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 […]
It was a dizzying, brain-stuffing three days. Every April for the past twenty years, Senior Exhibitions have reminded me how curious Thacher students can be, how passionate, how persuasive. And this year, how much better than I they understand the basics of the Big Bang theory and the complexities of cult recruitment, government surveillance and […]
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 […]
The afternoon of the dorm banquet, all the junior girls and the senior girls of the Hill gathered together for eating and laughing and celebrating each other. Sitting at the long table with the other girls in my prefect group, we’re all so comfortable with one another. We smile and laugh, happy to be in […]
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 […]
The days leading up to the Middle School Dorm Banquet were filled with happiness and sadness. Realizing how much I have overcome this year along with all the fun I have had made me excited for another year to begin. But knowing that my prefects would be leaving us this upcoming year made it hard to […]
I write this in the midst of the end of year blur found at Thacher. The last week is filled with finals, fun, packing, goodbyes and events with little time to spare. I can’t believe the year is drawing to a close so suddenly. Junior year has been a whirlwind– Even though I am excited […]
At the start of every new school year, the students and teachers alike pledge to do our part in making the coming year the “best year yet.” As this year comes to an end, and summer draws near I am beginning to feel the bittersweet emotions that come with the close of every year. I […]
With a final record hovering around .500, the JV boys lacrosse team ended their season on Saturday. This was my second year on the team and possibly my last, with hopefully a call up to Varsity coming next year (however, this is rather unlikely). Considering that we won a mere 1 game last year, I […]
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 […]