What’s in a word?

For anybody who doesn’t know, Thacher faculty members take weeklong turns as the teacher on active duty (TOAD) and begin the week by making some remarks at Monday’s Assembly. This week, my husband, Brian, is the TOAD, but it was easy for me to convince him to let me share some thoughts with the School. […]

All in a Day’s Work

I awoke last Friday extra early and skipped my normal morning workout in order to cook up 30 links of sausage, three dozen pancakes, two dozen scrambled eggs and a few bowls of Frosted Flakes.  My American Studies students were coming over for breakfast before their AP English Language exam at 8 a.m. Having seen […]

Only at Thacher

Bill McMahon, director of admissions, recently collected a list of “only at Thacher” moments from students.  Here are some of the highlights: Taking a moment toward the end of athletic practice to look west and appreciate a magnificent sunset  Picking an orange and eating it from horseback as you come back from riding  Relaxing at […]