Day Four of EDTs, and we’re hoofing it down from Pine Mountain Lodge (where there has not been a lodge since the 19th century)–windy and cold, but last night, we were warmed, belly and heart, by hot uber-stuffed quesadillas for supper and rousing campfire singing. Our team of troopers (Julia, Ben, David, Carrie, Faith, Sydney, Michael […]
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 […]
As I stared up at the night sky that overlooked the gorgeous view we had of the upper fields I had never felt more thankful. That night, Ms. Merlini, our dorm head, took all the girls in Middle School up to the outdoor chapel at 9:30. At first, we were all very tired and the […]
This past week in my AP US government and politics class, we each wrote a political article, about any subject conceivably related to government or our political system. We spent a few class days and homework nights perfecting our articles until our teacher posted them on our class blog. But, the most exciting part was […]
It is an unusually cloudy day here in Ojai– kind of refreshing after all that heat. Senior fall has been progressing very fast. One of my favorite parts so far has been my dance class. Our primary teacher just recently travelled out of the country with five dancers to participate in a Chinese dance festival. […]
As juniors, we often forget how many underclassmen, faculty, and fellow classmates we do not know on a personal level. To start off another great year, I went camping with an unforgettable group of people in the John Muir wilderness. My faculty advisor, Mr. Sawyer, was the group leader, along with Mr. Jensen, a new […]
The afternoon of the dorm banquet, all the junior girls and the senior girls of the Hill gathered together for eating and laughing and celebrating each other. Sitting at the long table with the other girls in my prefect group, we’re all so comfortable with one another. We smile and laugh, happy to be in […]
A week ago today I finished my last Thacher camping trip! It was a pretty ideal trip: smooth sailing the whole way, good food, and a perfect mix of old friends and new underclassmen to get to know. The hiking was easy and enjoyable, and we had plenty of free afternoons to swim in the […]
So it’s finally here… the end of freshman year has arrived and it’s time to celebrate the accomplishments, growth, and change the last nine months has brought. This includes the final banquet, which every boys and girls dorm hosts towards the end of the year. The banquet is filled with good food, tears and off […]
The days leading up to the Middle School Dorm Banquet were filled with happiness and sadness. Realizing how much I have overcome this year along with all the fun I have had made me excited for another year to begin. But knowing that my prefects would be leaving us this upcoming year made it hard to […]