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. […]
One question I frequently get asked about Thacher is, “What do you do on the weekends?” Recently, my weekends have been very entertaining! Last weekend, we had Santa Barbara night where all the students can take a bus into Santa Barbara to hang out with their friends, go out to dinner, and generally enjoy a […]
This winter, I decided to participate in the Winter Musical, Spamalot. This is a “lovingly ripped off” version of the classic 1975 movie, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. As a wee little Freshman, I had no idea whatsoever that it would be an unbelievably time-consuming and challenging task. We began auditions at the end […]
The days of being tired are over! Over the past few days, since break has ended, I have had many opportunities to make good decisions about my rest. In the past, I may have ignored those opportunities in favor of watching an episode or two of my favorite TV show, Covert Affairs. However, I had […]
Happy 2013! A year ago today everything was different; I lived back at home in New Jersey, I was still in the eighth grade and the possibility of attending any boarding school was unbelievably exciting. Now looking back on that time it seems so far away and I’m happy to see how far I’ve come. This year […]
Ironically, here at Thacher surprises are to be expected, ranging from random munch outs (that inevitably run longer than what you have time for), a pop in-class essay on a Monday morning, unexpected (and possibly unwanted) visits from family, faculty dogs eating your homework, sudden craves for Thai food in town, and the list […]
A few days ago, a group of friends and I took to the dance studio for a study break and enjoyed ourselves with a half-hour session of Zumba with Ms. Kent. Everyone dressed up in bright colors and was in the mood to have fun! It was a nice break from preparing for finals and […]