Just a few days ago, the year’s greatest holiday came and went – April Fools Day. Throughout my time at Thacher, I’d never really understood why people liked April Fools so much. Yes, the pranks were clever, but I never quite got the hype. This year, I finally came to understand. Directly after check-in, the […]
Author Archives: Katherine '12
Curtains Up!
Just four days ago, the cast and crew took our bows for the final show of “Curtains,” our winter musical. It is hard to believe that, after all that hard work over two months, it ended in just three nights of shows. But what months those two were! Although exhausting at times, it was such […]
Holiday Spirit!
As a born and raised midwesterner, I’ve always had a hard time getting in the holiday spirit at Thacher. After all, with no snow and limited (truly) cold weather in general, there is very little at Thacher in December that reminds me of the holidays. Last night, however, that feeling was changed. It all happened […]
So Much To Do, So Little Time
I never really believed people who said that senior year was that much busier than junior year. I was wrong. The constant flow of work, college essays, SAT prep and leadership jobs, combined with the desire to stop whatever it is that you are doing and spend time with the class that you only have […]
Good Holiday!
Nothing is better than a good holiday, even one you see coming. Although I may have ignored the piles of homework waiting on my desk, this holiday was one of the best I’ve spent. A great dance and some midnight guacamole followed by waffles and bacon in town and a trip to the pool all […]
My Little Pony (sort of)
At some point in her life, a little girl imagines her perfect pony. Small or big, black or white (or pink if she was like me), long mane or short, everyone had a vision. This spring I got mine. His name was JJ, and he was beautiful. On the smaller side, black-brown, regal and sweet […]
Dirt under the nails
If someone asked me to think of an iconic image of Thacher, I wouldn’t know where to start. There’s the silhouette of horses behind the fence of the lacrosse field as the sun sets over the Ojai Valley. There’s the group of students huddled around a table in the library cramming for another math test. […]
Back after Break
There’s nothing like coming home, and Thacher is no exception. Smiles and hugs abound as we forget our stress and soak up the love.
Loving the Rain
Southern California was always advertised to me as having beautiful weather: the stereotypical sun and 75 degrees all year round. Coming from Chicago, I found this a welcome change; after all, like I mentioned in an earlier blog, three snow days in a row is only fun while you’re on the snow days– the days […]
Pretty Perpetual Sunshine
One of the main things that made me hesitate about attending Thacher was the idea of leaving my favorite Chicago winters to come out to constant Ojai summers. Don’t get me wrong, I love a sunny day just as much as the next person, but something about leaving the snow and sleet and ice behind […]