Community service opportunities at Thacher are countless. You can help clean up Ojai’s creeks on a Saturday morning, tutor kids during the day, take part in Habitat for Humanity projects, help out with trail work on Sundays, and/or visit elderly homes on weeknights. Last fall, I started going to St. Joe’s, an elderly home in more »
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Caroling, Caroling
This morning, the Chamber Singers, Thacher’s vocal group, went caroling at the Monica Ross School nearby. We sang “Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer”, “Sleigh Ride” and many more classic holiday favorites. The kids, whose ages ranged from 2-6 went nuts! Some even sang along with us. When we reached our finale of “The Sugar Plum more »
Off to a Good Start
Junior year has been great. I’m taking classes that I am interested in such as Photography and English Literature. After school, I’m harnessing my forehand daily in JV tennis. This year I am living in Middle School–which is only steps from the the dining hall, classes, health center, and vending machine (what more can you more »
Spring at Thacher
Although only two weeks in, these two weeks have been flying by and I feel like that’s how the rest of this trimester will go. English presentations on Romeo and Juliet, history essays about the Enlightenment period, and even more is happening in a rapid quick fire; it’s amazing how much has happened and how much more »
On the docket
• New Art Project- Due next Thursday, I get to create scene using old magazines clippings and then draw it. • Western themed dance this weekend- I’m part of the the Thacher Pack and Spur club so I get to help plan it! • AP Environmental Science lab- 3 other students and I are working more »
A Different Dinner Every Night
A solid seven days have passed since I even glanced at my formal dresses or gone to grab my high heels. It feels like forever since I last sat down at formal dinner. It all started Sunday afternoon when I was, at the last minute, invited to go out to dinner with Sarah and her more »
Harmonic Convergence
Every Thursday night, I go with six other students and Mrs. Pidduck to the retirement home in Ojai, where we sing songs out of the Thacher Song Book to the people there. Tonight we sang very well. At least I think I did. What I love about singing at the retirement home is that I more »
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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, more »
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