Things are going full blast here at Thacher. I’ve already had a performance at Cal Poly with the Chamber Singers (did I mention that I’m a member of the Chamber Singers yet? Oops!) and am setting up for one near Disneyland this weekend. Academically, the teachers continue to keep us challenged, but are helpful making more »
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The Final Countdown
Dearest reader, to fully understand what a Thacher student feels like going into the last trimester of his junior year, one must undoubtedly have either a great understanding of the Europe song, “The Final Countdown,” or must have it playing on speakers near you (don’t worry, I’ve supplied the link at the bottom). Which is more »
Finals Already?
It’s that wonderful time of year! The final weeks of the trimester are here and it is time to buckle down. We all have papers and oral reports, projects and finals in these next days. Although they can be stressful, it is an amazing feeling when you finish your paper, project, report, or whatever else more »
It’s the journey, not the destination
It’s more than half way through the fall trimester and I finally feel I’ve adapted to the junior work load. It took me a while to find the balance between doing work and still having fun. I’ve found that with disciplining myself to complete a few subjects of homework when granted the time out of more »
Psyched in
I have always been intrigued by nature and nurture, the duality of our natural ability versus surrounding environment, and so when the chance came to take Psychology, I jumped on it. My teacher, Mrs. Meyer, is simply fascinating. While the course is challenging to say the least, learning about what makes us tick is well more »
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Busy’s How it Is
Tonight I’m sitting in my room staring at my computer screen, trying to write an essay on economic expansion during the end of the 19th century. So far I have my thesis: “The forces of unrestrained capitalism allowed for a small number of powerful interest groups to have an inordinate amount of power and that more »
Last Leg
The thought of Thanksgiving break is all that is pulling me through this crazy week. The week before break has traditionally been the week where all the teachers lay their final assignments on you; History presentations, Math, Environmental science, Chinese, and Biology tests, English essays, and on top of that, a new season of sports. more »
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