It was rain on the roof the Saturday morning of final exams that got me thinking about sounds and associations, a thought-thread that kept spinning out that day (probably because I hadn’t heard it in so long), the next, and beyond: the sound of a big diesel bus tooting once and then roaring out the […]
Does anyone in the sound of my voice remember The King and I–Rogers and Hammerstein’s Broadway show that hit the boards in 1951 and became one of the Great White Way’s four longest-running shows? If not, perhaps you know the dramatic film remake, Anna and the King, with Jodie Foster and Chow Yun Fat?
It’s Friday. I finished my last math class at 3:10 and spent a little time answering emails and organizing homework papers into stacks of things to grade over the weekend. I headed home about 4:00, my easy 200-yard walk from math office to house, and then relaxed for a bit over The Big Bang Theory. […]
The other day, Thacher’s community service heads along with their teacher advisor, Ms. Perry, organized a school wide community service day. On this day, there are no classes and every student in the school signs up for some time of activity that goes on to benefit the Thacher or Ojai communities. Last trimester I was […]
One question I frequently get asked about Thacher is, “What do you do on the weekends?” Recently, my weekends have been very entertaining! Last weekend, we had Santa Barbara night where all the students can take a bus into Santa Barbara to hang out with their friends, go out to dinner, and generally enjoy a […]
When I was deciding where I wanted to attend high school, one of my priorities was finding a community that valued community service. Currently, I visit the elderly for and hour and a half once a week and I visit the Humane Society of Ojai every monday. Last year, I volunteered at a local school […]
Occasionally, misspellings actually please me–as in, make me laugh big.
Last month was a big one for the Human Rights Coalition. The Coalition is an umbrella organization for any human right-related clubs like Amnesty International or UNICEF. We screened a documentary about U.S. drones, hosted a write-a-thon to free victims of political persecution around the world, and held a candlelight vigil. I love when we […]
Today when I went into Ojai, I hopped on the van not knowing what I was really going to do in town. I ran into a couple of seniors on the way, and ended up spending a good chunk of the afternoon with them. When we arrived in town, we took a quick stop at […]
Today kicks off the start of our annual Alumni Weekend at Thacher. I think all the students eagerly anticipate it because it means all of our old friends return, which is very exciting. I have already seen all of my past prefects. It is so nice to catch up in person and talk about their […]