FALL FAMILY WEEKEND PROGRAM

UPPER SCHOOL

Please join us for Fall Family Weekend October 24-25, 2014. We’re looking forward to welcoming you to campus for a weekend of classroom visits, teacher meetings, terrific theater productions, and fun Wildcat competitions.

7:00 – 10:00 a.m.

BREAKFASTBirch Dining Commons

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

REGISTRATIONGrubbs Gallery, Reed Campus Center

8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

PARENT/FACULTY CONVERSATIONSParents are required to sign up online for time slots. Information will be emailed three weeks prior to Family Weekend.

12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

LUNCHBirch Dining Commons

2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

ATHLETIC CONTESTS• Taste of Easthampton, Galbraith Fields• Community Tailgate, Berube Stadium

7:30 p.m.

FALL THEATER PRODUCTION Williston TheatreAll My Sons

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24

7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

REGISTRATIONGrubbs Gallery, Reed Campus Center

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

8:30 – 11:00 a.m.

CLASSES Parents are encouraged to attend (special schedule).

8:30-9:00 a.m.9:10-9:40 a.m.9:50-10:20 a.m.10:30-11:00 a.m.

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11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

ASSEMBLYAthletic CenterParents are encouraged to attend assembly, which will include fun and informative presentations by student groups. Get a taste of what’s happening on campus this fall! Mandatory for all Upper School students.

12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

LUNCHBirch Dining Commons/Athletic CenterMeet-and-greet luncheon for parents. Visit with other parents in your child’s class.The same buffet choices will be offered in two locations.

12:45 – 5:00 p.m.

PARENT/FACULTY CONVERSATIONSParents are required to sign up online for time slots. Information will be emailed prior to Family Weekend.

4:15 – 5:15 p.m.

COLLEGE COUNSELING PROGRAM: THE NEW SAT AND HOW THE CHANGES IMPACT YOUDodge Room, Reed Campus CenterA presentation exploring the changing landscape of standardized testing in the college admission process. Michael Dean, director of educational partnerships at Summit Test Prep, will explain what the latest changes in SAT testing mean for our students. All families are welcome and encouraged to attend.

3:45 – 5:00 p.m.

ATHLETIC PRACTICES AND AFTERNOON PROGRAMS

5:30 p.m.

ATHLETIC CONTESTSAll are invited to attend• 5:30 p.m. Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Suffield,

Sawyer Field• 5:30 p.m. Girls Jv Volleyball vs. Suffield, Athletic

Center• 5:30 p.m. Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. Suffield,

Athletic Center

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

PARENT WINE AND CHEESE37 Park Street At the home of the Head of School, Bob Hill, and Kathryn Hill P ’15, ’19.

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

BUFFET DINNERBirch Dining Commons

7:00 p.m.

FALL THEATER PRODUCTIONWilliston Theatre All My Sons

7:15 p.m.

COMMUNITY BONFIREField behind John Wright Dormitory

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25

THE CAMPUS STORE IS OPEN ON FRIDAY FROM 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. AND SATURDAY 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

19 Payson Avenue | Easthampton, MA 01027 | 413.529.3000 www.williston.com

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 es-says, 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, 8:00-11:00 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 10 | Online www.williston.com/familyweekend | By phone: (413) 529-3304

ALL MY SONS

During World War II, Joe Keller and Herbert Deever ran a machine shop that made airplane parts for military planes. Deever went to jail for sending defective parts out of the shop, causing the deaths of hundreds of American soldiers. Keller was exonerated and built a life for himself and his family. These parallel stories pick up early one August morning when a storm takes out the tree dedicated to Keller’s oldest son who was re-ported missing in action during the war. This symbolic event, along with Keller’s youngest son’s proposal to Ann Deever and the return of a bitter George Deever, sets the wheels in motion for the action of the play that ultimately unearths devastating truths long-buried by Keller and his wife. Please join us for a talkback with our cast and crew after the perfor-mance on Friday, October 24.

By Arthur Miller | Directed by Emily B. DitkovskiProduced by Special Arrangement with Dramatist Play Service

TICKETS: $7 students/seniors. $10 adults. Always complimentary for current Williston students and faculty. FREE FOR WILLISTON FAMILIES ON FRIDAY NIGHT.FOR TICKET INFORMATION VISIT: visit www.williston.com/theater