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Janus Poetry Competition

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Want to win a Tandem gift card for writing 17 syllables?

Janus now has a monthly Janus Poetry Competition! Every month, there will be a word of the month and a different type of poem.

The February Janus Competition

Word of the Month: Snow

Poem style: Haiku

What is a haiku? A Haiku is a 3 line Japanese poem. It consists of a line of 5 syllables, then a line of 7 syllables, then a line of 5 syllables. (See the examples below)

RULES
​Poem must be in the style of a haiku.
Poem must have the word of the month as its encompassing theme. It does not necessarily need to include the work in the poem. See an examples below.
Poem must be somewhat appropriate. Sorry.

Example:

In Winter

Precipitation,
Sent to impede our walking.
So we stay inside.

TO SUBMIT, please send the email with the subject as ” [Put your name here], FEB Janus Comp ” to janus@williston.com with an attached word document which has in it both your name and the title of your piece.

The winner will get a GIFTCARD TO TANDEM and be put in Janus!

Like us on Facebook to keep up with the progression of the competition.

Good luck to all, and stay awesome.

Janus

The Williston Northampton Literature and Arts Magazine

http://janusmag.wordpress.com/

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CID on Feb. 6

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Hello Williston!

Our next installment of CID is tonight at 6pm in the Cox Room!
Come hear amazing stories from:

Mr. Charles Raffetto
Julie Lord
and
Gabe Hohmann

Each story is unique and compelling– you won’t want to miss this event!
As always, come with an open mind and heart.

See you there,
Brittany and Ms. Brown

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Field Trip to Mass MoCA on Feb. 10

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Students in Sculpture I class will head to Mass MoCA in North Adams on Feb. 10, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The field trip is required for the 13 students in the class and will be proctored by Fine and Performing Arts teacher Natania Hume.

Dré Wapenaar: Pavilion; Bruce Odland & Sam Auinger: Harmonic Bridge; Marko Remec: Totally Totem and Jason Middlebrook: My Landscape are among the exhibits currently on display at the museum.

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Afternoon Program Schedule for Feb. 5

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All games have been cancelled or postponed. Here are adjusted practice times today for those teams that are meeting. Other afternoon programs will meet at the usual Wednesday meeting times unless you hear from your instructor.

Girls V Basketball – 1:30-3:00
Boys V Basketball – 1:30-2:30
Boys JV & 3rd Basketball – 2:30-3:30
Girls V Hockey – 1:30-3:15
Boys JV Hockey – 2:30-3:15 (with Girls V)
Boys V Hockey – 3:30-5:00
Girls V Squash – 1:30-2:30
Boys V Squash  -2:30-3:30
Swimming – 1:30 regular practice time
Wrestling – 1:30 regular practice time

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Field Trip to Robbie Heidinger’s Studio on Feb. 7

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Students in Natania Hume’s ceramics class are off to Westhampton to visit Robbie Heidinger’s ceramics studio. The field trip is required and will be proctored by Ms. Hume.

According to her website, Robbie Heidinger’s work is “very touchable. It satisfies the urge to feel something attractively “natural,” and more seductively, rewards the user by connecting them with a very potent and tightly focused abstraction of the tissues and structures of organic life.”

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February 7-9, 2014

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Weekend Activities

Sign up for off-campus trips at Activities Office in Reed.

 

Saturday, February 8

Easthampton WinterFest Feb 7, 8

  • Open Reed showing Winter Olympics 7-10:45 p.m.  Susanna White
  • Open Gym 7:15-10:45 p.m.                                 Karen Ram
  • Indoor Rock Climbing 7-10:30 p.m., Van 7       Kurt Whipple
  • Northampton Shuttle 7:15 p.m.-10:45 p.m., mini bus 1 Libby Anderson
  • UMass Hockey vs. #7 UMass-Lowell 6 p.m. game, 5:30 p.m. departure Van 9 Andrew Syfu

Sunday, February 9

  • Open Gym 1-5 p.m.                                                            Doug Niedzwecki
  • Open Reed showing Winter Olympics 1:15-5:15 p.m.  Sarah Klumpp
  • Holyoke Mall 1-5 p.m., mini bus 1                                  Kate Verdickt
  • Trip to the Movies 12:15-4 p.m., mini bus 2                Derek Cunha
  • Skiing and tubing at Berkshire East 12-5 p.m., mini bus 3 Ken Choo

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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Writing Center Hours This Week: BLUE WEEK 2/4-2/9

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It looks like that silly groundhog predicted six more weeks of winter; you might as well head on over to the warm and cozy Writing Center!  Here are the hours for this week:

Tuesday
8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (G, C, E, F1)
1:40 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. (A)
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (study hall)

Wednesday
9:05 a.m. to 10:05 p.m. (B)
11:25 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. (A)
7:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. (study hall)

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Birch Dining Commons Menu: Feb. 2-8

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Sunday
Brunch
Chef’s Choice

Dinner
Special dinner in Reed Campus Center for Super Bowl Sunday. Dining Hall CLOSED.

Monday
Brunch
Chef’s Choice

Dinner
Chef’s Choice

Tuesday
Breakfast
Breakfast sandwiches with or without meat, hash browns, yogurt bar, fried dough, make your own waffle

Lunch
Potato cheddar or calde verde soup, Pizza station: cheese pizza, supreme pizza, vegetarian stuffed grilled portobella mushrooms, chicken and chourico sausage jambalaya, Capri blend vegetables, Cajun style tilapia, dirty rice
Pasta bar: Meat ravioli, marinara or alfredo sauce, broccoli
Dinner
Chicken stir fry, fried rice, edamme stir fry, vegetable spring rolls, spicy orange ginger or sweet and sour sauce, Asian style vegetables
Grill: Crepes with assorted fillings
Pasta bar: Asian or rice noodles, vegetable or chicken broth, tofu or vegetables, pasta, marinara sauce

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Birch Dining Commons Hours: Mid-winter Break

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Thursday, January 30
Breakfast 7:15 – 8:15
Lunch 11:15 – 1:30
Dinner 5:15 – 7:00

Friday, January 31
Brunch 11:00 – 12:30
Dinner 5:30 – 6:30

Saturday, February 1
Breakfast 7:45 – 8:45 (Closing after breakfast.)
(Students depart for NYC trip after breakfast.)

Sunday, February 2
Brunch 11:00 – 12:30 (Closing after brunch.)

Monday, February 3
Brunch 11:00 – 12:30
Dinner 5:15 – 7:00

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Athletes Love to Read 2014

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Editor’s note: The following was provided by Matt Sawyer, Ninth Grade Dean, English Teacher, and Head Baseball Coach.

Each year, the Maple Street Elementary School in Easthampton hosts the “Athletes Love to Read” program and invite student/athletes from local schools and colleges to come to their school and read to students and to interact with them.  Amherst College, Mount Holyoke, Smith College, UMASS, Easthampton High School sent athletes in addition to Williston.  This is the third year that Williston has been involved in this program.

The following the athletes that represented Williston:

Sylvia Skerry ’14 (Track/Cross Country)
Bianca Schultz ’14 (Hockey/Track/Cross Country)
Gia Parker ’14 (Soccer/Basketball)
Natalia Baum ’15 (Basketball/Volleyball)
Dina Dahdul ’15 (Basketball/Volleyball)
Gracie Simpson ’15 (Soccer/Basketball/Lacrosse)
Rachel Rockwell ’16 (Hockey/Track/Cross Country)
Erik Ostberg ’14 (Baseball)
Adam Krol ’14 (Baseball)
Marquis Francois ’14 (Football/Baseball)
Nick Pattison ’14 (Cross Country/Squash)

The Williston student/athletes had a wonderful time at the event and represented the school well.

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