HEAD OF SCHOOL Robert W. Hill III P ’15, ’19 Chief Advancement Officer Eric Yates P ’17 Director of Alumni Relations Jeff Pilgrim ’81 Director of Communications Traci Wolfe P ’16, ’19
Director of Online Communications Rachael Hanley Project Manager Dennis Crommett
Please send letters to the editor, class notes, obituaries, and changes of address to: The Williston Northampton School Alumni Office 19 Payson Avenue Easthampton, MA 01027 T: (413) 529-3300 F: (413) 529-3427 Established in 1915, the Bulletin is published by the Advancement Office for the benefit of alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends.
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WHILE VISITING WITH ALUMNI ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IN ASIA THIS YEAR, it has been terrific catching
up with graduates and families, and watching them catch up with each other. The connections we have to each other and to the Williston Northampton School, Williston Academy, or Northampton School for Girls remain strong, and I am grateful for the conversations I’ve had at the over 20 events we have hosted on and off campus this year, including, of course, Reunion. Now that I’m back in the office, I am excited to share the news of our new Williston Northampton alumni mobile app called EverTrue. This powerful tool is designed to take the place of our alumni directory and is associated with LinkedIn so it will allow users to see what other Williston Northampton alumni live in a particular area, their contact information, and profession. Alumni can update their information within a few minutes and even provide the Alumni Office with information about friends and classmates. If 1,500 alumni download the EverTrue app and test it out by the end of January, Mr. Hill will provide our students with a Head’s Day—a day when classes are spontaneously cancelled. The app is free and our gift to you. So find out where that lost classmate lives, who else works in your field, and more, and help our students get a much-deserved day off as well!
Finally, thank you to everyone who contributed to this winter’s Bulletin. As you can see, this is a big issue, in part because of the Class Notes, which has a lot of news, not to mention alumni profiles and personal essays. I hope you enjoy it, and please do stay in touch, whether through EverTrue, a regional event, social media, or the Bulletin. I hope to see you on campus for Reunion June 5-7, 2015! Sincerely,
Jeff Pilgrim ’81 Director of Alumni Relations
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Design Director Aruna Goldstein