Last week in US History we read a primary source document about the Spanish missions in the west. This is when I learned that in California, every 4th grader in the state does a project on the missions. It turns out that the missions they learned about were not places of Indian and European peace, […]
Archives: Chris ’12
On Top of the Honor Code
Being upperclassmen has many advantages. Throughout our freshmen and sophomore years we learned about the Honor Code, about honor, fairness, kindness, and truth. Those four pillars of the school were engrained in our heads and we felt as if we had come to know them well. As a junior I feel, though, with the given […]
Great Times in the High Sierra
This past fall, my EDT (Extra-Day Trip) group and I headed to the High Sierra for a week of camping. I have to admit that I was not excited for my time in the woods as over my three/four months since my last trip, I had grown pretty accustomed to the luxuries of the Great […]
Busy Summer–on to Junior Year!
This summer has been full of new experiences for me. I kicked it off with a trip to the Israel where we celebrated a family friends Bar Mitzvah. Soon after that I headed to Da Li, China, a small town in the Yunan province, to study Chinese at Da Li Da Xue with Rustic Pathways. […]
Town
Yesterday was the first time in a long time I was able to go into Ojai. The past two weeks have been filled with Zone 10 Finals (our end-of-season Interscholastic Equestrian Association horse show) and tennis matches against Dunn, Ventura, and Villanova. On top of that, there was studying for multiple tests, and writing both […]
Feeling the Burn
Late nights filled with hot tea and Bon Iver, this week is surely going to be a hard one. I have two Arab-Israeli essays due on the same day, two Chinese quizzes and an English essay all due next week. As I’m starting to come down with a cold, my room is filled with a […]
Hitting the Ground Running
Happy New Year from Rome! I’m here with my family. Church bells around the city simultaneously as fireworks are being shot off in piazzas all around. Though it has already been two weeks since school got out, it only feels like only a short time we have been away. It’s surprising how soon we will […]
The Death of M&Ms + Math
To spice up our math study, Mr. Fagan, my math teacher, has been introducing us to the world of exponential functions through the use of food. Last week we used M&M’s for our “All the M&M’s Are Dying” lab. For the lab we were given a cup of M&Ms which we had to count and […]
For Now, Four Goals
As I look out to the valley, the sun sets and the night slowly settle in. This week has been a lot about reflection. Midterms grades have been released, and they always cause for looking back. I reflect on my last few weeks here at school. It has been a whirlwind of friends, homework, horses, […]
My first EDT (Extra Day Trip)
Well, this fall was my first EDT (Extra Day Trip), besides Golden Trout with my class last fall, and I am not exactly the camping type. Last spring I stayed back at school with the tennis team for the CIF playoffs while everyone else went out on trips. For this year’s fall EDT I went […]