Traditions
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Preserving Heritage, Inspiring Unity
Williams has a rich 130+ year history with many generational traditions carried on between classes and eras of the School.
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Stories of Traditions
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Jacob Bates
Class of 2025
One of my favorite traditions is our amazing holiday cookie decoration and ugly sweater contest at the end of December —
—bringing together faculty, all grades, and friendly faces, in one fun party!
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Jay Lui
Class of 2026
My favorite yearly event is Senior Day.
Over the years, students from all of the grades become very close to each Senior Class. On Senior Day, we, in a way, celebrate them leaving the school and going out into the world. We get to spend the day with them enjoying games and activities—like a dunk tank, spikeball and sports, tie dye, etc.— and have lots of fun. It brings the community together to enjoy the time we have left with our Seniors.
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Helen Godshall
Class of 2024
My favorite yearly event at Williams is Compchorea.
This is a music and dance show featuring original student composition and choreography. Our dance teacher also choreographed two dance pieces that you have to audition for. I love participating both in the choreographed dances, and by making my own. I love how the participants all come together through the late nights and long dress rehearsals. It is really a way to bond with people you might not get to talk with on a regular basis.
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Jaidyn Cote
Class of 2024
My favorite event at Williams is Spirit Week.
The Williams school community comes together and shows their Blues pride enthusiastically. The school dresses up as well as participates in activities such as the school wide lip sync battle where each grade comes together and creates a lip-sync routine to raise morale.
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Halloween & GVS Senior Night
![Williams School boys varsity lacrosse HVAL championship game players huddle around celebrating with a trophy](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-BVLAX_HVAL_Champ_Game3.jpg)
Boy's Varsity Lacrosse HVAL Championship Game
![Williams School students having toast during Latin Club luncheon](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-Classics_Club_Latin_Luncheon.jpg)
Classics Club Latin Luncheon
![Williams School students decorating cookies during the holidays while wearing festive sweaters](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-HolidayCookieDecorating.jpg)
Holiday Cookie Decorating
![Williams School students decorating cookies with sprinkles while wearing festive clothes](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-HolidayCookieDecorating2.jpg)
Holiday Cookie Decorating
![Williams School students have a lip sync battle in the gymnasium](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-LipSyncBattle.jpg)
Lip Sync Battle
![Williams School students learn about Lunar New Year](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-LunarNewYearCelebrations.jpg)
Lunar New Year Celebrations
![Williams School middle school students sitting together for their Moving Up Ceremony](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-MiddleSchoolMovingUp.jpg)
Middle School Moving Up Ceremony
![Williams School students play tug of war on grass field](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-OpeningWeekTugofWar.jpg)
Opening Week Tug-Of-War
![Williams School senior gets dunked in dunk tank](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-Senior_Day.jpg)
Senior Day
![Williams School student decorates tshirt on senior day](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-Senior_Day1.jpg)
Senior Day
![Williams School students play jenga outside on soccer field on senior day](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-Senior_Day2.jpg)
Senior Day
![Williams School students cry during the senior goodbye assembly](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-Senior_GoodbyeAssembly.jpg)
Senior Goodbye Assembly
![Williams School student presents their senior project to a room full of people](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-Senior_Project_Presentations.jpg)
Senior Project Presentations
![Williams Students sumo wrestle in inflatable plastic suits for senior day](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-SeniorDay.jpg)
Senior Day
![Williams School students pose in front of the school building in the clothes of their favorite colleges](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-SeniorGoodbyeAssembly.jpg)
Senior Goodbye Assembly
![Williams School students wait on stage behind podium during senior night](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-SeniorNight.jpg)
Senior Night
![Williams School seniors vs faculty basketball game huddle](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-Seniors-vs.-Faculty-Basketball-Game.jpg)
Seniors vs. Faculty Basketball Game
![Williams School students line up holding a student in fish costume in the gymnasium during spirit week](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-Spirit-Week.jpg)
Spirit Week
![Williams School students dressed like their teacher line up in front of the classroom for dress like a teacher day](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-SpiritWeek_DressLikeaTeacherDAY.jpg)
Spirit Week — Dress Like a Teacher Day
![Williams School students sit on the floor in front of their 2024 mural during spirit week](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-SpiritWeek_Murals.jpg)
Spirit Week Murals
![Williams School students and coaches pose while eating foil-wrapped sandwiches during spring sports day](https://williamsschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Traditions-Spring-Sports-Day.jpg)
Spring Sports Day
Williams Traditions
- Orientation
- Building Leadership & Teamwork Day (9th Grade)
- Convocation and Opening Week Celebrations
- Fall Spirit Week
- Fall Sports Day
- Senior Halloween Assembly
- Mentor/Mentee Halloween Parade
- Fall Food Drive
- Holiday Cookie Decorating
- Polar Express – Holiday Gift Drive
- Senior Holiday Assembly
- Winter Sports Day
- Spring Spirit Week
- Spring Sports Day
- Prom (11th & 12th Grades)
- Senior Day
- Middle School Moving Up
- Senior Projects & Presentations
- Senior Night
- Commencement
- …and forever growing!