Tuesday Evening Pick-Up Ultimate
Under the Lights at 5:45 (new time) on Sawyer Field
Everybody is Welcome. No Prior Experience is Required.
If Eberle, Rivenburgh, Roe, Rivers, Elsea, Spearing, Raffetto, Syfu, Choo and some other faculty/staff join in, this could be, in part, a Faculty vs. Students game.

Williston,

Today is the official start of Movember. It will be a month where some of our very own start to sport mustaches to help raise awareness for men’s health. Those who cannot grow will be supporting in other ways. Such as, challenging themselves to be active every day of Movember or donating to the cause.

If you see a gentlemen, or Mobro as we call them, with a mustache ask him why he is doing it. If you see a Mobro or Mosista who is not ask them why they are supporting. Not all of us may be able to grow a mustache, but all have reasons why they are supporting the cause.

Please spread our message and help us change the face of men’s health. Follow the link below and tell your friends and family to as well.

http://moteam.co/williston-wildstache-hockey

Our team has already raised $1,265 and it is only the FIRST day! Help us keep the ball rolling.

Additionally, it is never too late to join the movement. If you can grow or not, all are welcome.

Thank you to those who are supporting our team. Good luck to those who are growing.

Mr. Rivenburgh

Breast Cancer Awareness Cultural Identity (CID)
Dining Commons Cox Room
Tuesday, November 3 from 6:15 p.m.

Mrs. Motyka and Mrs. Hill will share their own experiences dealing with breast cancer tomorrow night in the Cox Room at 6:15 p.m.

1) CIDs are a chance for Sharing: Our cultural identity is a powerful recognition of who we are and there is brain science behind why it is healthy to do.
2) These shared experiences make us a stronger community.
3) Each person’s story is their own, and it is only true for them at the moment they share. It may change over time as we are all changing.
4) It is understood that these cultural identities should stay in the room as a safe space, and some may share something there that they don’t want to share with others.
5) We are putting ourselves out there and are making ourselves vulnerable by sharing, so we need to respect that vulnerability by listening respectfully.
6) We understand that we are all busy, and it may happen that you need to leave during the talks. Some may join us during the talks too.
7) If someone is affected by any of the stories shared, there are adults to speak with like Mr. Spearing, Ms. Brown, your advisors, Mr. Thompson, etc.

Hi Everyone…It’s been great to see so much hard work going on in the Writing Center these past few weeks.  Keep it up!  We are excited to announce a few upcoming events, and we hope you will join us for all of them!  Please let me know if you plan to come or if you have any questions.

LITERARY LIONS

This Sunday, November 1, 7:15 p.m. in the Writing Center

Bring a piece you’re working on, or just bring yourself.  We’ll read, write, and listen.  You can participate or just sit back and listen!

Roundtable Discussion on WRITING AT WILLISTON

Thursday, November 11, 6:30 p.m. in the Dining Hall

This discussion is for both faculty and students. 

We will talk about the best kinds of assignments and the most effective feedback. 

How have you learned the most as a writer? 

What kinds of feedback are most helpful for you? Please join us and share your ideas and questions!

And last but not least….

A Birthday Party in the Writing Center!

Friday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m.

It’s our 10th anniversary, and yes, we are throwing ourselves a party.

Come eat some cake and beat Ms. Sawyer at Bananagrams to win a prize.

Hi Williston!

Welcome back from what we hope was a restful and much-needed long weekend! 

Did you know that one pint of blood can save up to three lives?  Or that 41,000 blood donations are needed every day?  Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood and we can help. 

On Friday, November 13th, Williston will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive. 

If you are 16 or older, this is an opportunity for you to be a part of saving someone’s life.  Starting this Thursday, October 29th, there will be sign-ups at lunch to donate blood.  If you are 16, you can sign up after filling out a parental permission form.  If you are 17 or older you can sign up without delay!  Let’s work together to make an impact. Thank you so much!

-Williston’s Community Service Club

P.S.  If you are unable to donate blood, we are also looking for volunteers to help out on the day of the Blood Drive!

The facts in this email were obtained from the American Red Cross website, if you would like to learn more, please look at the link below.

http://www.redcrossblood.org/learn-about-blood/blood-facts-and-statistics

Thanks for your attention this morning! Have a great day!
Ms. Evelti

Williston Scholars
· Courses for this year:

T2:
Williston Scholars History, Ms. Klumpp, Period G
Williston Scholars Performing Arts, Ms. Ditkovski with Mr. Raffetto, Period E

T3:
Williston Scholars English (for AP English 12 seniors and all juniors), Ms. Mantegna, Period B
Williston Scholars Science, Mr. Pelliccia, Period D
Williston Scholars Visual Arts, Ms. Hume, Mr. Roe, & Mr. Hing, Period C

· Williston scholars program consists of trimester elective classes for juniors, seniors, (and sometimes motivated sophomores,) where teachers guide a group of students through their own individual trimester-long projects using our resources and those available to us in the greater community, including those at the Five Colleges.
· Replaces what used to be “directed studies” and “senior projects” in the English, History, Visual & Performing Arts, and Science Departments.
· Instead of the teachers picking the topics for the courses as they did in previous years’ scholars courses, students bring their ideas to the teacher.
· The courses are Honors and are graded, giving you the GPA bump like other honors and AP courses. Exemplary projects are also honored at Graduation or the Academic Awards Ceremony.
· To sign up, tell your advisor! You need to add this to your T2 /T3 course confirmation form if you’d like to add the course this year.
· You don’t need to show up to the first day of class with a fully formed idea, just a passion for the subject and the eagerness to immerse yourself in a project for a whole term.
· Might want to do this, but unsure? Bring me or the scholars teacher in your subject your questions!

Hey Wildcats.

PRIDE (Williston’s Gay/Straight Alliance) will meet tomorrow in Reed 213 at 3 p.m. All are welcome to join.

We will discuss upcoming events and how we can share our thoughts with the community.

Mr. Harper will be there!

A huge thanks to Sofia Flores, Chris Espinal, and Senor Garcia for starting our Cultural Identity (CID) nights representing their Hispanic Heritage and sharing a piece of themselves with us.

Our next CID will focus on those who have dealt with breast cancer. I have been affected by breast cancer with my grandmother on my dad’s side, Grammy, dying after battling breast cancer in 1993. If you have directly or indirectly been affected by breast cancer, and would like to share your experience in a safe environment, please email me by the end of the week. 

Breast Cancer Awareness CID

Dining Commons Cox Room

Tuesday, November 3 from 6:00 pm – 7:00 p.m.

CIDs are a chance for Sharing: Our cultural identity is a powerful recognition of who we are and there is brain science behind why it is healthy to do.

These shared experiences make us a stronger community.

Each person’s story is their own, and it is only true for them at the moment they share. It may change over time as we are all changing.

It is understood that these cultural identities should stay in the room as a safe space, and some may share something there that they don’t want to share with others.

We are putting ourselves out there and are making ourselves vulnerable by sharing, so we need to respect that vulnerability by listening respectfully.

We understand that we are all busy, and it may happen that you need to leave during the talks. Some may join us during the talks too.

[if !supportLists]7)     [endif]If someone is affected by any of the stories shared, there are adults to speak with like Mr. Spearing, Ms. Brown, your advisors, Mr. Thompson, etc.

Dear Williston,

In just 11 short days the month of Movember will begin. With this Mr. Cunha and I will start growing a few of the finest mustaches you have ever seen. Our purpose is to raise awareness for Men’s Health Issues. These include cancer and mental health issues.

Our campaign is open to all men, women, boys, girls and even a few toddlers (my niece and nephew sport a few Movember things each year) We encourage all who want to join us, by growing a mustache, donating or just spreading the word, to following the link bellow to our team page. There you will find the current and growing list of team members and information about the movement. 

http://moteam.co/williston-wildstache-hockey 

As you may have noticed our team name is Williston Wildstache Hockey. The movement started here at Williston as a thing the hockey team did. However, it has grown beyond these humble beginnings. We encourage and welcome all, those who can grow and those who cannot.

If you have any questions about joining the team, the Movember movement itself or anything about Men’s Health, please feel free to ask myself, Mr. Cunha or any of our current members.

Here’s to growing as a community in all the ways we can,

Alex Rivenburgh

History and Global Studies

Ultimate Frisbee Head Coach

Movember Participant 6 years strong