Dena Simmons Dena Simmons had some hard-earned advice for teachers: consider the backstory of each student in your class. From her childhood in the Bronx, NY, to boarding school in Connecticut, to a successful career in higher education, Simmons, who leads the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, brought her personal narrative to a recent faculty| News and Events
Thanks for being a loyal reader of our Campus News blog. As we’ve enhanced our website, we’ve changed how we display these stories. From now on, to find posts about life at Williston, please click here, bookmark the page, and check back frequently. Another way to stay up to date on Williston news stories is to follow us on social … Continue reading Campus News Now Lives on the Williston Website→ The post Campus News Now Lives on the Williston Website first appeared on News and Ev...| News and Events
Lindsey Bannish ’11 returned to campus January 3 to describe to students an “invisible disability” she carries with her always: a traumatic brain injury caused by repeated concussions. Bannish, a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and a Rehabilitation Counselor Master’s student at Springfield College, advocates for awareness about head injuries. She shared her story with … Continue reading Alumna Shares Story of Hope after Brain Injury→ The post Alumna Shares Story of Hope after Br...| News and Events
Musician and music historian David Holt inspired a chapelful of Williston students to try hamboning. The traditional African percussive art, brought to the American South by enslaved people, consists of rhythmically slapping parts of the body: legs, arms, chest, different parts of the hand, and, as seen in the two-second video clip that downloads when you click here, … Continue reading David Holt Brought the Mountains to Williston→ The post David Holt Brought the Mountains to Williston...| News and Events
The Williston Northampton School is pleased to welcome former trustee Dr. Cherie Holmes ’75 as this year’s speaker at its Cum Laude inducation ceremony on January 5, 2018. Dr. Holmes is a practicing orthopedic surgeon who serves as Medical Director for Acute Care Services at Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Keene, NH. Dr. Holmes received her B.A. … Continue reading Williston Welcomes Dr. Cherie Holmes ’75 as Cum Laude Speaker→ The post Williston Welcomes Dr. Cherie Ho...| News and Events
Students in Sarah Sawyer’s Writers’ Workshop English class have good taste in literature. When acclaimed Irish-born writer Colum McCann visited last week, he asked them to name their favorite books. They listed an impressive array of titles, from J.D. Salinger’s Franny and Zooey to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby; from Sherman Alexie’s Flight to … Continue reading McCann Explores the Power of Storytelling→ The post McCann Explores the Power of Storytelling first appeared ...| News and Events
Williston’s Head Athletic Trainer Rob Kearney stands out in a crowd. He sports a lizard-like Mohawk haircut and a bright pink tie. He exudes confidence and strength. And that’s because he’s strong. He’s one of the world’s strongest men, having appeared on televised “World’s Strongest Man” competitions and having pulled busses and airplanes and having … Continue reading “World’s Strongest Gay” Speaks about Living Authentically→ The post “World’s Strongest Gay” S...| News and Events
The Williston Northampton School broke ground on October 6 on a building project that will transform its Easthampton campus. The new dormitory and faculty housing are the cornerstone of a Residential Quadrangle that will be home to students and faculty. The quad will be located across Park Street from the main campus, just behind the Phillips … Continue reading Williston Breaks Ground on New Dormitory→ The post Williston Breaks Ground on New Dormitory first appeared on News and Events.| News and Events
Celebrating its 20th year, the Writers’ Workshop Series continues with a slate of authors who write in a variety of genres. Our first visitor to campus will be Madeleine Blais P’00, ’04, one of the founders of the series, and a Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist and University of Massachusetts professor. She is the author of “The Heart is … Continue reading 20th Writers’ Workshop Series Brings Impressive Slate of Authors to Campus→ The post 20th Writers’ Workshop Series Brin...| News and Events
On a cool evening on September 15, students, faculty, and guests gathered on the quad to formally kick off Williston’s 177th year. Keynote speaker Dr. Beverly Tatum, a former trustee and parent of Williston graduates from the classes of 2000 and 2004, initiated a conversation about the uncomfortable history of race in this country that … Continue reading Convocation Marks the Start of Williston’s 177th Year→ The post Convocation Marks the Start of Williston’s 177th Year first appear...| News and Events