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Poetry on Campus

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Hey Wildcats!

So you may notice in the next couple of days some large poster boards with different titles. These boards will be placed in different locations around campus. On these boards, we hope you will contribute a line or two of your OWN poetry that connects back to the board’s specific theme. Use your imagination and be creative! Once the boards are full, we’ll be sure to send another email with the completed poems that you guys have written!

Thank you so much for your cooperation. We hope everyone will have fun with this and keep it professional, as this is for our final assessment in Modern American Poetry!

Thanks again,
Hannah Gagnon, Paul Accorsi, Nell Heidinger

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Prizes for Poetry

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Hey guys,

As you may have noticed recently, the stairs in the schoolhouse have been sporting this poem:

Spring is coming
The bees are humming
Your package and allowance are forthcoming
With many poets
I bet you didn’t know it
You’ll be getting poems
About your favorite season
So that’s the reason
Go to the campus store

~The purpose of this is to direct you to the campus store!

There will be inspiring poems about spring and warm weather for all of you to pick up on the counter of the campus store when you are passing by.

We also have put poems on your packages!

So, make sure to take a poem and/or read the poem on your package because…

We will reward you with prizes!

Here are the criteria:

If the poem you pick up has the word…

“Spring”

“Flower”

“Rain”

or

“Birds”

Send either:

lboland@williston.com or sbelinskas@williston.com or ekimball@williston.com an email and you shall receive your prize!

This is for our senior poetry final project so please participate if you can and shoot lots of emails our way!

Sincerely,

Lucy Boland
Sydney Belinskas
Ethan Kimball

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February 27-March 2

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Thursday, February 27

Middle School Science Fair 6:30 @ Whitaker Bement

Friday, February 28

  • Assessments begin
  • Muji Muhammad 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament!   3:30 p.m. in gym
  • Political Action Committee debate
    • Should college athletes be paid?  6 p.m. @ Cox Room

Saturday, March 1

  • Open Gym 7-10:45 p.m.   Annie Schneider
  • Study Break: games, treats, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in Reed 7:15-10:45 Mt. Tom’s Sundae Bar including Williston cake batter! Laurel Raffetto
  • Shuttle to Northampton 7:15-10:45 p.m., minibus 3  Emily McDowell
  • Trip to the Movies at Hampshire Mall 6:15-10 p.m. minibus 4  Sarah Klumpp

Sunday, March 2

  • Open Gym 1-5 p.m.                     Lynn Magovern
  • Open Reed w/ games 1:15-5:15 p.m. Susanna White
  • Indoor Rock Climbing 1-4 p.m., mini bus 1       Paul Rutherford
  • Trip to Chipotle 1-4 p.m., mini bus 2                  Derek Cunha

Have fun and take care of each other.

Failure to show up for an Activity you signed up for without notifying the Dean on Duty, Mr. Spearing, or the faculty chaperone will result in a unit and loss of weekend privileges.

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2014 Dodgeball Results

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Thank you to all who helped.  Maddy Stern, Ben Wheeler, Jay Grant, Tim Cheney, Ben Demerath, Annie Schneider, Jen Gross, Paul Rutherford, Rachel Chambers.

Congratulations to all the teams today.  The Final Four were Davey and The 5-holes vs. ORE, and the Willistoldians vs. the Legion of Boom.  The finals were ORE vs. the Legion of Boom.  ORE was victorious.

Great job to everyone cheering for each other and having good fun.  The uniforms were outstanding! Anyone who has pictures from the event, please send them to me.  Thank you to everyone who helped set up, referee, and announce.  Let’s keep that energy going to support our teams in the playoffs, our performers, Muji 3-on-3 on Friday, and through Assessments.  Go Wildcats!

Sincerely,
Matt Spearing

The Williston Northampton School inspires students to live with purpose, passion, and integrity.

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National Latin Exam on Feb. 25

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Williston Latin students will take the National Latin Exam from 2:50-3:40 p.m. in the Chapel today. Offered by the American Classical League, the National Latin Exam is taken by over 300,000 Latin students throughout the world. The contest gives our students the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of Latin and the classical world.  Williston Latin scholars earning awards on this test are acknowledged during ceremonies at the end of the school year. Good luck, Wildcats!

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Writing Center Hours This Week: GREEN WEEK (kind of) 2/23-3/1

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Hooray!  Assessment Week is here!  (And that means that VACATION is right around the corner!)  Put your best foot forward with a visit to the Writing Center.

Maybe, just maybe, you could use a little help with your Othello paper…

Here are the hours for this week:

Sunday
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (study hall)

Monday
8:30 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. (D, F, C)
12:30 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. (E2, B)
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (study hall)

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Field Trip to MoMA on Feb. 26

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The Contemporary Arts and Culture class will head to the Museum of Modern Art in NYC on Feb. 26, 2014 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The field trip is required for the 12 students in the class and will be proctored by Fine and Performing Arts teacher Natania Hume.

Current exhibitions at the museum include: Isa Genzken: Retrospective;Isaac Julien: Ten Thousand Waves; and Ileana Sonnabend: Ambassador for the New.

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Birch Dining Commons Menu: Feb. 23-March 1

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Sunday
Brunch
Assorted blintz, poached eggs, corned beef hash, hash browns, peach cobbler, quiche, make your own waffles, yogurt bar, eggs and omelets at the grill

Dinner
Chicken breast with broccoli and cheese, gravy, Mediteranean fish stew,  rice pilaf, Capri blend vegetable, vegetable-tofu  stuffed tomatoes.
Pasta bar: pasta, marinara  sauce, Asian or rice noodles, vegetable or chicken broth, sautéed vegetables

Monday
Breakfast
French toast sticks, baked apples, home fries, make your own waffle, yogurt bar
assorted eggs at the grill

Lunch
Vegetable soup or soup du jour, fried clam strips, sloppy joe’s with rolls, vegetarian sloppy joe’s, green beans, hot dog station
Pasta bar: Cheese stuffed rigatoni with marinara, eggplant roll with up-with pesto

.Dinner
Roast loin of pork, mashed potato, gravy, turkey divan, roasted vegetables with penne, Catalina blend vegetables
Pasta station: Manicotti, marinara or meat sauce, bread sticks

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Team Dinners on Feb. 25

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Celebrate your afternoon program and team with dinner on Tuesday, Feb. 25 from *5:30-7:30 p.m.!

The Dining Hall will be closed since they are providing dinner for everyone in the following locations.

If you are a day or boarding student with a sport exemption/special assignment I have already emailed you.

MANY THANKS to coaches welcoming teams into their homes that night! And MANY THANKS to Mr. Martin and his crew for making this happen!

Have a great time!
Ms. Brousseau

Please note: 3rds Squash will celebrate at 5:00 p.m.

TUESDAY 2/25 *5:30-7:30

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