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Katelin McLaughlin '04, New Police Officer in Hingham, MA
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6/14/2011
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 Hingham Police Chief Michael Peraino said he is very excited about the hiring of Ryan Ross, Katelin McLaughlin '04, and Michael Rockoff, all of whom live in Hingham. Read more in the Hingham Patch.
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Kate Hunter '94 Opens Poetry Bookstore
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5/27/2011
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 Kate Hunter '94 and her husband Brian Buckley recently opened the third poetry bookstore in the country. They want Innisfree to be more than merely a poetry bookstore and café, but also a meeting place for local poets and writers. Read more in Boulder's Daily Camera.
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Molly Lieberman '06 Founds Arts Organization
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5/16/2011
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Molly Lieberman, a fibers major at Savannah College of Art and Design, is an art teacher at the West Broad Street YMCA and the driving force behind Loop It Up Savannah. The organization helps the community by teaching art skills and art appreciation to local children. Read more.
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Students Curate Art Show
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5/2/2011
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 Art students from The Williston Northampton School curated Joint Venture, an exhibition showcasing paintings by individuals in the Riverside Industries arts program. Joint Venture exhibited at the Grubbs Gallery in the Reed Campus Center from April 12-29, 2011, and was covered by local media outlets including the Daily Hampshire Gazette and The Republican newspapers.
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Alex Garcia '12 Loves Sports and Service
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4/26/2011
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 Three years ago, Alex Garcia '12 collected and sent 10 boxes of baseball equipment to children in Latin America through the nonprofit Roberto's Kids. Now the Daily Hampshire Gazette has reported that he has decided to do it again. Read the article here.
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Hope Offered by Stroke Survivor
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3/17/2011
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 An article about John Kawie '68 in The Republican describes Kawie's journey of recovery after a stroke, and how he was able to incorporate his new reality into his comedy career. After performing at his 40th Reunion at Williston, Kawie connected with former classmate Peter Homans '68, who helped Kawie produce a DVD of his show Brain Freeze.
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Community Service Club Donates Stuffed Animals
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3/7/2011
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Williston's Community Service club gathered over 400 stuffed animals to be given to children experiences traumatic situations or emergencies. The officers in the Easthampton Police Department will help distribute the toys. Read more in the Daily Hampshire Gazette.
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Students Create Website to Demystify Supreme Court
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2/28/2011
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Easthampton, Williston students set for history competition
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2/11/2011
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 A story in the Daily Hampshire Gazette chronicles the preparation of our students for the statewide We the People competition. Williston has participated since 1998 and and finished in the top three places four times; this year our students collaborated with first-time participants from Easthampton High School.
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Jimmy Connors '88, "Legends, Loss and Lateef" in Hampshire Life
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11/15/2010
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 Jimmy Connors '88 aka Jimmy Sizzles recently released a tribute concerto in honor of his mentor and teacher Yusef Lateef, 90, of Amherst, and Lateef's late wife, Tahira. "Twelve Tone Modal Chamber Concerto #1: Blues for Brother Lateef" was produced by Jimmy and renowned saxophonist Archie Shepp. A profile in Hampshire Life covers Jimmy Connors experiences in making the album.
Read more here.
The album may be previewed and purchased here.
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Field Hockey Having Best Season in Over a Decade
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11/4/2010
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 With a combination of hard work and team unity, the varsity field hockey team is having a great season, standing at 10-2 with three regular season games left. Coach Ann Pickrell says that the team has "great chemistry with each other on and off the field." Read more at www.masslive.com.
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Sports Journalist Pens Recaps
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10/25/2010
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Alan Veronesi '10 (known as "Robby" during his Williston days) is writing sports reports for the Tennessee Journalist, the online news site of the University of Tennessee. Find a list of his stories here.
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Yesteryear's News Remembered and Honored
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9/24/2010
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 Val Bourque enrolled as a postgraduate student at Williston Academy in 1955. He left Williston before receiving his diploma to enroll at the newly opened United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In fact, as mentioned in Time Magazine, he became the first student to enroll the academy. In 1964, Val became the first Air Force Academy graduate to die in combat when his plane was shot down over Vietnam during a re-supply mission to a group of soldiers who were surrounded by the enemy. Today cadets at the Air Force Academy salute a statue of Val when they pass on parade.
Read the Time Magazine article
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Head of School Robert W. Hill III Profiled in Local Paper
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9/10/2010
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 Robert W. Hill III was featured in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. The profile of Mr. Hill talks about his New England roots and expresses his eagerness to begin the school-year. "The people here represent the very best in what you look for in a boarding school and the kids here are just great," says Hill.
Mr. Hill also speaks about the excellent resources the location of Williston provides in proximity to the five colleges, "...Means that we can provide a college preparatory experience that few, if any, independent schools can match," Hill said.
Mr. Hill joined Williston in July from the Carolina Day School in Asheville, NC, where he was associate head of school and principal of the upper school.
Read the full article at The Daily Hampshire Gazette
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Lisa Lake '84 Inpires Students Through Rugby
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9/3/2010
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High school teacher Lisa Lake '84 was recently featured on "Good Morning America" for her work as a rugby coach in the Bronx. "I did beg, but once I got them there, they loved it," says Lisa about her team.
Watch the inspiring story of one player's life transformed.
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Music for the People
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7/30/2010
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 Janet Wolfe '32 has made a life out of connecting with people and promoting the performing arts in New York City. She was recently profiled in the New York Daily News.
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Sharp Wits Win!
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7/29/2010
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 Williston's Academic Team won the 49th annual televised As Schools Match Wits state championship in June. Williston bested Longmeadow High School for the victory at Westfield State College.
Williston’s team prepared for the competition by practicing once a week, by participating in a tournament at Yale in March, and by narrowly losing to a faculty and administration team during Williston’s Spring Family Weekend.
As Schools Match Wits has been a fixture in Massachusetts since it was first aired on WWLP-TV in 1961. Since January 2007, the show has been co-produced by Westfield State College and WGBY-TV57; it is taped at WSC and aired by WGBY on Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. The show’s website describes As Schools Match Wits as a “fast-paced academic competition featuring some of our area’s brightest high school students.”
Podcast of the competition
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More News on Crew, Matt Slodden '11 Featured
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6/21/2010
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 Matt Slodden '11 was recently featured in the Virgin Island Daily News for his participation in the Hampshire crew team. Matt hadn't rowed until attending Williston and this year he helped his team qualify for the 2010 U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships.
Read the full article
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Crew Team Heads To National Championship
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6/1/2010
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 Williston students who participate in crew do so through a local organization known as Northampton Youth and Community Rowing. This spring, the boys' team has done very well. After a successful race at the Northeast Regional Championships in Lowell, MA, the team headed to the national championships in Ohio. Read more at www.masslive.com.
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A Local Treat Ready for Summer
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5/12/2010
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 Northampton native Alex Feinstein '03 has returned to western MA to introduce fruit-covered frozen yogurt in a new yogurt shop called GoBerry.The store is expected to open in May and is located on the corner of Main and Pleasant Streets in the center of downtown Northampton. Feinstein who owns the business with his fiancee Molly Goettsche hopes to provide a healthier alternative to ice cream this summer while using local ingredients whenever possible.
"We fell in love with it in Boston and we thought Northampton would love it, too," Feinstein told Daily Hampshire Gazette writer James Lowe.
Read the full article at GazetteNet.com
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Ashley Gearing '09 Returns for a Cause
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5/5/2010
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 Ashley Gearing '09 returned to Massachusetts for a brief visit from Belmont College in Nashville to raise awareness for pediatric research at the Boston Children’s Hospital, at a Battle of the Bands, Notes for the Cure event in Dedham. She performed new songs and served as a judge for a high school band competition.
“That’s really cool for me,” she said. “It’s like being a judge on American Idol and for a great cause,” who talked with the Westfield Evening News about her music career and college life. Read the full article.
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Pippin Brings Laughter and Dance to the Stage
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5/5/2010
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 In a recent article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette Williston's production of Pippin was given top billing as a musical must-see.
Theatre Director Emily Ditkovski said she chose the production Pippin for it addresses the, "universal questions we're always dealing with no matter what age we are." As director, she makes it a priority to place students in leadership roles for the school's productions. For Pippin she assigned students as assistant directors, lighting designers, stage managers, a vocal captain, and a lighting designer.
"The theater is a place to be someone else, bring out another person who's inside of you that you never knew was there," she said. "You don't have to worry about other people judging what you're doing because everybody's in the same boat, trying to go out of their comfort zone. It's been a great experience," says Ditkovski.
With colorful costuming and excellent choreography, the musical comedy was received with high praises by audiences.
Read the article, 'Pippin': Williston Theatre serves up beguiling blend of tyranny, patricide, song and dance by Kathleen Mellen on GazetteNet.com
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1 of 40 under 40
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5/5/2010
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 Ian Vukovich '01, a project manager at Florence Savings Bank, was named one of 40 up-and-coming business people under 40 years old by BusinessWest magazine. He and other members of the Class of 2010 were nominated by community members and business leaders, with the winners selected by a panel of professional judges.
In his role at Florence Savings Bank, Ian works with many different departments to help the bank implement new projects. He also serves as a director on the boards of several nonprofit organizations. Read more in BusinessWest.
Photo courtesy of BusinessWest.
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Cyclists to Ride Across Swaziland
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4/20/2010
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 Al Albano '70, P'01, '03 is one of eight cyclists currently training to take a 200-mile ride across Swaziland in order to raise money for Young Heroes, a nonprofit organization based in Leeds, MA, that helps AIDS orphans in Swaziland. The group was founded by journalist Steve Kallaugher in 2006, according to the Daily Hampshire Gazette.
Above, Skip Klepacki P'04, '09 and Al Albano train for their ride. Photo by The Recorder.
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Graduate Gives Back to School
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4/20/2010
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 After graduating from UMass Amherst's School of Management, Sidney Baptista '05 deferred his start date at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s Boston office in order to teach for a year at Epiphany School, the private middle school in Dorchester, MA, that he attended. Read more in the Bay State Banner to hear how Sidney is helping the Epiphany School to make a difference in the lives of low-income children in the Boston area.
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Alumna Chosen as Cherry Blossom Princess
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4/14/2010
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 Eleanor "Nell" Etheredge '05 represented Massachusetts as Cherry Blossom Princess in the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. on April 4-10, 2010, according to the Daily Hampshire Gazette.
While at Williston, Etheredge was class president. She graduated magna cum laude from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA, with a bachelor's degree in law and policy. She currently works as a legislative policy analyst at The Council of State Governments in Washington, D.C.
The National Cherry Blossom Festival, which celebrates the 1912 gift of cherry trees from the city of Tokyo, is an annual, two-week, citywide event featuring cultural performances, sporting events, arts & crafts demonstrations and other special events. Princesses from every state and several US territories were honored at the White House, at the Japanese Embassy, in a parade, and at the festival ball.
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Basketball Coach in Hall of Fame
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4/5/2010
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 Kevin Kudla, Williston's varsity girls' basketball coach since 2004, has been named as a member of the first Hall of Fame class for Holyoke Catholic High School in Chicopee, MA. He and the other 32 members of the class will be inducted during a ceremony on May 8, 2010.
Kudla (College of the Holy Cross ’95) coached at Indiana State, Clarkson University, and Elmira College before coming to Williston. He teaches English and also coaches in the soccer and baseball programs. During the summer, he is a consistent clinician at the Hoop Mountain Basketball Camp, the Holy Cross Basketball Camp for Girls, and the Elms College Basketball Camp.
Read more in the Springfield Republican.
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GP Gromacki '89 Leads Winning Team
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3/18/2010
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 Amherst College Women's Basketball Head Coach GP Gromacki '89, whose team has made it to the NCAA Division III Final Four two years in a row, has been leading the team since 2007. He was recently named Coach of the Year by D3hoops.com. During his three seasons at Amherst, Gromacki has posted an 83-7 overall record, including a 24-3 mark in conference play.
Described in an article on WWLP.com as the UConn of Division III basketball, the Amherst College women’s team achieved the first undefeated season in Amherst basketball history this year. According to Masslive.com, the team is scheduled to take on Washington University in the Final Four on Friday, March 19.
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Headmaster Wright speaks on Leadership
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2/8/2010
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On February 6, 2010, Dr. Brian Wright joined Academy Hill Students in Springfield to talk about leadership. Watch the video above or on masslive.
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Girls' Hockey Finds Chemistry on the Ice
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2/1/2010
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 In a recent article in The Republican, Williston's girls' hockey team is recognized for their successful season. The team had a 10-game winning steak until a recent loss to Westminister. This is the longest winning streak in the hockey team's history.
The girls' hockey team is coached by Christa Talbot '98 who is also the Assistant Dean of Students. She attributes the team's success to "kids whose focus is to be good teammates."
Read the full article on Masslive.
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Conroy '10 hits 1,000 points on the Basketball Court
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1/4/2010
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 Kristina Conroy made her 1,000th point during a home game against Berkshire School on Saturday. Conroy is the fifth girls basketball player in the school's history to reach 1,000 points. She began the season with 903 points.
“She really takes her captainship seriously and does a great job bringing together the girls,” Kudla said in a recent article on Conroy in the Republican. “By nature she’s a very vocal person, but she’s also just a great leader by example,” he said.
Williston senior basketball player Kristina Conroy was recently featured in another article in the Springfield Republican for her exemplary leadership skills and competitive strength. She has seen the Williston girls' basketball team go from two losing seasons her freshman and sophomore years to two successful seasons. Conroy says, “It taught me to face adversity and find the positives in every situation. Even though we weren’t winning, we found strength in each other. I got to know all of my teammates really well, and we were bonding every week. They were like my sisters. That’s what made us so successful last year. No one graduated my sophomore year, so we had that same group together and we were all so close, and it showed on the court,” she said.
Coach Kudla had only praise for Conroy's leadership and playing skills describing her as a "consummate competitor."
Read the profile on Kristina at masslive.com or the story about her and her winning 1,000th point here. Congratulations Kristina! Go Wildcats!
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Ellen Messer '07, Outstanding Engineering Student
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12/17/2009
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 The University of Southern California recently recognized Ellen Messer '07 as the Viterbi Woman of the Week (vWOW). vWOW is a series that highlights an outstanding female engineer—student, faculty, or alumna.
When asked why she is studying to become an engineer, Messer says, “I love the challenge of solving problems in a dynamic field that requires advancement and innovation in order to proceed into the future, yet relies heavily on the foundation of work done by engineers of the past.” read more
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Julia Stifler '06, Volunteering Above and Beyond
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12/14/2009
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 Julia Stifler '06, a senior at Colby College in Maine, spends much of her time as a program leader at SETC (South End Teen Center), a safe space for teenagers in Waterville, Maine. Recently Stifler, who is an international studies major and Chinese minor, devoted a weekend taking six teens on an overnight retreat to the Leadership School at Camp Kieve in Nobleboro, Maine.
CVC (Colby Volunteer Center) Assistant Director John Perkins commented, “Julia truly went above and beyond the responsibilities of the program leader position by organizing this trip for the girls. Her extraordinary efforts show just how much she cares about the teens at the SETC and a true recognition of thinking beyond oneself.”
Read the full article on Julia that was published in the Colby Echo.
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Kara Rainey '90 is an Angel Among Us
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12/1/2009
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 Kara Rainey ’90 is featured in the November/December issue of Yankee Magazine in an article about New Englanders making a difference. Rainey has volunteered for Boston’s The Home for Little Wanderers, a non-profit child and family service agency, since 2005 where she is an art teacher and organizer of field trips. Following three weeks of volunteering in New Orleans for the Red Cross after hurricane Katrina, Rainey focused on giving back to her local community. "These kids, they're surrounded by social workers, lawyers, clinicians, whose job it is to deal with them," Rainey says. "That's not my job. Nobody's paying me to be with them. They're learning about what it means to earn friendship." Read the full article at YankeeMagazine.com.
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Danielle Glenn '10 Winner of Junior Miss
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11/23/2009
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After performing a dance number to "Fame", Danielle Glenn was named 2010 Greater Easthampton Junior Miss. "This is crazy," said Glenn, who was wearing her medallion and receiving hugs and congratulatory wishes after the show. "I'm very excited for the year ahead," said Glenn to The Daily Hampshire Gazette Reporters. Read more at the Daily Hampshire Gazette.
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Marcia Reed's Bear Ursa Great Spirit is Dedicated
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11/23/2009
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 Artist and art teacher at Williston, Marcia Reed, joined the tri-county school in the dedication of her painted bear "Ursa Great Spirit". Reed participated in the summer long exhibition of 35 bear sculptures in Bear Fest, an art event created by Easthampton City Arts to raise funds for Easthampton Schools.
Read more about the dedication.
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Field hockey standout Mika Black looks forward to UMass
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10/26/2009
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 Senior forward Mika Black, right, moves the ball for Williston during its 2-0 win over Pomfret. Black, who has committed to play field hockey for the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, scored the first goal for the Wildcats. She was profiled in a recent article in the Springfield Republican. Read more.
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Saint Michael's Inducts Alum Thomas Kelly '65
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9/25/2009
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 Thomas J. Kelley Jr. '65, a three-sport athlete noted as "one of the greatest alpine skiers in program history," was inducted in to St. Michael's Athletics Hall of Fame.
Read more
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Joe Hebert '71 Freestyled Vineyard Sound
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9/16/2009
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 Joe Hebert ’71 says he never swam competitively until Williston. Recently the alumnus swam the Martha's Vineyard Sound, approximately four miles, in an hour and 37 minutes. Once he made it across, he spontaneously decided to swim back.
The water off of Martha's Vineyard is a source of sea prowlers including jellyfish and great white sharks. For support and protection, Hebert's friend and son boated alongside him, keeping watch for predators. "I was unaware that he was going to swim back," said his friend Rick Hill.
He made it back across without incident other than a few jellyfish stings. "[At Williston] you had to do a sport. The late Dean Babcock coached the swimming team. I made the third team, but got used to swimming with guys who were very fast. It didn't take me long to make varsity," says Hebert about his swimming at Williston.
To read the full article about Joe and his triumph across the Sound, visit The Daily Hampshire Gazette.
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Swanee '64 Makes Historical Comparisons
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7/7/2009
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 In the July 6, 2009, edition of the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Glen Swanson '64 was featured as a guest columnist in the editorial section where he reflected on the historic similarities of the transformation of the Soviet blocked Berlin and the recent events in Iran. He spoke of the importance of history as an informative reflection to current events, although recognized it to be faulty when employed as political device. Read more at Gazettenet.com.
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Alum Crowned Miss Vermont
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7/6/2009
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 Laura Hall '06 beat out 12 other girls for the title of Miss Vermont. A senior at Assumption College, Hall focused on youth empowerment as her platform. She will now go on to represent the Green Mountain State at the Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas in January. Read more.
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Soccer Player Scores Big
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7/6/2009
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 Cailtin Alves '09 completed her Williston career with a bang as she took the field by storm, setting single-season school records. Alves, who will be attending the University of Hartford, was recently profiled in the Republican. Read more.
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Erin Kelly-Dill '87 Recognized for Her Booming Sustainable Business
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6/5/2009
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 Erin Kelly-Dill was profiled in the June 5th edition of the Daily Hampshire Gazette for her expanding business located in Plainfield, MA. After years of frustration with the usage of Ziploc bags for kid's lunches, she developed a line of stylish reusable bags for sandwiches and snacks made of washable cotton with nylon interiors and a Velcro fastener. After her bags were plugged by Oprah and mentioned on CNN, orders for Kelly-Dill's SnackTAXIs exploded.
photo by Gordan Daniels, see more on the Daily Hampshire Gazette.
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Teacher and Artist Marcia Reed Profiled
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6/4/2009
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 Fine Arts teacher Marcia Reed was recently profiled in the Daily Hampshire Gazette's Summit where she described her work and business practices. Marcia has been painting for more that 30 years and has a studio and gallery at One Railroad Street in Easthampton. She said her favorite aspect of working at Williston is, "just being around young people and their creative and inventive ways of looking at the world through their own art."
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Small Gestures, Simple Pleasures
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5/19/2009
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 In a recent article for the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Lauren Katz '09 wrote about volunteering for an orphanage in Honduras during Williston's spring break - a program offered annually through the school.
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Williston Girls Lacrosse Bonds To Win on Field
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5/8/2009
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 After a 23-game winning streak, the girls lacrosse team is stronger than ever both on and off the field. Coach Jen Fulcher tells the Daily Hampshire Gazette in a recent team profile that preseason bonding and continual post-game exchanges has been key to the team's success. "I think for teams to really be quote-unquote successful, it's not just about their record," Fulcher said. "It's about how they feel about being together, what they're willing to do for each other and how they support each other. That's much more important then how many games you win."
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Bernard Wharton '72 lends a hand to a community in Kenya
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3/23/2009
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 On a visit to Kenya with Lend a Helping Hand on Safari excursions, Wharton and his family were inspired to fund the construction of three permanent structures that provide pertinent services to the community of Mukuru. Read more and see a slideshow in Architectural Digest.
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A Solid Prep School Hockey Program
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3/6/2009
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 With the help of their coach Derek Cunha, the Boys' Varsity Hockey Team is playing better than ever. Read the article in The Republican that highlights these rising stars.
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Robotics Team Enters Regional Competition
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3/6/2009
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 Williston’s Robotics Team competed for the first time in the New England Regional FIRST Tech Challenge for Robotics on Saturday, February 28, at Pathfinder Regional School in Palmer, MA. The team took seventh place out of the 26 entrants. View coverage of the event.
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Students Thrilled at Moment
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3/6/2009
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 Sarah Gagnon '09 went to Washington D.C. to watch the 44th President, Barack Obama, being sworn into office. She was quoted in this article in The Republican prior to the inauguration.
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Former Wildcat Scores on ESPN.com
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3/6/2009
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 Video of a goal scored by Phil Bronner '08, captain of last year’s Williston varsity hockey team, made it to ESPN.com this week as part of its Home Video program. Phil currently plays junior hockey for the New England Falcons in the Jr. A Eastern Junior Hockey League. Watch the video here.
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Katie and Kevin Yochim Do Good
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12/19/2008
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 Kevin '10 and Katie '12 Yochim were profiled in the Hampshire Life section of the Daily Hampshire Gazette for their work giving out Sibling Bags at Cooley Dickinson Hospital to brothers and sisters of newly born babies. Read the article.
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Library Has New Leader
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12/2/2008
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 Judith Anderson '77 made the Longmont, Colorodo, Times-Call newspaper when named director at the Longmont Public Library where she has worked for nearly 20 years. Read more about Judith Anderson and her new position here.
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First Place Winner
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11/29/2008
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 Middle School French Teacher George Eastman won first place in a short story contest sponsored by the Daily Hampshire Gazette with his story "Harry Townsend's Last Stand." The story appeared in Hampshire Life on November 28, 2008. Another of Eastman's stories took first place in 2001.
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Pitch Perfect
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10/6/2008
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 Williston's own Dick Gregory FF was mentioned in a New York Times article describing the achievements of a cappella group Straight No Chaser. One of their big hits is “The 12 Days of Christmas,” based on Dick’s original arrangement. Watch the song on YouTube, and read an interview with Dick where he talks about arranging this popular song.
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Athletic Vocalist
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9/28/2008
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 Ashley Gearing '09 may be releasing an upcoming solo country music CD, but at Wiliston she is part of the team. See a recent profile in The Republican about Ashley being a singer and an athlete too.
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Student Performs at Eastern States Exposition
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9/18/2008
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Ashley Gearing makes the news as she is scheduled to perform September 19, 2008, at the "Big E" show in West Springfield. Read a profile from The Republican.
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A Musical Homecoming
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9/6/2008
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 Violinist Erin Keefe '98 returns to her native Northampton, MA as a soloist with the Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra. She will perform the Brahms Violin Concerto on September 20 at the Academy of Music. Read her bio or view videos of her performing.
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Alumni in Information Technology
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9/2/2008
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 Gregory Skibiski ’91 and his sister Laura Skibiski '98 have created a company that gathers data on people's movement based on their cell phones. See the article here.
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Portrait of an Artist
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8/21/2008
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 Samantha Gosling '07, student at the Rhode Island School of Design, is profiled in The Royal Gazette. Read more here.
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Faculty Profile
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8/8/2008
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 Learn all about Williston's Archivist Rick Teller in a profile in Hampshire Life.
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Summer Theater Program
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8/6/2008
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 This year's summer theater program was a big success. The traveling show was attended by area students who learned about acting, scripts, and plays. See the rave reviews in The Republican.
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Summer League Soccer
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8/4/2008
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 Caitlin Alves '09 played a fantastic summer season coached by Jeff Pilgrim '81. Read a game synopsis in The Republican here.
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Chinese Adventure
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7/20/2008
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 A summer camp led by Williston faculty Ara Brown and Nola-Rae Cronan immerses five- to ten years-olds in Chinese culture and language. Read more in The Republican.
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John Grossman '87 Makes News Deconstructing Structures
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7/4/2008
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 Home improvement takes on a new virtues when John Grossman is involved. See the recent Daily Hampshire Gazette article "ReStore Lives up to Name in Home Deconstruction."
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'03 Graduate Crowned Miss Connecticut
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7/1/2008
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 Quinnipiac University doctoral student Ashley Glenn '03 was recently crowned Miss Connecticut after performing a lyrical dance to "The Impossible Dream." She will compete for the Miss America title in January 2009. Read about the pageant here.
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Williston Birthplace Moved
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7/1/2008
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 An article in The Republican
covers the recent structure relocation of Samuel Williston's birth
home. Without cracks, the historic building moves 60 feet within hours.
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Yochim Siblings Honor Grandfather with Service
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7/1/2008
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 Katie '12 and Kevin '10 Yochim were recognized by Cooley Dickinson Hospital for an extended volunteer project. Read the article A Legacy of Kindness.
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Alumni Pitcher Joins Pittsfield Dukes
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6/19/2008
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 Read about the rise of Matt Giusti '05 in the Boston Globe. This talented alum has recently joined the Pittsfield Dukes of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
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2008 Graduates Recognized
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6/1/2008
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 The Republican covers Williston's 2008 graduation where students were recognized and addressed by Hampshire College President Ralph J. Hexter.
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Student Speaks on Endangered Animal
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5/18/2008
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 Jansyn Thaw '09 wrote Human vs. cat in the Himalayas, which was printed in the Burlington Free Press. In her article, Jansyn discusses the plight of the snow leopard in the mountains of Ladakh and the recent developments in discouraging poaching.
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Senior Throws No-Hitter
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5/8/2008
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 Williston senior Sam Grant made the game against Chester. Find out more in The Republican.
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Green Cooling & Heating for New Dorm
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4/17/2008
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 The new boys' dormitory located on 194 Main Street is well under construction as the crews have been busily working throughout the winter. Read in The Republican about the installation of the new geothermal heating well project-- a clean, energy-efficient heating and cooling system.
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Student Singer Launches Tour
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3/17/2008
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 Ashley Gearing, teen country singer and Williston junior, kicks off a road tour to promote her new single, "Out of the Window." Read more in The Republican.
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Parent Honored, Hockey Team Praised
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3/5/2008
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Roger Bowden was awarded the Matthew Ryan Award for his 34-years of dedication coaching high school hockey at Chicopee Comprehensive. His son Bobby '10 is on Williston's hockey team. Read more in The Republican.
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Filmmaker Shares His Story
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2/14/2008
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 Student filmmaker Rafael Cortina '09 talks about finding inspiration in movies and making films in a profile seen in The Daily Hampshire Gazette's The Summit.
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Hunger Banquet Covered
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1/28/2008
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 The Republican recently covered Williston students participating in the Oxfam America Hunger banquet held during Diversity Day. See the article, 'Students Learn Hunger Lesson'.
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Reflections on Quebec
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1/25/2008
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 Teacher Claire Frierson wrote the article, "Winter Break: A Teacher Takes Time Out On the Trails in Quebec" for the Daily Hampshire Gazette's Hampshire Life section. It's a introspective look at her many journeys to Quebec.
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Hunger Banquet on T.V.
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1/24/2008
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 CBS 3 Springfield catches students raising awareness about poverty at this year's Diversity Day's Hunger Banquet. See the report here.
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Author Speaks to Middle School
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1/24/2008
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 Prolific author Jane Yolen visited with Middle School students. The Daily Hampshire Gazette covered the discussion in "Author Shares Inside Story on Holocaust Novel."
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