Williston Upper School Family Weekend 2015

FAMILY WEEKEND PROGRAM UPPER SCHOOL

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

7:00 p.m.

REGISTRATION AND CHECK-IN

FALL THEATER PRODUCTION The Williston Northampton School Presents Euripides’ The Trojan Women

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

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24

8:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.

7:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.

CLASSES Family members are encouraged to attend

Birch Dining Commons

8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

SPECIAL SCHEDULE

8:30–8:55........Period E 9:05–9:30....... Period G 9:40–10:05..... Period A

10:15–10:40.... Period D 10:50–11:15......Period B

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 12:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

PARENT/FACULTY CONVERSATIONS 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.

3:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

ATHLETIC PRACTICES AND AFTERNOON PROGRAMS 4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.

COLLEGE COUNSELING OPEN HOUSE Plimpton Hall 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

BREAKFAST 7:00-8:00 a.m. Continental 8:00-10:00 a.m. Brunch 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

REGISTRATION Grubbs Gallery, Reed Campus Center 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

PARENT/FACULTY CONVERSATIONS 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.

12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

LUNCH Birch Dining Commons 2:45 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

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 3:00 p.m.

ICE CREAM SOCIAL FOR ALL STUDENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, FACULTY, AND STAFF Galbraith Fields 7:30 p.m.

THEATER PRODUCTION Euripides’ The Trojan Women

Sawyer Field Tent 6:00 p.m.

VARSITY FOOTBALL VS. WILBRAHAM AND MONSON ACADEMY

Questions may be directed to Liz Cheney P ’20, Advancement Office, echeney@williston.com or 413-529-3074

Sawyer Field and Sawyer Field Tent

Join us for chili, cornbread, beverages, and all the fixings!

CAMPUS STORE

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

ABOUT COLLEGE COUNSELING Fall is a busy time in the College Counseling Office.

Seniors are meeting regularly with college counselors, refining college lists, putting the finishing touch on their personal essays, and completing college applications.

We look forward to seeing you during Family Weekend.

If you are the parent of a boarding senior, please 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 at Plimpton Hall FRIDAY, 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

SATURDAY, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Parents are required to sign up online for meetings.

Information will be emailed three weeks prior to Family Weekend.

REGISTER BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16

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THE TROJAN WOMEN October 22, 23, and 24 7:30 p.m.

By Euripides 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, 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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