Assistant Dean of Students Dave Koritkoski has completed housing and advising assignments, and we’re excited for the upcoming class orientations at the opening of school on Sunday, September 8. We’re looking forward to the Proctors’ return to campus on September 3 for their training, and all the great student activities in the year ahead!
Category Archives: Upcoming Events
Registration: Student Handbook Updates
At Registration parents will be asked sign a Student Handbook acknowledgement form and Acceptable Use Agreement. A copy of the handbook has been posted in advance on WillyNet, under Academic Resources, so that parents can review it in advance. They will receive a hard copy at Registration. The Acceptable Use Agreement, regarding the use of technology, also available on WillyNet, along with the school’s Acceptable Use Policy. Thank you for reviewing these documents in advance and helping ensure that Registration goes as smoothly as possible!
Mandatory Employee Meeting Aug. 29
On Thursday August 29, 2013, there will be a mandatory all-employee meeting in the theater from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The agenda for this meeting will consist of “Bullying, Harassment, Hazing Prevention” and general Business Office/Physical Plant updates.
Williston is required, by law, to educate all employees annually on bullying, harassment, and hazing. Attendance will be taken at the meeting. Please plan your schedules accordingly.
If this time does not fall within your normal schedule, you will still be expected to attend. All managers and supervisors are aware of the importance of this meeting.
Campus Store Hours
The Campus Store will be open tomorrow and Mon-Thurs of next week (June 3-6) from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Reunion hours are Friday, June 7 from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 8 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
We will then close to do inventory and will reopen Monday July 1st with abbreviated hours.
Thank you and have a great summer!
Jane Hannigan
Campus Store Manager
Dining Hall Hours
The meal times for the next couple of weeks will be as follows:
Thursday, May 30th:
Lunch – 11:15 – 1:00
Dinner – 5:15 – 6:30
Friday, May 31st:
Breakfast – 7:15 – 8:15
Lunch – 11:30 – 12:30
(Middle School Closing Ceremony Lunch 12:15 – 1:30 under tent)
The dining hall will close after lunch on Friday and reopen with lunch on Monday.
Monday, June 3rd:
Lunch – 11:30 – 1:00
Dinner – 5:15 – 6:30
Tuesday, June 4th:
Lunch – 11:30 – 1:00
Dinner – End of Year Dinner under the tent 6:00 – 8:30
Wednesday, June 5th:
Lunch – 11:30 – 1:00
The dining hall will close after lunch on Wednesday and reopen with lunch from 11:30 – 1:00 on Friday, June 7th. The dining hall will be closing after Sunday Brunch on Reunion Weekend. Details about Summer Programs and dining during the summer will be sent out at a later date.
Kevin M. Martin
Director of Dining Services
Willy-Lympics II
Hello.
Here are all the episodes from this season.
Thanks to everyone who helped out and congrats to the winners!
TIME TRIALS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7TGH7JNgg8
EPISODE 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnMV0X-bjtY
EPISODE 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De5IN2J6KH8
EPISODE 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpAz6rDQnyw
CADE ZAWACKI
(font specifically chosen for Christian Knapp)
Spring Arts Intensive Show
The last exhibit in the gallery of the season will be the spring Arts Intensive Show. Come by for the opening reception Tuesday afternoon, May 28, from 4:30-6:00 to support these talented artists and to see some wonderful work!
Participating artists are:
Nell Heidinger
Ray Kim
Gabe Jacobson
Emma Kaisla
Esther Kim
Hannah Lee
Brenna Quirk
Abigail Rogers
Maya Wilston
Eli Chemelli
Alex Brooks
Jessie Park
Gillian Peters
Abby Walker
Lu Zheng
8th Grade Shakespeare Project- TONIGHT!
The class of 2017 Proudly Presents
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By William Shakespeare
TONIGHT in the Williston Theatre at 7pm.
Come see the culmination of the 8th grade Shakespeare Project! Every student in the class of 2017 contributed to making the play to life.
The play, one of Shakespeare’s most beloved, revolves around the marriage of the Duke of Athens to the Queen of the Amazons, the adventures of four young lovers in the woods outside Athens, and a group of amateur actors rehearsing a play for the Duke’s wedding. They all do the best they can but it gets difficult when a band of fairies decides to wreak havoc on the lives of the humans.
Tickets for the performance are free. Please make sure to reserve seats for the show at wnsboxoffice.tixato.com/buy
Be sure not to miss out on this terrific show- Williston’s very first 8th grade play. We look forward to seeing you there!
A Good Day To Be A Wildcat Premiers Tonight at 6:30
On May 17, with a final win over Cushing Academy, the girls lacrosse team completed an unprecidented third undefeated season. Under the guidance of Head Coach Jen Fulcher and captains Karly Simpson ’13, Amanda Cronin ’13, and Kirstyn Kruse ’13, the team scored 202 goals and allowed only 50. With 15-0 tally, they also set a new school record for wins in a season.
Senior Jilly Lim has been documenting the team throughout their incredible 2013 run—including 15 wins against perennial powerhouse opponents including Hotchkiss, Gunnery, and Deerfield. Her documentary on the lacrosse, A Good Day To Be A Wildcat, premiers tonight, May 22, at 6:30 p.m. in the StuBop.
From director Jilly Lim ’13:
A Good Day To Be A Wildcat is one of my favorite film projects I have worked on. The pre-production started in late February when I met with Ms. Fulcher to discuss the idea of a documentary. Detailed planning happened during the spring break when I mapped out the majority of the film, though there have been many changes in the video’s structure since then.
Being around the girls’ varsity lacrosse team for the last three months have made me fall in love with lacrosse once again—I have loved every moment of it, the practices and games and interviews, the night game at Choate Rosemary Hall and the interactions with the coaches and the players, and the hours of editing in the photo lab.
I want to thank everybody on the team for helping me make this project possible, especially Coach Fulcher and Captains Karly, Kirstyn, and Amanda. Observing the love and respect everyone on the team has for each other has been really awesome.
Thank you and enjoy the film!
Watch the trailer
A Tale of Lemonade and the Boys from Clare
“My girls and a friend from school had a little lemonade stand outside our house on Sunday afternoon. Their friend’s mom [Jessica Spanknebel] recently suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm, and they started a “Reading for Recovery” fundraiser at their school. They wanted to sell lemonade to raise a bit more. It’s a tough street for a lemonade stand, especially on a cloudy day—no takers. That was until our fabulous Clare boys and their friends from other dorms bought cup after cup lemonade (at 10 cents a cup), and helped the girls raise nearly $8 that afternoon. (The girls’ efforts on the literacy fundraiser topped $2,000.) The boys drank lemonade, sat, and chatted with the girls. It was another example of the character around here—it meant the world to all three girls!”
-Sue Michalski, language teacher and Clare dorm head
Find out more about the Reading for Recovery effort on Facebook and GoFundMe.