Daily Announcements from Williston Northampton

Winter Team Photos Schedule

Winter team pictures are scheduled for Tuesday January 15th and Monday January 21st. Here is the schedule.

Tuesday January 15th

Behind Athletic Center on stairs by bikepath
3:30 Boys & Girls Ski Teams

Basketball Court #1
3:45 Girls V Basketball
3:45 Boys V Basketball
4:15 Wrestling
4:30 Judo

Squash Court #1
4:00 Coed 3rd/Instructional Squash
4:00 Girls V Squash
5:30 Boys JV Squash

Hockey Rink
5:00 Boys V Hockey
5:00 Girls V Hockey

Pool
5:45 Boys & Girls Swimming & Diving

Monday January 21st

Basketball Court #1
4:15 Boys 3rd Basketball
4:15 Girls 3rd Basketball
4:15 Boys 4th Basketball
4:25 Girls JV Basketball
4:25 Boys JV Basketball

Squash Court #1
4:00 Boys V Squash
5:15 Girls JV Squash

Hockey Rink
4:45 Boys JV Hockey
4:45 Girls JV Hockey

Friday Menu: Jan. 11

Breakfast
Poached eggs, sausage, pancakes, yogurt bar, assorted eggs at the grill

Lunch
Corn Chowder or soup du jour, Hamburger, hot dog and garden burger
seafood scampi, vegetarian entree, vegetable, fries and sweet potato fries

Pasta station: marinara sauce, grilled chicken, broccoli

Dinner
Baked lemon-garlic breast of chicken, scalloped potato, pork spare ribs, vegetable pasta bake fresh vegetable

Pasta station: pasta, marinara sauce

Ten for Cum Laude

The Williston Northampton School chapter of the Cum Laude Society will be inducting 10 members from the Class of 2013 on Friday, January 11 at 8:30 a.m.

The Cum Laude Society, founded in 1906 and modeled after Phi Beta Kappa, honors scholastic achievement in secondary schools.  The society has over 350 chapters, with the majority in independent schools.  In 1921, Williston Academy became a member of the society, followed by Northampton School for Girls in 1951.  In 1971, a new charter was created for The Williston Northampton School.

The following students will be inducted in the Phillips Stevens Chapel on the Williston Northampton campus.

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Wildcat Robotics Head to FIRST Qualifiers

Folks,

I am pleased to announce that the Williston Wildcat Robotics Team will be going to their opening FIRST Tech Challenge State Qualifying tournament this Saturday, January 12th at Arlington High School in Arlington, MA.

The Robotics Team members are:

Berghoff, Chris
Cavanaugh, Matt
KaneLong, Jackson
Kim, James
Kimball, Ethan
Lucia, Aaron
Watson, Kyle
Won, Sean
Frodo, The Robot

The team will leave the campus by 5:30 am to ensure our arrival for the 7:30 am start time. The tournament will end about 4:30 – 5:00 pm so the team will return to campus no later than 7:00 pm.

GO WILLISTON WILDCAT ROBOTICS!

Ted Matthias
Computer Science Teacher
Student Council Advisor
Coach, FTC Robotics Team #3157

Thursday Menu: Jan. 10

Breakfast
Breakfast wraps with egg, ham and cheese, home fries, make-your-own waffle, yogurt bar
assorted eggs at the grill

Lunch
Creamy potato with cheese  soup or soup du jour, meat lasagna, cheese lasagna, fish and chips, tempeh stir fry, Italian blend vegetables

Pasta bar: marinara sauce, bread sticks
Burger and chicken slidestation

Dinner
Roast top round of beef-au jus, lemon brown rice and vegetables, baked potato, broccoli, seafood bake

Grill:assorted omelet
Pasta station: gemelle, marinara sauce,  pesto sauce
Pizza station: cheese or pepperoni

A Singing School…And So Much More

by Yoonji Kim ’15

201111017_Schnaittacher_215 As Williston is noted as a “singing school,” our student and faculty musicians have a significant impact on the community. Ranging from singers to jazz band performers, our school musicians perform a wide variety of musical genres, and the beauty of the music brought to the community is very meaningful. Although music is not a regular part of our daily routine or as main stream as athletics, Williston shares and builds community around music through our always well-attended concerts.

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Weekend Activities Jan. 11-13

Sign up as soon as possible to ensure a spot on the vehicles for off-campus Activities.  Congratulations to Sebastian Rivera for winning a $50 gift certificate to the Campus Store at the Knock-Out Basketball tournament last weekend.  Have fun! Take care of each other

Friday January 11

  • Open Reed w/ Movie Showing and popcorn 7:15pm-10:45pm
  • Open Gym 7:30pm-10:45pm
  • UMass vs. Providence Men’s Hockey game starts @ 7pm
  • Trip to the Movies Departing at 6:30pm

Saturday January 12

  • Open Reed showing San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers on Big Screen 7:30-11pm
  • Open Gym 7:15-10:45pm
  • Shuttle to Northampton 7:15-10:45pm
  • Interskate 91 Skating and Laser Blast laser tag@ Hampshire Mall  7:30-10:30pm

Sunday January 13

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Wednesday Menu: Jan. 9

Breakfast
French toast, sausage, home fries, hot cereal, yogurt, assorted eggs and omelets at the grill, fruit smoothies

Lunch
Tomato soup or soup du jour, grilled cheese, grilled cheese on wheat, American chop suey with meat, vegetarian curried lentil stew, corn, assorted wraps-roast beef  and tuna

Pasta station: pasta, marinara sauce, ratatouille vegetables

Dinner
Grilled bratwurst, Dijon chicken, potato pancakes with assorted toppings, sweet and sour cabbage, Prince Edward Isle blend vegetables, vegetarian goulash

Pasta station: cheese manicotti, marinara sauce, meat sauce and alfredo sauce