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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Lydie, Ali, Molly, Katie and me hanging out in my room.
Living in Congdon has definitely required a few sacrifices (since most
of my friends are "Centen ladies," living in the upper school girls dorm
Centennial) but last night was one of the many nights where I really
felt the benefits of living in a lower school dorm as a monitor. A new student this year, Ali , who is a mid, has become one of my good friends, so we were
hanging out on Sunday afternoon. We decided to make some cookies in the
Congdon kitchen, and I introduced her and to other friends, Katie and Ellie, to my new favorite show:
Skins. It is a British
Degrassi-esque drama that surrounds six 17-year olds, and it is completely
addictive. We watched it and ate cookies until we entered a food coma
before continuing on to dinner at exactly 5 o'clock (it sounds early,
but trust me once you get here, you'll be waiting at 4:55 to get in).
There is no point in my describing our conversations, as I am a terrible
storyteller, but we talked about anything and everything. We joked
around and just had a great time together. It reminded me of when I was a
mid, hanging out with the seniors. It always made me feel like so much a
part of the community to be taken in by them, but now that I am the
senior, I can see that I enjoy their company maybe even more than they
enjoy mine. It's nice knowing that even once I'm graduated, Taft will remain
the same amazing place that I have come to love, because all of the younger
students are so great. The monitors will be holding a meeting for
everyone in the dorm about becoming a monitor, and I can't wait to tell
them about all that I've learned in this past year and that the
sacrifice is well worth the rewards.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Last night was my last home volleyball game at Taft...or
rather games, because we had two in a row. The first was against Kingswood
Oxford, and then right after we had a game against Deerfield. Mrs. O'Shea and the
girls on the team prepared a little skit for the seniors before the game, which
was so cute and funny! The highlight for me was when Lydie, a junior on
the team, impersonated me giving a pump up speech to everyone. I am quite a
talker, and it’s no different on the volleyball court, so I have come to be
known as ‘the preacher.’ She played me very well; I knew immediately who she
was supposed to be! All of the seniors were impersonated impeccably; the
juniors will all have to try out for the play! The whole thing was so funny and
it meant so much to us seniors that they had taken the time to plan it for
us.
<p>After that we quickly had to
move on and get ready for a long day of volleyball. K-O was definitely not an
easy team to beat, but we were mostly anticipating the game against Deerfield,
which determined our spot in the New England tournament. We defeated K-O in
three games and then battled Deerfield. It was a close game all the way through
and we all played extremely well. We were a little flustered, because our
setter was out sick, and then Sasha,
who we were preparing to be our setter for those games, got sick too! The
morning of! We all stepped it up though, and took it on as even more of a
challenge. As always, my friends were there to support me, along with my other
peers which made me forget about how tired I was from the last game and focus
on the next one. We dropped the first two games but came back winning the next
two. It came down to the fifth game and we just barely lost it, by three points.
It was heartbreaking to lose my last game at Taft, but in the end we played an
awesome game despite the fact that we had a lot of set backs right from the
start.
After
that we went to the football night game, which quickly cheered me up. There was
a tent with tons of food (which was perfect because I had been playing
six hours of non-stop volleyball and was starving),
kettle corn and tons of people huddled together in the cold weather.
Our football team, which has been doing amazingly well this year, played Loomis, or rather, conquered them. The
final score was 35-12. It was a great to end the night on a high note, and then
head to bed early.
Lucy's Bio
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Hello! My name is Lucy and I am from New York. I am a Senior and have been at Taft for four years now as a boarder. I came to Taft primarily because I wanted to broaden my horizons; I wanted to meet people from all over the country and the world, I wanted to take classes that interested me and I wanted to experience new things. Little did I know that Taft would do so much more for me than just that!
I am in Collegium, the advanced choral group here, and AP Studio Art. I also take AP Chemistry, AP French, AP Calculus and AP English. It is a difficult course load, but my teachers are so helpful--giving extra help and talking with me about how I am doing--that the challenge is rewarding. I play Varsity Volleyball and Varsity Tennis and am part of the Improv group here at Taft. I also am a monitor in the lower-school girls dorm Congdon. I would not be doing any of these things if I weren’t at Taft. The small, supportive community here has enabled me to confidently try so many things that I had never considered. Before coming to Taft I had never sung in a choir or done any acting or played on an actual tennis team. I have always loved art, but was never able to take drawing or painting courses. When I came here, a whole world of opportunities opened up for me, and my advisor, dean, teachers and friends all encouraged me to explore the possibilities.
My favorite part about Taft is the community. My old school always tried to emphasize that we had a close-knit community, but I didn’t even know the names of the fifty girls in the grade below mine and knew none of the teachers. It could not be more different at Taft: I walk down Main Hall every morning, greeted by friendly faces and a “What’s up, Lucy?” from both my peers and faculty. My friends and teachers alike come to my volleyball games to cheer me on, and I do the same for them. The most important part, though, is that they are there for me when I am struggling too, ready to pick me up and get me back on my feet. I have formed friendships that are closer than I could have ever imagined, friendships I know will last a lifetime. They, along with everyone else, are always there to be my confidant, advisor or anything else that I may need. I would not be able to keep up with all of the things that I do if it weren’t for the truly tight-knit family that is Taft. It is my home away from home in every sense, and I feel so lucky that I get to be part of it.
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