If you are a junior taking the SAT this Saturday, please read carefully. For those taking the SAT reasoning test, please be down at the Athletic Center by 7:45 a.m. For those taking SAT subject tests, please report to the college counseling building (Plimpton) at 7:45 a.m. For those not sure what test they are taking or not sure if they are even registered, you can check at the front desk in the schoolhouse starting this afternoon to find out. Please also let you teachers know that you will not be in class on Saturday and know that you are responsible for the material covered in that class. Remember to bring two number 2 pencils, and your admission ticket and your Williston ID with you. Below are some helpful reminders. Good luck!
Category Archives: Upcoming Events
InfraRed Tickets Now On Sale
The Williston Northampton Dance Ensemble presents InfraRed, the spring dance concert, on May 17th and 18th, at 7:30 p.m. at the Williston Theatre.
The concert will feature 12 new dances with choreography by Williston dance program director Laurel Raffetto; guest artists Yoshio T. Chandler and Ranjanaa Devi; and student choreography by Mika Chmielewski ’13, Keely Quirk ’13, Victoria Durocher ’13, Henry “HyLo” Lombino ’14, and Gabrielle Record ’17.
There will also be a special performance by the CONNetic Dance Company; a special student performance by Pankti Dalal ’13; and senior project presentation by Victoria Durocher ’13.
Reserve tickets to the concert here.
For more information on Williston’s dance program, visit http://www.williston.com/
Vote for Tempus!
Alright so here is the deal:
One of my short films, “Tempus”, has recently been chosen to compete in the Sony Production Awards. Stage one of the competition requires that I get as many votes as possible to secure a position in the top 20 films. Voting ends tonight, and we are currently in 23rd place.
I’M SO CLOSE TO MAKING IT IN THIS CONTEST!!!! Here are the steps:
1. Register for an account here: https://productionawards.sony.eu/register/
2. Vote for our video: https://productionawards.sony.eu/videos/view/98ac0ad8ee4788e518cc36b6a5419dcf
Thank you!
Charles Frank
Tempus
TEMPUS – Sony FS700 from Jake Oleson on Vimeo.
Special Speaker: Friday April 26th
Hello All,
In case you missed it in assembly this morning, we are hosting Lesléa Newman on campus this Friday April 2th at 6:15.
Lesléa Newman is an acclaimed author and activist who rose to prominence when she wrote Heather Has Two Mommies, published in 1988. The book was the first to document same-sex parents in a positive light. Scheduled to speak at the University of Wyoming in conjunction with Pride Week in 1998, Ms. Newman arrived on campus the day Matthew Shepard died. She recently published October Mourning, a book of poetry for young people in response to Matthew’s death. As a member of the Matthew Shepard Foundation’s Speaker’s Bureau, Ms. Newman speaks at schools and universities all over the country.
We are thrilled to have her speak to us before the show on Friday night. She will be reading from her book and talking about her experience in Laramie in 1998 . The event is free and will be held in the theatre. Please reserve a spot for the event at www.williston.com/theaterproductions.
I encourage all community members to come out to support this terrific event- we are very lucky to have her on campus with us. Please let your students know and encourage them to come as well. Her talk will link well with so much of what we are teaching- writing, social justice, community activism- so no doubt there are many classroom connections to be made here as well.
For more info about Ms. Newman, please visit her website www.lesleanewman.com
Many thanks for your support!
Emily
Emily B. Ditkovski
Director of the Williston Theatre
Friday Assembly at 8:30 a.m. on April 19
FRIDAY ASSEMBLY- 8:30 a.m.
9th Grade– Dodge Room, Reed Campus Center: Continue with CORE education and the ninth grade program
10th Grade– Athletic Center lobby: College counseling presentation and speeches for class elections
11th Grade– Williston Theatre: College counseling presentation
12th Grade– Philips Stevens Chapel: a short college counseling presentation and will talk prom/graduation details.
Student Activities April 19-21
Hey Wildcats!
Friday April 19 Sunny High 60’s, possible passing shower.
- Middle School Social in the gym 6:30-9pm Swim and Volleyball
- 9th Grade Social in 194 Main St. T-Shirt Design Competition 7-8 p.m.
- Come beautify with healthy edible facials for girls in Mem East from 8-9 p.m. on Friday night. Bring a towel. Whatever we don’t use, we’ll have in smoothies.
- Open Gym 9:00-10:50 p.m.
- Open Reed 7:15-10:45pm Showing “Taking Root-The Vision of Wangari Maathai” in honor of Earth Day 2013 w/popcorn 7:10pm
- Shuttle to Northampton 7:15-10:45pm
- Arcade on Wheels in front of Reed 7-10 p.m.
Saturday April 20 High 50’s. Cloudy.
- Verdi’s Otello Opera in the library 7:30 p.m.
- Open Gym 7:15-10:45 pm
- Open Reed w/ movie and popcorn “Dark Knight Rises” 7:00-10:45 p.m.
- Taft Dance departing 7 p.m. Leaving Taft at 9:30pm.
- Trip to Movies 7-10:45 p.m.
Sunday April 21 Sunny High 50’s.
- Open Gym 1-5 p.m.
- Open Reed Showing “Taking Root-The Vision of Wangari Maathai” in honor of Earth Day 2013 1:15-5:15 p.m. with food.
- Games on the Quad, ladder ball, Frisbee, nerf, kan jams, etc. 1-5 p.m
- Trip to Six Flags 1-5 p.m.
- Trip to the Movies 1-5 p.m.
- Willy Gras T-shirt designs due Sunday. Templates are on the activities board. Hand them to Mr. Spearing or slide them under the door of the Activities Office.
Long Weekend
- Sign-ups are on the board for this weekend, and for the NYC day Trip and Community Service over long weekend. Sign up.
Demerath in Concert on April 27
Williston’s own Ben Demerath will be playing in a concert at the Iron Music Hall on Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m. with Chris Brashear.
This is also a CD release concert for Heart Of The Country, Mr. Brashear’s project that was released late in 2012 and reached No. 1 on the International Folk Music DJ list last November. The album features guest artists Pat Enright, Mike Compton, Tim O’Brien, Al Perkins and Todd Phillips and is produced by Grammy Award winner Jim Rooney (Nanci Griffith, Iris Dement and John Prine).
Mr. Brashear and Mr. Demerath will be joined by the wonderful Paul Kochanski on bass along with Mr. Brashear’s daughter, Hollis Brashear, who sings on Heart Of The Country. Mr. Brashear is a wonderful singer, songwriter and musician as a virtuoso fiddle, mandolin and guitar player who’s been playing with Robin and Linda Williams for several years now.
Mr. Demerath says, “We’re having a lot of fun working up arrangements of each other’s songs along with some new ones and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to work with him.”
Tickets are available at the Northampton Box Office or from Mr. Demerath. Cost is $12.50 in advance and $15.00 at the door.
Got Inspiration?
It’s always inspiring witnessing an authentically told story of adversity and perseverance. Each of their stories are unique, mind blowing, and a testament of hope.
Do not Miss the stories of…
Brittany Collins
Zack Maldonado
And
Abigail Rogers
Tonight, Friday, April 5, at 6 pm in the Cox Room for CID.
We the People Trip Details
This is the basic information for the upcoming We the People program that the AP US History classes will participate in from April 26th to April 30th. Please share with anyone who is interested. In addition to the many family members making the trip with us, we welcome DC area Williston Northampton alumni and friends to join us for the hearing presentations.
We will depart from campus at 9:45 am (following E block) on Friday, April 26th.
We depart from Bradley at 11:51 am and arrive at Reagan National Airport (DCA) 1:12 pm
We present at George Mason University:
Saturday, April 27th from 5:00 pm to 7:20 pm in Innovation Hall Room 204
Sunday, April 28th from 11:40 am to 2:00 pm in Innovation Hall Room 204
And possibly, on Capitol Hill on Monday, April 29th –TBA.
Along with visits to Mount Vernon, the Smithsonian and the Lincoln, Iwo Jima and MLK Memorials, we will be laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday evening, April 29th at 6:15 pm. Four students will have the honor of placing the wreath by the tomb—the rest of us will bear witness.
We depart from Reagan National Airport on Tuesday, April 30th at 2:45 pm and arrive at Bradley at 4:03 pm.
We should return to Williston by 6 pm.
Weekend Activities+ April 6-7
Make sure to get over to the Activities Office in Reed to mark your spot for the trips off campus.
Friday April 5
Williston Faculty vs. Easthampton Police and Fire Charity Basketball game 7 p.m. in the gym. Raffles Prizes Drawn at Half Time.
Saturday April 6
- Open Gym 7:00-10:45 p.m.
- Open Reed 7:15-10:45pm w/ Final Four Louisville-Wichita St. 6pm Michigan-‘Cuse 8:50pm Pizza and wings at 9 p.m.
- Pioneer Valley Go-Kart
Sunday April 7
- Open Gym 1:15-5:15pm
- Open Reed 1:00-5:00pm w/movie “Total Recall”
- Holyoke Mall 1-5 p.m.
- Trip to the Movies
- Roller Derby @ UMass Mullins Center 3pm
- Sign up for Red Sox vs. Rays Sunday April 14, departing campus at 10 a.m.
- Sign up to help clean up Northampton Homeless Shelter Sunday April 28 at 9:30 a.m. http://www.shelterlistings.org/details/31786/ As you heard from me in assembly, we are going there on Sunday April 28, at 9:30 a.m. to help them do their seasonal cleanup for a couple of hours. They will provide Munchkins and all the cleaning supplies. There are gloves for all the helpers to wear. This is during Long Weekend, but many of us will be around to help. “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”― Winston Churchill