Spring sports are far and away the most exciting and fun sports of all of the seasons. Granted, I play lacrosse, which takes place in the spring, but many other students voice their liking for spring sports. When the boys lacrosse team has practice on the Upper Field, practice is immediately made far more enjoyable. […]
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 […]
Hello there! The wonderful week of Senior Exhibitions approaches once again! For those who don’t know, a Sr. Ex is a specific topic that each Senior chooses at the beginning of Senior year to research over the course of the school year. At the end of the year, the Senior presents their work to the […]
I have most likely already shared with you my deep appreciation of the community service program at Thacher. Every Monday, I pile into a school van with a few other students to head into downtown Ojai. We are distributed at our different volunteer places, which range from the Ojai museum to the humane society. I […]
Thacher was the best choice of the high schools which I considered. Among the others I considered were the likes of Deerfield, Northfield Mount Hermon, Andover, Exeter etc. While looking at these other large institutions, I was impressed by their athletic facilities, dining halls, as well as their student book stores. While all of these […]
Back at Thacher for the last time. It is incredible to think that this is my last trimester at Thacher. I have a packed schedule with barely enough time to have lunch almost everyday. But it’s exciting to think of what’s to come: Senior Ex Weekend, Gymkhana, Spring Camping, and finally Graduation. I can’t wait […]
This trimester I started what I hope will be a long career of volunteering. I guess I can say that I was inspired by the plethora of students who take part in what we call ComServe (which sounds like something out of the book 1984). Nevertheless, after 12 weeks of volunteer work, I have come to […]
These two months have flown by. I have gone sailing for the first time, I spent some time working with draft horses, and I am in the process of trying to learn to play the guitar. The last thing I can say is that I’m not trying new things this year. The beginning of this […]
This year, it’s been harder to hang out with my senior friends because we are all living in different dorms. Despite the physical separation, we always try to make sure that we still spend quality time together. For example, last Friday night, a group of senior girls and I walked to Boccali’s, a cozy Italian […]
Two weeks ago, Thacher did something called the Thacher Plays For Change Concert. It was a concert to support the Play For Change Foundation, and we joined 330 other events going on around the world in 52 different countries on that day. The concert was put on by two of my classmates, Shelby Luce and […]