Walk on the Thacher campus and you’re bound to encounter a pretty unusual sight: Students saddling horses and heading out for an afternoon ride, dust trailing as they hit the Gymkhana Field or a nearby mountain trail. This is the …
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A Tough Act to Follow
“The selflessness that is needed in football is unique,” explained John, Thacher’s quarterback during the team’s best ever season. “There’s an understanding and a requirement for each person to give his all.” “There’s an understanding and requirement for each person …
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It’s Going to be a Good Year
“Life here is busy and challenging, but also very fun; it’s going to be a good year.” —Member of the Thacher Class of 2019 What is it really like to be a new student at Thacher? To give you a …
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Full of Stories
Each year around this time, those of us who work in the Thacher Admission Office often find ourselves thinking, “If only we could get them here for more than a day, sit them in a classroom, set them up in …
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Music of the Spheres
When Chris Vyhnal first arrived at Thacher in 2004 as a science teacher, the school had no formal astronomy program, and Vyhnal had no plans to start one. The once and future Thacher Observatory had long since lost its …
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