Late morning, most any Saturday. My colleagues are rebuilding the hog pen, plotting a compost bin reconstruction, getting gear and athletes together for an away game or match, assessing homework and labs, meeting one-on-one with a student in the dining room to line out the essay due next week, setting up sound equipment for the […]
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Only Getting Older…But I’m Excited!
Although hard to imagine, when I came to Thacher I wasn’t troubled with the exact logistics of my future. I knew I wanted a challenge and I succeeded in finding it. What I had failed to do is something normal for an average 13-year-old. I failed to think about what I was to do after […]
Back in Action
First and foremost, Happy New Year! It’s been a few days since we’ve returned from break but have already adjusted ourselves back to the fast-paced and busy life at Thacher. We picked up classes last Thursday and then welcomed over 200 Thacher alums back to campus over the weekend. I was overjoyed to see […]
Holiday Spirit!
As a born and raised midwesterner, I’ve always had a hard time getting in the holiday spirit at Thacher. After all, with no snow and limited (truly) cold weather in general, there is very little at Thacher in December that reminds me of the holidays. Last night, however, that feeling was changed. It all happened […]
Zest
Reply from a 9th grader to an email I sent to the whole school re: start time of our Saturday night Open Home: SO SIKED!!! Spelling, schmelling. Three cheers for unfiltered, unspell-checked enthusiasm.
Five Things
I often find myself reflecting on how special and unique Thacher is, so I decided to make a list of five things that make Thacher the special and wonderful place that it is. 1. Where else could half the school sing along to a Disney song playing on the TV in your headmaster’s house on […]
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 […]
A Dose of Home (cooking)
Although the dining hall’s ice cream machine, salad bar, and deserts are quite a treat, a little bit of good old home cooking goes a long way. Whether it is the after school brownies made in the common room kitchen, Ms. Mully’s chocolate chip cookies at Open House, or my advisor’s burritos, homemade anything is, […]
Saturday Spontaneity
Last Saturday was filled with great food, friends, and spontaneity. In the morning I took the town bus and had brunch with a good friend at Exotic Thai. I came back to spend the afternoon and watched alumni soccer and basketball games. Later in the evening, a group of friends and I were dropped off […]
Ten Things I Missed Most about Thacher
10. The Ojai Sunsets-majestic and beautiful, they’re like none other in the world 9. Munch-outs- Nothing beats ending a day eating ice-cream, cookies, and other snacks while hanging with your prefect group. 8. Open House- I still remember my disbelief at the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Mulligan have the whole school over every Saturday night, but now […]