Once a trimester, Thacher students are awarded a long-awaited break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Everyone pauses to take a breath and look around. Besides the gleeful anticipation, one of the best parts of the holiday is the announcement itself. This time around, the announcement came during a Head’s Invite. All of the students gathered in the Performing Arts Center to listen to a past Thacher headmaster talk about his new book, Blue Heaven. During the question and answer session, someone in the audience stood up and commented that the Thacher students looked tired and stressed. He suggested a holiday! It was obviously planned, but very funny anyway! So, we got our day off. Holidays are good times to go into Ojai, read a book, or spend time with friends. Anyway, I had a very relaxing day and was very GRATEFUL for the holiday myself.