This evening, at 6:00 p.m. in the PA Room in the Birch Dining Commons, Ben Thompson and Dana Weaver, from Health & Wellness Services, will hold a grief support group for students and faculty. Anyone who would like to talk about the loss of a loved one is welcome to join Mr. Thompson and Dr. Weaver.
Advanced Studio Practices Field Trip on Sept. 26
Art students will head to the Smith College Botanic Garden and Greenhouse in Northampton tomorrow at 10:50 a.m. The field trip is required for students who are enrolled in Advanced Studio Practices, a full-year course that focuses on in-depth artistic exploration through theme-based studio and independent work. Susanna White, one of the three co-teachers of the course, is overseeing the trip to Smith. The 11 students will return by noon.
Community Service at Riverside on Friday
A group of students will be heading to Riverside Industries to help clean this Friday evening. The group will be meeting in front of the Schoolhouse at 5:45 p.m. on Friday to walk over. Contact Ms. Garrity with questions.
The Community Service Office (a recently added desk in the Activities Office) is also planning upcoming to help out with Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity this fall. The work will be on 246 East Street in Easthampton on Sundays, 12:00 pm – 4:00 p.m. More information (and dates) will be announced soon.
Tuesday Evening Pick-Up Ultimate
With the sun now setting around the time we get started, we’ll be playing under the lights.
It will be good to have all those tour guides back. We need more girls and women (like Ms. Davey)!!
Tuesday Evening Pick-Up Ultimate this evening at 6:15 sharp on Sawyer Field (next to the gym).
No previous experience is required.
Writing Center Hours This Week: GREEN WEEK 9/21-9/28
September is flying by!
Don’t let the first month of school pass without making a visit to the Writing Center!
(Seniors, how’s that college essay coming along?)
Here are the hours for this week:
Sunday (tonight!)
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.
Monday
8:40 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. (D, F, C)
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (study hall)
PAC Debate Today at 6:15 p.m.
Political Awareness Club event at 6:15 p.m. in the Parents’ Association room.
The event will include a debate on government surveillance with Marcus Gould and Gabe Jacobson vs. Nick Dalzell and Katie Murray.
Join us!
11th Annual Hot Chocolate Run: Williston Team
Martha McCullagh has started a Hot Chocolate Run team called “Williston Northampton School”. The team is open for anyone who wants to join and is available on the registration form online. Enter your information on the first page and you’ll find the drop down for a team on the second. If you are a community member who is registering to run or walk that day, please sign up to be part of the Willy team. The 11th Annual Hot Chocolate Run will take place on Sunday, December 7, 2014.
The Hot Chocolate Run is to raise money to prevent domestic violence in Hampshire County. If you’d like to donate, you can do so here.
Add/Drop Deadlines
Today, Wednesday, September 17, is the last day to add a class. We will continue to entertain proposals to move up or down within a single subject (Spanish II Honors to Spanish II Standard, for example), but after today it will be too late to add a new class. We hope that all students have now settled into their academic schedules and that no more section changes will be necessary. As with any deadline or school policy, if truly extenuating circumstances arise in the next day or two, we will be happy to speak to students about those circumstances, but all students and advisors should know that today is the formal deadline for adding a class. Department heads can still refer student course changes to the Academic Office, but student initiated changes should be concluded as of today.
The deadline for dropping a class is October 16, a date that corresponds with the recording of interim T1 comments and grades. If a course is dropped before that date, the course will not be appear on the transcript. Any course drops after that date will be recorded formally as Withdrawals, with accompanying grades on the transcript of WP or WF.
Good luck with your classes!
Mr. Tuleja
Health and Wellness Orientation for Boarders Continues
HWS Orientation for ALL boarders will take place at 8 p.m. in the gym.
Monday, Sept. 15, 8 p.m.: Boys, grades 10-12, at the gym
Monday, Sept. 15, 8:30 p.m.: Boys 194
Tuesday, Sept. 16, 8 p.m.: Girls, grades 10-12, at the gym
Tuesday, Sept. 16, 8:30 p.m.: Girls JW
We are trying it a different way this year. As always, if you’d like to have us facilitate a workshop or activity, please let us know.
Tuesday Evening Pick-Up Ultimate Continues
Let’s build on the momentum of last Tuesday’s successful game in which males and females of all ability levels, ranging in age from 12 to 58, came out to play Ultimate Frisbee. (We even had a parent join us.)
We’ll do it again this evening at 6:15 on Sawyer Field (next to the gym). No previous experience is required. Contact Ben Thompson for more information.