There is a sort of difficulty that accompanies any planning of the future. As second visits start, is easy to remember this time last year when I helped my younger brother choose a high school. It had been a personal dream of mine to spend my last year at Thacher with him, but that was a decision […]
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 […]
This winter, I decided to participate in the Winter Musical, Spamalot. This is a “lovingly ripped off” version of the classic 1975 movie, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. As a wee little Freshman, I had no idea whatsoever that it would be an unbelievably time-consuming and challenging task. We began auditions at the end […]
The days of being tired are over! Over the past few days, since break has ended, I have had many opportunities to make good decisions about my rest. In the past, I may have ignored those opportunities in favor of watching an episode or two of my favorite TV show, Covert Affairs. However, I had […]
There were many excited and energetic horses loping around the gymkhana field our first riding day back at Thacher. It was a foggy day. My group took the steep trail up to ring the bell on the hill. We each rang the bell as our horses walked by. It had been a long day of […]
Wow. It’s hard to believe fall trimester is already over! It really has gone by so fast. The difference between September and now is massive. My fellow classmates, people who were strangers to me three months ago, are now some of my best friends.With everyone living so close to each other, we have so many […]
I can’t believe how fast the weeks go by here at Thacher! How is it possible that we are about to begin Thanksgiving Break? In just these first few months of Thacher, I have accomplished so many new things that I never would have been able to do if I weren’t here. One thing that […]
One thing that I have discovered that I really appreciate about Thacher is the bond that the students share with the teachers. At my middle school, teachers were just teachers: the somewhat scary adult figures that teach your classes. But at Thacher, your teachers are your mentors and even friends. I always feel like all […]
Academics at Thacher are most definitely a challenge. For me, the jump from 8th grade to 9th grade was a pretty large one. And while one would think that the more difficult the class is, the less enjoyable it is, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth! The obstacles you have to face really […]
Oh, math. My arch-nemesis since age five and something I could never imagine being good at let alone liking. But leave it to Thacher to turn my most loathed subject into a favorite! Our teacher, Mr. Fagan, makes sure to thoroughly explain all the concepts and we have fun with diagrams and computer programs in […]