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Birch Dining Commons Menu: May 11-17

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Sunday
Brunch
Pancakes, warm apple crisp, home fries, ham,  vegetable and cheese frittata, make your oun waffles with toppings, assorted omelets and eggs at grill, blueberry muffins, coffee cake

Dinner
Italian style chicken, cheese tortellini, Spaghetti, tomato sauce, alfredo sauce, meatballs, nonmeat/veggie balls, catalina island blend vegetables, Seafood Fra Diavolo, Tuscan rice, Roasted tomato and eggplant
Monday
Breakfast
French toast, sausage, yogurt bar, make your own waffle, rice, assorted eggs at the grill

Lunch
Cream of broccoli and French onion soup, roast turkey, mashed potato and gravy, Portobello mushrooms with spinach and vegetables, scandanavian blend vegetable
Pasta bar: Cheese stuffed rigatoni, marinara sauce, garlic sauce, eggplant roll up with red pepper pesto

Dinner
BBQ pulled pork, southern style tilapia fillet, cole slaw, macaroni and cheese, baked sweet potato, sautéed mixed greens, hush puppie
Pasta station: Pasta,  marinara sauce,  alfredo sauce

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AP History and English Reminders for 2014-15

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Students who would like to take AP History or English classes in the 2014-15 academic year should know the following:

AP English candidates must meet with their current English teachers to discuss whether AP is a good fit or not. There is a placement exam on Wednesday, May 21 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. that is an AP-style analytical essay based on a prompt. Students will be notified of the department’s decision in early- to mid-June.

AP History candidates are required to sit for an entry test, which will require students to write an essay on a topic after reading a presentation document. No advance preparation is required or expected. All students who take the entry test will be notified about the outcome of their application by the department by Wednesday, May 28, 2014, via email. AP U.S. History candidates do not have to take an entry test if they are currently enrolled in AP European History and have maintained a grade average of 90 or above for the first and second trimesters. Students will be notified the last week of school of the department’s decision.

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Admission Intern Application Due May 14

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Hello Wildcats!

We are very happy to announce that the Admission Office seeks a group of eight Admission Interns to organize, manage, and oversee the day-to-day functioning of campus visits through tour guide coordination and post-visit outreach.  Responsibilities include participating in new tour guide training, matching visitors and tour guides, following up with tour guides electronically and in person, meeting and greeting prospective families, and emailing visitors after they leave Williston.  Admission Interns will play an important role in shaping the future of Williston; it is a position with big responsibility and big potential reward!

Applications are due by Wednesday, May 14 at 10:30 p.m. to Ms. Talbot Syfu.  You can copy the below application and submit your answers to Ms. Talbot-Syfu via email, if that is easier for you.

We greatly appreciate your interest in this position, and we look forward to interviewing candidates after May 14!

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Williston Scholars Classes for 2014-15

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I wanted to pass along some information about the six Williston Scholars classes we’re excited to be offering next year. The Williston Scholars program aims to provide students who are passionate about a subject with the opportunity to engage in a trimester of rigorous study with a Williston faculty member and collaborators from the local colleges followed by a trimester of directed project work. Below you’ll find descriptions of the programs and who’s eligible for them. If you’d like any further info you can feel free to email me or contact the teacher of the course you’re interested in.

Have a great week!
Kimberly Zern Evelti
Associate Academic Dean

 Williston Scholars Registration Information, 2014-15

Williston has been building its Williston Scholars program over the past few years. The program aims to provide students who are passionate about a subject with the opportunity to engage in a trimester of rigorous study with a Williston faculty member and collaborators from the local colleges followed by a trimester of directed project work. We’ve had great success with the program in its first few years and are excited to offer six courses next year. The courses are described in detail in our course catalog (www.williston.com/courses) and are summarized below.

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AP English Reads With You on May 16

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I thought this would be a good time to add something to your “to-do” list, so here goes:  AP English 12 is spending our last days together reading in small groups, and we would like to invite all of you to join us.  If you’re interested, please pick one of the following books to begin reading this week or next:

Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee
Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov
Blindness, Jose Saramago
Black Swan Green, David Mitchell
Cartwheel, Jen DuBois ’02 (Williston Grad!)
Atonement, Ian McEwan

We would love to have you join us for class during G or B block on Friday, May 16.  Maybe you have already read one of these books and you would like to come chat about it, or maybe you have been looking for a good book to read; this is a great excuse!  No need to prepare anything or to be an expert on the book you read, and no need to have read very far…believe me, they won’t be far along either.

Please let me know if you are able to come join us!

Thank you!
Sarah Sawyer
Writing Center Director, English Teacher

Sarah Sawyer
Writing Center Director, English Teacher

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Final Free-Writing Workshop Tonight at 6:45

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Hey Williston!

Do you hear that noise? That faint whisper calling your name?
It’s your notebooks and pencils asking you to write with them.
If your writing-hand is feeling a bit neglected, join us in the Writing Center
on Monday evening at 6:45 p.m. for my next free-writing workshop!

Due to scheduling constraints, this will be my final session, and I hope to see
many of you there! There will be more cookies, popcorn, and beverages—I pinky promise.

Thanks for your support and interest thus far. I look forward to finishing this great series with you tomorrow.
~Brittany

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Jerusalem 2015 Meeting Tonight at 5:30 p.m.

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Hello everyone,

The first of two informational meetings for the 2015 trip to Jerusalem will be held tomorrow evening, May 5, from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. in the PA room in the dining hall. The second informational meeting will be held on Monday, May 12, at the same time in the same place.

Everyone planning in applying for JLEM2015 should attend at least one meeting. Parents are also encouraged to attend.

Complete trip information, including application, is online right here: JLEM2015.com.

– Mr. Seamon

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