Spring Family Weekend 2012 Upper School

Spring Family Weekend FRIDAY, APRIL 27, AND SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012

UPPER SCHOOL PROGRAM

Friday, April 27 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Registration

Grubbs Gallery, Reed Campus Center A leaf on your name tag is recognition of your generous support of the Parents’ Fund.

2:30 – 4:00 p.m.

Athletic Practices

4:00 – 4:45 p.m.

Financing a College Education Carolyn Karno of Education Funding Strategies joins us to help families better understand the financial aid landscape.

Middle and Upper School parents are welcome.

Dodge Room, Reed Campus Center

4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Conversations with Teachers StuBop, Reed Campus Center

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Buffet Dinner

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Reception at the Home of Head of School Bob Hill and Kathryn Hill P’15

7:30 p.m.

Theater Performance: Fiddler on the Roof

Birch Dining Commons

37 Park Street

Williston Theatre, Scott Hall Reservations: (413) 529-3434

8:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Study Hall for boarding students

Saturday, April 28 7:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

7:30 – Noon

Registration

8:30 – 10:50 a.m.

Saturday Classes

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Birch Dining Commons

Grubbs Gallery, Reed Campus Center

Parents are encouraged to attend.

8:30–9:10 9:20–10:00 10:10–10:50

Period 4 Period 6 Period 2

Lunch Birch Dining Commons

Parents’ Association

Dear Parents, Spring Family Weekend is a wonderful chance to meet teachers, attend athletic events, and enjoy the spring play, Fiddler on the Roof.

College Counseling welcomes Carolyn Karno of Education Funding Strategies, in a program open to Middle and Upper School families, to provide an understanding of the college financial aid landscape.

I hope that you will attend the Parents’ Association meeting with guest speakers Kim Evelti, Peter Gunn, and Natania Hume, who will be presenting the newly created Williston Scholars program, followed by Head of School Bob Hill’s State of the School address. Please also join him at his home for the reception on Friday evening.

I look forward to seeing you all!

Sincerely, Shannon Greenwood ’83 P’13, ’15, ’17 Parents’ Association President

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Parents’ Association Luncheon Meeting Cox Family Room, Birch Dining Commons

Williston Scholars program, with faculty members Kim Evelti, Peter Gunn, and Natania Hume All parents encouraged to attend.

Cox Family Room, Birch Dining Commons

12:30 – 1:10 p.m.

State of the School Address with Head of School Bob Hill

1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Athletic Contests

Cox Family Room, Birch Dining Commons

College Counseling Dear Parents,

Spring is always a busy time of year in the College Counseling Office.

Seniors are waiting to receive news, and our juniors are beginning to wade deeper into the college search process.

We’re looking forward to seeing you during Family Weekend, and if you are the parent of a boarding junior, I encourage you to make an appointment with your child’s college counselor during your visit. Parents of day students may make an appoint­ment at another mutually convenient time.

Appointments for families of boarding students are available Friday, 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. and Saturday, 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Please call the College Counseling Office at (413) 529-3224 ahead of your visit to schedule a meeting.

We look forward to getting to know you as we embark on this very exciting process with your family.

Sincerely,

Tim Cheney Director of College Counseling

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

19 Payson Avenue Easthampton, MA 01027 (413) 529-3000

Register by phone: (413) 529-3300 Register online:

www.williston.com/familyweekend