Hello All! Happy Slippery Sunday. If you have by some chance never watched this bit of fabulousness, or you think it might be a great reminder to be more fabulous, here you go:
Also, go Pats. And….visit the Writing Center!
Here is the schedule for this week:
Sunday
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.
Monday (Special Schedule)
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (B, D, F, part of C1)
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (study hall)
Please note: Due to a last minute scheduling issue, our speaker for the MLK assembly on Monday cannot be here at 8:30 a.m. As a result we will be switching B period with the All-School Assembly time slot. As they were both 50 minute slots, there are no other adjustments necessary. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. The schedule for Monday is below and the switch is shown in RED.
Monday, January 19, 2015 – MLK day (modified BLUE Monday)
8:30 – 9:20 Period B
9:30 – 10:20 Period D
10:30 – 11:20 Period F
11:30 – 12:20 Period C1
11:50 – 12:40 Period C2
12:50 – 1:40 All-School Assembly
1:50 – 2:40 (3:00) Period E
At Upper School Assembly on January 14, Academic Dean Greg Tuleja honored 11 students for their exceptional performance on the October 2013 PSAT. The following was his assembly announcement:
Every October, about 1.5 million high school students across the country take the PSAT test, and each year the College Board recognizes a small number of students who perform especially well on the test. It takes about a year for College Board to send this information to high schools, and this morning, we have the pleasure to award certificates from College Board to 11 Williston students for their exceptional performance on the October 2013 PSAT. This list includes our Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship program. As I call your name, please come up to receive your certificate from Ms. Evelti. There is some specific information about the award on the back of each certificate. On behalf of the entire faculty we would like to offer our congratulations to:
Erin An
Nicholas Dalzell
Benjamin Greeman
Cameron Hill
Emma Kaisla
Umi Keezing
Alexander Li
Brenna Quirk
Matthew Steinberg
Maya Wilson
Cade Zawacki
The Green Cup Challenge is basically one of the school-to-school, worldwide competitions run by the Green Schools Alliance. The Green Cup Challenge focuses on energy savings overall. At Williston, we break it into dorms and make it a competition here as well. So while students are competing against other dorms, they are also collectively competing against other schools. The green banner will be presented to the dorm that is saving the most energy (when compared to the three previous years).
Follow www.willistonblogs.com/communitygarden for more news and updates about the Green Cup Challenge.
January 16-18
Off-Campus Trips meet faculty at the Schoolhouse
Friday, January 16
Saturday, January 17
o Free, snacks, Stu Bop
Sunday, January 18
o Talk to Mrs. Garrity, Emily Yeager, or Emily Grussing
o Packers vs. Seahawks 3 p.m. Food arrives at 3 p.m.
Even though the sun is now rising earlier in the morning and setting later in the afternoon, we still have plenty of cold and overcast days ahead. These next couple of months can be a particularly challenging time for some.
Please don’t hesitate to contact Dr. Dana Weaver (dweaver@williston.com) or me (bthompson@williston.com), your school counselors, if you feel that we might be of help. We regularly work with issues such as stress, depression, anxiety, relationship problems, sleeplessness, eating issues, and self-esteem concerns.
I also will continue to offer a drop-in group on Tuesday evenings from 6:15-7:15 at Health and Wellness Services for those of you who want to talk about various stresses in your lives and to learn about effective strategies for dealing with them.
Thanks!
Ben Thompson
Benjamin F. Thompson, LICSW, BCD
Director of Psychological Counseling Services
It’s warm and cozy in the Writing Center.
Plus, we can help you with your writing! Come visit!
Here are the hours for this week:
Sunday (tonight!)
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (study hall)
Monday
8:40 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. (D, F, C)
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (study hall)
Stu Bop, Saturday, January 10, 8-10:30 p.m.
Get your free chips and exchange them for raffle tickets.
Raffle Prizes:
· 2 Cinemark Movie Admissions Tickets
· 4 $25 iTunes gift cards
· 1 Godiva Assorted Belgian box of chocolates
· 1 ion Mini Block Rocker Bluetooth speaker
· 1 ion Part Starter Bluetooth Wireless speaker with synchronized LED Party Lights
· 1 box of European cookies with Belgian chocolate
· 1 Houdini Gift Basket http://www.houdiniinc.com/images/906W.jpg
· 1 Sony Ultimate Streaming Entertainment Blu-ray Disc/DVD Player with Wireless LAN Built-in
· 2 Apple TVs with $15 gift cards
Come have some fun with your friends Saturday night!
Congratulations to the cast of the upcoming spring play, As You Like It!
About As You Like It:
When Rosalind is banished from the court of her uncle, Duke Frederick, she and Celia, her best friend and cousin, retreat to the Forest of Arden. Rosalind disguises herself as a young man named Ganymede and Celia as his sister Aliena. Together they embark on a search for Rosalind’s father, Duke Senior, who was also banished by Frederick. While in disguise Rosalind and Celia, with their trusty court fool Touchstone, meet a dynamic set of characters in the forest: Jaques, a melancholy Lord, Silvius, a lovesick shepherd, and Phebe who falls in love with Rosalind in disguise, to name a few. To Rosalind’s delight, Orlando, the object of her affections, has taken to posting love notes about her on all of the trees in the forest. To ensure that his love is pure, Rosalind plays a few tricks on Orlando while in disguise. The result is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, a tale that celebrates the beauty in life and love.
ORLANDO: John Kay
OLIVER: Nick Dalzell
JAQUES: Ben Cuca
ADAM: Noah Jackson
DENNIS: Neha Nascimento
ROSALIND: Melissa Falcone
CELIA: Cameron Hill
TOUCHSTONE: Calvin Ticknor-Swanson
DUKE FREDERICK: Eric Chen
CHARLES THE WRESTLER: Evan Cavanaugh
LE BEAU: Sonia Berghoff
DUKE SENIOR: Loren Po
JAQUES: Harry Shea
CORIN: Anna Wilinsky
SILVIUS: Noah DeVos
PHEBE: Leeanna Albanese
AUDREY: Marie Innarelli
WILLIAM: Josh Holmberg
SIR OLIVER MARTEXT: Henning Fischel
BAND:
Phillip Lee
Sara Lee
Molly Wilder
Tina Zhang
ATTENDANTS TO THE DUKES
Caroline Channell
Emily Herbst
Sarah Lucia
Destiny Nwafor
Emily Sillars
Maggie White
Stage Manager: Cam Stanley
Directing Apprentice: Khanh Pham
Lighting Designer: Matt Steinberg
As You Like It
by William Shakespeare
As You Like It, by William Shakespeare and directed by Emily B. Ditkovski, will be performed on April 16, 18, and 23 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. and April 17 and 24 at 7 p.m. in the Williston Theatre. Tickets are $7 for students/seniors and $10 adults. For ticket information visit www.williston.com/theater
Please join us for a talk-back with our cast and crew after the performance on Friday April 17 and 24.
