With the first month of school under our belts, the fall sports season is well underway. Starting in late August, preseason athletes from all different teams- football, volleyball, horseback riding, tennis- came back to Thacher for a week of rigorous training before the new year. For me, this meant coming back for cross country- one […]
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 […]
At the beginning of each school year, our headmaster. Mr. Mulligan challenges the community to make that year the best year ever. For my (belated) New Year’s resolution, I plan doing just that in 2013! Here are some of my resolves to make 2013 the best year ever: 1. Run more outside the gym. The […]
. We are only two weeks into the spring athletic term, but students in the Advanced Climbing Program have been hard at work accruing vertical mileage on the rocks and, you may be surprised, cleaning our local boulders for the climbing season. To say “cleaning” is to be somewhat poetic, since the pruning and sawing of fast-growing […]
I grew up hearing about my dad’s boarding school exploits on a regular basis. It used to be a family joke that he’d “send us to boarding school” if we did wrong. Over the years, though, he began to talk more seriously about the boarding school experience that he had so enjoyed, and all of […]
During this school year, once a week, I have been going to a retirement home in Ojai, visiting a woman named Winnie. I didn’t know what to expect, but I thought it would be just a fun way to get in touch with the Ojai community and give back. I’ve gotten to know Winnie and […]
Having played soccer since I was younger and growing up watching my family play, soccer runs in my family. It is apart of us, it is a way for all of us to connect. As winter sports swang into full gear I prepared myself to have as much fun as possible on the soccer field. After the […]
Spring Break is nearly upon us! Out of all the second-trimesters that I have experienced over the years, this winter has definitely gone by the most quickly. It’s been a challenging few months academically, but full of beautiful weather, plenty of time with friends, and, of course, a fantastic last season of soccer! This year, […]
Armed with warm clothes, skis, snowboards and a cardboard box overflowing with burritos and fried chicken for the 7 hour drive, 55 students and faculty clamored aboard a bus last Friday after classes for a weekend ski trip to Mammoth Mountain in the Sierra Nevada. Rain and snow fell steadily throughout the drive, bringing 8 […]
Hello again, dear friends!! Wow, a lot has happened since my last post. Mainly, musical, independents, and 2013! I trust that everyone had a relaxing holiday, and managed to get away for some fun! Personally, I hit up some of the ski resorts on the west side of Lake Tahoe, and had a great time. […]