{"id":1035231,"date":"2025-05-12T13:10:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T17:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.williston.com\/?page_id=1035231"},"modified":"2025-08-05T12:54:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T16:54:02","slug":"travel-services-2025-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.williston.com\/campus-info\/calendar-events\/travel-services-2025-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Services 2025-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"ws-spacer ws-spacer--small\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]\n        <div class=\"ws-excerpt\">\n            <h2 class=\"ws-excerpt__heading ws-excerpt__heading--medium\">Travel Services 2025-2026<\/h2>\n            <div class=\"ws-excerpt__description\"><\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"ws-spacer ws-spacer--small\"><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]\n        <div class=\"ws-excerpt\">\n            <div class=\"ws-excerpt__description\"><p>The Williston Northampton School\u2019s Coordinator of Student Services, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.williston.com\/campus-info\/campus-directory\/byrnes-susan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Susan Byrnes<\/a>, oversees student travel arrangements for the three vacation periods and the three long weekends during the school year. <strong>We request that families schedule flight and travel plans well in advance referencing the dates and times printed below. Please recognize that the dormitories remain open the night after the final day of classes to accommodate boarding students who may have early morning international flights. We ask that families do not plan for departure until after all school commitments are met.<\/strong> Any exceptions to travel dates are to be communicated to, and approved by, the Academic Dean and Dean of Students prior to the student\u2019s departure. Approximately two weeks prior to departure, students are required to complete and submit travel forms, which include their itinerary and destination during their time off-campus. Students may not stay alone overnight in hotels, rental houses, or other accommodations, and must have an adult chaperone on these trips.<\/p>\n<p>For vacation breaks, Williston arranges vehicles to Northampton (Amtrak or Bus), Springfield (Amtrak or Bus), Bradley Airport (Hartford) and Logan Airport (Boston) at specific times. Times for these are available on the next page. The transportation price list for Bradley, Logan, JFK and Newark are posted on the School\u2019s website and within the Veracross Parent Portal. The cost of the vehicle is split amongst students at the time of travel.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$15 Northampton Train and Bus Stations \u2013 one way cost (Williston driver)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For transportation at times other than those published on the next page to and from <strong>Bradley, Logan, JFK, Newark,<\/strong> or other locations, Ms. Byrnes will arrange for an independent contractor to transport students. Cost is dependent on the group size at the time of travel and not at the time of scheduling, as the number of students traveling may change. All travel expenses will be charged to the student\u2019s FACTS incidental account. Failure to communicate a change in one\u2019s itinerary directly to Ms. Byrnes 48 hours prior to the scheduled service may result in being charged for such services. In addition, if escort services are necessary for an unaccompanied minor, please notify Ms. Byrnes via email. There is an hourly charge for such service.<\/p>\n<p>All students must leave the school during the breaks for Thanksgiving, winter, and spring. The school generally does not provide housing or meals, nor does it assume responsibility for students during these vacation periods. If a student isn\u2019t returning home, families must make arrangements for students to be under the supervision of an adult during these breaks, and students may not stay in hotels, rental houses, or other accommodations without adult chaperones. A student must not return before the published arrival dates on the calendar unless special arrangements have been made through the Deans Office. International students needing to travel the day after a vacation begins may stay the first night of the break if permission is obtained in advance from the Deans Office. Each term also has a long weekend. Dorms will remain open and students will be permitted to remain in their own rooms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<div class=\"ws-spacer ws-spacer--small\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]\n        <div class=\"ws-excerpt\">\n            <h2 class=\"ws-excerpt__heading ws-excerpt__heading--small\">Shuttle Dates and Times:<\/h2>\n            <div class=\"ws-excerpt__description\"><\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"ws-spacer ws-spacer--small\"><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]\n        <div class=\"ws-excerpt\">\n            <div class=\"ws-excerpt__description\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"207\"><strong data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"142\">Saturday, October 18<\/strong><br data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"145\" \/>Long weekend begins after last school commitment has been met.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"298\"><strong data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"232\">Tuesday, October 21<\/strong><br data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"235\" \/>Athletes return by 2 p.m. Boarding students return by 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"674\"><strong data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"325\">Thursday, November 20<\/strong><br data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"328\" \/>November break begins at 11:00 a.m. Williston arranged vehicles depart for Bradley Airport (Hartford) and Logan Airport (Boston) at 12 p.m., Springfield at 2 p.m. and Northampton at 3 p.m. Boarding students may stay overnight Thursday, November 20 for international flights on Friday, November 21. Dorms close at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, November 21.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"927\"><strong data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"698\">Monday, December 1<\/strong><br data-start=\"698\" data-end=\"701\" \/>Dorms open at 9:00 a.m. Boarding students return by 7:30 p.m. Williston arranged vehicles pick up curbside in Northampton at 2 p.m., Springfield at 3:30 p.m., and Bradley Airport (Hartford) and Logan Airport (Boston) at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"1293\"><strong data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"952\">Friday, December 19<\/strong><br data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"955\" \/>December break begins. Williston arranged vehicles depart for Bradley Airport (Hartford) and Logan Airport (Boston) at 1 p.m., Springfield at 2 p.m. and Northampton at 3 p.m. Boarding students may stay overnight on Friday, December 19 for international flights on Saturday, December 20. Dorms close at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1548\"><strong data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1316\">Monday, January 5<\/strong><br data-start=\"1316\" data-end=\"1319\" \/>Dorms open at 9:00 a.m. Boarding students return by 7:30 p.m. Williston arranged vehicles pick up curbside in Northampton at 2 p.m., Springfield at 3:30 p.m., and Bradley Airport (Hartford) and Logan Airport (Boston) at 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1550\" data-end=\"1616\"><strong data-start=\"1550\" data-end=\"1574\">Thursday, February 5<\/strong><br data-start=\"1574\" data-end=\"1577\" \/>Winter Long Weekend begins at 1:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1709\"><strong data-start=\"1618\" data-end=\"1640\">Monday, February 9<\/strong><br data-start=\"1640\" data-end=\"1643\" \/>Athletes return by 2:00 p.m. Boarding students return by 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"2045\"><strong data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1730\">Friday, March 6<\/strong><br data-start=\"1730\" data-end=\"1733\" \/>March break begins at 11:00 a.m. Williston arranged vehicles depart for Bradley Airport (Hartford) and Logan Airport (Boston) at 12:00 p.m., Springfield at 2:00 p.m. and Northampton at 3 p.m. Students may stay overnight on Friday, March 6 for international flights on Saturday, March 7. Dorms close at 12:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2047\" data-end=\"2302\"><strong data-start=\"2047\" data-end=\"2067\">Monday, March 23<\/strong><br data-start=\"2067\" data-end=\"2070\" \/>Dorms open at 9:00 a.m. Boarding students return by 7:30 p.m. Williston arranged vehicles pick up curbside in Northampton at 2:00 p.m., Springfield at 3:30 p.m., and Bradley Airport (Hartford) and Logan Airport (Boston) at 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2304\" data-end=\"2398\"><strong data-start=\"2304\" data-end=\"2326\">Saturday, April 18<\/strong><br data-start=\"2326\" data-end=\"2329\" \/>Spring Long Weekend begins after last school commitment has been met.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2400\" data-end=\"2490\"><strong data-start=\"2400\" data-end=\"2421\">Tuesday, April 21<\/strong><br data-start=\"2421\" data-end=\"2424\" \/>Athletes return by 2:00 p.m. Boarding students return by 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2492\" data-end=\"2590\"><strong data-start=\"2492\" data-end=\"2512\">Saturday, May 23<\/strong><br data-start=\"2512\" data-end=\"2515\" \/>Commencement at 9:30 a.m. Seniors are expected to leave campus by 4:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2592\" data-end=\"3033\"><strong data-start=\"2592\" data-end=\"2612\">Thursday, May 28<\/strong><br data-start=\"2612\" data-end=\"2615\" \/>Assessments conclude. Williston arranged vehicles depart for Bradley Airport (Hartford) and Logan Airport (Boston) at 12:00 p.m., Springfield at 2:00 p.m. and Northampton at 3:00 p.m. Students may stay overnight on Thursday, May 28 for international flights on Friday, May 29. Students may not stay overnight on Friday, May 29. 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