, futsol, board games.
Saturday, February 15
- Springfield Symphony Orchestra departing campus at 6:45 p.m.
- Open Gym 7-10:45 p.m.
- Open Reed 7:15-10:45 p.m. Showing last events of Winter Olympics
- Shuttle to Northampton 7:15-10:45 p.m.
- Trip to the Movies at Hampshire Mall 6:15-10 p.m.
Sunday, February 16
- Habitat for Humanity 11:30 a.m.
- Instrumental Concert 4 p.m.
- Open Gym 1-5 p.m.
- Open Reed showing final Winter Olympics 1:15-5:15 p.m.
- Skiing at Berkshire East 12:15-5 p.m.
- Thrift Shopping with Mr. Rutherford
Have fun and take care of each other.
Failure to show up for an Activity you signed up for without notifying the Dean on Duty, or the faculty chaperone will result in a unit and loss of weekend privileges.
Schedule Adjustments on Feb. 13
While we are enjoying the beauty of a New England winter, we also need to make some changes in our schedule for tonight and tomorrow.
For today and tonight:
1) Athletic practices and times have been adjusted and communicated to players and coaches.
2) The Birch Dining Commons is closing tonight at 6:30 p.m.
3) Students may not leave the main campus at any time for the rest of the day.
4) This evening’s program associated with the Diversity Conference has been cancelled.
5) There will be a mandatory check-in for boarders in their dorms at 7:30, after which time everyone stays in the dorm and quiet hours will be observed in the place of study hall.
For tomorrow (Friday):
1) While the school will be open for business at our normal time, the Diversity Conference programming will be delayed by one hour and begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Athletic Center. Attendance will be taken by advisory at that that time.
2) Breakfast will be served from 8:00 – 9:15.
As always, your safety is our primary concern. Please use caution moving around campus. Day students (and their parents) should use common sense as to whether they will be able to come in to school in the morning. As per usual, if a day student is not coming in to school, please communicate that to the Dean’s Office.
Library Hours on Feb. 13
The library will close Thursday evening at 7:30
Girl Rising 7:45, Athletic Center
Winter Perspective
For those of you who are sick of winter, I offer the following:
- We have gained 1 hour and 32 minutes of daylight since the shortest day of the season
- Sunny mornings are dawning with the accompaniment of songs by cardinals, nuthatches, chickadees, and sparrows
- The average daily temperature (historically speaking) has begun to rise
- Black bear cubs are being born all around western Massachusetts
- The NCAA basketball tournament starts in slightly over a month
- Red-winged blackbirds will be showing up any week now
- Spring Break starts in less than a month and will last a good three weeks this year!
- The Red Sox equipment truck and pitchers and catchers have arrived in Florida for spring training.
- I’ll be tapping my maple trees within the next week
Hang in there!
Benjamin F. Thompson, LICSW, BCD
Director of Psychological Counseling Services
Sweater Day on Feb. 13
Hey Everyone!
GET EXCITED FOR SWEATER DAY!!!!
Commemorating the last day of the Green Cup Challenge, the Sustainable Life Club thought a sweater day would be a nice activity that includes the entire school in a little conservation-mindedness.
We will be turning down the heat in classroom buildings—just slightly to 65 degrees—in order to conserve a little energy! We thought that at this temperature, it is not distracting from the classroom atmosphere, but is a good incentive to wear a sweater for the conclusion of the Green Cup Challenge. We also hope to help you gain a little awareness about methods of conservation.
I am looking forward to wearing sweaters with you all! REMEMBER TO STAY IN DRESS CODE!!
As always, let me know if you have any questions, ideas or thoughts! I love listening to ya’ll!
Nick Pattison
http://willistonblogs.com/communitygarden/
Senior Class Gift Tandem Lunch Event
Senior Class Gift Tandem Lunch Event (Tandem bagels and coffee!)
Friday, February 21st from 12-1:30 p.m.
In the Parents’ Association Room off the dining hall
Bring cash, credit card, or your Sammy Card to make your senior class gift (even just a dollar counts)
Donors receive a pin to wear at Commencement!
Diversity Conference 2014 Schedule
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVExhTAHu0I&feature=share&list=UUtYd6LjJOcsxxHWpb4wr44w
Thursday, February 13, 2014
7:45-9:45 p.m. Screening of Girl Rising Athletic Center (All Invited)
Friday, February 14, 2014
8:30 a.m. Spoken Word: “Suicide or Homicide.” The Power of Words by Verdi Degbey ’16
Opening and Welcome by the Diversity Committee Co-Chairs A’Kala Chaires ’14 and Maranie Harris Kuiper ‘15
8:45 – 9:25 a.m. Keynote Address by Heather Schultz ’72, P’14
Empowering MEdia
Why do I think and act the way I do? It’s all about you! Let’s explore how to be “ME” and at my best more often so that you can be empowered to be a valuable contributor to your family, the Williston community, and the world.
About Heather Schultz ’72, P’14:
Ms. Schultz originally went to Northampton Schools for Girls and was in the first class of the combined Williston Northampton School. The girl’s dorm was the Gilbert House, since it was a very small class. She was a part of the theater crowd and studied with the remarkable Dick Gregory. After graduating she attended the legendary Actors Studio in New York, prior to going for her Masters at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management (Northwestern University).
Schultz is a Vice President of Senn Delaney and coaches business CEO’s and their teams. Heather had previously served as an executive at Save the Children and as president of the Tom Peters Company. Heather has also served as global head of marketing for Andersen Consulting, now Accenture.
A noted author, public speaker and philanthropist, Heather brings a global perspective and a passion for humanity to her work. She has been acknowledged her as one of “The World’s Top 50 Speakers,” Her books include Online Learning Today: Strategies That Work, with John Fogarty, and Dance Lessons: Six Steps to Great Partnerships in Business and Life, with Dr. Chip Bell.
Most importantly she is Bianca’s mom.
9:30- 11:30 a.m. Morning Session
Students
Mark Wiggins from I Will Defend
Athletic Center
February 14-16
Weekend Activities
Sign up for off-campus trips at Activities Office in Reed.
Friday, February 14
- Boys Varsity Basketball Home vs. Berkshire 6 p.m.
- Open gym 7-10:45 p.m. Ted Matthias
- Open Reed showing the Olympics 7:15-10:45 p.m. Bob Bagley
- Northampton Shuttle 7:15-10:45 p.m. Kim Evelti
- Fan Van to Deerfield for Boys Varsity Hockey 6:30 p.m. departure Claire Frierson
Saturday, February 15
- Open Gym 7-10:45 p.m. Claire Frierson
- Williston Winter Ball in Birch Dining Commons 7-11 p.m. Kyle Hanford, Sarah Sawyer, Winston Miller
Sunday, February 16
- Open Gym 1-5 p.m. Brian Crockett
- Open Reed showing Winter Olympics 1:15-5:15 p.m. Adrienne Mantegna
- Holyoke Mall 1-5 p.m., mini bus 1 Libby Anderson
- Trip to the Movies 12:15-4 p.m., mini bus 2 Harris Thompson
- Community Service Conference Spearing
Have fun and take care of each other.
Failure to show up for an Activity you signed up for without notifying the Dean on Duty, or the faculty chaperone will result in a unit and loss of weekend privileges.
Field Trip to UMass Museum of Contemporary Art on Feb. 12
The Contemporary Arts and Culture class will head to the University Museum of Contemporary Art at the Fine Arts Center on Feb. 12, 2014. The field trip is required for the 11 students in the class and will be proctored by Fine and Performing Arts teacher Natania Hume.