Williston Middle School Family Weekend 2015

FAMILY WEEKEND PROGRAM MIDDLE SCHOOL

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24

7:45 a.m.

2:45 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

CHECK-IN/REGISTRATION Whitaker-Bement Your first stop when you arrive on campus.

Refreshments will be available.

ATHLETIC CONTESTS 2:45 p.m. JV Field Hockey vs. Pomfret 3:00 p.m. V Volleyball vs. Worcester Academy 3:00 p.m. JV Volleyball vs. Worcester Academy 3:30 p.m. V Water Polo vs. Hopkins 3:15 p.m. V Girls Soccer vs. Pomfret 3:15 p.m. JV Girls Soccer vs. Pomfret 3:30 p.m. Girls Cross Country vs. Taft 3:45 p.m. V Boys Soccer vs. Taft 3:45 p.m. JV Boys Soccer vs. Taft 4:00 p.m. Boys Cross Country vs. Taft 4:15 p.m. V Field Hockey vs. Pomfret

**A leaf on your name tag is recognition of your generous support of the Parents’ Fund.

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES Parents wishing to meet with faculty must sign up for time slots through Veracross. Information regarding that process will be distributed prior to Family Weekend.

NO CLASSES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

Whitaker-Bement 11:25 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

ASSEMBLY Required for all Upper School students. Family members are encouraged to attend. Come see fun and informative presentations by student groups and get a taste of what’s happening on campus this fall. Always a highlight of the weekend!

Athletic Center 12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

LUNCH Athletic Center and Sawyer Field Tent 3:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

ATHLETIC PRACTICES AND AFTERNOON PROGRAMS 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION RECEPTION At the home of Head of School Bob Hill and Kathryn Hill P ’15, ’19 37 Park Street 5:45 p.m.-7:45 p.m.

DINNER BUFFET Sawyer Field Tent 6 p.m.

VARSITY FOOTBALL VS. WILBRAHAM AND MONSON ACADEMY Sawyer Field Join us for chili, cornbread, beverages, and all the fixings!

7:00 p.m.

THEATER PRODUCTION Euripides’ The Trojan Women

3:00 p.m.

ICE CREAM SOCIAL FOR ALL STUDENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, FACULTY, AND STAFF Galbraith Fields Questions may be directed to Liz Cheney P ’20, Advancement Office, echeney@williston.com or 413-529-3074

CAMPUS STORE

Hours: Friday, 8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Saturday, 8:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.

THE TROJAN WOMEN | BY EURIPIDES October 22, 23, and 24 at 7:30 p.m.

Directed by Emily B. Ditkovski Written in the fifth century B.C.E. during the Peloponnesian War, Euripides’ The Trojan Women depicts the reality of what happens to women and children in conflict zones. The play was written nearly three thousand years ago but tells an eerily modern tale. Hecuba, the once great Queen of Troy, waits with the rest of the Trojan women to be sold into slavery after the defeat of her city following the Trojan War. The women, wasting away in a refugee camp, mourn their lost city and share their fears about the future. Told through a surreal combination of movement,

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poetry, and prose, The Trojan Women highlights the cost of war.

Please join us for a talkback with our cast and crew after each performance.

Tickets: $7 students/seniors; $10 adults.

Performance on Friday night is FREE for Williston families.

For ticket information visit www.williston.com

Online www.williston.com/familyweekend

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By phone: (413) 529-3074

19 Payson Avenue | Easthampton, MA 01027 | 413.529.3000

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